Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 16, 2019
10min390
"When you say ‘yes’ it comes with the obligation to stand up for the marginalized."
Tag: St. Petersburg City Council
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 16, 2019
Kate BradshawJune 15, 2018
5min266
As the 2017 mayoral race ramped up last year, re-election was never a sure thing for incumbent St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. It was far from it at times. Yet despite a significant challenge from former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, who was often ahead in the polls, he and his allies pulled it off. Whether it […]
Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2017
7min270
If elected to St. Petersburg City Council, Justin Bean says bringing a grocery store to Midtown is a top priority. “It’s something that we need to focus on now,” the District 6 candidate told reporters in front of City Hall late Thursday afternoon. He had spent the entire day crisscrossing the city at five locations […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2017
5min218
Much has been made of the race between incumbent Rick Kriseman and Rick Baker for St. Petersburg mayor, but three St. Pete City Council seats will also be on the ballot when voters head to the polls Nov. 7. Here’s where the six candidates running for those three slots stand as of their most recent […]
Peter SchorschOctober 8, 2017
8min469
While the past may be prologue, in the race for St. Petersburg City Council, Justin Bean’s history is something he just cannot shake. On Monday, the 30-year-old St. Petersburg entrepreneur is again facing calls to “come clean” with voters on a 2010 run-in with the law, which first came to light last month, as well […]
Phil AmmannApril 25, 2017
4min312
Tampa International Airport’s chief executive officer welcomed the possibility of an audit as suggested by state Sen. Tom Lee last week. “We get audited all the time,” Joe Lopano said last week at a meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Lopano was on hand to present the $543 […]
Joe HendersonMarch 1, 2017
4min368
If all issues before the St. Petersburg City Council were as easy as the once members will consider Thursday morning, anyone could do the job. The Council has a vote scheduled to set a referendum on a plan to privately renovate Al Lang Stadium. That’s so a bid by Tampa Bay Rowdies’ owner Bill Edwards […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 13, 2017
2min223
A trio of local young professionals are holding a fundraiser next week to support Barclay Harless in his bid for St. Petersburg City Council. The event is Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Brewer’s Tasting Room, 11270 4th St. N in St. Petersburg. Suggested contribution is $50. Harless is running for the District 2 seat, which covers […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 20173min181
Barclay Harless nabbed the first union endorsement in his bid for St. Petersburg City Council. The 31-year-old St. Petersburg banking executive, received support Monday of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 123. Harless is running for the District 2 seat, which covers most of Northeast St. Petersburg and is now held by term-limited […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 31, 20173min229
Barclay Harless is enjoying a strong start to his bid for St. Petersburg City Council. In the first week since announcing, the local banker and community leader has received more than 100 individual contributors to his campaign for District 2, which represents most of northern St. Pete and the Gandy area. “We are running a […]