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Mitch PerryApril 6, 2015

St. Petersburg civic activist Ed Montanari said Monday he’s running for the City Council District 3 seat in November. He describes his two major issues as business and maintaining the quality of life in the city that has blossomed in recent years. “I want to continue to be an attractive place for high-paying, high-tech, clean-and-green […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2015

There were a lot of good things happening in St. Petersburg in 2013, yet city voters overwhelmingly rejected incumbent Mayor Bill Foster, instead choosing Rick Kriseman to lead the city for the next four years. The former City Councilman and state Representative was seen as someone more in synch with where the city was going […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 8, 2015

St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman fielded questions from members of a local non-partisan political club Thursday. Questions from Suncoast Tiger Bay members circled mostly around two key issues Kriseman faces – figuring out what to do about the Tampa Bay Rays and building a new pier. It was no surprise the two topics dominated conversation. […]

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Ed Montanari running for St. Pete City Council District 3 seat

Mitch Perry Report for 1.26.15 – Rick Kriseman strides forward into 2015

In Tiger Bay appearance, Rick Kriseman advances pier, Rays debates