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Crist meets with BP in St Pete on oil disaster listen

05/12/10 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Charlie Crist, BP, BP oil spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Coast Guard, St. Petersburg

Gov. Charlie Crist has asked BP for more than thirty-four million dollars so the state can cover the costs of a marketing blitz to convince visitors the state’s beaches are still clean.

Crist met with representatives from BP, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies at the St. Petersburg unified command center this afternoon. But Crist says BP has not responded to his request to fund the [VISIT FLO...

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Alex Sink supports special session on drilling ban and ethics reform listen

05/10/10 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Alex Sink, St. Petersburg, ethics, Florida Legislature, oil drilling

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, told WMNF on Saturday that she supports a special legislative session on ethics reform and on a constitutional amendment to ban fossil fuel drilling in state waters. Sink was in St. Petersburg for a meeting with officials from BP about their oil blowout in the Gulf.

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St Petersburg Alcohol Sales Extended One Hour listen

05/06/10 Arielle Stevenson
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Tags: wmnf, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, Leslie Curran, Herb Polson, Jeff Danner, Bill Foster, economic stimulus, economy

St. Petersburg’s one hundred or more bars and restaurants can keep bar tabs going until three in the morning, thanks to a vote by the city council today. The ordinance to allow sales of alcoholic beverages from 2 a.m. until 3 a.m. passed in a 6-2 vote. Supporters of the ordinance spoke about the increase in revenue and better competition with Tampa. Duffy Iorio has bartended in downtown St. Petersbu...

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Crist announces Senate run with no party affiliation listen

04/29/10 Kate Bradshaw & Seán Kinane
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Tags: Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, US Senate race, Kendrick Meek, St. Petersburg

Minutes before 6 p.m., Governor Charlie Crist announced he was dropping out of the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate and would run without party affiliation instead.

WMNF's Kate Bradshaw brings us this live report from Straub Park in St. Petersburg

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Crist will announce independent Senate run tomorrow in St Pete listen

04/28/10 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Charlie Crist, US Senate race, Marco Rubio, Kendrick Meek, St. Petersburg

Governor Charlie Crist is set to announce tomorrow in St. Petersburg that he will run for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation. Crist will make the announcement that he is dropping out of the Republican Primary in Straub Park beginning at 5pm.

Crist trails former state House speaker Marco Rubio by wide margins in most recent polls on the Republican Primary. But the two are running virtually neck-and-neck in a three way race, with the leading Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek in thir...

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St. Pete Approves Red Light Cameras listen

04/01/10 Kate Bradshaw
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Tags: red-light cameras, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, Wengay Newton, Herb Polson, Bill Foster, Steve Corsetti, Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County School Board, oldsmar, south pasadena

Today the St. Petersburg City Council voted to install cameras throughout the city to deter red light runners. They join Hillsborough County, Oldsmar, South Pasadena and Temple Terrace on the short list of local governments that have done so. But some people question whether cash flow, and not public safety, is their ...

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Federal judge rules for St. Pete in homeless complaint listen

03/12/10 Seán Kinane
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Tags: homeless, St. Petersburg, Bruce Wright

This week a federal judge ruled in favor of the City of St. Petersburg by dropping several counts of a lawsuit filed by members of the homeless community.

For reaction, WMNF spoke with homeless activist Reverend Bruce Wright, pastor and director of Refuge Ministries.

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At Tiger Bay Bill Foster addresses chase policy, BayWalk, budget listen

02/23/10 Seán Kinane
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Tags: St. Petersburg, Bill Foster, Tiger Bay Club, Homelessness, police, budget, Baywalk

Last week, the St. Petersburg city administration and police department suggested loosening the city’s police chase policy. A new policy would allow police vehicles to pursue some fleeing car thieves and burglars. It was the first subject residents wanted to hear about at Tuesday’s Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting featuring St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster.

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A History of Waterfront Parks in St. Petersburg. listen

02/11/10 Joshua Lee Holton
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Tags: parks, waterfront stadium, St. Petersburg, history

For 100 years, St. Petersburg has been known for its downtown public parks along the water’s edge. The Waterfront Centennial Committee is commemorating the occasion by honoring the civic leaders who made this possible. Last night was the first part of a series by the Florida Humanities Council called “Perspectives on the Parks.” A few dozen people went to the discussion at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

St. Petersburg history buffs took a step back in time last night, as actors ...

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Osceola High School students go christmas caroling for the homeless. listen

12/08/09 Joshua Lee Holton
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Tags: homeless, Christmas, music, St. Petersburg

Dozens of St. Petersburg Community activists and students from Osceola High School get together each year to sing Christmas carols for the city's homeless. Sunday night the caroling stroll called “Still No Room at the Inn,” walked through downtown St. Petersburg to share songs, books, and food with the homeless.

John Stewart is an English teacher at Osceola High Sc who has worked with ASAP homeless service for over two decades. He organizes the carolin...

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