Phone: 941-321-2400
Email: jason.bartolone@patch.com
Hometown: Hamilton, NJ / Bradenton, FL
Jason is an Associate Regional Editor with Patch's Florida team and manages the Patch sites in Clearwater, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor, St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Pinellas Beaches, Bradenton and Sarasota.
Before that he served as Local Editor of Bradenton Patch, helping launch the site in December 2010, as well as working closely with other Patch sites around Tampa Bay.
Before joining Patch, Jason spent more than eight years working at daily newspapers in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as a reporter, copy editor, page designer, sports columnist, blogger and podcaster. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Penn State University and served in a variety of roles at the school's nationally recognized Daily Collegian student newspaper. He also interned at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as part of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internship program.
Most recently, Jason spent five years at the Bradenton Herald working in several positions, including Page 1A designer and editor. He's also been an on-air radio personality and host.
He and his wife are proud New Jersey natives who are still on the lookout for authentic pizza in Florida after eight years living and working here.
A developer is purchasing a piece of land from St. Petersburg College's Tarpon Springs campus, where it intends to build one of the popular convenience stores from the Northeast.
Firefighters discovered the 10-foot-long sinkhole Friday in the parking lot of the Largo Mall.
City commissioners are looking to pass on the projected $433,000 savings from dissolving the police force in November, the Beach Beacon reports.
Officials are considering traffic improvements and beautifications at the intersection of Walsingham Road and Gulf Boulevard in Indian Rocks Beach. What do you think should be done? Are there other intersections around town that need improvement?
Officials are considering traffic improvements and beautifications at the intersection of Walsingham Road and Gulf Boulevard in Indian Rocks Beach. What do you think should be done? Are there other intersections around town that need improvement?
Here are some reactions from Patch readers about last week's city commission decision about the future of a proposed Walmart Supercenter on Ringling Boulevard. What's your take?
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