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March 13, 2026

Home Runs & History: Babe Ruth’s Last Spring Training in Florida

On March 13, 1934, Babe Ruth played in one of his final spring training games with the New York Yankees, at Crescent Lake Park in St. […]
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March 12, 2026
Mary Russell Day with two children

From Savannah to St. Petersburg: The Start of Girl Scouting in Pinellas County

March 12 is celebrated as the official birthday of the Girl Scouts. On this day in 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the first Girl Scout troop […]
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March 11, 2026

Charlie Hustle: The Early Years of Pete Rose

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Pete Rose signed with the hometown Cincinnati Reds in 1960 after graduating from Western Hills High School. The club paid the […]
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March 10, 2026
Katherine Bell Tippetts

Conservation Comes to St. Petersburg: The Work of Katherine Bell Tippetts

Born March 11, 1865, Katherine Bell Tippetts became one of the most influential civic leaders in St. Petersburg. A native of Somerset County, Maryland, she arrived […]
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March 9, 2026
Manager Branch Rickey

The Spring That Changed Baseball in St. Petersburg

In the early months of 1914, St. Petersburg became the birthplace of modern Major League Baseball spring training in Florida. City booster and future mayor Al […]
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March 6, 2026
Women stand in front of the W.T.I.A. building.

International Women’s Day: A Global Movement with Roots in St. Petersburg

International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8, recognizing the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women while continuing the call for equality. […]
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March 6, 2026
A line of servicemen and women are served food by Bomb-a-Dears

The Bomb-a-Dears

St. Petersburg became a training hub during World War II, filled with soldiers, sailors, and pilots preparing for deployment. But behind the scenes, a group of […]
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March 6, 2026

Lou Gehrig: The Iron Horse of Baseball

When the Yankees’ Lou Gehrig stepped to the plate on June 1, 1925, few could have known they were witnessing the start of history. Over the […]
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March 5, 2026
The Creature from the Black Lagoon holds a women in its arms.

The Monster in the Springs: How Wakulla Springs Became a Movie Legend

On March 5, 1954, the monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered nationwide, becoming one of the most memorable entries in the classic Universal monster […]
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