March 17, 2026
Did you know St. Petersburg holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive sunny days in the world? St. Petersburg did not earn the nickname […]
March 13, 2026
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. […]
March 12, 2026
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 […]
March 11, 2026
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 […]
March 10, 2026
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 […]
March 9, 2026
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 […]
March 6, 2026
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. […]
March 6, 2026
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 […]
March 6, 2026
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 […]