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March 20, 2026

Oma Cross and the Curiosities of St. Petersburg

For decades, Oma Cross served as a driving force behind the collections of the St. Petersburg Historical Society, later known as the St. Petersburg Museum of […]
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March 20, 2026

Spring Training: When Baseball and Sunshine Drew the Crowds

On March 21, 1949, spring training was in full swing, and St. Louis Cardinals games at Al Lang Field drew steady crowds of locals and winter […]
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March 19, 2026
Royal Palm Theater

The Royal Palm Theater and the Birth of Entertainment in St. Petersburg

On March 19, 1905, St. Petersburg entered a new era of entertainment. That evening, local entrepreneur William “Bill” Carpenter opened the Royal Palm Theater on Central […]
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March 19, 2026
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A City in Season: How Spring Shaped St. Petersburg’s Identity

In the 1920s and 1930s, St. Petersburg was doing what it did best: Selling the Sunshine. By mid-March, the Sunshine City sat at the height of […]
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March 17, 2026
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768 Days of Sunshine

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 […]
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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
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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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