Born in Minneapolis on April 7, 1890, Marjory Stoneman Douglas would grow into one of Florida’s most powerful and persistent voices for conservation. After a childhood […]

Burt Reynolds may be best known for his films, but he also had an eye for the kind of art that feels unmistakably Floridian. Over the […]

On April 1, 1926, the arrival of contracted air mail brought a new sense of possibility to Florida’s skies. When Florida Airways launched its CAM-10 service, it linked […]

On March 31, 1998, Vince Naimoli was everywhere. It was Opening Day for the brand-new Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise. The Rays’ managing general partner moved […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]