History
April '23
SPYC & the History of the St. Petersburg to Havana Race
In 1903, popular wisdom viewed port-centered industrialization as the key to prosperity for coastal communities. In St. Pete, however, some city boosters imagined a...
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Before the Beginning: The First League of Women Voters in St. Petersburg
Two decades before the current chapter of the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area launched its important work, the town’s first...
Feb '23
Remembering St. Pete’s Ostrich Farm and Zoo
We all can picture an ostrich in our minds: big, long neck, goofy expression. It doesn’t fly. Right? Or is that the emu? In...
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St. Petersburg Woman’s Club at 110: Remembering Year One
As St. Pete moved into the 1910s, local women proved they could be a force for change. The elite white women of the Women’s...
Dec '22
Looking Back: The Sunshine City in 1922
One hundred years ago, the New Year’s Eve edition of the St. Petersburg Times declared, “1923 DAWNS AS GREATEST YEAR FOR SUNSHINE CITY.” This...
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The Era of the Electric Road: “Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Trolley”
In 1902, local voters said yes to the St. Petersburg & Gulf Electric Railway Company’s request to build an electric railway. Construction commenced immediately....
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The Greatest St. Pete Story Ever Told
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Welcome to the 19th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival
Call it spring break for movie buffs.
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