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SPC was established in 1927 as St. Petersburg Junior College by Captain George M. Lynch, the city superintendent of schools for St. Petersburg. It was founded as a private, non-profit institution to provide affordable, local access to higher education during the economic downturn preceding the Great Depression . [ 5 ]
A PK-12 institution, it serves St. Petersburg as well as the greater Tampa Bay area. The campus is on 28 acres located in St. Petersburg. Shorecrest is the home of the Chargers with 45 athletic teams of 24 sports, including recent additions of lacrosse and club flag football. 100% of Shorecrest seniors are accepted to college. [2]
The Winning Inning and City of Clearwater hosted the Clearwater College Invitational in March 2008 at the reconfigured ballpark. [34] The St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission hosted a Big East/Big Ten Baseball Challenge in February 2009 that brought Big Ten and Big East teams to play a tournament in the area. Jack Russell Stadium was one ...
Eckerd College is a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958, part of the campus is waterfront and beach on Boca Ciega Bay . Because of its location, Eckerd is considered a "beach school" [ 2 ] and has its own student volunteer maritime search and rescue team .
Hours after the St. Petersburg City Council approved spending $23.7 million to repair Tropicana Field after it was damaged during Hurricane Milton, the council reversed its decision in a second vote.
The 1990 Davis Cup Final was played in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field, then known as the Florida Suncoast Dome. The 2009 and 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Final Four were held at Amalie Arena; The 2012, 2016, and 2023 NCAA Men's Frozen Four were all held at Amalie Arena. To date this is the farthest South the tournament finals have ...
Marcus Ericsson claimed the NTT series 2023 season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, passing Pato O'Ward with three laps to go and holding on for the win. For much of the afternoon, it ...
The St. Petersburg City Council blocked a proposal to allow St. Petersburg citizens to express their view on the stadium subsidy in an advisory referendum. [17] Much of the translucent, fiberglass roof membrane of Tropicana Field was destroyed by Hurricane Milton on October 9, 2024. The stadium had been set up to serve as a base for relief ...