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![Skip Yost, 72, is out at first with a game-winning catch from Peter Golenbock, 76, in February at North Shore Park in St. Petersburg. Golenbock has been playing in the league since 1995 and holds the club record for most at-bats with a number of 5672. He has lived in St. Petersburg since 1989. “It was 75 or 78 degrees on October 31st and I thought to myself, why in the world would I want to live in Connecticut, when I can live here?” Golenbock is a well-known author of several bestselling baseball books including "The Bronx Zoo" and "Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964."](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 562 316"/%3E "Skip Yost, 72, is out at first with a game-winning catch from Peter Golenbock, 76, in February at North Shore Park in St. Petersburg. Golenbock has been playing in the league since 1995 and holds the club record for most at-bats with a number of 5672. He has lived in St. Petersburg since 1989. “It was 75 or 78 degrees on October 31st and I thought to myself, why in the world would I want to live in Connecticut, when I can live here?” Golenbock is a well-known author of several bestselling baseball books including \"The Bronx Zoo\" and \"Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964.\"")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VDGY3IF6SJBE3L7MCCOLNEPJWY.JPG "Walter Evans teaches Shotokan, a traditional form of karate, and Sanuces Ryu jiujitsu to beginner students on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the North Greenwood Recreation Center in Clearwater. Evans founded the Shihan School of Survival in 2005 and provides programs that combat the increase in youth obesity, diabetes, violence, bullying, gang activities, criminal behavior, suicide, drug use and other societal issues.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2NDMWXKGTJDRZEJJEWATRONB34.JPG "Rabbi Shloma Hecht of Brooklyn, NY, left, and Rabbi Levi Hodakov, director of Chabad of Clearwater, center, join in celebrating the dedication of the new Torah Scroll, at right, during a procession outside the Chabad of Clearwater on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Clearwater.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/OYWIVB4KS5HNFL2TT62OB3YWIE.jpg "ZooTampa is offering one-time free admission for active-duty military and up to three family members June 1-Sept. 1. The offer is only valid by going online and getting a unique promo code.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TG3WSC27XVFJVKSOFTYMQD3MDA.JPG "Skip Yost, 72, is out at first with a game-winning catch from Peter Golenbock, 76, in February at North Shore Park in St. Petersburg. Golenbock has been playing in the league since 1995 and holds the club record for most at-bats with a number of 5672. He has lived in St. Petersburg since 1989. “It was 75 or 78 degrees on October 31st and I thought to myself, why in the world would I want to live in Connecticut, when I can live here?” Golenbock is a well-known author of several bestselling baseball books including \"The Bronx Zoo\" and \"Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964.\"")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/OI3Y4WTDM5HRXIR4KMJKHT3WAU.jpg "Students listen to speakers during graduation ceremonies for the St. Petersburg High School senior class of 2022 at Tropicana Field, on Friday, May 20, 2022, in St. Petersburg.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VW4FTSLHUZFRRCCJKEQ2OYMC4U.JPG "Jacaranda flowers are blooming across the Tampa Bay area. (This stunner is in Clearwater.) The fragrant, showy flower of the jacaranda blooms any time from April through August, but around here the purple, trumpet-shaped flower is most often in full bloom in late April and early May.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EKZMO6WJEAI6TAOPPAY4DVT77I.jpg "At the 2015 Free Comic Book Day a pair of Spider-Men welcomed fans to Yancy Street Comics. After 20 years, the event has turned into the biggest day of the comic book industry.")
:focal(641x1940:651x1930):format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZEM7VX7Q3NALXNJ3B4ONA75EOM.jpg "Roy Peter Clark's daughter Alison captured this image of a pelican in flight at St. Pete Beach.")
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