In 1992, St. Petersburg school teacher opened Ferg’s Sports Bar and Grill from an old gas station across from Tropicana Field in downtown St. Pete. Ferg’s has become the largest sports bar in the state of Florida, hosting over 900 events a year with crowds from 8,000 people for baseball Opening Day to 35,000 for the 2004 World Series. In 2015, Mark licensed his name to Ferg’s Live, across from the Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. In 2013, Mark saw the empty Church Street train station and envisioned a restaurant and event venue that would help turn struggling Church Street around. Today Ferg’s Depot is a prenmier downtown orlando event venue.
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