Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice National Parade begins at 1:15 p.m. in downtown St. Petersburg. The parade starts at Third Avenue S and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street to the waterfront via Central Avenue.

The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE. Program begins outdoors at museum entrance; continues indoors with presentations, entertainment, dancing and music. For more information: (727) 894-1052.

Get on over to Tampa’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade at noon. The parade begins at 15th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and ends at 22nd Street and Osborne Avenue.

The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival continues all week, culminating in a huge Tampa Blues Festival on Sunday.

Ballot issues include US Presidential primary ballots and a vote on Amendment 1 (property tax relief).

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he Florida State Fair. Underway at the Florida State Fairgrounds through February 18th…

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The pirate ship José Gaspar and it’s krewe members invade the city of Tampa and formally begin the Gasparilla Pirate Festival season.