Tampa Today News: Lunar New Year Celebration Coming To Pinellas Park + Riverview Deadly DUI Crash
Tampa Today News: Lunar New Year Celebration Coming To Pinellas Park + Riverview Deadly DUI Crash
Everything you need to know happening in town.
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Today’s weather: High 60 and low 53. Light rain.
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Top local stories in town:
Where to celebrate Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024: There are number of events around Tampa to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024. Tampa’s Martin Luther King Parade is at noon on Monday, Jan. 15. St. Petersburg's Dream Big MLK Parade is at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15. Sarasota's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk and Celebration is at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15. Events are free to attend and open to the public. There are no shortage of events to check out around town in celebration of the civil rights hero. (wtsp.com)
Tampa man charged with manslaughter DUI after deadly Riverview crash: Police arrested and charged a Tampa man with DUI manslaughter on Saturday after a deadly-vehicle crash killed one person and injured four others. The suspect was driving west on Bloomingdale Avenue when he ran the red light at the intersection with US-301 at around 10:14 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol. The victim who died was in a motorcycle. Passengers in the other vehicles involved suffered minor injuries. (wfla.com)
Bolts defeat Ducks 5-1 on Saturday night at Amalie Arena: The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Saturday night. During the game Nikita Kucherov became the 183rd player to reach 800 points. Steven Stamkos scored two points in the game. (nhl.com)
Saigon Night Market’s Lunar New Year celebration coming next weekend to Pinellas Park: The Saigon Night Market is coming next weekend on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 for Lunar New Year at England Brothers Park located at 5010 81st Ave N at Pinellas Park. Tickets are available online to the festival. Over 8,000 people attended the event last year. (thatssotampa.com, eventbrite.com)
TPA 5K on the Runway opening for registration on Monday at midnight: Registration for the TPA 5K on the Runway race at Tampa International Airport opens Monday, Jan. 15, at 12:01 a.m. The race is happening on Saturday, Apr. 6 at Runway 10/28. The race is limited to 2,000 people and open to all ages and tickets usually sell out to this popular run. (wtsp.com)
Top local events happening today:
St. Pete Bacon and BBQ Festival at Vinoy Park. (all day)
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. (all day)
Bachacha: Rooftop Pool Party at Hyatt House Tampa Downtown. (3 p.m.)
Poor Things (2023) at Tampa Theatre. (5:45 p.m.)
MLK Bash 2024 at Yuengling Center. (7:30 p.m.)
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