All around, people to pay homage to King

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2008

TAMPA BAY

- The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. The National Council of Negro Women for the Leadership presents guest speaker Dr. Crystal Kuykendall. $25. For more information: (727) 896-6556 or www.stpete.org/coliseum.

- 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.

- City of Tampa's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and scholarship fundraiser runs from noon to 4 p.m., starts on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and ends along Osborne Avenue.

- The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Memorial Service will be at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, 1006 W Cypress St., Tampa. The 4:30 p.m. event is free to the public. For more information: (813)789-7714.

TAMPA

Man is found slain near bottle club

Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred near the Groovy Mule Bottle Club at 8205 N Dale Mabry Highway. Deputies found the body of Antonio Coleman, 36, of Riverdale, Ga., at 8 a.m. Sunday. Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway described the cause of death as "upper body trauma," but released no other details. Sheriff's detectives are looking for a silver- or light-colored Dodge or Chrysler passenger van, about a 2000 model, that may have been involved, Callaway said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-873-8477.

LARGO

Couple is injured when car hits pole

A couple was taken to Largo Medical Center on Sunday afternoon after being involved in a single-vehicle crash. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says Robert Kuenn, 83, of Highfield Drive in Clearwater was driving a 1998 Buick east on Johnson Boulevard about noon when he ran a red light at Seminole Boulevard and struck a power pole. Kuenn's injuries were considered life-threatening. Also injured was his wife June Kuenn, 83, whoseinjuries were not as severe.

DUNEDIN

Cause of home explosion elusive

A bizarre fire at the home of Jason and Jennifer Johnson, both deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, remained under investigation Sunday. Saturday morning a powerful explosion in the Johnsons' garage blew the garage door across the street. Sheriff's officials suspect an interaction between old motorcycle parts and household chemicals. Fire investigators left the scene about 3 p.m., only to return about 9 p.m. after a fire in the attic was reported. The Sheriff's Office said arson was not suspected in either fire.

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