5 Things: It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, WSLR film series and more

1. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Government offices are closed, and if you have the day off, go to The Newtown Estates Park, which will host a holiday breakfast from 7:30 a.m. until 11 a.m., or take a drive up to Tampa for the Martin Luther King Jr Parade.

2. will host its Media Reform Film Series on Tuesday with a screening of "The Mean World Syndrome: Media Violence and the Cultivation of Fear. The event is free and begins at 7 p.m. at the WSLR studios, 525 Kumquat Court. 

3. Major League teams are continuing preparations for Spring Training. Several teams are offering single ticket sales now, and the Orioles have made a coaching change for a Sarasota-based position. The Baltimore Sun reports that Scott McGregor will move from Aberdeen, Md., where he was the Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds pitching coach and now work at Ed Smith Stadium dealing with rehabilitating injured pitchers and pitches selected in the June draft.

4. Congratulations to Neal Communities which won America's Best Builder by Builder magazine, TampaBay.com reports. The award is based on "community service, design and construction, financing and operations, customer service and marketing," the magazine's editor in chief told TampaBay.com. The company had 403 sales and 376 closings in 2011, the website reported.

5. A state bill is being considered to notify parents via text or e-mail when their teenager gets a ticket or into a car crash, WWSB reports. Do you think it's a good move and should the legislature approve it?