Largo to honor America’s heroes at Memorial Day Ceremony
The city of Largo will honor our fallen soldiers during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 25, from 9-10 a.m. at the Military Court of Honor in Largo Central Park. The ceremony will include a color guard presentation, live music, a wreath presentation in remembrance of our fallen soldiers, and keynote presentations from local Largo veterans.
The event is free and open to the public. Largo Central Park is located at 101 Central Park Drive. For more information, call 727-587-6720.
Largo city offices facilities will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.
Beginning in early May, commemorative banners honoring fallen service members who once called Largo home will be displayed along West Bay Drive. Community members may submit a fallen service member for future banner recognition by completing the online form at Largo.com/Veterans. To be eligible, fallen service members must have had Largo listed as their hometown of death while in service.
Largo to greet new city hall with ribbon-cutting
LARGO — The city will open its new City Hall on Tuesday, May 19 at 8 am. The new facility is at Horizon West Bay, 440 West Bay Drive.
Building, permitting, and planning services will remain at the Largo Community Center, located at 400 Alt Keene Road, until the move-in date due to maintenance issues at 201 Highland Avenue.
On Monday, May 18, services will be available to the public online only as city staff transition into the new facility. Online services will remain available at Largo.com/ServiceRequest, inspections will continue without interruption, and team members can be reached by phone at 727-587-6700 during regular business hours.
A ceremonial ribbon cutting will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, followed by the first City Commission meeting in the new Commission Chamber at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to attend both.
The new City Hall brings together essential services and community spaces in one central location. However, the site is designed to be more than just a place to do business. It creates a shared space for everyday connections, community gatherings, and new opportunities downtown. Features include a 150+ capacity Community Corner event space, more than 350 parking spaces including a public parking garage, and two large-scale mural installations by the Vitale Bros. totaling more than 3,000 square feet.
Free public parking is available in the onsite parking garage, with entry on First Avenue Southwest.
Litchy presents at research colloquium
Catherine Litchy of Largo was among more than 50 students who presented at the 2026 Research Colloquium at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences in April.
Litchy, a student in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at DMU, presented a talk titled “State minor consent policies and COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents.”