Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the civil rights leader who was assassinated April 4, 1968, while organizing the Poor People’s Campaign. The holiday, sometimes also called MLK Day of Service, brings a pause to some public services, but the high-speed retail train —supermarkets, malls, big box stores, pharmacies — keeps rolling down the tracks.

Northeast Ohioans are celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with various events across the area. Will schools close? Bitter cold expected next week This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday,