THE SERIES …. All four games of this series will be played at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa with game one on Saturday at 6 pm. After taking Mothers’ Day off, the two clubs go at once again on Monday and Tuesday...

Several times a year, local musicians come together for an amazing concert known as Underground Polk. Underground Polk is held at the historic Polk Theatre in downtown Lakeland. In this segment we talk to Polk Theatre...

THE SERIES …. Coming off a four-game set at Fort Myers, the Flying Tigers continue their swing into the South Division with a four-game series at home against the Palm Beach Cardinals. Game one is a 6:30 pm start on...

The headline is in red and all caps: STOP LAKELAND FROM ADOPTING LIBERAL, WASTEFUL SAN FRANCISCO STYLE VALUES – ACT TODAY! That’s the headline above a letter recently addressed “Dear fellow...

May 3, 2012 Dear Commissioners: Today I urge your support of extending city benefits to same-sex partners. I would also like to commend the Commission as a whole for your sober, careful, and respectful approach to this...

It appears the Lakeland City Commission will hold a vote of sorts on whether to allow same sex employees to include their committed partners on the city’s health insurance policy and other basic benefits enjoyed by...

Sevil is an eighteen-year-old exchange student from Azerbaijan. She is from the city of Baku which is the capital as well as the largest city in her home country. She is staying with the Melendez family in Lakeland and...

Childhood obesity is rising faster than we can say freeze. About 1 in 5 school-age kids are obese (1 in 3 in some cities). You might think that even if “baby fat” is still accumulating in elementary school, kids...

THE SERIES …. All three games of the series will be played in Dunedin on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with 6:35 pm start times. Games may be heard on the Blue Jays website at www.dunedinbluejays.com. THE FLYING...

Back in 2010, before Marshall Goodman came under investigation for his expensive taste in Star Wars toys and general incompetence, the ex-USFP poobah hired former Polk County Commissioner Jack Myers to a $50,000-per-year...

After a trip to New York City, a friend of ours brought us a book back called P.S.- I made this… This book inspires and encourages everyone to embrace the author Erica Domesek’s creative motto: “I see it. I...

THE SERIES …. These two clubs open their three-game set with a 7:05 pm game at Daytona on Saturday before returning to Lakeland for the first Sunday afternoon game. (1 pm start). The series concludes Monday at 10:30...

Let’s just recap for a second: A rogue senator from Lake Wales or Winter Haven or wherever’s he from managed to cower virtually everyone outside of Lakeland into accepting an unaccredited, unloved, unbuilt...

I had the opportunity at work to sit down with Cynthia and Linda to learn more about an event coming up this weekend, Art in AgriCulutre. For more about the group organizing the event or prices, check out...

THE FLYING TIGERS (8-8, 6.0 GB) … Lakeland has won two in a row and three of their last four games. Last night, the Flying Tigers collected 17 hits to go with 11 walks en route to a 13-5 win over Daytona. James...

When you host a foreign exchange student, your entire family will discover a world of fun and enlightening adventure. Simply by sharing your home for just a school year (or perhaps a shorter term), you will be giving an...

There’s no Lakeland history save for what we remember, what we save. For the past six years Lakeland Local has tried to promote the alternate voices of our city. The influencers, the soft-spoken, those with a lot to say or...