In Florida start your trip in Lakeland: Get there early this year to watch Detroit take PFP—pitchers’ fielding practice. After the Tigers put on a Bad News Bears clinic in the World Series, manager Jim Leyland personally will oversee these drills. The Tabbies first came to this central Florida city in 1934 and, except during [...]
(If you’ve stumbled on this in a search read Searching The Ledger then Searching the Ledger: An Update (already) ) In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.” The Ledger search change is temporary. Yes, in my glee to discover The Ledger had changed the search function, I spent the morning playing (er, testing) [...]
(If you haven’t read Searching The Ledger, please do that first. And don’t forget Heidi’s helpful comment.) I hope that column made clear I wasn’t unhappy the Ledger changed the search function. If not, that’s my error in article structure. I’m putting my update here to give it the same exposure as the original column. [...]
It looks like the Ledger has scrapped their Search function. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The old function was slow and complex. The Ledger is now redirecting all searches to Google. And that isn’t necessarily a good thing. It takes a talent to wade through a Google search. Many users simply don’t have [...]
I promise this site won’t turn into Lakeland Baseball Local, but this morning Lakeland was featured in another Detroit News article. Finding a last-minute place to stay in Lakeland, Fla., will be hit or miss for Tigers fans bound for spring training without reservations. – Susan R. Pollack, Detroit News While Pollack didn’t call Lakeland [...]
It looks at though the Detroit Tigers have packed up all their equipment and are heading to Lakeland. I’ll often report on Lakeland Spring Training news. Purely as a public service. Who am I kidding? I’ll do it because I love baseball. Having a Spring Training park in town was one of the reasons we [...]
Some readers might remember last August when an 18 year-old Sarasota man impersonated a police officer to harass a Lakeland resident. Yesterday, Bradenton police arrested an 18 year-old Lakeland resident for impersonating a police officer. The article mentions the youth has previously impersonated officers in the Lakeland area. Sheriff’s spokesman Dave Bristow praised Huyghebaert for [...]
Every now and then I write a This and That column. What follows are a potpourri of tidbits that couldn’t stand on their own. Bike Trail descriptions in Lakeland Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission allows off highway vehicles on some lands. Here is where to call: Southwest Region, 3900 Drane Field Road, Lakeland, Fl [...]
This Thursday Lakeland is dedicating a new lake. Actually, it’s part of the BridgeWater development off State Road 33. Often new development roads and lakes are named after the children of the developers. Lake Hazel certainly isn’t. If you’re from Lakeland you know this Hazel. The lake is named after Hazel Haley, who recently retired [...]
Long time readers of Lakeland Local (Hi, honey!) will remember I borrowed the concept of Lakeland News Watch from Ledger honcho Barry Friedman. He had written the column for awhile at the Ledger, and simply got too busy to keep it going. Well, Barry’s back with a new online column at the Ledger. What’s New [...]
Likewise, the Bears see the Floridia connection as both a help and a hindrance Sunday. “I probably have more of a headache because I am getting more calls from friends and family,” said (tight end Desmond ) Clark, who is from Lakeland, Fla. — Clark said everyone has some distraction related to the Super Bowl. [...]
If your family stays at The Terrace Hotel when they visit — and don’t pretend you actually let them stay in your guest room — the fixins’ may soon taste a little different in the dining room: The Terrace Hotel, located in downtown Lakeland, a luxury hotel with an exceptional dining room and busy banquet [...]
Bio: The short line? Father, husband, writer. My online presence is primarily through as the editor, writer, and occasional photographer for the news sites, Lakeland Local, a sampling of the news, concerns, and events for Lakeland, Florida, and Metro i4 News, which covers the Interstate 4 corridor in Central Florida. Both sites feature the work of myself and other contributors. As a hobby, I manage a forum and some web sites that feature a pulp fiction series written by Lester Dent -- Doc Savage Organized, Doc Savage Info, and Flearun.
