The Lakeland Flying Tigers set a new home attendance record this season with...
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In February, photographer Cindy Skop accompanied reporter Cary McMullen to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The two Ledger staff reported on the relief efforts of Auburndale businessman Mike Wnek. Now, Skop is using her photographs to help bring relief to the people she photographed.
A player sure to make his way through the Gulf Coast League Tigers and the Lakeland Flying Tigers is Nick Castellanos. Drafted yesterday by the Detroit Tigers, Castellanos received a $3.45 million dollar signing bonus. The Miami native is seen as a third-baseman by the Tigers, who paid Castellanos the highest signing bonus ever for [...]
This may not be the last time Lakeland Local publishes an editorial cartoon...but it might be... illustration credit: XKCD
You read about it on Twitter and Facebook, and just maybe at TBO.com: Lakeland makes blog's 'least educated' cities list. If you look deeper, that wasn't the story...
Lakeland Local will televise tonight's City of Lakeland eTown Hall Meeting. Through the Net and on TV, the city is hoping to attract viewers who aren't usually able to make Commission meetings downtown at City Hall.
If members of the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority have their way, Lakeland drivers will soon see major changes to seven downtown railroad crossings...
The Lakeland Flying Tigers announced several roster moves this morning...
For the month of May, the Lakeland Real Estate market has shown slight improvement, but compared to previous year, it has been much of the same for when considering sales prices. A total of 221 Lakeland homes were sold in May with average and median prices still declining from the previous year. Distressed properties are still driving down market values with over 57% of market share. -- Petra Norris
We have two maps today to cover the newly listed homes for May 2010, plus the write-up by Petra Norris.
Overall Lakeland real estate sales activity remained very active and strong last month with a total of 244 Lakeland homes sold in April. Average and median prices are still declining from the previous year. The government’s tax credit program for homebuyers and low mortgage rates surely has impacted strong sales activity. However, it did not translate to higher prices with the blame going to high unemployment rates and stricter mortgage lending guidelines for individuals. -- Petra Norris
In their opener at Daytona, the Flying Tigers started out strong with three runs in the first. The team fell behind when starting pitcher Luke Putkonen let the Cubs scatter six hits for four runs. In the eighth the Flying Tigers batting t score the trying run. The team held the Cubs until the bottom of the eleventh when Flying Tiger reliever Wilfredo Ramirez hit Cub David Macias and gave up a home run to Brett Jackson. Lakeland stays in Daytona for games Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The team returns to Lakeland for a double-header against Brevard County on the 17th. Recap - Box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Lakeland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 Daytona 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 13 0 One out when winning run scored.
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.
