If you missed it last night, you have another chance to see the rodeo tonight. Gates open at 6:30 at the Lakeland Center.
Well, we all have read or heard about LEGOLAND Florida (or should have by now). Now you can read their deets and see their pics. This is an official e-mail/press release I received from the Group — • Merlin Entertainments Group to open LEGOLAND® Florida Merlin Entertainments Purchases Cypress Gardens Winter Haven, FL (January 21st 2010) – Merlin [...]
Two weeks ago I shared that I had seen a local face on the American Idol TV commercials and it was Seth Rollins of Lakeland. Last night he was given 4 yeses and a golden (ok yellow) ticket to Hollywood with the song, “Someone to Watch Over Me”. Simon even said, “it was good” and [...]
Darby Critendon - It's been a few years since I have been this excited about American Idol. Why? Well, I have seen a few local faces in the AI TV Commercials. I'll be watching tonight to see how it goes. Will you? -- photo credit: stevec74
Do you follow Sunny Central Florida on their blog, FB or Twitter? Well if you do you should already know what I am talking about. If not, the Central Florida Visitors and Convention Bureau (Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing) is letting you have a chance to win a Lakeland or Winter Haven hotel stay for your relatives. So if you would like to win a hotel stay for your friends or even family all you have to do is leave a comment on the Sunny Central Florida FB page. A winner will be announced by 3 p.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 23) and the 2-night stay can be used anytime before the end of January 2010! Like coupons, think there is nothing to do here? Well, learn about everything Polk County has to offer and more by stopping at the official visitor information center and ask for a “Passport to Adventure and Savings.” It has more than 120 special offers for activities, attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and shopping. These offers could save you $1,500+ if you went to every place. For hours/directions call 1-800-828-7655 or www.visitcentralflorida.org.
I know this is LAKELANDlocal.com but you might want to make the drive to WH tonight for Snow Central in Downtown Winter Haven's Central Park TONIGHT! The snow is already falling and will be ready for your enjoyment tonight from 6-9pm. Keep reading to see the quick video of the snow falling already - (if you want to see it made stay tune till the end.)
/a> Gaylord Palms ICE!, in Kissimmee, till January 2, 2010. Nice and cold with a free small hot coco waiting for you after. View more pics on Flickr
The first time I made this was back in 2005 from a church cook book. Not sure who gets the credit, but I did not create this recipe. When you go shopping be sure to take your green bags! Happy Cooking. 1 (10 3/4 oz) Can of Campbell's Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup* 4 Cups cooked cut green beans (4 cups = 2 cans) If you get canned green beans it's ok to get no salt added, you can't tell the difference when all mixed... 3/4 cup milk 1 1/3 cups French's french-fried onions 1/2 teaspoon pepper (keep reading to see how to make...)
Not sure how many of you do your shopping at Publix on 33 but as of 7pm they were out of cans of pumpkin. Also the Winn-Dixie on Hwy 92 is out as of 7:25pm. Be sure to buy early for your cooking needs. One associate at Winn-Dixie said Wal-mart bought 90 percent of the local supply. If it's true I don't know but he said it with frustration. I called the Highland City Publix to see if it was in stock and yes it is! Happy Holidays to you.
See if you can follow this. The Verizon store is now a T-mobile and the Alltell sign has now changed over to a Verizon sign. The Verizon store that was in Lakeland Commons (across from the Imperial Swan hotel), as of Tuesday, is now a T-mobile store. Verizon moved a few blocks up as is now in the same building as Lenscrafters at 3406 S Florida Ave, 33803. The new Store phone number is 863-644-8800. Hope this helps you the next time you are looking for the closest phone store, if they are your provider. I would also like to add that the inside of the Verizon store is very nice and modern looking, almost futuristic. When you go inside you check in at the kiosk, then wait for your name to be called. The days of someone greeting you with “How may I help you” are almost gone. Although a nice gentleman helped me sign in.
Former Lakeland resident, Suleima Salgado was contacted by CNN writer Elizabeth Landau regarding H1N1. While in Polk County, Salgado worked for the Polk County Health Department as a Public Information Officer. She now resides in Georgia as the Public Information Officer Risk Communicator for the East Metro Health District. Landau quoted Salgado in a recent cnn.com article. Keep reading for more. This small town girl has made it to the big league. Congrats! From cnn.com - Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out...
If you are in the Highland City area and like sports (with or without adult drinks) then you will be happy to know Linksters Tap Room is now open in the Highland City Publix shopping plaza. The sign went up this weekend but it’s been open for a few days… If you want to see how one of the partners, Bro, makes a mean martini keep reading…Stop in and say hello to your new bartenders and say you read about it here on LakelandLocal.com. (Be responsible don’t drink and drive).
Redbox now has a blue box, Blockbuster, for competition. I have used Redbox many times before, mainly because I was at a location where they had it (Wal-mart and CVS). Now Blockbuster has come out with their own box, so I tried it last night at my favorite local grocery store, Publix. Same concept as Redbox, just $1 a day rental BUT the movie has to be in by 7pm the next day before you are charged another dollar. I believe Redbox is 9pm before the next charge. There just happened to be a code on the machine that will not charge my credit card the 1 dollar. Would you like to know what it is? gsnx9x8 It is good till the end of November. I wonder how this new box will change the loyal in store customers Blockbuster already has? (P.S. The movie I rented was Confessions of a Shopaholic and it was worth it and if you see Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in the theaters, be sure to see it in 3D. Mr. Man and I enjoyed it.)
Update - Watch the video to see who won! Last night I was at the Family and Friends preview of "Celebrations", Disney’s latest ice show. It was pretty cool (more than just the air temp). Check out the video clip of the opening number and wait for the kids to go crazy when Minnie and Mickey appear. There is still time to buy your tickets for tonight’s and Saturday’s performance. (Did you know that Disney takes all the program photos during these shows?!) How can you nab your chance at one of the Family Four packs? Go to Twitter and tweet: I’m a Lakeland Local http://bit.ly/LkldLocal
You can find the video at Metro I4 News photo credit: Darby Critendon for Lakeland Local
Bio: Darby Critendon is a young professional in the community and recently graduated with a Masters of Business Admin from Southeastern University. Her college radio DJ name was "DarbySea". She enjoys photographing nature and always hopes to catch that one perfect shot. She has a passion for videography and the local arts. Critendon started her blogging career with the popular site DarbySea.