We get quite many press releases. Many are about local events, or company news, but every now and then you get one that catches your attention for one reason or another. Today the Polk Theatre will be closed; Not to prepare the stage for a new production or break down an old set. “We will spend eight hours removing drywood termites from the stage area,” said Ted Horton, the Truly Nolen Branch Manager in Lakeland. Did anyone else immediately get an image of men with mouse ears on their hands and knees picking up termites with tweezers? No? OK, then. On to the next release...
Better than chocolate in peanut butter, one of Lakeland's recent additions to the downtown business sector has teamed up with Lakeland's pre-eminent filmmakers. It's a small project, but one soon to be very visible as Smart Creative has designed the key art for Endure, the film from the creative team at Nfocus.
The paint isn’t dry, but the USF Polytechic incubator “Blue Sky West” is quickly moving forward. Blue Sky is the University of South Florida Polytechnic initiative to jump start technology related businesses in Central Florida. While the location in Winter Haven is geared toward existing businesses, the center in Lakeland will focus on new [...]
If there were only two businesses I could shamelessly promote until the day I died, it would be Publix and Chick-fil-A....
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).
The Publix at the Southgate Shopping Center reopens tomorrow at 8 a.m. First opened in 1957 and given facelifts over subsequent years, the building was razed to the ground in early 2009 and rebuilt in less than nine months. Look inside for a large number of photos taken today and a preview of the departments.
The Southgate Publix opens tomorrow. Our latest installment of the Southgate Publix series features some of the full page advertising from the days leading up to the opening.
The revitalized Publix opens in Southgate on Thursday. Today, we look back to when George Jenkins and Publix brought shopping to the South end of Lakeland. Check inside for facts, figures, and some ads from opening day, November 19, 1957.
Tuesday, November 19, 1957 was the day Southgate opened for business. The center's key store was the opening of the largest Publix in Lakeland. Many Lakelanders are anticipating the reopening of the Southgate Publix on October 1st. Inside is our a short introduction to this week's series on the Southgate Publix...
The Lakeland Flying Tigers are offering a free game and job fair tonight. Simply bring your resume to the game tonight for free admission. The team is also hosting a job fair from 6pm to 8:30 pm. The game starts at 7pm. The team has announced they'll hold the job fair rain or shine.
I will admit I am a craigslist junkie. When we bought our home and were “revitalizing” we were glued to the site. My husband and I purchased a dishwasher, microwave, and stove for $300, some furniture, a grill, a TV (twice), and all sorts of other odds and ins. Last year a [...]
It wasn't long ago that the Lakeland Chamber made a serious faux-pas with their choice for a Lakeland Commissioner endorsement. So, what happened this afternoon....?
I learned of this a couple of weeks ago when my husband and I hit the Starbucks on U.S. 98 North as we began a two-week road trip to Colorado and Wyoming. Several Starbucks locations that once were 24-hours have changed their hours. Those locations now close at Midnight. However, there are still some 24-hour Starbucks [...]
Sales activity has picked up for Lakeland’s Real Estate market with increasing sales since March 2009 recording 169 Lakeland homes sold in June. An increase from 156 homes sold the previous month and more importantly a 14% increase from the previous year. Our interactive map and the report from Realtor Petra Norris inside...
Some news is best delivered in bits and pieces...like our series of articles on red light cameras. Each commission meeting, each interview with the players, added a new view of the cameras and how they'd make a difference in our community. Sometimes, it's best to start with the framework and add the details later. The red light camera series was a collection of traditional news articles, analysis, and commentary. That will also be true of our coverage of the Polk Neighborhood Stabilization Program (Polk NSP). Congress passed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to give $4.92 billion dollars to local communities to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties. Approximately $14.5 million was given to Polk County to purchase and rehab at least 61 homes in the county. That program became Polk NSP. This week the organization announced they were open for business. Familiar with the process to this point, we met with the two principles to discuss the project.
A new diner will open soon and I have a few pictures of the inside. If you drive by it now the windows have brown paper on them. It will join the other business in the Highland City shopping plaza such as the Subway, Chinese food, a chiropractor’s office, a party store and of course Publix. Keep reading to find out the name and see the pictures.
This just in from the Emerge Lakeland Marketing Committee: Emerge Lakeland will host its annual “Pack the Bar” event July 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This year’s event will be held at Molly McHugh’s, 111 S. Kentucky Ave. Pack the Bar is the ultimate networking event, said Emerge Chair Punam Saxena. “I think for young professionals, it’s easy to [...]
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.