Do you have questions about the school district budget and class size amendment? Then tonight's E-Town Hall is for you! It starts at 5:30pm and should end at 7:30pm. So even if you don't tune in right away, you can still join in the discussion. ...
I attended the City of Lakeland budget hearing last night. Fairly uneventful, though long. Like most budget hearings, it drew sparse attendance from citizens without a vested funding interest
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.
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...
I remember the first time I saw a movie at the beautiful, historic Polk Theatre...
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.
Today, both Black Swan Tattoo (811 North Florida Ave.) and Evolution Records (119 South Kentucky Ave.) are hosting fundraisers for autism cure research. Black Swan artists will offer $20 puzzle piece tattoos and donate 25% to charity. In addition to live music throughout the day, BackEast and Evolution Records will conduct "In Record Time," a charity art show, from 4 pm to 9pm. Money raised from the art auction will go to Autism Speaks. photo credit: Patrick Hoesly
Tom stopped by on Saturday. Mayfaire (on Lake Morton) is open until 4 pm Sunday.
In August 2009, the University of South Florida Polytechnic announced the new Blue Sky program....
Friday evening the Polk County Schools presented the 54th Annual All-County Band Festival in the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Nineteen Polk middle schools and 14 high schools were represented in a series of pieces from three bands.....
You can find Lakeland Local photographer Tom Hagerty at almost every Lakeland Flying Tiger home game. Tom doesn't just shoot the close plays, he takes time to photograph the fans of the game. After each home game, we feature a pair of Tom's photos -- one from the game and one fan. In addition, we'll link to the rest of Tom's photo from the night. If you or someone you know attended the game, be sure to check out Lakeland Local right after for the line score and Tom's pics.
Don't forget that tomorrow night is the Lakeland premiere of ENDURE. I thought I would give a short recap about ENDURE below and provide the information to secure your very own seats at tomorrow nights showing.
Every year I say the same thing when it comes to Pics on the Promenade...it simply rocks. Every time I think about how a city of Lakeland's size has something like Pics I'm amazed. So for the newbies....
Fads and even trends in brand communications will come and go, but a truly authentic brand personality will transcend generations. ...
Press Release The Alliance for Independence presents the Wine Festival of Central Florida at Lake Mirror Promenade this Friday. Enjoy a fabulous evening under the stars on the Promenade with more than 100 wines, spirits and microbrews and samplings from local chefs and restaurants. Net proceeds from this event will benefit Alliance for Independence. Tickets [...]
You have the opportunity to take two tours today. Earlier this week, we wrote about the Lakeland Police Department Open House. Today we’d like to direct you the the Historic Lake Morton Home and Garden Tour. From 11 am to 4 pm, take a trolley through the Lake Morton neighborhood and step off to see [...]
Google is looking for a community or two where it can offer this... "We plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Our networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections." ( http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/ ) What would you do with that kind of pipe? We have less than 10 days to convince Google that Lakeland is positioned to deliver the expertise, talent, experience and vision to warrant that network. This push is funded by no concern and owned by no special interest group. The work is being performed by community-minded people working together quickly and efficiently. Lakeland's influential business, government, creative and media leaders are meeting to make the final push. We need your ideas. We're specifically asking for you to take 76 minutes of your time starting at 8am tomorrow morning to help direct that final push. Could you join us Friday morning at 8am at Black and Brew? Thank you!
Bio: Darby Dowdy 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.
