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.
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!
In September 2004, Dove conducted a global study as part of its Campaign for Real Beauty, and asked women all over the world if they felt comfortable calling themselves beautiful. Two percent responded yes. Forty seven percent of women rated their body fat as "too high." Thirteen percent said they were happy with their facial features.
Photographer L.D. Zobell took a stroll around Munn Park today to buy a few plants at the Spring Obsession in Munn Park. He also found a few attendees to photograph...
The Lakeland Police Department has an open house March 20th to give the public a glimpse behind-the-scenes. At least the part of the public not familiar with the downtown police station. From 10 am to 2pm the 219 N. Massachusetts Ave. station is focused on Cyber Safety. Experts will provide instruction on identity protection and child safe web surfing. In addition to activities for the kids, the City's mobile command center, armored rescue vehicle, and K-9 team will also be on hand. While visiting the station, you can safely dispose of your unwanted and expired prescription medication. Just secure the pills in a clear air-tight sealed plastic bag. StandUp Polk will have a Purge Your Pills drop-off station available.
Spring Obsession is an annual charity event/garden and art festival. Free activities, family friendly, informative and always a good time, the event benefits Common Ground Park this year. The event is at Munn Park on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. There'll be plants for sale, gardening presentations, and live music. Note: Lakeland Local is one of the event's many sponsors.
David Robinson, president of DSM Technology, is working to raise funds for the latest United Way campaign. Well, maybe not working. Last night Robinson slept on his roof to raise awareness and funds. Noon to 2 pm today, Robinson is in spending time in a dunk tank today to raise more funds. The event is in the DSM parking lot at 6810 New Tampa Hwy, Lakeland 33815. $5 for 3 shots. BBQ lunch provided.
The Polk County School system chooses their Spelling Bee champion February 24th. Starting at 6 pm, 39 middle school students from 23 schools will compete in the McKeel Auditorium at 1810 West Parker St in Lakeland. Last student standing is the county champion. Attendance is free, but if you have more questions call 863.519.8798 for more information, but you can only ask for the definition, part of speech, or language of origin. photo credit: wumpiewoo
The Tuskegee Airmen symposium, called "They Dared to Fly," takes place Thursday, Feb. 18 through Saturday, Feb. 20 and features several open-forum/question-and-answer sessions with three distinguished Airmen - Dr. Roscoe Brown, Lt. Col. Leo Gray and Lt. Col. Hiram Mann - as they share their recollections of wartime military service during segregated America. On Friday, February 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Fantasy of Flight will host a special, reservations-only luncheon with limited seating in honor of three of the original aviation veterans, the first African Americans to be trained as WWII military pilots. The luncheon will be held at the Orlampa Conference Center at Fantasy of Flight. Tickets are $65 plus tax per person and reservations are required. For tickets, visit www.fantasyofflight.com/livinghistory or call 863-984-3500, ext. 220.
The weather is a bit chilly, but that hasn't stopped the Lakeland Pancake Festival. Kiwanis members, students, and other volunteers invaded Tigertown before the sun rose to start making pancakes, sausages, coffee, and orange juice for hungry Lakelanders.
The 52nd Annual Kiwanis Pancake Festival is a major fundraiser for the three Kiwanis Clubs in Lakeland: Lakeland, Citrus Center & North Lakeland. If you're new to Lakeland, this is a popular community get-together. They've attracted up to 8,000 people for a day of eating hotcakes and small talk. You can save some cash by buying advance tickets today. Grab a Kiwanis member, but be gentle, for adult tickets at $4 and children's tickets at $2. They go up $1 each tomorrow. Vendors & exhibitors will also be on site, including the Lakeland SWAT team and a huge plant sale.
Bio: Growing up in Detroit, Tom Hagerty dreamed of watching baseball in sunny Lakeland, Florida. That dream came to fruition in 1998 when he moved to Lakeland. Tom has a passion for the Detroit Tigers, the Lakeland Flying Tigers and all things Detroit. His interests include reading, writing and photography. Tom and his wife have two daughters, four cats, one dog and a guinea pig.
