It appears the circus is in town today. This morning workers started erecting a tent over Lakeland City Hall. It’s not the circus though. City Hall has a bug problem, and nothing as exciting as listening devices. The...

This is the second art show I have entered at the Ridge Art Association and the first time being accepted! The City of Winter Haven has teamed up with Ridge Art to bring art into Winter Haven City Hall. The art ranges from...

We’re happy to report that a new contributor has joined with us at Lakeland Local. Photographer Tom Hagerty’s work will usually stand alone, but will occasionally illustrate articles. We asked Hagerty for a...

After dinner I drove past the Post Office on Lakeland Hills Blvd. I was surprised to see the last-minute taxes line was short. I was more surprised at the attire of the post office staff: red, white, and blue Uncle Sam...

Sometimes it takes a visitor to capture what you take for granted. I stumbled onto the photos of Raymond Barlow while doing a search on Lakeland. All this time here and I’ve never photographed a Purple Gallinule. ...

Our world is being photographed at a pace that would have horrified my mother. She liked the soft focus of memory. I carry a camera everywhere. I take photographs of the oddest ephemera of Lakeland. Some people have stood...

I’m refreshed after a few days break. (Who am I kidding? I was overwhelmed with deadlines and didn’t have the time to post! Of course, this happens just as Sticks of Fire stumbles over Lakeland...