The following article is a condensed and edited version of an article from October 2010. It should have been published in Lakeland Local in December 2010. Yes, I’m that far behind in my work. When I’d talk to...

We’ll break tradition and not publish our 2010 in Review  until January. We want to end 2010 looking forward to 2011. What will be the top Lakeland and Polk County topics for 2011? Of course, the...

You’ll notice some slight changes to Lakeland Local this week. We’re working on improving the layout to make it more photo friendly.

Here’s our current comment license: Comments are published at the discretion of the site publisher. A working email address is required to comment. The use of a fake or failed email address means I’ll simply...

If you check the top of the screen you’re going to find a set of photos*. On the right is a picture of the Lakeland Local volunteers from 2008. The two photos on the left are most, but not all, of the volunteers as I...

After a long wait, production of Lakeland Local has moved lock, stock, and laptop from a home office to one in downtown Lakeland. Yes, I do worry that it might mean some will start to take us seriously. However, I’m...

Longtime readers of Lakeland Local will remember that Chris Craig’s column “Religion in the City” debuted here last April. After a few weeks, his column moved to our sister publication, Metro I4 News....

For those who may not know, Lakeland Local is not-for-profit. That’s what happens when you don’t see out subscribers or advertisers. It doesn’t cost as much as putting out main stream media, but I’ve...

Have you always wanted to hear me hold forth on the great issues of the day in spririted coversations with other titans of opinion? No? Well, humor me anyway and come over to Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay’s alternative...

Last night, Billy Townsend published a new article about the Orlando Sentinel editorial board’s CSX coverage. Don’t scroll down looking for it. You didn’t miss it. Lakeland Local didn’t publish the...

My wrap-up of 2007 took to long to assemble, and that was when I was writing Lakeland Local by myself. So, this year we’re going to take the easy road. I asked each contributor to send me the link to their favorite...

It’s after Noon on January 1st and I’ve “finished” implementing the changes to Lakeland Local. Most of them are behind the scene, and those, unfortunately won’t be completed for a few more...

If you blog, tweet, post on Facebook, or use the Internet to communicate — you’re invited Thursday, January 15th at 6pm for a meeting of like minds. Black and Brew Coffee House 205 E. Main St. Lakeland, FL...

Now that much of Lakeland is on Google Street View we can play with it a little. Each week Petra Norris sends us the data for new homes listed for sale. She writes up the report and we make a nice map. This week I made a...