It has been a while since I last reported on the current real estate market in Florida, especially it’s current housing inventory. Back in 2009 when I first started with my weekly inventory update, Lakeland’s housing...

There’s a new National Archives website online and it has a Lakeland component. In pages of data on Lakeland, Longtime residents will recognize family names, city streets and may even find it odd that Lake Wire is...

After much self-promotion and reference here, Age of Barbarity: The Forgotten Fight for the Soul of Florida is now ready for purchase for $25 from the CreateSpace online store. Here is the link. This is print-on-demand. You...

Before every wedding the bride and groom get makeovers. Now even one of Lake Morton’s treasured historic buildings is getting spruced up before the wedding. Before a lot of weddings as a matter of fact. The front lawn of...

Special to Lakeland Local by Karen Snir Play Me A Song is a place where creativity, hard-work and inspiration come together to create a meaningful learning environment for music students of all ages. The studio offers...

Special to Lakeland Local by Taylor Flumerfelt Less than a year ago, Yvonne and Richard Aguero took a trip to DeLand, Florida to participate in its monthly 4th Friday Artisan Alley and Art Walk Event with the intentions of...

The City Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning for a special session to discuss a resolution supporting USFP “or any independent successor organization.” Here is the proposed resolution in...

In tonight’s agenda packet for Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education was some information on Florida Polytechnic creation legislation (pdf) Here’s the pertinent page offered without commentary: Florida...

Lakeland has its share of historic names and moments. Some are lost to time. The name affixed to our promenade is unknown to many new residents. The explanations for traditions are lost. We need local historians to pass...

If you were watching Twitter last night*, you read that Keith Merritt defeated Elliott Dorsch and Phillip Walker narrowly escaped a run-off election as he bested Ricky Sarah and Christopher Dobson. As we do after every...

By Bart Ross Movember, the month formerly known as November, is dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for men’s health. I have joined the movement and will be donating my upper lip to the...

Here’s a sneak peak at a piece from the inaugural Lakeland Local magazine. In the mag, we had to edit Matthew Dockery’s piece for space, but LakelandLocal.com readers get the whole kit and...

When looking at the Lakeland real estate market reports, one thing is for certain that buyers still control the market by what they want to pay for their next home or investment – it is still a buyer’s...

Bullying is all over the media these days. Here are some mind-boggling facts about bullying: • About 160,000 kids miss school every day out of fear of being bullied. • About 282,000 students are reportedly attacked...