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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
Locally produced and filmed, the crime thriller Endure has been chosen for the 2010 Gasparilla International Film Festival. Show times and other details will be announced on February 23rd.
Remember how, way back when the CSX thing started, the Lakeland Chamber and the rest of aristocracy spent a lot of time hemming and hawing their opposition because they didn't want to meddle in Winter Haven's economic development project and wanted to avoid controversy, etc?
The Lakeland Flying Tigers and their parent club, the Detroit Tigers, are looking for a few good men and women..that can sing. Tomorrow, from 10 am to Noon, the teams will hold auditions for singers who can perform the National Anthem acappella. (That's singer-speak for "without a net.") They only have a few limited dates available, so sing your heart out. If you have any questions try to contact Dan Lauer at dan.lauer@detroittigers.com.
The Lakeland Chapter of the American Business Women's Association has invited Lakelanders to their Mini Business Expo on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Riverside Bank 4400 South Florida Avenue. The Expo promises to focus on "all the things you need for success, health, education, family, community and happiness." There's no charge for the event and refreshments will be served. RSVP to monica.young@riversidenb.com
Continuing the discussion on transportation in the Central Florida region, q conference has been set for February 23rd. Hosted by the Central Florida Development Council, Inc. of Polk County, the conference will feature keynote speaker Pat McCrory. The former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina was credited with spearheading a 25-year plan to expand bus and light rail in the city.
It was a busy Saturday morning for Lakeland Local photographer Tom Hagerty. The baseball fan saw a few old-timers at the Detroit Tigers Baseball Fantasy Camp then he found a few teens battling robots at the University of South Florida Polytechnic's FIRST Tech Challenge. Check out the pics...
Like me, I’m willing to bet that the other members of the Downtown Lakeland Kiwanis Club didn’t expect former NBA star Charles Barkley to tell us to “sit y’alls asses down” when we gave our customary standing ovation before the guest speaker spoke today. Barkley didn’t know that we weren’t reserving that standing O for [...]
Tomorrow, the’re fighting tooth-and-nail at the University of South Florida Polytechnic. Well, maybe circuit-and-servo. The school is the site of the 2nd Annual USF Poly RoboBattle, an event for more than 175 high-school students from Florida and South Carolina. The RoboBattle is a regional qualifying round in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science [...]
The Lakeland City Commission will have a full lineup as soon as the election is certified. If you follow LakelandLocal on Twitter you saw this tweet a moment after the info was released from the Polk Election Supervisor: With all 25 precincts, early and absentee votes in, Edie Yates takes the SE District D commission [...]
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.
