Tonight from 4pm to 4am Thursday, the Lakeland Police Department will conduct saturation patrols throughout the city. LPD will also conduct checkpoints in the 4400 block of Old Road 37 and the 800 block of Alamo Drive. An LPD press release states the "operations are scheduled to reduce impaired driving and traffic fatalities during the St. Patrick's Day holiday." LPD encourages the use of designated drivers, taxis, and public transportation. In addition, they remind those observing impaired drivers to call 911.
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.
As is often the case with writing articles for anything other than a blog, there was a lot more information that was gathered for the story, but didn't make it into print due to the editor, space constraints, my failing memory or utter craziness spewed from the mouths of those I interviewed....
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...
Newly listed homes for the period of February 16th through February 28th decreased to 135 Lakeland homes for sale. The average sales price of Lakeland homes listed with area Realtors® increased to $165,281 from my previous report. -- Petra Norris
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.
A set of photos of the Leadership Lakeland visit to Blue Sky West
Lakeland Police Department Officers are on the lookout for unbuckled drivers and passengers. Through March 15th LPD officers are on the lookout for unbuckled drivers and passengers throughout the city. During this time period, drivers and passengers will be ticketed if they are not buckled up. Here's the Florida law requiring seatbelts and the cost of the ticket is: $30 for unbuckled adults and $60 for improperly restrained children. "Safety belt use in Florida climbed to 81.7% last year, almost reaching the national average of 82%. The minority of Floridians who do not wear a seat belt continue to make up the majority of traffic fatalities in the state, according to the Florida Department of Transportation website. The 1 in 5 Floridians who did not buckle up accounted for 3 in 5 traffic fatalities." -- Lakeland Police Department
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.
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. Yesterday's column touched on something Craig overheard while sitting in a downtown Lakeland business. Take a look at Sharing the Hookah.
Bio: The short line? Father, husband, writer. My online presence is primarily through as the editor, writer, and occasional photographer for the news sites, Lakeland Local, a sampling of the news, concerns, and events for Lakeland, Florida, and Metro i4 News, which covers the Interstate 4 corridor in Central Florida. Both sites feature the work of myself and other contributors. As a hobby, I manage a forum and some web sites that feature a pulp fiction series written by Lester Dent -- Doc Savage Organized, Doc Savage Info, and Flearun.