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13-minute read The rising waters that flooded homes in south Lakeland’s Lake Seward basin after Hurricane Milton could have been avoided if Polk County officials had heeded the recommendations of two reports by engineering firms, area residents charge. Two engineering firms in 1996 and 2005 gave Polk County commissioners seven options to fix the flooding […]

Korean barbeque and Chinese hot pot restaurants are fairly new to Lakeland — but the tradition of gathering communally and grilling or simmering meats, vegetables and noodles in flavorful broth dates back many centuries.  Over the past year, Lakeland has gained three eateries where dining is an interactive cultural and culinary experience. Hong BBQ & […]

4-minute read A new valet parking service kicked off this week for people who want to come to downtown Lakeland in the evening but worry they might have to hunt for parking. Marcos Fernandez ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?fit=250%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?fit=250%2C300&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?resize=250%2C300&ssl=1″ alt=”Marcos Fernandez” class=”wp-image-504712″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?w=250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/marcos-fernandez.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w” sizes=”(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px”>Marcos Fernandez Marcos Fernandez, owner […]

The Lakeland Squeeze weekend shuttle that offers free golf-cart rides in the downtown area has added a new stop near Florida Southern College campus housing, effective tonight. The Squeeze, an innovation of the Citrus Connection transit system, uses eight-passenger golf carts to ferry passengers around downtown with stops as far west as the RP Funding […]

For the last eight years, Lakeland resident Natalie Aviles has participated in Walk to End Alzheimer’s Polk County. Each year brings new motivation that, one day, her friends, family and neighbors diagnosed with Alzheimer’s would have hope – hope for more time with their families, more time to enjoy life and more time to cherish […]

Jeannie Weaver Lopez, the headstrong force who created the successful downtown craft cocktail lounge Revival and Lake Morton restaurant The Peach House, died Thursday morning at Tampa General Hospital after suffering severe complications from a respiratory illness. She was 39. “It is with heavy and tearful hearts that we share the passing of our beloved […]

2-minute read Dr. Daniel Haight, Lakeland Regional Health’s vice president of community health and medical director of infection prevention, has been named a Fellow by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Daniel Haight ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?fit=250%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?fit=250%2C300&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?resize=250%2C300&ssl=1″ alt=”Daniel Haight” class=”wp-image-504653″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?w=250&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.lkldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/daniel-haight.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w” sizes=”(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px”>Daniel Haight “The 128 individuals chosen […]

7-minute read More than one-third of Lakeland households received letters last week notifying them that the city does not know whether their water pipes contain lead. The letters weren’t intended to scare customers. Millions of people across the country received similar notices, required under an initiative of the Environmental Protection Agency to identify and eliminate […]

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans organizations will be available to help connect military veterans with services at a “Vet Fest” Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Joker Marchant Stadium. Admission and parking are free for the event, titled “Vet Fest: Connecting Central Florida Veterans to the VA […]

3-minute read Polk County sheriff’s deputies are now some of the rootinest, tootinest fashionistas west of the Kissimmee River, decked out in white cowboy hats specially created for the office. “It started out with our (agriculture unit) guys, who spend an inordinate amount of time outside,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. “When they got […]