Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Sign up Colt Creek State Park is hosting Tunes by the Lake ...

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Citrus Connection will convert The Squeeze into an Uber-style, app-based service that will connect downtown and ...

Lakeland city officials said they are aware of a fish kill on Lake Hollingsworth and have reported it to the Florida Fish and ...

Olga Nenazhivina, of Bradenton, Fla., earned top honors with "Best of Show" and a $5,000 prize at Mayfaire by-the-Lake 2026.

Owners hope to provide a “memorable and delicious dining experience” when the restaurant begins serving traditional Mexican ...

Back alleys — long treated as service corridors and shortcut routes — have become a centerpiece of Dixieland’s redevelopment ...

The Montessori school in Lakeland is opening a new Bartow campus to increase access for their bilingual, tuition-free public, ...

Polk County Utilities has issued a precautionary boil water notice for customers in Waterwood and Riverlake subdivisions near ...

Bartow native Pat Spinosa wants the Buffalo staple coming to the former Good Thyme location to keep Lakelanders in town with ...

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The annual arts festival returns this Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring over 150 artists.

Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, May 4, to lower the Lakeland Electric fuel rate by $5 beginning July 1, 2026, from ...