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Born & Bread Bakehouse to Open Four Days a Week Starting Jan. 17
Starting on Jan. 17, Born & Bread Bakehouse will be open four days a week instead of just two. Lakeland residents will be able to buy buttery croissants, flaky pastries, quiches, muffins and brunch fare on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The small business made the leap from Catapult to...
Downtown’s Nineteen61 Is Adding an Enclosed Rooftop Bar
Chef Marcos Fernandez, owner of downtown’s Nineteen61, has been circumspect about his plans to open a rooftop bar at his Latin-fusion restaurant. But the plans were made obvious this morning by a large construction crane hoisting building materials atop the two-story building at 215 E. Main St. When the...
Countdown: Enrollment Set to Begin For Polk County Magnet, Choice Schools, Career Academies
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Road Improvements Not Fast Enough as Another Pedestrian is Killed on West Pipkin Road
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Demolition Starts on 66-Year-Old Florida Citrus Mutual Building
Demolition crews are leveling the Florida Citrus Mutual building, which has anchored the southeast corner of Orange Street and Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Lakeland for more than six decades. Work began last week. Publix Super Markets bought the entire block seven years ago and plans to turn it into a...
Intersection of Orange Street and Lake Avenue has reopened
Traffic is flowing again through the intersection of Orange Street and Lake Avenue after workers removed “road closed” signs last week. The streets had been closed since September to allow for installation of infrastructure related to apartments being built at the southwest corner of the intersection. The road...
In 2023, LkldNow Readers Gravitated to News About Public Safety, Events and Airline Plans
Topics that drew the most attention from LkldNow readers in 2023 included crime and safety, previews of large community events, teens honoring the death of a classmate, GEICO layoffs and the news last week that a no-frills airline is planning daily service in Lakeland starting next spring. Here is a...
Longtime Lakeland Business Lays Off 44 Workers Right Before Christmas
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Bonnet Springs Park Transforms Into Sparkly Wonderland
Thousands of lights have transformed Bonnet Springs Park’s Canopy Walk into a Florida winter wonderland, with a giant Christmas tree fit for all the Whos in Whoville gracing the Family Lawn. “We are thrilled to be able to debut our first annual holiday light experience: Light Up BSP,” said...
Stormy Forecast Puts a Damper on Saturday Events in Lakeland
Heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to wash over Lakeland on Saturday, causing many events to be canceled, postponed or moved indoors. The National Weather Service says a low pressure system out of the southeast Gulf of Mexico will bring “widespread heavy rainfall” to our region starting Saturday morning and building throughout the day. AccuWeather is reporting a 100% probability of rain with wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour.
Hmong Community to host New Year Celebration at Tigertown on Saturday
The local Hmong community will transform a grass lot near the stadium at Tigertown this Saturday for the biggest New Year’s celebration it has ever hosted. Hmong New Year is the most important holiday for the Hmong people, an ethnic minority group residing across Southeast Asia. How do you...
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