Condosta, age 74, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, in Polk City, Florida, with her devoted husband of 52 years, Lee ...

1-minute read The Lakeland City Commission on Monday considered a zoning change that will allow Inklings Book Shoppe to move from its current location, downtown, to 737 S. Missouri Ave., across the ...

The event was held in conjunction with a nationwide wave of No Kings protests. In Lakeland, they came with a wide variety of signs, some supporting the rights of women, of minorities and of immigrants ...

1-minute read The city of Lakeland is observing World Environment Day today, June 5, and suggesting that Lakelanders attend one of its Learn & Grow workshops. The workshops, or classes, are held with ...

Free breakfasts, lunches and snacks are available to Polk County kids all summer long — no ID, no cost, and at most locations, no application is necessary. The statewide Summer BreakSpot program is ...

We keep it free — can you help keep it going? LkldNow sparks the civic conversations that matter. Five artists, arts administrators and arts funders gathered in a sweltering early evening Thursday for ...

3-minute read Lakeland lost one of its civic-minded citizens and LkldNow lost a good friend when Hollis Hamilton Hooks, 74, died recently. Hooks, a retired financial advisor, was a Lakeland native who ...

Educators at Southwest Middle School create a food pantry and clothes closet for students in need.

1-minute read Mother’s Day weekend coincides with Lakeland’s liveliest and most established arts festival, Mayfaire-by-the-Lake. Created in 1971 as a small crafts fair on the lawn of the Lakeland ...

Just south of Lakeland, in Mulberry, a food hall has arisen. Where: Depot 303, at 303 NW Ist Ave. (in Mulberry), houses several food vendors and a bar that serves craft cocktails and beer. Keep up ...

As the Lake Mirror Promenade nears the century mark, the walkway has been undergoing a series of repairs to deteriorated areas, with more needed going forward. Pam Page, the assistant director of ...

2-minute read The Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department is looking for new instructors to offer programming and classes in its recreation facilities, according to its website. The department offers ...