A pet topic comes home to roost Trinity Laurino Executive Director I’m often asked about bias in the media, and I usually try to give a thoughtful and nuanced answer to that question, but this week we published an article on which I am biased – although I had no influence on the journalism other […]
Author Archives: Barry Friedman
Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
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Hospital partnership | Traffic safety | Lake Bonny update
CURATED LAKELAND NEWS Enjoy art and song | Thursday | 6 p.m. | The AGB Museum“An Evening of Song” at the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art features music inspired by the museum’s current exhibits. Performers are mezzo soprano Jenny Heidtman, a Florida Southern College adunct faculty member, with pianist Cheryl Tschanz, and the FSC […]
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Lkld Lore: At The Tone, The Publix Time and Temperature Line Will Be … Disconnected
Fewer people are using the automated phone service now that information is readily available on smartphones and elsewhere.
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Lakeland lore | Polk education ranking drops | Avelo route changes
Spotlighting Lakeland Lore Robert Meyerowitz Editor A dictionary tells us that “lore” is “a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group.” That’s a fairly abstract definition that LkldNow intends to put to particular use: the lore of Lakeland. We’ve already taken a stab at it this week – […]
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Roberts McCarley Launches Bid for Mayor
The six-year city commissioner is first to announce for the city of Lakeland’s top elected position.
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Lakeland halts water fluoridation | Airport parking fee coming
Listening, engaging with readers Trinity Laurino Executive Director Yesterday marked two moments that highlight what LkldNow is all about for me. First, our founder and editor-at-large, Barry Friedman, celebrated his 72nd birthday. As we approach LkldNow’s 10th anniversary in September, it’s the perfect time to recognize his vision and dedication to local journalism. Without Barry, […]
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‘Delay, deny’ charges dropped | Economic development council shakeup |
Tales of two swans Robert Meyerowitz Editor There’s a story about Lakeland that can be told through the travails of two black swans. We’ve written about them four times in the last two weeks, starting when the swans and their eggs were stolen from a Lakeland senior community, when the swans were found (safe we […]
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Spring Training starts | A soldier’s delayed return
Reflecting on a fallen soldier’s delayed journey back to Lakeland Robert Meyerowitz Executive Director There was something poignant in our article this week about Bobby Colter, the soldier from Lakeland who went off to war and quickly met a miserable end. Perhaps you’ll agree. It was the contrast. Robert Colter Jr. and his brother Charles […]
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February 6, 2025
Grateful for readers’ responses Robert Meyerowitz Editor Late last week, we published a detailed and timely account of events that culminated in the resignations of four Lakeland Police officers. The attention it garnered as it circulated was gratifying for us. It showed that our efforts were meeting community needs. Meeting community needs is the approach […]
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Church gets donated roof | Free tax prep | LkldNow’s new editor
Introducing LkldNow’s new editor Robert Meyerowitz Editor I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Robert. I’m LkldNow’s new editor. I’ve just moved to Lakeland from Park City, Utah. Park City is another great place. It has majestic mountains. Yet while it has news media (I edited the newspaper there), it doesn’t have […]