Orlando’s Edgewater High football team has gone 12-1 this year after rebuilding from a winless season two years ago. They face the Lakeland Dreadnaughts Friday night at Bryant Stadium in the state semifinals. The winner plays either St. Thomas Aquinas or Venice the following Friday for the state 7A championship. Source: Orlando Sentinel
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.
Posted inPublic Safety
Fire Displaces Family From Home of 25 Years
Retired Ledger sports writer and web editor Mike Cobb and his family were displaced from their home of 25 years at 1836 Michelle Lane after a fire destroyed its middle section. No humans were injured, but eight cats are feared dead and a dog is hanging on for life. Source: The Ledger
Posted inArts & Culture
Lakeland List: Seven Local Podcasts
LALtoday lists seven podcasts originating in Lakeland and asks readers to let them know of others. Source: LALtoday
Posted inNews Roundup
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DUNN’S CALL: Less than an hour after fatally shooting a man at his surplus store, former City Commissioner Michael Dunn called City Manager Tony Delgado, presumably to keep him informed, investigative records reveal. Delgado told him it would be unwise to discuss the shooting, and Dunn agreed. RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Dunn’s resignation opened a seat on […]
Posted inActivism
Publix Tile Mural Re-created at a Former Publix Store
A tile mural created for a Publix store in Fort Lauderdale has been re-created by artist Tim Pitzen, right, and unveiled today at a former Publix store that now houses the Lakeland office of the Polk County Tax Collector. Standing alongside the artist is Gregory Fancelli, who spearheaded the project. The original creamic-tile mural, titled […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Interactive Map Locates Lakeland Tapestries
The map can be accessed on your smartphone to locate the 60+ outdoor tapestries being displayed for a year in downtown and Dixieland. Tap on each location for a photo of the tapestry, its address and a link to artist info | Project background Source: MyCityWalkabout
Posted inSchools
Auburndale Wants Research Park, Not Warehouses, Near Florida Poly
A proposal to place three large warehouses southeast of the Florida Polytechnic University campus is drawing criticism from Auburndale city officials, who say it doesn’t fit their vision for a research park by the school. There’s been no reaction yet from the university or the city of Lakeland, whose wishes are to be taken into […]
Posted inNeighborhoods
Neighbors Divided Over FSC Lake Morton Holdings
Florida Southern College owns 58 off-campus properties in Lakeland, most of them in the South Lake Morton neighborhood. Some residents there fear campus encroachment and complain about student behavior, while others view the college and its students as neighbors and part of urban living, Gary White reports. NOTE: The online version has a lot more photos […]
Posted inRecreation
Six Games In, Lakeland Magic Off to a Slow Start
Despite fine performances from a pair of players with two-way contracts, the Lakeland Magic are off to a slow 1-5 start that has them in next-to-last place in the 27-team G League, Fansided reports. Source: Fansisded
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CLEARED: After she spent four months in the Polk County Jail and eight months facing a possible 30-year sentence, former Lakeland resident Christina Westdorp has been cleared. DNA evidence showed that a former roommate was driving Westdorp’s car the night a man was killed in a collision on U.S. 98 at West Socrum Loop Road. […]