Earthdance Florida ended a three-day run at the Maddox Ranch on Sunday with music, dancers, workshops, a fire show, drum circles and painters creating large-scale murals. Check below for a gallery by David Dickey Jr. and a video by L O O K B O O K.
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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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AFTER IRMA: Lakeland estimates hurricane recovery cost at $23 million, to be billed to FEMA | Polk County accelerates garbage contracts to jump-start pickups FROM OTHER SOURCES: Irma exposed electric grid weaknesses, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports | Lakeland isn’t mentioned in this Bloomberg article about Amazon warehouses and local employment, but it could have been. […]
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Gallery: Earthdance Florida Day 1
Earthdance Florida, a festival that bills itself as “global synchronized dance for peace,” runs through this evening at the Maddox Ranch near I-4 and Kathleen Road. Here is a gallery of photos by David Dickey Jr. and some short videos from Friday, the festival’s first night.
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Lakeland Ballot Is Finalized
There were no surprises as qualifying for city offices ended at noon today. All of the candidates who had announced for mayor and city commission filed their paperwork, and no last-minute candidates emerged.
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Town Hall Meeting: How to Get Help with Irma Recovery
Programs described during the meeting include:
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Live Music in Lakeland This Weekend
Get a hit of trippy love and peace two ways this weekend: There’s ’60s style noon today at LkldLive’s Bite-Size Beatles, where David Brimer, Shane Curtis and Shane Lawlor play an hour of Fab Four favorites. And there’s 2017 style at Earthdance Florida, a today-through-Monday festival at the Maddox Ranch. (The Ledger previewed it.) See […]
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ELECTRIC BILLS: Lakeland Electric clarifies a billing issue, saying those who were billed for consuming electricity while their power was down should pay in full; an adjustment will be made on the next bill. To accommodate customers, late fees will be waived from Sept. 10 to Oct. 22 and non-payment disconnections will be suspended until Oct. […]
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Lakeland Electric: Please Call If You Lack Power
As Lakeland Electric pushes to reconnect all customers with hurricane-caused disrupted by Friday evening, they’re asking anybody who still needs service to call 863-834-4248 or 863-834-9535.