DREDGESOX TAKE ROOT: The shores of Lake Morton are improving after the installation of Dredgesox, material tubing filled with dirt and covered with grass, to shore up, well, the shore. The goal is to repair the shoreline damaged by time and Hurricane Irma. DEBRIS PICKUP ENDS JAN 31: The last day of hurricane debris pickup […]
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(Barry Friedman is relaxing for the holidays. I’m taking over your favorite Lakeland news source. My first day and I’m late. I promise it will get better.) FIRE CHIEF ANNOUNCED: City Manager Tony Delgado announced Doug Riley will take over for retiring Lakeland Fire Department Chief Gary Ballard. Riley, a 30-year veteran of the department, […]
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Lakeland City Manager Tony Delgado was given good marks by the city commission for his first year on the job. Source: The Ledger
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According to a Ledger report, the City of Lakeland is looking to “seek a private partner for bringing next-generation fiber-optics connections to Lakeland area homes and businesses” and eliminate working toward a city-run gigabit internet service. Update: Link (The article has yet to reach The Ledger online.) Lakeland may get a second microbrewery, and a […]
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No. 2: The Story of the Pencil Gets an iTunes Release
After winning numerous awards on the film circuit, No. 2: The Story of the Pencil will be released for purchase October 4th on iTunes. The documentary, by Florida Southern College Assistant Professor of Communication Will Allen, looks at the common pencil; its history, as an agent of change, and relevance in a digital world. No. […]
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“In March, a newly hired electrical engineer discovered a major safety flaw in Unit 3, which has existed since it was commissioned in the early 1980s. In the case of a powerful enough short circuit — an event that has not occurred in decades of operation — components could fail spectacularly.” Though early indications find […]
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Polk County gets extended early voting with 13 days starting October 24. The Lakeland voting centers are: Simpson Park Community Center at 1725 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue and the Polk County Government Center at 930 E. Parker Street. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The deadline to register to vote is October […]
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Harrison School for the Arts Faculty-Student Showcase Fundraiser
The Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts is presenting their annual Faculty-Student Showcase fundraiser Thursday night at 7 p.m. All tickets are $10 and proceeds are used for scholarships presented each May.
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While Barry Friedman is attending a meeting of the Local Independent Online News Publishers, Chuck Welch again has the keys to the shop. Please leave a comment below with any complaints or corrections. If you log into the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s website, WaterMatters.org, change your password. The site was breached. If you use […]
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The City of Lakeland will have a public meeting about the proposed South Wabash Avenue Extension Project on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Legacy Christian Church, 901 West Beacon Road (City Website) The City’s fifth solar electric grid will go live in mid-October. Lakeland Fire Chief Gary Ballard […]
