The winner of this year’s Mayfaire-by-the-Lake’s Best of Show is a familiar figure at the fine-arts festival. Ummarid Eitharong has been showing up every year since 1986, and he’s a multiple winner of the top prize.
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Your Guide to Mayfaire By-The-Lake 2021
People have lots of questions before visiting Mayfaire-by-the-Lake, Lakeland’s premiere outdoor art festival: Where should we park? What if I get hungry? (Where are the bathrooms?) Here is a guide, including Covid safety precautions and information about a first-ever virtual Mayfaire.
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Guinness Record Holder to Open CYCLEdelic Spin Center
Maybe you’ve noticed the huge, colorful logo in front of the building at 3505 Cleveland Heights Blvd. It’s hard to miss. It’s CYCLEdelic, slated in June to become Lakeland’s first indoor cycling-centered facility.
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Commissioners Uphold Decision to Block Harden Blvd. Cell Tower
Plans to erect a 110-foot cell phone tower on Harden Boulevard faced a second denial Monday night. City commissioners voted unanimously to uphold an earlier 4-2 decision by the city Planning & Zoning Board to turn down a request by Verizon and 1Source Towers.
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Expanding Co-Work Company Coming to Downtown Lakeland
Co-working spaces in downtown Lakeland like Catapult and My Office and More are about to get a new neighbor: Ohio-based co-working company COhatch, which announced this week it is opening three Tampa Bay-area locations.
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Bus Company Adding Lakeland Stops on Routes to South Florida
Citrus Connection, which provides public transit in Polk County, is partnering with FlixBus USA to expand bus travel between Lakeland and points south in Florida starting Thursday.
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City Leaders Agree to Step Up Homelessness Efforts at Annual PEACE Rally
Four city commissioners — a majority — committed to stepping up Lakeland’s efforts to reduce homelessness during Tuesday night’s Nehemiah Action, an annual rally held by a coalition of local churches that unite around social action issues.
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Florida Southern College Singer Vying for Golden Ticket
“American Idol” contestant Zach D’Onofrio, a 20-year-old Florida Southern College student, could definitely carry a tune as a kid, even though his family could barely hear him. His parents, Darci and Bryan D’Onofrio of Wesley Chapel, would often catch him singing sotto voce in church or in the car, and they could tell his pitch […]
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Talbot House Taking Applications for Vermont Place Apartments
Talbot House Ministries is accepting applications from prospective tenants for its affordable housing project, the Vermont Place Apartments at 912 and 920 N. Vermont Ave.
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Affordable Housing Workshop Considers Trust Fund Idea
Lakeland city commissioners considered the establishment of a trust fund in a workshop held Monday to consider how to better serve the city’s affordable housing needs.