Access Church (website) partnered with RIP Medical Debt (website) to pay off $1.62 million in unpaid medical bills for local people living below 50% of the federal poverty level.
LEARN MORE: RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization, buys bundled medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it | USA Today
This is the fifth year for the calendar collaboration that raises funds for the SPCA | Order for $10
The Lakeland Women’s Collective was established in a converted house east of Lake Mirror to create a supportive co-working space for women entrepreneurs and creatives.
Toys for Tots in Polk County always needs toys. But as the operation gears up for Christmas there’s an even greater desire: volunteers. More
A handful of newsroom staffers at The Ledger staged a brief demonstration today in front of the newspaper’s downtown office, urging the public’s support in the face of recent and anticipated cuts by the paper’s corporate owner, GateHouse Media. More
Lakeland’s Florida Dance Theatre joins with Casselberry’s Emotions Dance to present “The Hope Movement” performances aimed at raising awareness of cancer and benefitting Orlando Health’s UF Health Cancer Center. Two shows take place this weekend in Orlando, and a spring performance is planned in Lakeland | Learn more, get tickets
When asked what starting time would boost attendance at City Commission meetings, Lakeland Now readers overwhelmingly favored evening meetings. More
A year after the Lakeland City Commission changed the starting time of its twice-a-month meetings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at least one commissioner wants to return to a morning start. More
Unwholly Bikes, a nonprofit that turns used bicycle parts into working bikes for students in need, has scheduled a Saturday grand opening for its workshop at 925 E. Rose Street.
