City commissioners are moving toward loosening Sunday alcohol sales in Lakeland. A proposal to make rules on Sunday the same as all other days will get a final vote after public hearings Nov. 16 and Dec. 7.
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Downtown Seen as Test Site for City Broadband Service
At a meeting Wednesday on ways to expand Lakeland’s fiber optic network, city commissioners said they’d like to see a pilot program making ultra-fast Internet available to homes and businesses in and near the downtown area.
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Lakeland Commissioners Ponder City’s High-Speed Internet Future
City leaders will have a chance to show how far they’re willing to go to make Lakeland a “gigabit city” in a series of meetings that begin with a workshop at 4 this afternoon. In advance of that meeting, here is a quick look at seven options for high-speed Internet offered by the city’s broadband consultant. (Consultant’s […]
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Video: City Commission Candidates Forum
Read Ledger coverage of the forum.
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QA: Alberto “AJ” Rodriguez
In preparation for next Tuesday’s City Commission election, lkldnow sat down with each of the three candidates and asked them the same questions — some serious and some light-hearted. The idea is to give voters a chance to get to know each of the three candidates better. Here is a lightly edited transcript of our interview with […]
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Candidate QA: Phillip Walker
In preparation for next Tuesday’s City Commission election, lkldnow sat down with each of the three candidates and asked them the same questions — some serious and some light-hearted. The idea is to give voters a chance to get to know each of the three candidates better. Here is a lightly edited transcript of our interview with […]
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Candidate QA: Ricky Shirah
In preparation for next Tuesday’s City Commission election, lkldnow sat down with each of the three candidates and asked them the same questions — some serious and some light-hearted. The idea is to give voters a chance to get to know each of the three candidates better. Here is an edited transcript of our interview with Ricky […]
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City Election Rule Was Likely Breached, But It Has No Teeth
Source: The Ledger