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Independent, community-driven news about Lakeland, Fla.

Category: Events

Bill Mutz and Willie Horton
Posted inEvents

City Honors MLK Parade Award Winners

by Barry Friedman and Kimberly C. Moore February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Special thanks went to former Detroit Tigers slugger Willie Horton, who served as grand marshal.

Posted inRecreation

Regional Step Show Will Kick Off Black History Month

by Stephanie Claytor January 30, 2023January 26, 2023

Lakeland’s Taken By Surprise Step Team will host teens from throughout the South at the competition

Posted inEvents

Photos and Videos: 2023 Lakeland MLK Parade

by Michael Wilson January 22, 2023January 25, 2023

More than 100 groups participated in the annual event. The theme was preserving cultural history.

Posted inEvents

2023 MLK Festivities Will Span 10 Days

by Kimberly C. Moore January 12, 2023January 21, 2023

Highlights include the annual parade, a jazz festival, free admission to the Florida Children’s Museum and a day of service

Posted inHistory

Spanish-American War Monument Unveiled at Veterans Park

by Kimberly C. Moore November 12, 2022November 18, 2022

Local students helped design the tribute to soldiers who were stationed in Lakeland in 1898.

Posted inEvents, People

Video: Funeral of C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery

by Barry Friedman August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

The funeral service for C.C. “Doc” Dockery — founder of Summit Consulting, philanthropist, political insider and bench buddy — was live-streamed from First United Methodist Church today. Check a replay below or on the church’s Livestream site.EARLIER: C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery Dies at 89 |

Posted inActivism, Events

Nikki Fried Attends Lakeland Pro-Choice Rally to Show Support for Arrested Teen

by Barry Friedman July 8, 2022September 1, 2022

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried came to Lakeland Thursday to attend a pro-choice rally and show support for a 13-year-old who was detained by police after using a megaphone at a similar rally on Monday. “How can I not be here to show her support?” Fried, a Democratic candidate for governor, told Fox 13 News […]

Posted inEvents, Family

Red, White & Kaboom Crowd Estimated at 30,000

by Barry Friedman July 4, 2022September 11, 2022

An estimated 30,000 people came to Lakeland’s Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day celebration and fireworks at Lake Mirror despite the Sunday evening rains.

Posted inDowntown, Events

Guide to Red, White & Kaboom Sunday Night

by Barry Friedman June 29, 2022September 1, 2022

Are you planning to go downtown Sunday evening for Lakeland’s annual Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day celebration and fireworks? LALtoday put together a guide to what you can expect, including a schedule, food trucks and entertainment. Source: LALtoday

Posted inA & E, Events

Rodin Exhibit Opens at the Polk Museum of Art on Saturday

by Kimberly C. Moore June 24, 2022September 11, 2022

Works from the most famous name in modern sculpture have taken their places inside the exhibit halls of the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, waiting for the public to view them starting on Saturday when the doors open at 10 a.m.

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