A long motorcade traveling South Florida Avenue on Thursday afternoon made a stop so that Vice President Mike Pence could get out at Reececliff Family Diner and enjoy some of its famous pie. Later, at a campaign rally in Kissimmee, he praised the work of LPD Officer Paul Dunn, who died a week earlier in […]
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Some Miss Lakeland Winners Are Local This Year
For the first time since the Miss Lakeland was revived three pageants ago, most of the winners have Lakeland backgrounds. Out of five 2020 winners — Misses Lakeland, Swan City, Polk County, Lakeland Teen and Polk County Teen — two claim Lakeland as home and a third lived here until recently and hopes to move […]
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2019 Christmas Parade Award Winners
The Medulla Elementary School float, featuring elves and carrying the theme of thanking business partners, won the Judge’s Choice Award at Thursday night’s Lakeland Christmas Parade. Sponsored by the Junior League of Greater Lakeland, the parade theme was “The Joy of Giving.” Here is a list of award winners:
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Video: 2019 Lakeland Christmas Parade
2019 Christmas Parade 2019.12.05 from City of Lakeland on Vimeo. A SHORTER VIDEO: Parade highlights Source: Vimeo: City of Lakeland
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2019 Christmas Parade: The Basics
What: 39th Lakeland Christmas Parade When: 7 p.m. Thursday, beginning with fireworks over Lake Mirror Where: RP Funding Center and back via Lake Mirror (see the map above)
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City Says It’s Serious This Time: No Chairs Until Parade Day
For several years, the city of Lakeland has asked people not to put up chairs until the day of the annual Christmas Parade, but the presence of early chairs has grown. This year, officials say they’ll remove chairs that show up along the parade route before Dec. 5, the day of the parade | News […]
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Photos, Videos: 2019 Lakeland Veterans Day
Parade photo gallery from City of Lakeland Ceremony photo gallery from Lakeland Police Department Video of last few minutes of the parade from LkldNow Ledger article: Purple Heart Memorial rededicated ABC Action News: A silent tribute Source: Facebook: City of Lakeland
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Munn Park Event Attracts Art Lovers
Autumn Farnsworth, 10, helped another budding artist get started on the paint-it-yourself canvas prominently displayed at Munn Park Saturday morning and exclaimed to the other child, “You’re making art!”
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At the Library: Improv, ISO Listening, Author Talk
Coming soon to the Lakeland Public Library: improv class for adults, a music listening club in partnership with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, and a talk by author Therese Anne Fowler, known for her novels about Zelda Fitzgerald and the Vanderbilts. And available now: free little library bookmarks.