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Category: Events
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Monuments & Memories: 8th ‘Flight To Honor’ Brings Local Veterans to D.C.
86 Polk County military veterans took a one-day trip to Washington to visit the war memorials.
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‘Flight to Honor’ Offers Chance for a Different Homecoming for Vietnam-Era Veterans
The public is invited to greet 87 veterans on Tuesday evening when they return from a day-long chartered flight to Washington, D.C.
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2nd Annual Lakeland Book Crawl Starts Today
A different independent bookstore will be featured each day through Saturday, with deals and giveaways to celebrate small business and literacy.
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First Magic, Now Tropics: Teams Cite ‘Exorbitant’ Rent Hikes for Leaving
After seven seasons, the Florida Tropics soccer club announced Friday that it can no longer afford to play at the RP Funding Center.
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Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Features the Blue Angels and Parking Improvements
New Sun ‘n Fun Director Gene Conrad has introduced changes aimed at a better experience for visitors, pilots and vendors.
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Black History Month Finale Highlights Struggles of the ’60s
Speakers include Beverly Boatwright and David Towns, who were involved in local civil rights issues as youths.
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City Honors MLK Parade Award Winners
Special thanks went to former Detroit Tigers slugger Willie Horton, who served as grand marshal.
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Regional Step Show Will Kick Off Black History Month
Lakeland’s Taken By Surprise Step Team will host teens from throughout the South at the competition
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Photos and Videos: 2023 Lakeland MLK Parade
More than 100 groups participated in the annual event. The theme was preserving cultural history.