The Hispanic Festival of Polk County this Saturday will have a few additions to its traditional mix of music, dance, crafts and foods from Latin America and Spain. For one, it will be televised by Telemundo. In addition, there will be a new writers corner at the companion art show. And those looking for an alcohol kick can try Gasolina […]
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Lkldnow.com Has Launched
It’s official. Lkldnow.com has launched. An estimated 100 people attended a launch party last night at Catapult Lakeland, which is where I work when I’m not working from home, news scenes or Lakeland’s coffee shops. Here is an approximation of my remarks (I spoke from notes rather than a written speech) followed by the slideshow […]
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Lakeland Crowned the Miss Florida Host
Local tourism folks made a big deal out of today’s announcement that the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant is coming to Lakeland, but it turns out we could have learned the news on Facebook last week. Polk County and Lakeland Center officials posed for a photo posted on the Miss Florida Facebook page last Thursday with a caption […]