Twenty-nine baby swans have been released into Lake Morton following a successful breeding season, Fox 13 News reports. The challenge for the cygnets is to avoid predators. Assuming many do, the city of Lakeland may hold another swan sale to avoid overpopulation, as it did last fall.
Category: Neighborhoods
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City Faces Two Lawsuits Over Denying Cell Towers
The city of Lakeland faces two federal lawsuits over decisions denying cell towers requested for southwest Lakeland, The Ledger reports. North American Towers LLC claims city commissioners improperly denied its request for a monopole on undeveloped land between Ariana Street and Lake Hunter based on citizen testimony that “lacks sufficient factual content.” In a separate […]
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City Approves Workforce Community, FSC Nursing Move, AFI Facility
A community of 199 workforce houses near Lake Parker, Florida Southern College’s plans to move its graduate nursing program to the former St. Joseph Academy and a new home for Alliance for Independence programs all got the go-ahead to proceed from the Lakeland City Commission today.
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Crescent Heights Residents Embrace Bonnet Springs Park
Despite heavy equipment coming through and road detours planned, residents living next to Bonnet Springs Park continue to be encouraged by the progress of the massive, privately funded public park, expected to open in 2022.
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Transformation Marks City Beautification Winners
A homey bungalow in the South Lake Morton neighborhood and an angular office building on Bartow Highway have two things in common: Both have undergone major transformations, and both won the city of Lakeland’s beautification award for June. Scroll on for before-and-after photos of both.
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Dixieland, Downtown Businesses Sign Up for Murals
At least 17 businesses in Dixieland and downtown have signed up for a city program to brighten up the Florida Avenue corridor with large murals, The Ledger reports. Officials with the Community Redevelopment Agency are hoping the Art Infusion program attracts more businesses, but one board member said some owners are concerned about being responsible […]
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Century-Old House Moving to Another Lot a Block Away
The roof structure and Craftsman porch have been removed from the century-old house at 721 E. Orange St. in preparation to move it to an empty lot one block away next month.
Posted inTransportation
Video: Public Hearing on Amazon’s Proposed Expansion at Airport
Roughly 200 people came to the RP Funding Center tonight to learn about and comment on Amazon’s plans to expand its air cargo facility at Lakeland Linder International Airport. The event included a chance for attendees to ask questions of airport officials, a slide presentation summarizing the proposal and its environmental impacts, remarks by Airport […]
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Public Can Comment on Amazon Expansion Plans at Thursday Meeting
A public hearing Thursday evening on Amazon’s plans to nearly double the size of its massive air cargo facility at Lakeland Linder International Airport is expected to attract a large crowd. Those who can’t attend will be able to watch a live stream on the LkldNow Facebook page starting at 7 p.m.
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Ups and Downs of Once-Stately Home Sparks Discussion of ‘Demolition by Neglect’
The stately house at 1022 Success Avenue that has fallen into disrepair has been purchased by a company headed by local Realtor Holly Cuthbertson that plans to rehab it in order to sell it to somebody willing to do a full restoration, The Ledger reports. The decline of this century-plus-old house and other historic homes […]