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Category: Neighborhoods
Posted inTransportation
Traffic Changes Aim to Increase Lakeland Highlands School Safety
City crews plan to paint a diagonal crosswalk at Cleveland Heights Boulevard/Scott Lake Road and Lake Miriam Drive on Tuesday as part of a series of changes aimed at improving safety for students walking to Lakeland Highlands Middle School, city officials announced this morning.
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Redemption Church Plans Move to St. David’s Site
Members of Redemption Church, which has held services at RP Funding Center since the church was founded in 2016, have voted to purchase the 1.5-acre property at 145 E. Edgewood Drive that has been home to St. David’s Episcopal Church for 65 years.
Posted inDowntown
Indoor Ferns Inspired New Mural Near Downtown
Ferns growing inside a building that’s being renovated inspired a colorful new mural that was finished this week. Artist Kimberly Campbell returned briefly from her new home in the Pacific Northwest to create the mural at 314 N. Iowa Ave., just north of the Lakeland Police Department headquarters.
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Does Lakeland Live Up to Dog-Friendly Tag? Davi Thinks So
Davi, the canine columnist for Jacksonville’s Folio Magazine, took a dachshund’s-eye-view tour of Lakeland’s pooch-welcoming environments and found that National Geographic’s designation of our town as Best Dog-Friendly Small City “is a doggone good one.” Source: Folio Magazine
Posted inNeighborhoods
St. David’s Episcopal Exploration Move Options
With membership declining, the 65-year-old congregation is having difficulty maintaining its 1.5 acres and 23,000 square feet of buildings on Edgewood Drive a block from Florida Avenue. The Rev. Robert Moses said a task force is exploring options, including: Moving to a smaller location Selling and renting from the buyer Sharing the space with another […]
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lake Morton Neighborhood Dodges Higher Buildings
Homeowners in the Lake Morton historic districts have succeeded — so far — in fighting proposals to allow taller apartments and condos near their one- and two-story homes.
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Once Drained, Scott Lake Has Filled Back Up
After a sinkhole drained Scott Lake 12 years ago (depressing property values), water levels in the lake are now above normal, thanks to a combination of sediment clogging the sinkhole and heavier-than-normal rainfall. Source: The Ledger
Posted inArts & Culture
Coming This Fall: 60 Tapestries on Lakeland Buildings
“Tapestries – Lakeland, an Un-Mural Art Exhibition” will spread around 60 large artworks on buildings in downtown, Dixieland and Midtown for a year starting in November.
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Low Concrete Barrier Envisioned for Florida Avenue Downsizing Test
To test the effects of downsizing Florida Avenue in Dixieland, planners anticipate separating cars from pedestrians with a low, four-foot-wide concrete barrier and decorative planters. After seeing artists’ concepts for the planned “road diet” today, Lakeland Downtown Development Authority board member Eric “Bro” Belvin said he views the test as a needed boost for Dixieland […]