Historic Lakeland Inc. has honored Florida Southern College, the city of Lakeland and the restorers of nine homes with its highest annual awards, and it named Gregory Fancelli preservationist of the year.
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Reimagining South Florida Avenue: Progress Report
The team of planners, architects and economists hired by the state DOT to reimagine South Florida Avenue presented renderings Friday night illustrating some of their ideas for redevelopment in Dixieland and downtown. See a few of the images below and videos covering almost all of the nearly-two-hour presentation.
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City Approves Leases for Mass Market Events, Artists Spaces
The development replaces a Salvation Army complex and is viewed as a key component in revitalizing Massachusetts Avenue north of Parker Street. Source: The Ledger
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Reimagining South Florida Avenue
In the future, South Florida Avenue through Dixieland and much of downtown Lakeland will have fewer (but wider) traffic lanes, less truck traffic, shadier sidewalks with more room for walkers, and there may even be some on-street parking. That seemed to be the common vision of area residents, business owners and planners who came together today to reimagine the […]
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Making Way for Mass Market
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFQPsPNCXgK/ The two-story structure formerly known as the Salvation Army’s Halo Center was demolished Tuesday as part of the project to redevelop nearby buildings into the Mass Market event space and creative center just north of downtown. Source: Instagram: Mass Market LKLD
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Four Neighborhoods Getting Extra Policing
Parker Street, John Cox, Paul Diggs and North Lake Wire “hot spot” policing will be funded via the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. Source: The Ledger
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Another Weekend, More Lake Morton Vandalism
Interactive map gives dates and details of recent vandalism incidents. Source: Facebook: Michael Maguire
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Video: ‘Sputnik’ Landmark Is Spinning Again
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Krapart (@kraplady22) The rotating sphere near the corner of Main Street and Ingraham Avenue that people call Sputnik has been repaired and is spinning again. It was installed nearly 50 years ago by the owner of Jenkins Lincoln Mercury, according to a Ledger article on the […]
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A Neighborhood Is Named for Paul A. Diggs; Who Was He?
Most neighborhoods in Lakeland are named after a lake or another physical feature. Only three named after a person, and the biggest is Paul A. Diggs. So who was Paul A. Diggs and what was his influence on the northwest Lakeland neighborhood that bears his name?
