Category: News

Last week’s marathon City Commission meeting spawned a lot of news with several issues that may be decided at this coming Monday’s meeting, the last one of 2025 and the last of Mayor Bill Mutz and Commissioner Reed’s terms. We covered the contention around the sale of three CRA-owned properties last week. This week, Cindy […]

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It’s been two weeks since the last newsletter so I’m trying a different layout for this edition to make it easier to get caught up on the local news you need. First up, for the 17% of you who responded to the poll to say you […]

We’re giving thanks for you  Trinity Laurino Executive Director, LkldNow With Thanksgiving around the corner, this is our final newsletter of November. Hard to believe we’re already here. Before we sign off for the holiday, we want to say thank you — to everyone who reads LkldNow, shares our stories, sends tips, asks questions, and […]

Because of you, local news keeps going  Trinity Laurino Executive Director, LkldNow Thank you to everyone who took time to tell me how helpful our voter guide was and how much you appreciated our election night coverage. Hearing that means so much to our team and makes these long days feel lighter. Thank you, also […]

A day in the life of your local newsroom Trinity Laurino Executive Director For the second day in a row, we started before sunrise at Lake Morton for Lakeland’s annual swan roundup. By 7:30 a.m., reporter Anna Toms was interviewing the veterinarian and volunteers. By midmorning, we were on the road to Tampa to talk […]

Let’s talk city elections- Nov 4 Trinity Laurino Executive Director As a regular LkldNow reader, you probably know city elections are Nov. 4 — and how much local elections matter. We have two resources to help you get to know the candidates and make informed decisions. First: Next Tuesday, Oct. 21, is the Lakeland Chamber […]

Have you used Citrus Connection’s Lakeland Squeeze service? LAKELAND NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES Lakeland High School student’s artwork to appear on 400,000 Polk tax bills this fall | Tampa Bay 28 Lakeland’s nuisance abatement board shuts down Norman Drive home known for ‘illegal activity’ | Fox 13 Publix to allow open carry in stores under […]

Special Edition: LkldNow’s Voter Guide to the 2025 city elections Trinity Laurino Executive Director On Nov 4, 2025, Lakelanders will choose a new Mayor and two city commissioners. Today Monday, Oct 6, is the last day to register to be able to vote in city elections. LkldNow’s 2025 Voter Guide is your tool to make candidate […]

One week away from 10 years! Trinity Laurino Executive Director We’re just days from celebrating LkldNow’s 10th anniversary with our next Candid Conversations: Understanding Today, Shaping Tomorrow. Past Candid Conversations have given us unforgettable moments and this one promises to be just as memorable — and uniquely local. This year we’re spotlighting hometown visionaries whose […]

Ways to lend a hand (and support local news) Trinity Laurino Executive Director We know there are a lot of organizations helping to fill various needs in our community. So this week, we’re sharing a couple of ways you can help out (plus a shameless plug for our fundraising event which will help ensure we […]