Category: News

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 […]

10 Years of LkldNow and a candid conversation on Lakeland’s future Trinity Laurino Executive Director LkldNow is turning 10 this September — and we’re celebrating with a new Candid Conversation. Past conversations have taken us from the surprising philosophical side of comedian Steve-O (in dialogue with his sister, our own Cindy Glover) to Pulitzer Prize-winning […]

The return of the music calendar! Trinity Laurino Executive Director You answered. We listened. The Music Calendar is back.Last week’s flash poll was loud and clear: You want to see local music listings again. So we brought them back. Our calendars — both Music and All Events — rely on you. Community-powered and free to […]

TOP LAKELAND NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES Polk Burger Week | Monday-Sunday| 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Multiple LocationsA county-wide celebration of all things burger, where you can find unique burgers and special pricing at dozens of restaurants all over Polk County. Check out polkcountyburgerweek.com for participating locations. Christmas in July | Saturday | 10 […]

LkldNow Seeks New Board Members Chuck McDanal Board Chair As Board Chair of LkldNow, I want to share an important invitation. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our board of directors and help shape the future of local news in Lakeland. Serving on a nonprofit board offers meaningful ways to give back while building […]

A note on newsletters Trinity Laurino Executive Director There was a glitch a few months back with Mailchimp, the service we use to send our newsletters, including this one.  While it’s been fixed, I’ve heard from a few readers that they haven’t been receiving the Daily or Instant news alerts they previously signed up for. […]