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CURATED LAKELAND NEWS Enjoy art and song | Thursday | 6 p.m. | The AGB Museum“An Evening of Song” at the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art features music inspired by the museum’s current exhibits. Performers are mezzo soprano Jenny Heidtman, a Florida Southern College adunct faculty member, with pianist Cheryl Tschanz, and the FSC […]

Spotlighting Lakeland Lore Robert Meyerowitz Editor A dictionary tells us that “lore” is “a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group.” That’s a fairly abstract definition that LkldNow intends to put to particular use: the lore of Lakeland. We’ve already taken a stab at it this week – […]

Listening, engaging with readers Trinity Laurino Executive Director Yesterday marked two moments that highlight what LkldNow is all about for me. First, our founder and editor-at-large, Barry Friedman, celebrated his 72nd birthday. As we approach LkldNow’s 10th anniversary in September, it’s the perfect time to recognize his vision and dedication to local journalism. Without Barry, […]

Tales of two swans Robert Meyerowitz Editor There’s a story about Lakeland that can be told through the travails of two black swans.  We’ve written about them four times in the last two weeks, starting when the swans and their eggs were stolen from a Lakeland senior community, when the swans were found (safe we […]

Reflecting on a fallen soldier’s delayed journey back to Lakeland Robert Meyerowitz Executive Director There was something poignant in our article this week about Bobby Colter, the soldier from Lakeland who went off to war and quickly met a miserable end. Perhaps you’ll agree. It was the contrast. Robert Colter Jr. and his brother Charles […]

Grateful for readers’ responses Robert Meyerowitz Editor Late last week, we published a detailed and timely account of events that culminated in the resignations of four Lakeland Police officers. The attention it garnered as it circulated was gratifying for us. It showed that our efforts were meeting community needs. Meeting community needs is the approach […]

Introducing LkldNow’s new editor Robert Meyerowitz Editor I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Robert. I’m LkldNow’s new editor.  I’ve just moved to Lakeland from Park City, Utah. Park City is another great place. It has majestic mountains. Yet while it has news media (I edited the newspaper there), it doesn’t have […]

CURATED LAKELAND NEWS Pigfest | Friday 5-10, Saturday 10-5 | Sun ’n Fun Expo CampusEnjoy food and music at Lakeland’s biggest barbecue contest. Proceeds benefit local charities. Admission: $5; kids 12 and under, free. Buy pig bucks once you’re there. Theater: Light in the Piazza~| Friday-Sunday | Lakeland Community Theatre
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Thank you for supporting LkldNow in 2024 Trinity Laurino Executive Director Thanks to you, our readers, we raised nearly $70,000 during 2024 to support local, independent journalism. Reader support covered 31% of our operating costs in 2024, with the rest funded by local sponsors and grants. We deeply appreciate the support of our local business  […]

News organizations joining forces Barry Friedman Founder and Editor-at-large LkldNow has joined a collaboration with a dozen or so news organizations in Central Florida to share reporting resources on specific regional issues. When I conceived of LkldNow a decade ago, I didn’t anticipate we’d be asked to join this kind of regional journalism collaborative, but am honored and excited […]