Category: News

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
The romantic musical is performed for […]

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 […]

A holiday plea from our founder Barry Friedman Founder and Editor I’ll make this quick. LkldNow’s winter fund-raising effort ends in 12 days. If you value our community-centered news about Lakeland, please donate now. Your gift will double in impact through matching dollars from NewsMatch and generous local supporters. We still have over $15,000 in […]

Gilbert King is coming to town Trinity Laurino Executive Director When I joined LkldNow nearly six years ago, I had ambitious dreams about how we could reimagine and revitalize local news. Yet I never imagined that this job would lead me to share a stage with the likes of Steve-O at last year’s inaugural Candid […]

Enjoy powerful storytelling while supporting local news Will Link Board Chair On Saturday, Dec. 21, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King (“Devil in the Grove”) and the producer/host of the hit “Bone Valley” podcast will take the stage at the historic Polk Theatre for an evening of powerful storytelling. The Details:* Date: Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024* […]

Your support preserves local news Trinity Laurino Executive Director With Thanksgiving next week, we want to say how thankful we are to you for being a LkldNow reader. We are especially thankful to the 100 readers who have donated to support this work this month.  The challenge is: We need to raise at least $50,000 […]

Help keep the local news coming Trinity Laurino Executive Director I’ll keep this brief: Before we get to the local news of the week, can you help us out?  We can afford to do this work only if enough of you help support it. More than one-third of our funding comes directly from you, our […]