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Category: People

Posted inBusiness, People

Nicki Minaj’ Cosmo Cover Brings Attention to Lakeland Designer

by Barry Friedman June 16, 2015August 9, 2022

Many people in Lakeland already know about Altrichia Cook and her swimsuit company, Allusions by A. LeKay. But thanks to Nicki Minaj and a Cosmo cover, the world is learning about the 28-year-old Lakelander.

Posted inA & E, People

From Rodeo to Opera: ‘That’s Lakeland’

by Barry Friedman February 23, 2015August 9, 2022

Amy Wiggins has moved from promoting the Chamber of Commerce` to leading the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, but she’s still hawking Lakeland as a place of entertainment options ranging from rodeo to opera. In today’s Monday Profile in The Ledger, she spoke of a recent weekend that included both events: “There is so much going on here, there […]

Posted inPeople

The People of Pigfest

by Barry Friedman January 31, 2015August 9, 2022

Thousands are attending PigFest at Tigertown this weekend, and hundreds of them are posting photos on social media. Here is a selection of people enjoying PigFest. 

Posted inPeople

Amy Wiggins’ Symphony Move Strikes a Happy Note

by Barry Friedman January 28, 2015October 31, 2022

Facebook Friends are congratulating Amy Wiggins on her move from vice president of communications at the Lakeland Chamber to executive director of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra.  Notes Brian Hall in the comments on The Ledger’s article about the transition: Wow, good choice. Filling Katie Daughtrey‘s shoes is a challenge for anybody, but I suspect Amy Wiggins […]

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