Avelo Cancels Another Air Route from Lakeland

Not enough passengers were using the Avelo air service from Lakeland to North Carolina.

Ready or Not? ‘Camp Early Bird’ Is Free for Incoming Polk Kindergarteners

Registration is now open for half-day program at select elementary schools, Mondays through Thursdays in June.

Bonnet Springs Named Best Park in National Poll

USA Today readers lauded Lakeland’s 2-year-old green gem.

Nonprofits Offer ‘Safety Net of Last Resort’ to Families Displaced by Milton

Essential repairs will be performed at no charge for some storm-battered homeowners.

Judge Selected for Mayfaire Arts Festival

Mayfaire judge Charles Edward Williams is a distinguished painter from South Carolina

Gospel Village Invites Lakeland to ‘Walk A Mile in Their Shoes’ 

The inaugural fundraising walk to help chronically homeless individuals will be at Lake Parker tomorrow at 9 a.m.

CURATED LAKELAND NEWS

Hospital study praises Lakeland Regional for spending far more on community needs than it received in tax breaks | WUSF

Lakeland will enforce Polk County’s burn ban | ABC Action News

WFLA anchor Jennifer Leigh, a lifelong Lakeland resident, wins Florida broadcast legacy award | YouTube: WFLA

Sewage leak near Carillon Lakes was much larger than thought, costing the city $2.65 million more | The Ledger

Hunt for Easter eggs | Various times and locations Thursday – Saturday.
Check the list of Easter egg hunts and family events at Lakelandmom.com for holiday happenings near you.

Meet author Craig Pittman | Thursday | 6:30 p.m. | Kathleen Heritage Park, 8950 N. Campbell Road
Pittman, a humorist, environmental columnist, author and podcaster, will discuss his book, “The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, & Other Wildlife.”. Free.

Climb a rope into a tree | Saturday | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Bonnet Springs Park
Trained staff will help you rig up and climb lines into a sprawling tree near the park’s Nature Center. First-come, first-served. Also: nearby free-climb trees, family-friendly lawn games and a mobile rock-climbing wall. Free.

Check our full calendar
wildlife mural
Final preparations were being made today at the east entrance of the RP Funding Center in advance of Friday’s ceremony to debut a new mural. The painted mural, “Echoes of Resistance,” by Miami artist Samara Ash, celebrates Florida wildlife and ecosystems. It was sponsored by the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation with participation of the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Authority. The formal debut of the mural at 3 p.m. Friday will include an opportunity to meet the artist, a panel discussion sponsored by the Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance and a screening of a short film, “The Wild Divide,” which follows three friends traveling Florida’s wildlife corridor. The event is free and open to the public. | Barry Friedman, LkldNow | Barry Friedman, LkldNow

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Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.