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 an entity like LkldNow. It could use one, because this one, with its focus on quality-of-life issues, both covers, creates and protects a community.

Community is something we all need. A thing that I already enjoy here is that people in Lakeland care, for example, about whether Easton Drive has bricks or asphalt.

And then there are the auspicious swans. I might never miss the mountains. Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me. I can’t wait to meet the rest of you. 

(Read more about Robert’s journalism background and his first impressions of Lakeland here.)

Local Roofer Donates Services to New Beulah Missionary Baptist Church

The new and badly needed roof comes in time for the church’s 58th anniversary.

Free Tax Prep Helps Polk County Residents Claim Often-Missed Benefits

United Way of Central Florida and AARP are offering free tax prep at sites around the county.

Brick Be Gone: City Will Pave on Easton Drive

Asphalt work to stop washout issues on Easton Drive is set to begin Feb. 24 and end March 11.

George Jenkins BBQ Team Releases New Line of Dry Rubs

George Jenkins barbecue team are competitors — and now, entrepreneurs

Introducing Robert Meyerowitz, LkldNow’s New Editor

Meyerowitz, an experienced editor, says he was attracted to LkldNow by our hyperlocal focus and our nonprofit business model.

CURATED LAKELAND NEWS

Hillsborough motorcycle crash severely injures Leo Schofield and his adult daughter | The Ledger

Big Brothers Big Sisters looking for Polk County adults to work with students | News Channel 8

Seth Rogen’s newest film is a documentary about a longtime Lakeland woman’s journey with Alzheimer’s | The Ledger

Dreamland Carnival | Thursday-Sunday | Lakeland Square Mall
Experience thrill rides through Sunday. Times: Thursday, 5-10 p.m.; Friday, 5-11 p.m.; Saturday, noon-11 p.m.; Sunday; noon-10 p.m. Admission is free on Thursday and $5 the rest of the week. Ride tickets: $1.50 each; unlimited-ride wristband, $37.

Movie on the Lawn: Sing! | Friday | 6-9 p.m. | Bonnet Springs Park
The animated musical will be shown on the great lawn at 7 p.m. after crafts and animal interactions from 6 to 7. Free.

VISTEBall | Saturday | 6-9:30 p.m. | Sun ’n Fun Campus
The golf-themed fund-raiser features games, food, drinks, prizes, online auction and wheelbarrow of cheer — and benefits local seniors in need. Tickets for the 21+ event are $75.

Check our full calendar
This classic fountain near a brick building might look like an autumn oasis in a metropolitan setting; it’s actually an oasis on the Florida Southern College campus between Joseph-Reynolds Hall and Allan Spivey Hall shot during the recent winter break. | 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.