WAREHOUSE: Rezoning to place a warehouse on current agriculture land west of Lakeland Linder Airport passed a Polk County Commission hurdle, but still needs approval from the state and a final signoff from the county. The 56 acres line Hamilton Road across from a Lakeland Electric solar farm.

VIRAL: There’s a darker tale behind last week’s viral video of a man standing through his Cadillac’s sunroof arms spread-eagled while driving on I-4 in Lakeland. As FHP troopers stopped him, the 70-year-old man was served by Polk deputies with a warrant charging him with domestic abuse | WFLA coverage

MAYFAIRE: Reporter Kathy Leigh Berkowitz chats with artists and people enjoying this year’s Mayfaire on-the-Lake outdoor art extravaganza, which continues today through 4 p.m. | Learn more

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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.

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