Lakeland First Friday Went To The Dogs With Dog Days Downtown by James Coulter Downtown Lakeland went to the dogs, quite literally, during the Dog Days Downtown themed event for last week's Lakeland First Friday. The event allowed local residents and visitors an opportunity to roam around Munn Park and…
"Relief Not Reopen" Demand Local Activists In Polk County by James Coulter With COVID-19 infections and deaths in Florida reaching record highs, many Polk County residents are saying "enough is enough" and demanding that the county and state halt measures to re-open the economy. Several local activists planned a demonstration…
Cancer Survivors Honored At Lakeland Relay For Life by James Coulter Like most other women, Charise Pacheco checks herself through regular breast self-exams. However, even when checking herself routinely, it was not until her annual mammogram that her breast cancer was detected and diagnosed in 2012. "The biggest thing I…
Lakeland, Florida - Hacktivist group "Anonymous" has announced a day of action on Friday, August 18, calling on its followers to tear down Confederate statues across America in response to the violence in Charlottesville last weekend. One of those monuments is the Statue of The Dead Confederates in Lakeland, Florida.…
The Longest Table Brings Lakeland Community Together by James Coulter As the mother of a home-schooled child, Lakeland resident J. Sanchez often finds herself at home with her son, Aiden, 11, with very little to do. For this reason, she often seeks out local events for them to attend so…