Black & Brew Coffee House & Bistro opened its fourth location at Lakeland Regional Health on Jan. 2. Cafe hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in the ...

Lakeland will soon use real-time sensor data and artificial intelligence — instead of surveys every couple of years — to keep tabs on road conditions, potholes and cracks across the city. The goal is ...

Planning to celebrate the new year with fireworks at home? Polk County and Lakeland fire officials say not this time. Because of unusually dry weather, a countywide burn ban remains in effect — and ...

Lakeland commissioners voted Monday to pull the plug on a downtown redevelopment deal with Tampa-based Onicx Group. Under the 2022 agreement, Onicx was going to buy the 150-space public parking lot ...

Every holiday season, a single tree floats on Lake Morton. Its white lights shimmer on the water, creating a scene locals have loved for nearly 100 years. It looks peaceful now. But the first lighting ...

After a month of rancor, Lakeland commissioners unanimously approved three deals Monday, allowing longtime tenants to buy the Mass Market-area buildings they occupy. Commissioner Stephanie Madden ...

Three of Lakeland’s colleges announced major investments and partnerships aimed at scaling up existing programs. 420 students or 11% of the student body are enrolled in the program, which gives them ...

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After driving home from work in Bartow, Kimberly steps into her room at an extended-stay hotel in Brandon. On a nightstand sits a tabletop Christmas tree she hopes captures some of the holiday spirit ...

It took a little longer than expected for Santa and his three reindeer to make their appearance on top of the Lakeland Electric building this year. And Lakelanders had questions. In a Dec. 8 post in ...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County opened the Brian Lamar Brady Workforce Readiness Center on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 4:30 p.m. The $3 million project, located in Mulberry and funded by the state ...