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The Central Florida Development Council has created the Disaster Preparation & Business Continuity Planning Guide. The guide contains information relating to business preparation before a disaster and the CFDC's recovery plan, after the disaster has struck.  The Guide offers:  Checklist - Before,...

This Friday - September 5th marks your monthly First Friday event in Downtown Lakeland. September's theme is "Back to School." Designed as a tribute to educators, there will be special discounts from local stores & restaurants for school employees with their employee ID card. Just a few of the pr...

If you are interested in viewing virtual tours of many of Lakeland's scenic destinations & points of interest, visit LakelandPoints.com. This website features virtual tours of sites in and around the greater Lakeland area & other "hot spots" in Central Florida. You can take virtual tours of The P...

Another signature Lakeland event is on the horizon, and it's a BIG one! May 10th & 11th, on the shores of Lake Morton, between 10 am - 5 pm will mark 2008's version of Mayfaire. No tickets are necessary & there will be a hospitality tent at Sorosis Building with desserts, fruit, & beverages.   Co...

This Friday, May 2nd, is yet another signature local event. First Friday is a celebration of historic Downtown Lakeland that occurs . . . .you guessed it, the first Friday of every month.  Local artists & musicians are featured along the local streets & storefronts. All shops & restaurants stay o...

It looks like a new signature Lakeland event has been born. Friday the 25th of April will mark the inaugural Lakeland Derby! What is the The Lakeland Derby? Well, simply put it's a race. You may think that a "derby" held a week prior to the prestigious Kentucky Derby must involve horses. You woul...

Today, about a stone's throw away from my office window, an anti-CSX demostration was held in Downtown Lakeland at Munn Park. The hotly-contested topic of increased rail traffic through downtown Lakeland is finally gaining increased momentum. The proposed 61-mile CSX commuter rail service east of...

Tyler Homes and Gate Arty & the Group are pleased to announce that their Parade of Homes entry, the Reno, won its category! The winners were chosen by a panel of professionals in the construction industry. The Reno is available for viewing in North Lakeland (off of Duff Road) in the Saratoga subd...

The Spring Parade of Homes, hosted by the Polk County Builder's Association, begins Saturday April 19th and runs thru April 27th. Entries of the Parade of Homes offer up a diverse price range, starting as low as $113,990 to as high as $2,000,000! Need a home with a 2-lane bowling alley & basketba...

Those of you that like to do your research on-line know that you can look up real estate tax information at the Polk County Property Appraiser website. Were you also aware that you could estimate taxes? For example, if you were considering purchasing a home for a value in excess of its current "t...