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LAKELAND, FL (February 16, 2024) | The Lakeland Black History Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 23, 2024, due to the expected inclement weather over the originally scheduled date.

LAKELAND, FL (February 15, 2024) | The City of Lakeland is hosting the Central Florida Business Expo on April 24, 2024, at the RP Funding Center, located at 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, Florida. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and aims to connect business leaders and professionals from across the region. It serves as an opportunity for companies of all sizes to showcase their products and services, meet with potential customers, and establish connections within the community.

LAKELAND, FL (February 12, 2024) | On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 the City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will start work on a sanitary sewer repair that will cause Orange Street to close to through traffic between Lake Avenue and Ingraham Avenue.

On Sunday, February 11, 2024, at approximately 5:00 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a black Dodge pickup truck and a pedestrian near the intersection of US 98 South (Bartow Road) and North Massachusetts Avenue.

LAKELAND, FL (February 9, 2024) | The City of Lakeland owns and operates Se7en Wetlands, a constructed wetland treatment system that provides tertiary treatment, or final polishing for all of the City’s treated wastewater.  Se7en Wetlands is reclaimed mining area that was mined for over 60 years.  Mining operations stopped in 1984.  Shortly after, the City of Lakeland Purchased the property and then constructed the wetland treatment system in 1987.   

LAKELAND, FL (February 9, 2024) – The Detroit Tigers will begin the 2024 Grapefruit League schedule in less than two weeks as the club returns to Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL for the 59th consecutive season. The 2024 Spring Training season is Detroit’s 88th consecutive campaign in TigerTown, extending longest-standing relationship between a Major League Baseball team and a Spring Training host community. 

LAKELAND, FL (February 7, 2024) | The City of Lakeland was recently recognized as a Runner Friendly Community by the Road Runners Club of America.  This five-year designation will expire in 2029. The Runner Friendly designation shines a national spotlight on communities working in collaboration with public and private organizations to support running and building infrastructure to foster physical activity in a safe environment. 

  Lakeland Police Department K9s Mako and Pantera will receive bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vests will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Hobbs, Des Moines, IA - EOW 12/12/23”.  Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., establ ...

LAKELAND, FL (February 6, 2024) | The City of Lakeland will start the paving process on South Boulevard, Success Avenue, East Park Street and the portion of Carolina Avenue between Kerneywood Street and Beacon Road starting March 11, 2024. 

LAKELAND, FL (February 2, 2024) | The City of Lakeland will host the Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival at Hollis Garden on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.  The event is FREE and there will be several vendors selling Orchids, Bromeliads, Tillandsias, Aroids, Desert Roses, Plumerias, Tropical Plants, Annual & Perennial Flowers, House Plants, String of Plants, Caladiums, Amaryllis, Camellias, Ferns, Roses, Grasses, Exotic Fruit Trees, Native Plants, Succulents, Caudiciforms, Carnivorous Plants, Butterfly Attractants, Bamboo, Spices, Herbs, Rare Flowering Trees, Palms, Cycads and much more!