After eight years as Lakeland’s mayor, Bill Mutz is packing up his office — and stepping into unfamiliar territory.

A new Workforce Readiness Center in Mulberry expands teen career training as Florida invests in career and technical ...

Lakeland commissioners voted Monday to pull the plug on a deal with Tampa-based Onicx Group that would have put apartments, shopping and a three-story garage on the Oak Street parking lot.

Kate Wallace was sworn in to the Polk County School Board on Nov. 19 after a DeSantis appointment. Wallace will represent District 3 through 2026.

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 ...

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 ...

Opening Dec. 13, the exhibit gives viewers an unprecedented glimpse into the life of the Medici family through portraits and artifacts.

A Lakeland micro-farm, My Tiny Greens started as a pandemic survival experiment. Founder and self-described “prepper” Patsy Rogers asked herself a simple question, “If all we had were rice and beans, ...

Around 40 people attended a public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to review plans for phase one of Daughtery Road Park, 12 acres on the northeast corner of a 28-acre property between West Daughtery Road ...

In 2017, Ann Kerr, former Florida Southern College President, moved from the President’s Residence on the FSC campus because it was in need of repairs. Now, a local preservationist is planning to ...

Developers planning to build on the former Wedgewood Golf Course want the City Commission to approve a revised plan that swaps many of the apartments for townhomes and reworks the streets to ease ...

A new dessert shop is preparing to open its door in downtown Lakeland, just in time for the winter season. Located at 216 E Pine St, Vampire Penguin offers sweet treats and gothic bookstore vibes. Set ...