A month after neighbors held off an attempt to place a cell tower just north of Lakeland Christian School, there’s a new fight brewing against a plan to locate a cell tower just south of the school.
Author Archives: Rick Rousos
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods
Dispute Centers on Man’s Plan to Build Home on Lake Hollingsworth
A convoluted and contentious mess continues to percolate over property on Lake Hollingsworth in one of the city’s most scenic and priciest neighborhoods. A Lakeland man is wrangling with the city over whether he should be allowed to build a house on a vacant lot between Lake Hollingsworth Drive and the lake.
Posted inDining
New Joinery Restaurant Offers Updated Mediterranean Dishes
There’s an old cliché that food that’s good for you doesn’t taste good. But it doesn’t have to be that way, say Sarah and Jon Bucklew, owners of Plenty, the newest restaurant at The Joinery, the artisan food court at 640 E. Main St. that overlooks Lake Mirror.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods
Cell Tower: Officials Frustrated They Can’t Consider Health Issues
There’s something about a cell tower proposed for a vacant lot near Lake Hunter that’s frustrating city commissioners: Even though many residents have expressed health concerns about the tower, a federal rule bars commissioners from considering those concerns when they decide whether to approve the tower.
Posted inBusiness, City Hall
Chamber Plans New Business Complex Near RP Funding Center
In what is viewed as a considerable boost to western downtown, the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce plans to build a business resource center near the RP Funding Center that would serve as its new headquarters and house up to a dozen other business-serving organizations.
Posted inBusiness, Dining
New Restaurant Offers Tastes of Indian Home Cooking
Kamini Kumar isn’t the type to pat her own back, except for just this one thing: her made-from-scratch Indian cooking at her new restaurant. “I love to please people by cooking,” she said. “And they just love it. This is the same food I cook for my family. It’s just a bigger kitchen.”
Posted inHealth, People
Departing LRH Chief Reviews Her Tenure, Coronavirus Response
The president and CEO of Lakeland Regional Health said medical personnel have done a dedicated, unbiased job of providing for the coronavirus needs of under-served communities. But she wonders if more could have and can be done.
Posted inCity Hall, Recreation
$600,000 Donation Aids Upgrade of Youth Sports Park
People enjoy the city’s Cypress Youth Sports Complex. But there are 600,000 reasons why they’ll be able to enjoy it even more. That’s how many dollars Mike and Kathy McGee are donating to the city to help cover the cost of additional fields and upgrades to the facility.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods
Tools to Fight Illegal Dumping May Include Cash Rewards
The days of too much talk and not enough action may be over when it comes to illegal trash dumping in the city. People may soon be able to earn cash rewards for ratting out dumpers, similar to Crime Stoppers.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods
Continued Illegal Dumping Infuriates Commissioner
It takes plenty for Commissioner Phillip Walker to get riled up. But one thing has really gotten to him: the loads of trash Walker sees dumped around the city. During a teleconference meeting on Friday, Walker mounted a passionate argument that it’s got to stop.