Supporters including Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will gather in front of Temple Emanuel at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening.
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Lakeland Christmas Parade Gets a New Route Around Lake Morton for 2023
The parade will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7. It had to be rerouted due to road closures at Orange Street and Lake Avenue.
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Lakeland NAACP Offering Black History Course
The six-part series is part of a statewide effort by churches and organizations as Florida changes public school curricula
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Popular History Lecture Series Returns This Month at Florida Southern College
The series begins with an expert on Florida author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and ends with renowned American historian Douglas Brinkley.
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Stormy Weather Forces Cancellation of ‘College Night’-Themed First Friday
First Friday will not take place downtown tonight.
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2023 ‘Red, White & Kaboom’ in Photos and a Video
Lakeland’s annual Independence Day Eve celebration drew hundreds of people to Lake Mirror.
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Your Guide to Monday’s ‘Red White & Kaboom’
Lakeland’s annual Independence Day Eve event starts at 6 p.m. with fireworks scheduled for 9 p.m.
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Gallery: Pride in the Park
Lakeland’s largest annual LGBTQ event drew a large crowd to Munn Park to celebrate; a few protesters showed up, too
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Juneteenth Outdoor Activities Postponed
Heavy rains forced Juneteenth organizers to postpone June 17 outdoor festivities until next weekend. Doris Moore Bailey invited the community to attend the Corvette Car Show next weekend, June 24, beginning at 1 p.m. The Saturday, June 17, evenings program is still on at the Coleman-Bush Building, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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Juneteenth Remains a Day of Work for Lakeland Employees
At least four Polk municipalities have declared Juneteenth an official holiday. Lakeland isn’t one of them.