For the candidate profiles, we’ve worked to keep the answers true to exactly how the candidates submitted them with only the lightest editing for fit and format. While we asked candidates to submit ...

Over the past decade, Lakeland’s Community Redevelopment Agency has quietly and strategically bought land in the nine-block area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Memorial Boulevard, North Florida ...

The "Politics in the Park" forum at the Coleman-Bush building challenged the candidates to define their ideas and positions on a variety of issues. We asked the City Commission candidates five ...

Lakeland Linder International Airport was once a sleepy little airport for 11½ months of the year, with a smattering of small propeller planes circling overhead — except during the annual Sun ‘n Fun ...

Big changes are in the works for Tigertown — but to a part of the complex that fans rarely see. The Lakeland City Commission unanimously approved a proposal Monday to demolish three buildings and a ...

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In a few months, Lakeland police will have extra eyes on the road when they’re looking for particular vehicles connected with AMBER alerts, missing seniors, fugitive suspects or stolen cars. The “eyes ...

Publix Super Markets’ technology campus in downtown Lakeland is moving closer to reality — and it may have a dramatic impact on the local economy. The grocery giant hasn’t disclosed many details about ...

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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s career has had its share of controversies that made him a sometimes polarizing figure. One sticking point with some residents has been his adamant opposition to ...

A portion of State Road 33 that still looks like a two-lane country road is about to be reconstructed to accommodate nearly two decades of growth that includes Florida Polytechnic University, the ...

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