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Things to Do This Weekend in Lakeland & Polk County: November 13-15, 2026

Winter Haven’s SEEDLab hosts a holiday card-making workshop on Friday using Canva and cutting machines [1]. Bartow Library runs Pokémon Club and Teen Anime Club on Saturday with trading, battles, and anime discussion [5][6]. Lake Wales offers two Saturday seminars: a morning DAR meeting and an afternoon life...

Polk County, FL · 1d

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Potential expansion of data centers in Florida

Florida · 23h

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Half-Pound Burgers And Smoked Brisket Keep Hungry Drivers Coming Back To This Lakeland BBQ Dive

A half-pound beef patty topped with smoked brisket sounds like a dare. At one small roadside spot in Florida, it’s simply lunch. The kitchen opens at 7 AM, and breakfast runs all day. That means a brisket omelette is fair game at noon, and a smoked meat burger is fair game at sunrise. I like a menu that refuses to watch the clock.

Lakeland, FL · 4d

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This Little Kissimmee Shack Is Serving Some of Florida’s Most Craveable Puerto Rican Food

Some of Florida’s best food hides in places you could easily drive right past. Coqui Snacks in Kissimmee is one of them, a tiny Puerto Rican snack shack where the fryers stay busy and almost everything comes out hot, crisp, and made to order. The menu is packed with...

Kissimmee, FL · 3d

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POINCIANA NEWS — Saturday is Festival Day!

The Poinciana Festival is this Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Valencia College Poinciana campus. The free event open to the public will feature food trucks, entertainment, vendors, live performances and a DJ. This celebration of community and commerce is presented by the Osceola Chamber and the Poinciana Council.

Poinciana, FL · 2d

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7 Florida Seafood Buffets Where Snow Crab Legs Keep Coming Until You Tap Out

I have a firm rule about snow crab legs. If someone else is doing the steaming and the refilling, I’m not stopping at one plate. Florida has a surprising number of buffets that treat snow crab legs like a main event instead of a rare treat. One of them even pairs the crab with whole lobster, and it has been feeding hungry crowds for decades.

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Families Come Hungry For The Crispy Fried Catfish At This Old-School Kissimmee Restaurant

Deer heads hang on the walls of this country diner, and nobody seems to mind sharing a booth with them. The real attention goes to the plates, which carry home cooking from breakfast straight through dinner. Florida has plenty of theme park food, but this spot leans the other way....

Kissimmee, FL · 5d

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Saucy! by KFC Opens in Winter Garden on Nov. 7

At the grand opening of Winter Garden’s Saucy! by KFC at Phillips Crossings at 11 a.m. on Nov. 7, workers were feeling saucy as Orlando opened its sixth location. For the first 50, workers gave away clear goodie bags with merchandise such as a bag charm, mints, a car air freshener, stickers with Saucy! characters, and a coupon for a free snack box once the recipient makes an account with them.

Orlando, FL · 3d

Lakeland Gazette

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Backlash Erupts Over Polk County Young Republicans Event Featuring James Fishback

Polk County Young Republicans logo (left) and controversial former Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (right). (Official photos) The Polk County Young Republicans are facing sharp criticism from fellow Republican groups and online commentators after announcing an upcoming event featuring James Fishback, who finished third in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial primary and drew controversy during his campaign over false accusations against rivals and inflammatory public statements.

Polk County, FL · 3d

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No. 22 Wrestling Travel to Lakeland to Face No. 3 Southeastern

Coming off a 50-6 win over No. 24 Andrew College, the program's first dual win over a top-25 opponent, the No. 22 Keiser wrestling team hits the road Friday night to face No. 3 Southeastern University in a Southern States Athletic Conference dual at The Fire Pit in Lakeland, Fla. First match is set for 7:00 p.m., as the Seahawks look to move to 2-0 in SSAC play.

Lakeland, FL · 1d

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Polk County to close convenient dump site after illegal trash piles grow

A Polk County convenience center in Haines City is shutting down after the pilot program failed to stop illegal dumping. Officials say the Bannon Island Road site averaged only 20 vehicles a day while illegal dumping in the area spiked. Residents have until December 31 to use the dump before...

Polk County, FL · 3d

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Couple Waits Through Long Lines At Salt Shack In Clermont On Earlier Visits, Then Finally Eats There And Finds The Key Lime Pie Outshines The Sides

A restaurant with a line out the door is either a great sign or a great...

Clermont, FL · 2d

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These 10 Florida Suburbs Are Getting So Expensive That Middle-Class Families Are Being Priced Out

Two neighbors in Florida can own nearly identical houses and pay wildly different property tax bills. Blame the Save Our Homes rule, which caps annual increases in a homesteaded home’s assessed value at 3 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. Longtime owners get protected. New buyers...

Florida · 4d

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Fishback asks Governor-elect to stop Auburndale data center

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate says Governor-elect Byron Donalds should let Auburndale reject a data center

Auburndale, FL · 22h

The Ledger

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Jon Corneal, a largely forgotten founder of country-rock, dies at 80

Jon Corneal, a drummer from Auburndale who helped birth the genre of country-rock, has died at age 80. Corneal’s death on Nov. 6 came just eight days before his teenage bandmate, Winter Haven native Gram Parsons, will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 14. “Jon Corneal was at Ground Zero of country rock as evidenced in his collaborations with Gram Parsons, Gene Clark and Doug Dillard, and his own solo work,” said Bob Kealing, author of “Calling Me Home: Gram Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock.” “I’ll miss his stories of those formative days whenever I attend Gram Parsons Derry Down shows. He was a Polk County country rock original.” In recent years, Corneal performed regularly with a small band on Friday afternoons at Hillcrest Coffee in Lakeland, singing and playing guitar and working a percussion setup with his feet. Corneal played a final show on Oct. 30, exactly one week before his death, said his friend of 50 years, Gene Owen. The influential website AllMusic.com has described Corneal as the first drummer in country-rock "down to a virtual certainty." Corneal decided to become a drummer after his mother took him to see

Auburndale, FL · 2d

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FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs Host Tenoroc Titans

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Merritt Island Mustangs are the No. 1 seed in the class 3a region 2 bracket that has district teams Eau Gallie and Titusville in it, as well. The Mustangs finish undefeated at 10-0 for the first time since 2013 and are looking to reach the state championship for the first time since 2021.

Merritt Island, FL · 1d

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Classic Cars, Carnival Rides And A Main Street From Another Era Make Old Town A Kissimmee Favorite

Just off one of the busiest tourist roads in Central Florida, there is a street that seems to have ignored the calendar for decades. Old brick-style storefronts line the way, a Ferris wheel rises over the rooftops, and on weekend evenings rows of polished classic cars roll in like they own the place.

Kissimmee, FL · 8h

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Polk County Sees Increased Voter Turnout, Signs of a Shifting Political Landscape

Lakeland voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, under cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms, but the less-than-ideal weather conditions did little to dampen voter turnout. Voter participation in Polk County increased by 12.8% overall, with ballots rising from 230,726 in the 2022 midterm election to 260,235 in the 2026...

Polk County, FL · 3d

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Dana and Patti Mecum Invite All F-Body Owners to Consign Their Vehicles to Mecum Kissimmee 2027

• F-body owners can showcase their vehicles alongside some of the rarest Camaros and Firebirds ever produced. Dana and Patti Mecum are inviting F-body owners to consign their vehicles to Mecum Kissimmee 2027 for the opportunity to display them alongside the couple's own F-body-exclusive collection. Dubbed the F-Body Collection From Dana & Patti Mecum, the assemblage will feature 23 vehicles built on the iconic Camaro- and Firebird-specific F-body platform, and all will be offered as part of The World's Largest Collector Car Auction ®. The event will be held over 13 days, Jan. 5-17, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, and will feature an estimated 4,500 classic and collector cars in total, along with a festival-like atmosphere and an array of family-friendly and enthusiast-focused attractions.

Kissimmee, FL · 1d

The Ledger

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A developer's long-sought Downtown Lakeland plan may soon be revived

There will be a second chance for Lakeland officials and a local developer to reach a deal that could revive a desolate stretch of downtown, if past disagreements don't get in the way. Lakeland officials will consider approving a redevelopment agreement between Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency and two entities, FURC1 LLC and Thelma Project LLC, both affiliated with Lakeland developer Gregory Fancelli. If approved, the deal could radically change Massachusetts Avenue north of Lakeland Police Department to U.S. 98/Bartow Road. "I consider this a very significant project that I'm honored to be asked to be a part of," attorney Bart Allen said at the Nov. 5 CRA meeting. "As someone who lives in the downtown area, I see this as something that's transformational for the City of Lakeland." Fancelli previously told The Ledger he has been working on ambitious plans to develop North Massachusetts Avenue since 2016. The redevelopment deal, up for a vote Nov. 16, revives a deal with the city pre-COVID in 2020. The Ledger reached out to Fancelli and Brooke Agnini, who represented FURC1 and Thelma Project at the Lakeland CRA meeting held Nov. 5. Agnini declined to comment on the proposed agreement until after the Nov.

Lakeland, FL · 1d