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Publix to Anchor Nearly 40-Acre Retail Development in Lake Alfred

Publix is preparing to open its first Lake Alfred location at 901 Old Lake Alfred Road, where a new supermarket will anchor Lake Alfred Square. The approximately 55,000-square-foot store is part of a nearly 40-acre retail development by Tampa-based Dunphy Properties, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s report.

Lake Alfred, FL · 2d
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Winter Haven academy trains students with disabilities for skilled trades

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A new lab at the Language and Literacy Academy for Learning is giving students with disabilities hands-on experience in skilled trades while introducing them to career paths before they graduate high school. The Future Ready Lab allows students to explore more than 15 trades, including...

Winter Haven, FL · 1d
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Lakeland Gazette

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Substitute School Crossing Guards in Lakeland

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is recruiting qualified residents to serve as substitute school crossing guards at busy school zones throughout the Lakeland area. The hiring push follows recent staffing shifts in which several existing substitutes stepped into permanent part-time roles after resignations, opening new vacancies on the substitute roster. Currently, PCSO utilizes 58 part-time crossing guards and 11 substitutes to monitor high-traffic intersections for elementary students walking to and from Lakeland schools. The program is operated by the Sheriff’s Office and funded through the Polk County Board of County Commissioners.

Lakeland, FL · 1d
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SRS Real Estate Arranges $22.9 Million Sale of Two Convenience Stores in Central Florida

Clermont and Winter Haven, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $22.9 million sale of two Central Florida 7-Eleven convenience store properties in separate transactions. Both newly constructed properties operate on corporate-guaranteed absolute triple-net leases with scheduled rent increases every five years. The properties include:. A 4,853-square-foot...

Clermont, FL · 1d
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Voters approve school taxes across the state amid sweeping Amendment 3 property tax cut

Voters in 26 out of 27 counties said yes to increasing or renewing sales or property taxes that will fund their public schools. At the same time, people overwhelmingly approved Amendment 3, which will significantly cut property taxes, and likely reduce local government services. The amendment raises the homestead exemption...

Florida · 2d

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U.S. SOUTHEAST: Taking Flight at SunTrax

Florida has spent years building the infrastructure for a transportation industry that is still taking shape. Now, at SunTrax in Auburndale, Florida’s early bet on advanced air mobility is starting to deliver, attracting companies preparing to turn a futuristic mode of transportation into a commercial industry. In August, AIR...

Auburndale, FL · 20h

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This Family-Run Florida Fabric Store Has Room After Room Of Sewing Finds

When LkldNow profiled Fabric Warehouse in 2025, the family-run shop in Lakeland, Florida, stocked more than 10,000 bolts of fabric. That’s not a typo, and it’s not a chain store either. Silk, velvet, corduroy, and outdoor fabric all share the shelves. The land under it has belonged to...

Lakeland, FL · 1d

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Lakeland Turns Into Open-Air Gallery as 11 Global Muralists Paint Downtown Walls

Lakeland Downtown Farmers Curb Market — Festival Community Mural Activities. Downtown Lakeland's blank walls are getting a colorful overhaul this week as 11 national and international muralists descend on the city for Color Wave Walls, a new festival turning downtown streets into what organizers call an open-air art gallery. Artists from France, Australia, Spain, Canada and the Netherlands are among those wielding spray cans and brushes across the city, with only one of the 11 hailing from Polk County itself.

Lakeland, FL · 19h

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Hillsborough delays a data center moratorium vote while Auburndale holds a contentious workshop

Hillsborough County commissioners delayed their vote on a one-year moratorium for hyperscale data centers on Tuesday morning. They want to take up the issue later with two newly elected, incoming board members. The moratorium would buy the county time to decide on rules and regulations for artificial intelligence facilities. There...

Auburndale, FL · 1d

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Downtown Lakeland Prepares to Feast at The Longest Table

On Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., downtown Lakeland will become the site of a Longest Table event with 81 tables wrapped around Munn Park, offering a chance to sit and dine with the community. The event is organized by CoHatch, the shared office and meeting space...

Lakeland, FL · 1d