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Bond Clinic Celebrates 75 Years
After paying his way through medical school working in the shipyard and serving as a flight surgeon on the Yorktown during World War II,...
Tara Crutchfield
Oct 31, 2023


Uncle Nick’s Italian Deli & Bagels
If you’ve enjoyed a fresh bagel at your local coffee shop, there’s a good chance it’s from this Lakeland deli. Off Old Road 37 is a...
Tara Crutchfield
Oct 31, 2023


From the UK, With Love
Edward and Ednamay Wales bought a 120-acre property in Lake Alfred during the 1950s. They moved their family from Winter Haven to live...
Tara Crutchfield
Oct 31, 2023


The Back Porch Restaurant
Drew Wales has a photo circa 1970s of him and his brother Justin selling peanuts for five cents a bag. Before 1985, five-cent peanuts...
Tara Crutchfield
Oct 31, 2023


Greetings, Brave Souls of the Neighborhood
As the twilight of the spooky season creeps upon us, the air fills with whispers and rustles - not from wandering spirits but from our...
Shannon Carnevale
Sep 26, 2023


The Art of Storytelling
I: Chekhov’s Cave Painting In early 2019, a team of scientists announced they had made an incredible discovery. After shimmying up a fig...
Jeremy Gardner
Sep 25, 2023

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