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Dwight Icenhower: Welcome to My World
One doesn’t have to travel to the neon sign-lit, casino-lined streets of Las Vegas to see world-class Elvis Presley tribute artists. Lake...
Tara Crutchfield
Nov 28, 2023


Embracing November: A Seasonal Shift in Polk County’s Natural World
As we bid farewell to the hurricane season and the wetter months, November brings a refreshing change to Polk County. You might have...
Shannon Carnevale
Oct 31, 2023


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

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