This month we are celebrating Black History Month by engaging local African American leaders in our community. Today, we are happy to share "It Shapes Us,...
(shown left to right) Grange Alves, Tris Speaker, and Eddie Loos pose for a photo before a round of golf at Lakeland Country Club. Alves and Loos were professio...
Story by Maggie Ross • Photo courtesy of Philips' Photographers of Lakeland
The Dairy Queen in Dixieland was iconic. A central point at one time in Lakeland, ...
Mayfaire began as a small craft fair on the lawn of the Lakeland Public Library on Mother’s Day weekend in 1971. The first year, it was organized by Polk Museum...
One of the first ice cream shops in Lakeland was located at 1101 South Florida Ave, the current location of Hungry Howie's in Dixieland. Pipkin's Dairy and Ice ...
