A Lakeland church that was founded by a group of six charter members and has developed into a cross-generational congregation that loves everything from traditional hymns to putting on Broadway-style musicals is celebrating 100 years of loving God and serving its...
Photography Courtesy of LaFrancine Burton “I remember when … I would sit at my mother’s feet, and she spoke of a time … when there was an entire black community where the RP Funding Center now stands.” During the days of segregation in the 1800s, prominent black...
Growing up, I attended a STEM and leadership-focused all-girl school. In my family and my circle of community, there was no shortage of reminders regarding the power of my voice in the world. Whether at school or at home, the people who surrounded me always encouraged...
(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 professional golfers, in Lakeland to play in a tournament at Lakeland Country Club, and Speaker was the player...
Two Lakelanders continue the Florida legacy of forging and appreciating knives Photography by Penny & Finn Knives have always been part of Florida’s culture. The first native people who settled in Florida nearly 12,000 years ago used knife-like tools. The storied...
