Lakeland’s Oldest Private Club Celebrates 100 Years of Creating Memories By RJ WaltersArchived photos courtesy of Lakeland Country Club and current photography by Dan Austin The Lakeland Country Club has been a home away from home for many Lakelanders for...
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...
