News from Lakeland

In case you missed it, here's what happened last week in Lakeland!

LAKELAND, FL (June 20, 2018) - The City of Lakeland invites residents to attend the unveiling of a public art piece produced by Platform Art, Inc. on Friday, June 29^th at 11:30 AM in front of the Lakeland Electric Building located at 510 East Lemon Street.  The Lakeland High School Color Guard and Drum Corp will begin the ceremony and celebration. 

Lakeland, FL (June 20, 2018) | The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) is establishing a new fee structure for the routine fire inspections that its Prevention Division performs to maintain fire and life safety in the City of Lakeland.

BURBANK, Calif. (May 1, 2018)—Production has commenced at Pinewood Studios outside London on “The One and Only Ivan,” a live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of the children’s book by Katherine Applegate directed by Thea Sharrock (“Me before You”). The screenplay is by two-time Independent Spirit Award winner Mike White (“Pitch Perfect 3,” “The School of Rock”) based on Applegate’s award-winning book and the producers are Oscar® and three-time Golden Globe® winner Angelina Jolie (“First They Killed My Father,” “Maleficent”), the late Allison Shearmur (“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “Cinderella”) and Brigham Taylor (“Christopher Robin,” “The Jungle Book”).

LAKELAND, FL (June 15, 2018) - The City of Lakeland announces Nicole Travis as Community & Economic Development Director. She will start at this position on July 1, 2018. 

LAKELAND, FL (June 12, 2018) | The City of Lakeland announces Bill Anderson as the Director of Water Utilities officially starting July 7^th. Anderson has been with the City of Lakeland’s Water Department since 2000. He first started as an Environmental Technician III at the Wetland Treatment System (Se7en Wetlands). He was named the Environmental Scientist in 2006 overseeing wetland treatment operations for 10 years before being named Assistant Director of Water Utilities in 2016.

LAKELAND, FL (June 5, 2018) - The City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will be rehabilitating a sewer main along the south side of Griffin Road. The rehabilitation project will require the intermittent closure of the east bound outside lane and the adjacent sidewalk. Closure area will be between the Sykes/St. Leo University entrance and a point just east of the entrance to Central Florida Eye Associates. The project will start June 5^th and work is projected to be completed by June 20^th.

LAKELAND, FL (June 4, 2018) - The City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will perform sanitary sewer work that will impact South Tennessee Avenue just north of E. Lemon Street. Work is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 11, 2018 and go until Friday, June 15, 2018.

What happened around the City of Lakeland this week? Here's your weekly roundup for May 27th - June 2nd!

Exotic Fruit Trees & Tropical Plants LAKELAND, FL (June 1, 2018) - On Saturday, June 23rd Hollis Garden will host the Plantae Fructum exotic plant sale in conjunction with Jene’s Tropicals. The event will take place at Hollis Garden, 702 East Orange Street, Lakeland, Florida from 10 AM - 4 PM.  Jene’s Tropicals is a renowned nursery located in Saint Petersburg and they hav ...