Lakeland Florida Entertainment of the Week – Harrison School for the Arts

My entertainment of the week recommendation is presented by the Lakeland, Florida Harrison School for the Arts – “An Evening of Opera”. The Harrison Choral Department under the direction of Judy McLaurin and Chad Brady is inviting you to “An Evening of Opera” at 7:30 p.m. on the main state… Read more »

Has the Lakeland Florida’s Housing Market Bottom Out?

The housing market in Lakeland Florida still showed difficulties. But there are some promising signs that showed some improvement, so keep reading…. While the average sales price of $132,801 ($69.50 per sq.ft) for February dropped to 22% from the previous year, it showed a slight increase of 1% from the… Read more »

Lakeland Florida Communities – Lake Hollingsworth Neighborhood

The heart and soul of Lakeland Florida rests around Lake Hollingsworth. During the 1920s homes were built around Lake Hollingsworth area. The south shore of Lake Hollingsworth was then a popular swimming and boating spot when J.L. Francis built Francis Beach in 1915, which incidentally was the place to go… Read more »

Lakeland Community Theater presents Charles Dickens “Oliver”

It never seizes to amaze me by the impeccable talents and art rich programs Lakeland Florida has to offer. From the concert of local young musicians performing solos with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, to exhibits of local artists at the Polk Museum of Arts and to the recent performance of… Read more »

Lakeland Florida Harrison School for the Arts presents “Lear Inc.”

There are folks that call Shakespeare’s “King Lear:” his greatest work; some folks call it the darkest, most compelling tragedy ever written.  D. A. Ward’s contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic saga of pride and greed has been cast at Harrison School for the Arts.  This biting tale renamed “Lear Inc.”… Read more »

Lakeland Florida Communities – Lake Morton District

Lakeland’s historic Lake Morton District area extends from Florida Southern College encompassed by tree-lined brick streets showcasing recently renovated many astonishing fine historic Victorian homes, brick homes, older bungalows, cottages and Mediterranean style homes that were constructed in the early 1920’s reaching downtown Lakeland. The immaculate spherical 40-acre Lake Morton… Read more »