Movies in Cars Under the Stars
You can debate the luxuries of 4-D, surround sound, IMAX experiences, and electronic reclining chairs till the credits appear, but...
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Taylor Zaudtke-Gardner
Sep 30
Long Live the Queen
THERE IS A MONOLITH IN THE KITCHEN OF MY HOME. I do not remember how old I am, or if I could even call this my first memory because to...
Tara Crutchfield
Jul 31
Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance
Polk Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) is the Local Arts Agency for Polk County. As such, PACA “advocates for all the Cultural Arts...
Tara Crutchfield
Jul 1
Polk County Burger Week
We’ve been waiting for this all summer, and it’s finally here! Polk County Burger Week, presented by Visit Central Florida in partnership...
Tara Crutchfield
May 28
A Conversation With Lone Star
James ‘Lone Star’ Camp may not have gotten to play a cowboy in old Westerns, but he has darn sure lived like one. Lone on the range, the...
Tara Crutchfield
May 28
Remembering Christy’s
Recreating an Evening of Bygone Delight … The Garden Club of Winter Haven was considering fundraising options. The Friends of the Museum...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 29
Tent City Tribulation
A sandy path of broken glass lined on either side by discarded children’s toys, shopping carts, tires, and other refuse leads to a hovel...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 1
Polk Museum of Art $8M Expansion
Approximately 140,000 visitors meander the galleries at Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College annually. Boasting more than 3,000...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 4
Pizza Party
DID YOU KNOW The first-ever pizzeria in the world is the Port’Alba in Italy. Established in 1830, the store cooked their pies in an oven...
Tara Crutchfield
Feb 1
Fancy Farms Market
“I think between December and January, that’s when the berries taste the best,” according to Fancy Farms Market co-owner Kristi...
Tara Crutchfield
Jan 2
The Buzz About Beekeeping
DEERINGER HONEY FARM In addition to a population of wild bees, the state of Florida is host to some 650-700,000 commercial bee colonies...
Tara Crutchfield
Nov 28, 2023
Who’s a Good Boy?
In 1972, two women interested in helping stray animals were introduced to each other by a veterinarian. This kismet meeting would mean...
Tara Crutchfield
Nov 1, 2023
From the UK, With Love
Edward and Ednamay Wales bought a 120-acre property in Lake Alfred during the 1950s. They moved their family from Winter Haven to live...
Jeremy Gardner
Sep 26, 2023
The Art of Storytelling
I: Chekhov’s Cave Painting In early 2019, a team of scientists announced they had made an incredible discovery. After shimmying up a fig...
Tara Crutchfield
Aug 1, 2023
Creating Champions
Marco Fazzini’s office is littered with stories and posters of his boxers’ successes. “I like to fix the cars to race them. I don’t just...
Tara Crutchfield
Jun 29, 2023
Road Trip
Sweet summertime! Kids are out of school, and there’s plenty of sunshine (and rain) to go around. Now is the perfect time for a quick...
Tara Crutchfield
May 31, 2023
Rose Dynasty Foundation
Eight years ago, Jason DeShazo sat in the crowd of a Dixie Longate drag show. “I don’t think I laughed and cried so much in one sitting...
Tara Crutchfield
May 1, 2023
Florida Dance Theatre
The Florida Dance Theatre, founded in 1993 by Carol Krajacic Erkes, is a “home and a community rather than a program,” according to...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 31, 2023
Sea & Shoreline
We are surrounded by water, both fresh and salt. What happens when an aquatic ecosystem becomes unbalanced or worse? We sat over coffee...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 1, 2023
Pace Center for Girls
Pace Center for Girls’ mission is to provide girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling,...
Tara Crutchfield
Feb 1, 2023
Luster African American Heritage Museum
Bartow brothers and founders of the Luster African American Heritage Museum, Charles Luster and Dr. Harvey Lester say their commitment to...
Amy Sexson
Dec 1, 2022
Baked with Love
Happy Holidays, Haven readers! You bring us so much joy throughout the year – you’re the milk to our cookie. So, we thought we’d send...
Tara Crutchfield
Jul 1, 2022
Gram Parsons
Polk’s “Uncommonly Musical” Sixties, Gram Parsons, and a Cosmic Collaboration to Save the Derry Down The sixties in Polk County, Florida,...
Kelly Sanford
Jun 1, 2022
The Lady on the Wall
The Lady on the Wall has stood sentinel over Third Street for almost seven years, watching with piercing eyes and windswept locks of ivy...
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