WHPS Rolls Out Holistic Mental Health Program
Winter Haven Public Safety is unrolling a comprehensive and holistic mental health program in the new year. The City of Winter Haven...
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Tara Crutchfield
Nov 28, 2023
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According to the CDC, in the United States, in 2020, 1,603,844 new cancer cases were reported, and 602,347 people died of cancer. For...
Tara Crutchfield
Nov 28, 2023
Dwight Icenhower: Welcome to My World
One doesn’t have to travel to the neon sign-lit, casino-lined streets of Las Vegas to see world-class Elvis Presley tribute artists. Lake...
Tara Crutchfield
Oct 31, 2023
Bond Clinic Celebrates 75 Years
After paying his way through medical school working in the shipyard and serving as a flight surgeon on the Yorktown during World War II,...
Tara Crutchfield
Jul 31, 2023
An Emerald Green Daydream
This Winter Haven home, nestled on a scenic canal on the Chain of Lakes, was once owned by Andy Thornal. Built in 1938, the house saw...
Tara Crutchfield
Jun 28, 2023
Trail Town
Did you know Winter Haven is an official Trail Town? That designation is thanks partly to the efforts of the Parks Planning and Strategic...
Tara Crutchfield
May 30, 2023
Polk Pride 2023
It’s time to celebrate, affirm, and stand beside our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and community members in the week-long celebration, Polk...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
Access Art: Special Needs
Artist and educator Tinia Clark said, “Art connects us all.” Thanks to her and the Polk Museum of Art, the special needs community has a...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
Dorothy Jean’s Dream Initiative
On the breezy front porch of the Fort Meade Historical Museum, Founder & Executive Director of Dorothy Jean’s Dream Initiative, Jaret...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
Secret Poet Nicole Nikdel
Plutarch said, “Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” Nicole Nikdel speaks volumes through themes of grief and...
Daryl Ward
Mar 29, 2023
Democracy and Arts & Culture
When communities come together to celebrate what makes those communities unique or special, memorable things usually happen. This October...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 29, 2023
Shannon Carnevale
A love for nature and science landed Natural Resources and Conservation Extension Agent II, M.S., Shannon Carnevale, her dream job. Now...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 29, 2023
Lakeland Book Crawl 2023
Grab your reading glasses and get ready to book-shop until you drop. It’s time for the 2nd Annual Lakeland Book Crawl! Presented by the...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 1, 2023
Jhoanna Mukai
When Jhoanna Mukai moved from her home in the Philippines to San Diego, California, at 12 years old, she described it as a culture shock....
Austin Tharp
Mar 1, 2023
Aerospace Center for Excellence
The man, the myth, the Eric Crump. Who is he? What is going on at the Aerospace Center for Excellence in Lakeland? Are there aliens...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 1, 2023
Amy Wiggins
It’s been a year since Lakeland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amy Wiggins stepped into that role. We sat down with the Chamber...
Tara Crutchfield
Mar 1, 2023
Sara Savannah Jones
“I’m of the opinion that if my creative work is making people feel anything – I’m doing it right,” said Lakeland-based visual artist Sara...
Tara Crutchfield
Feb 1, 2023
Agape Agora
Three Winter Haven women have joined their visions and talents to open a unique concept off Central Avenue. Gourmet ingredients, local...
Tara Crutchfield
Feb 1, 2023
Orgen D’nal Café and Juice Bar
“My entire life, my mom has been the family cook,” Arthur White said. Thankfully, the community can regularly delight in his mother,...
Tara Crutchfield
Jan 2, 2023
Hart Art
The Hart Art story is one of international love, civil rights hard fought and won, shared creativity turned livelihood, and zany...
Tara Crutchfield
Jan 2, 2023
Street Cafe
Over six thousand miles, an ocean, and the Sahara Desert separate Lakeland, Florida, from Egypt. Thanks to twenty-year Swan City resident...
Tara Crutchfield
Jan 2, 2023
The Balance Culture
“There’s no comparison here. There’s no doubt, no fear, no insecurity, and no competition. This is your workout – you just get to do it...
Tara Crutchfield
Jan 2, 2023
GLAZE Confections
A flour-covered five-year-old making it ‘snow’ in the kitchen turned Food Network champion is making your favorite farmers market...
Tara Crutchfield
Sep 30, 2022
Wakeboarding Great Zane Schwenk Passing the Handle
A waterskiing and wakeboarding legend turned towed water sport exponent, Zane Schwenk got his start in a unique after-school program. The...
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