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Winter Haven
 One word sums up the fishing in and around Winter Haven area lakes over the last couple of weeks…DEAD! This will continue until the water temperature rises to around 60 degrees and gets the bass thinking about spawning again. Until then expect very few bites and be prepared to fish extremely slow. With water [...]

Get your gavels out, because this weekend, Polk County Historical Museum hosts “(Dis)Order in the Court!”  an art event featuring Platform Art and part of the Bartow Performing Arts series.  Platform Art is a local arts organization that showcases emerging talent in the visual arts, short film, fashion, music and performance arts.  “(Dis)Order in the Court!”  will feature [...]

For all the believers and skeptics out there, there is a new tour at Central Florida’s Fantasy of Flight.  nightFlight allows guests to experience the thrill and excitement of ghost hunting while exploring the collection of 40 fully-restored vintage aircraft.  For years, stories of unexplained occurrences, such as unidentifiable noises, temperature changes and the detection [...]

 
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Mark your calendar now for October 2011 because that is when LEGOLAND Florida is set to debut in Winter Haven. The announcement was formally made just minutes ago at Cypress Gardens, the new home of LEGOLAND. All in all, Merlin Entertainments Group plans to [...]

The Americom Pro Rodeo is riding into Lakeland January 29-30 for what could be one of the wildest weekends of the year. The top Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) cowboys and cowgirls battle it out for the largest prize purse in the southeast! A new feature this year that will make things interesting is the Bud Light [...]

You have seen Pinewood dressed up for the holiday season with Christmas at Pnewood, now you can hear it jazzed up with the Music at Pinewood Concert Series. Bok Tower Gardens’ Music at Pinewood concert series begins January 24 at 4:30 p.m. with a performance by pianist Judith Alstadter. Alstadter is a graduate of Juilliard with a [...]

Winter Haven
 One word sums up the fishing in and around Winter Haven area lakes over the last couple of weeks…DEAD! This will continue until the water temperature rises to around 60 degrees and gets the bass thinking about spawning again. Until then expect very few bites and be prepared to fish extremely slow. With water [...]

Bok Tower Gardens will celebrate its 81st anniversary with special events beginning Friday, January 29 through Monday, February 1 including “Crossing the Moat,” one of the Gardens’ most popular events. New or upgraded memberships purchased Saturday and Sunday will receive $5 off the regular membership price. On January 29, the season’s first Moonlight Carillon Concert [...]

The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland is offering a very special rate every Monday through April 15. You can play the 4-1/2 star course for just $49. This is a great deal and definitely reason enough to use one of those vacation days you have stashed away. Or better yet, take a long weekend and [...]

The countdown is officially on as there are only 54 days until the first pitch is thrown at Tigertown. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10am for all Detroit Tiger spring trainig games. Plan to get to the box office at Tigertown early….and stay after you get your tickets, because the Tigers have a lot planned [...]