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Visitors to Polk County can save big on area attractions and activities, restaurants, shops, accommodations, golf courses and more with the new 2012 “Passport to Adventure and Savings” discount card, produced by the Central Florida Visitors and Convention Bureau . The free card is part of a brochure including more than 140 special offers from Polk [...]

If a quaint, picnic-style lunch is what you’re in the mood for, then plan a visit to The Back Porch Restaurant at The Barn in Lake Alfred. The Back Porch makes a great place to hold a luncheon, celebrate a special occasion or spend a day with family and friends.
When walking into the restaurant, you [...]

Saturday 15th October dawned clear and sunny.  I had marked the date as special for a long time.  I was going to visit Bok Tower Gardens for their Boktoberfest celebration.  Having been a fan of Bok Tower gardens for many years, and having visited at different times and in different seasons, this was the first [...]

Downtown Lakeland, FL is launching a new App, allowing tourists and residents to discover useful information about Downtown events, parking, shopping, dining, art and entertainment.
The new Downtown Lakeland App is FREE, and available for both Apple and Android mobile devices. More than half of all cell phone users will have smart phones this year, and those [...]

The City of Winter Haven hosts the Central Park Stroll in Downtown Winter Haven each year to proudly highlight their new art sculptures for the year.  The sculptures displayed in Downtown Winter Haven represent the winning pieces from the  Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition and are displayed until the following year’s winners are selected.
The Central Park [...]

Are you preparing your trip to Sun n’ Fun? Thinking about coming down for the largest convention in the state of Florida? Well, planning just got a little easier with Sun ‘n Fun’s own App. Sporty’s, in collaboration with SUN ’n FUN, has created a mobile app for the 2011 show, available free through the iTunes [...]

It was an exciting day here at Sunny Central Florida headquarters as Mosaic announced their plans for a brand new golf resort and spa that will be coming to the area in just a few years.
More than 16,000 acres of formerly mined phosphate land in Polk County are being transformed into Streamsong, a resort and conference [...]

It’s more than just the buzz around the quilt or in the tea room.  It’s the 10th Annual Quilts and Tea Festival, and it’s almost here!
But, we still have a month to go, so Polk Outpost 27 is showcasing a preview of the festival, next week, October 11-17, 2010. Quilts will be on display throughout the visitor’s [...]

With thousands of apps being added to the hugely popular Apple App Store each day, it can be difficult to find just the right one. If you are an aviation fan, or a fan of Fantasy of Flight–or just a fan of playing games on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch– then, there is an app [...]

Well, I’m glad you asked!
Last Saturday, Florida Southern College celebrated the future home of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Tourism and Education Center, which will be located at the northeast corner of Johnson Avenue and McDonald Street. The Tourism and Education Center will be built using plans for a Usonian house that Mr. Wright designed as part [...]