Posts Tagged ‘Lakeland’

Does it get any better than this? Sitting at a ballpark on a nice summer night watching baseball and fireworks and honoring the military heroes that make our country free. The answer: no. Be there. It is pretty much your patriotic duty.

Gentlemen start your engines! The 9th Annual Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival has a date (October 17-19 in downtown Lakeland) and now they have an Honorary Chariman. This year’s Honorary Chairman will be none other than racing great Bobby Allison. Taking a cue from the world-class Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, the Lakeland show features a [...]

This is an important week for the Lakeland Flying Tigers on the field as they play two division rivals.  The Flying Tigers will travel to Tampa Monday through Wednesday to take on the Yankees in a battle of the two hottest teams in the Florida State League (FSL).  The Flying Tigers just took 3 of 4 games from the Vero [...]

Former Florida Southern baseball standout Matt Joyce was on the receiving end today of a move Detroit Tiger Manager Jim Leyland warned this weekend would “shake up” the lineup. That might not sound good at first, but Joyce was on the good end of the shakeup. The Tigers designated struggling outfielder Jacque Jones for assignment [...]

Before you start breaking out your leather bomber jackets and aviator sunglasses, that isn’t the Top Gun we are talking about. Sorry, no Goose and Maverick this time. What will be in Lakeland is one of the world’s most prestigious model aviation events. Top Gun is an exciting competition among four different categories, all featuring radio controlled [...]