🌱 How 24 new homes near Lakeland Highlands Road just got one step closer

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In today's newsletter:

• How 24 new homes near Lakeland Highlands Road just got one step closer

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 76.
• Monday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Commissioners Unanimously Approve Zoning Changes for Hallam Drive and Laura Road Projects (lkldnow.com) — New zoning approvals could bring 24 upscale homes just off Lakeland Highlands Road and a new self-storage project near I‑4 and Memorial Boulevard. City commissioners backed both changes unanimously, with staff saying traffic, drainage, buffers, and tree canopy will be closely reviewed in upcoming site-plan stages before construction moves forward.
   

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📸 Around Lakeland Highlands

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Lakeland Anime-Fest 2026 →
  RP FUNDING Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland
  10:00 am
• Lakeland Anime-Fest →
  RP FUNDING CENTER, RP FUNDING Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland
  10:00 am
• Afternoon Sailing →
  Painting with a Twist, 3670 Harden Blvd, Lakeland
  3:30 pm
• Love Surf at Sunset ~ Single →
  Painting with a Twist, 3670 Harden Blvd, Lakeland
  7:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Natural State Waterfall →
  Painting with a Twist, 3670 Harden Blvd, Lakeland
  12:30 pm

Tuesday July 28

• 2026 Chamber Monthly Meeting: CPS Investment Advisors
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 510 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
  7:30 am
• Special Magistrate Hearing for Code Enforcement
  Town of Dundee Town Hall Commission Chambers, 202 East Main Street, Dundee, FL, 33838, United States
  1:00 pm
• Bingo 303 — Depot 303 →
  Depot 303, 303 NW 1st Ave, Mulberry
  6:30 pm

Wednesday July 29

• Ribbon Cutting for Arise Construction
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 510 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
  8:30 am

Thursday July 30

• Trivia 303 — Depot 303 →
  Depot 303, 303 NW 1st Ave, Mulberry
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Broadway Rave →
  Union Hall, 1023 Florida Ave S, Lakeland
  8:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• The Forever Invite →
  Uliana Estate, 1349 Cherry Ln, Lakeland
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Lakeland. Apply here.
• Publix Super Markets posted a job opening for Warehouse Forklift Operator, Non-Refrigerated - Lakeland in Lakeland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakeland Highlands here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mulberry

• 'It Ain't That Bad That I Got to Pay Somebody to Come Here.' Why a Man Who Runs 65 Owner-Operators Says Sign-On Bonuses Repel the Drivers You Actually Want. (freightwaves.com)

Lakeland

• 4288 Butterscotch Cir, Lakeland, FL 33811 (zillow.com)
• What's in Lakeland's budget plan and why homeowners would pay more (theledger.com)
• What could Lakeland lose? City leaders map out cuts if property tax amendment passes (tampabay28.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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