Monthly Archives: May 2013

Quick Future of Downtown Lakeland Follow-Up

Posted on May 17, 2013 by bwmerritt

I wanted to come right back and flesh out some more of my thoughts from yesterday’s post about the future of Downtown Lakeland and Howard Wiggs’ recent vision meeting. Commissioner Wiggs and I spoke for a few minutes today and … Continue reading →

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Is Downtown Lakeland’s Future Turning Into a Turf War?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by bwmerritt

Consider me part of the confused camp after I read this morning that Lakeland mayoral candidate Howard Wiggs hosted a Downtown Lakeland vision lunch Wednesday at Grasslands. The water got even muddier as I followed Twitter updates from the Lakeland … Continue reading →

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Why I’m on the Fence About The Ledger’s Paywall

Posted on May 1, 2013 by bwmerritt

The digital revolution has put newspapers under intense pressure. That being said, like most Polk County residents, I was surprised to see Jerome Ferson’s column in Sunday’s edition of The Ledger announcing that the paper was transitioning to a digital … Continue reading →

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