February 2023

The savings are fluid with the Craft Beer Pass

Feb 16, 2023 | Newsletter, Other

While local beer drinkers have long known Central Florida as a brewmaster’s paradise, steps have been taken to tell the rest of the world. Participants in “The Adventure on Tap Central Florida Craft Beer Pass” can redeem special offers and qualify for prizes by...

Silver Garland launch a success

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The longest running service award program in Polk County returned after a year-long break. The Silver Garland Awards program was started more than 45 years ago by the then New York Times owned Lakeland Ledger, who sought to honor the outstanding volunteerism of area...

Minor league holds only East Coast tryouts in Central Florida

Feb 13, 2023 | Other

Think you’ve got the stuff to be a Boy of Summer? Here’s your chance to turn those backyard homerun dreams into professional baseball reality. The Pioneer Baseball League, a professional minor league and an official partner of Major League Baseball, will be holding...

Tigers BBQ is a ‘welcome back’ to the Boys of Summer

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Spring showers may bring May flowers, but what else does Spring bring? Why, baseball of course. A tradition that started more than 70 years ago, the Tiger BBQ returns in 2023, a sign that the Boys of Summer and the Great American Pastime, baseball, have returned....

Bartow’s own Ken Riley to be enshrined in NFL Hall of Fame

Feb 10, 2023 | Other

The world just learned something that Polk County knew long ago – Ken Riley deserves to be in the NFL Hall of Fame. After a 15-year career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Riley recorded at total of 65 interceptions – an amount only surpassed by four other players. As...

Hardball and softball fill fields this weekend

Feb 2, 2023 | Other

A Winter Haven softball team takes on the Tournament of Champions while Southeastern University brings the best in NAIA baseball to town WINTER HAVEN – While more than 80 softball teams from around the world will be playing throughout Polk County in the coming weeks,...