Do you remember sunny days on this 27-hole course? | Image via Florida Memory
Break out the birthday cake. The City of Lakeland is celebrating 100 years of the Cleveland Heights Golf Course. Before you join the ceremony at the course tomorrow at 10 a.m., look back on how fore it’s come.
In 1923, real estate developer H.A. Stahl bought 560 acres of land south of Lake Hollingsworth. (The price tag for that much land back then? Just under $1 million.) He transformed the area into the Cleveland Heights neighborhood, named after his Ohio home.
His grand plans for the neighborhood included a golf course, which opened in 1925, but things took a turn for the worse during the Great Depression. Stahl was turning out empty pockets, so the City of Lakeland took over his properties.
Today, the golf course is still owned and maintained by the city. If you can’t make the ceremony, book a tee time to enjoy this weekend’s sunny weather on the greens.
Dr. Olukemi Fajolu is board-certified in both orthopedic and hand surgery, with fellowships in shoulder and elbow surgery. | Photo provided by Lakeland Regional Health
Feeling stiff or sore in our hands and wrists can be frustrating, especially when it starts to make even simple tasks difficult.
If you’re experiencing pain, stiffness, numbness, or tingling in these areas, Lakeland Regional Health’s orthopedic experts — like Dr. Fajolu — are there to help.
Whether you’re dealing with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, or another disorder, this highly specialized team can work to find the right treatment to get you back to your daily routine.
Orangetheory Fitness has a new home: the Waller Centre in Dixieland. It’s currently building out the future exercise studio, and sign-ups will be open soon. Orange you glad?
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The ribbon is cut on Florida Poly’s new Gary C. Wendt Engineering Center. It’s the third academic facility for the rapidly growing university, with a price tag of $15 million. Plus, the building looks like it’s straight out of “Star Wars.”
Open
But first, let me take a selfie. Selfielicious Warehouse is now open near Saddle Creek Park, and it’s packed with around 20 fully decorated photo spots. Book a general admission pass, or reserve the entire warehouse for yourself and bring a photographer.
Seasonal
Bok Tower Gardens will be closed on Thanksgiving, but a busy holiday season starts the very next day. Check out the full calendar for Santa visits, concerts under the stars, crafting classes, and a winter fairy festival.
Health
Lakeland Regional Health’s Chest Pain Center received another accreditation from the American College of Cardiology. It’s Polk County’s only accredited center to offer percutaneous coronary intervention and resuscitation to relieve symptoms + reduce damage after heart attacks. (Central Florida Health News)
Biz
Center City Barbers, formerly known as Phade Phanatix Barbershop, has a new location downtown around the corner from Divicious. Hit the Philadelphia-inspired barber shop for a fresh cut with extra-mile details (think: hot towels, facial steams, and head massages).
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I was excited to hear that Golden Ridge Groves opens today and is helping to keep the citrus industry alive, but I didn’t know this twist. It bills itself as an “indoor U-pick” since the grapefruit are grown under 2-3 acres of protective screening. That means no bugs and healthier trees.
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