Lake Wales un­der­going a huge re­de­vel­opment BY Jeff Van Sant Polk County UPDATED 7:30 AM ET Oct. 17, 2023 ...

Brown said in 2011 that he had spent $1.5 million on restoring the building, but the effort faltered, and his plans to convert the hotel into condominiums stalled. Under the agreement, Lake Wales ...

In 2010, the City of Lake Wales transferred ownership of the vacant building to Raymond Brown, the manager of Dixie-Walesbilt LLC. Brown agreed to renovate the hotel for apartments and retail space.

In 2010, Lake Wales officials signed a redevelopment agreement with Brown for what was then called the Grand Hotel, a long-dormant building at 115 N. First St. The city had acquired the property ...

Football schedules for the 2025 season are starting to be announced all across the Sunshine State and High School On SI Florida will share these as we see them. Recently, the Lake Wales ...

Gibson, a lawyer, said that Lake Wales initiated the process of creating a CRA in 1985, before Polk County had adopted a home rule charter. At that point, cities could unilaterally establish CRAs ...

Lake Wales could regain ownership of historic Walesbilt Hotel by: Staci DaSilva Posted: Mar 4, 2024 / 06:42 PM EST Updated: Mar 4, 2024 / 10:30 PM EST ...

Lake Wales Envisioned, a plan prepared by the consulting firm Dover, Kohl & Partners, evolved from Lake Wales Connected, the blueprint the Coral Gables company unveiled in 2019.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Lake Wales police said they are investigating what led to the shooting deaths of two men just hours apart Sunday night. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information on the ...

Local Man accused of killing Lake Wales family of 4 dies after standoff with Sanford police By Gene Saladna, WFTV.com May 03, 2023 at 11:16 am EDT ...

Four people were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds in Lake Wales, Fla., police said. The four — a woman and her three children, two of them adult and one juvenile — were found by ...

Hain had 250 employees on Long Island before it moved from Melville to Lake Success with help from the Nassau IDA in return for a promise to create 50 jobs. The new jobs were to pay, on average ...