Have you ever wanted to try a new beer but didn’t want to waste your money buying an entire 6 pack on something you might not like? Well, I have the solution for you. It’s the first annual Brewz Crewz Craft beer festival. It’s being held on Feb 20th from 6-9 in Munn Park in downtown Lakeland.
Tuesday, January 12, the whole world was informed and quickly learned about a horrendous event, which has now claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, leaving hundreds of thousand more injured and/or homeless. A 7.1 earthquake leveled the majority of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Wednesday, January 20, a second quake shook the already destroyed country creating even more [...]
The Vail Big Beers Belgians & Barleywines fest is held every year in Vail, CO. Now in its tenth year, the festival is still well attended. Big beers does not imply large in quantity rather high in alcohol percentage. The majority of the beers poured at the festival were 7 percent or higher alcohol by [...]
Lakeland, Fla. - "There are 1.02 billion undernourished people in the world today," according to the World Food Programme (WFP) organization. Today-together-we will be able to help some of these unfortunate persons from all over the world.
Central Florida band Juniper RED contacted Lakeland photographer Tom Hagerty about shooting a few photos for the band. Saturday morning Tom and the band wandered around Lakeland's Starry Way and the Polk Theater shooting a few dozen shots. Check the full article for more shots...
Since Alex Santiago is on vacation this week we're offering up a street video: Michael Jackson's Thriller performed in the streets of Lakeland...
This week, I am sharing a very personal poem, which later turned into a song, I wrote for my son while he was in the St. Joseph’s Women Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (St. Joe’s NICU). My son, Li Alexius Santiago, was born at 24 weeks, and he only had a 30 percent chance of survival.
Michael Rose Hair Designs in Lakeland will host Hair for Hope- a “hairoic” cut-a-thon to benefit women battling cancer on Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We have set a goal of recruiting 50 people to participate. Got hair? We want it. Read all the details over at Lakeland Local.
This week Alex Santiago looks into the second annual Banned Books “Read Out” event at USF Polytechnic
Alex Santiago shares some of the Central Florida events for Hispanic Heritage Month...
Today, I am sharing my most meaningful and personal work. After writing this piece, my life officially shifted and my views and intentions for living changed.
Night of Joy at Disney and Rock the Universe at Universal Studios just happen to be tonight and tomorrow. The only hard part will be choosing which park and what bands to see. There are even a few morning concerts at Universal Sunday morning. Can't make it to Orlando? Cypress Gardens has an admission special for $5 bucks on Saturday and Sunday. Stay tuned for a recap of Rock the Universe and live tweets while at the park tomorrow night.
Every amateur musician has a “real job” while following their dream of sharing their music with the masses - and perhaps “make it” in the music industry - and I was no different. For many years, I worked for a very respected business and some may even think that I had reached the pinnacle of the (863). Unfortunately, I had a different experience and vision of what a pinnacle looks and feels like.
In today's Staccato, Alex Santiago remembers where it all started...
Bio: Growing up in Detroit, Tom Hagerty dreamed of watching baseball in sunny Lakeland, Florida. That dream came to fruition in 1998 when he moved to Lakeland. Tom has a passion for the Detroit Tigers, the Lakeland Flying Tigers and all things Detroit. His interests include reading, writing and photography. Tom and his wife have two daughters, four cats, one dog and a guinea pig.