Inside Our Government
Highlands County may bring back impact fees. Lake Placid needs to know what that does — and does not — mean.
Growth is not free.
That is the plain-language issue behind Highlands County’s new impact fee study. The county is growing, more houses are being built, and public services have to...
Inside Our Chamber
Erica Jervis Begins Role as Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Lake Placid’s new Chamber of Commerce director officially started this week, but she is not new to the community.
She has lived in Lake Placid...
Inside our Community
Lake Placid Resident Hopes to Bring Volleyball Back as a Community Recreation Option
A new community volleyball effort may be taking shape in Lake Placid, and early response suggests residents are interested.
Jacqueline Barajas recently began asking the...
Inside our Community
American Legion Post #25 Continues Memorial Day Tradition at Oak Hill Cemetery
American Legion Post #25 of Lake Placid continued a decades-long Memorial Day tradition Saturday morning, placing American flags at Oak Hill Cemetery for the...
Inside Our Businesses
A Place to Learn, Record and Create: P2P Studio Academy Brings the Arts to Life in Lake Placid
Lake Placid may be known for its murals, lakes and small-town charm, but inside P2P Studio Academy, another kind of creative energy is taking...
Inside Our Government
Lake Placid Council to Consider Downtown Plan, Resiliency Grant and Caladium Festival Request
Lake Placid Town Council has three action items on tonight’s agenda: a Chamber of Commerce request related to the Caladium Festival and Car Show,...
Inside our Community
After Months in Limbo, Pickleball Project Stays Alive
After months of legal concerns and procurement setbacks, Lake Placid’s pickleball project received a new path forward Monday night as the Town Council voted...
Inside our Community
Pickleball…again
The Lake June Park pickleball project returns to the agenda Monday night, but after months of delays the problem now is how to actually...
Inside Our Government
Town Council Meeting Monday
Monday night’s Lake Placid Town Council meeting is expected to include several significant items as the newly seated council begins shaping priorities for the...
Inside Our Government
Lake Placid Police Chief Among Finalists for Okeechobee City Administrator Position
Lake Placid Police Chief Mark Schneider is one of four candidates scheduled to interview for the City Administrator position in Okeechobee, according to publicly...