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Lake Wales · Polk County
CommunityCommunity Night
Community Night appears on the Latte Lounge's October 2026 calendar at 6 PM. Meet neighbors at the coffee shop and bookshop. Admission, an end time and event-specific registration have not been published.
- Date
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Time
- 6:00 PM
- Eastern time · America/New_York
- Venue
- Lake Wales Latte Lounge
- Cost · age policy
- Not confirmed — ask the organizer
- Accessibility
- Not confirmed
- Good to know
- Source: venue's October 2026 calendar · Separate from Banned Book Club · Checked October 25, 2026
Tickets & RSVP
No RSVP or ticket link has been confirmed for this listing.
Organizer: Lake Wales Latte Lounge
Getting there
Lake Wales Latte Lounge · 229 E Stuart Avenue #7, Lake Wales, FL
Distance from nearby hubs
- Lake Wales0 mi
- Winter Haven12 mi
- Lakeland24 mi
- Bartow16 mi
- Haines City15 mi
- Orlando46 mi
- Tampa53 mi
Straight-line distances — open a route above for driving time.
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Civic connections
How this listing connects to the records that govern and fund it. Each card keeps its own verification state — the connection itself is editorial context, not a claim.
District
Located in
CRA downtown district
The downtown redevelopment district: the boundary inside which tax-increment revenue is collected and reinvested.
Reported · Lake Wales CRA annual report, 2025
Funding mechanism
Related to
Tax-increment financing (TIF)
Growth in taxable value inside the CRA district is reinvested in the district instead of flowing to general revenue. It pays for the streetscape, facade grants, and public art downtown.
Reported · Lake Wales CRA annual report, 2025
Capital project
Related to
Downtown streetscape improvements
Sidewalk, lighting, and streetscape work in the downtown CRA district, funded through tax increment revenue.
Reported · Last checked Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 2025 CRA Annual Report
Civic body
Falls inside the service area of
Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
A redevelopment agency funded by tax-increment financing: growth in taxable value inside the district is reinvested in the district rather than flowing to general revenue.
Reported · Last checked Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 2025 CRA Annual Report
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