Article: Balloons adrift: A decline in open landing spots challenges the hot-air hobby.

Article: Polk City, Fla., Aviation Theme Park Owner ...
The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: George Graham Jul. 14--POLK CITY, Fla.--When Kermit Weeks surveys ... going to be a major player in the Central Florida attractions industry," he insists ... cats, Chloe and Chelsea, live in Polk City. Teresa Weeks, a former Atlanta ...

Article: Court fight circling 1950s aircraft in Polk City.
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  July 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Amy L. Edwards Jul. 10--POLK CITY - A rare, once-luxurious plane that ... Germany's chancellor is grounded at a Central Florida attraction as a battle brews over its ... Roundy said he sold the aircraft to Central Florida developer Jim Thompson, who subsequently ...

Article: I-4 Reopens in Central Florida
AP Online;  February 27, 2001 ;     339 words ... ... AP Online 02-27-2001 I-4 Reopens in Central Florida POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Central Florida's major artery, Interstate 4, was reopened ... throughway since Feb. 17. The fire near Polk City, about 40 miles southwest of Orlando ...

Article: Wildfires race across dried-out land Blazes scorch Central ...
The Florida Times Union;  February 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Interstate 4 between U.S. 27 and Florida 33 near Polk City in Central Florida yesterday afternoon because of severe smoke. The ... burned more than 1,000 acres in the Green Swamp near Polk City, north of Lake Alfred. Residents from six homes ...

Article: Storms, future put pressure on Polk City, Fla.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Tribune Business News Sep. 28--POLK CITY, Fla. -- Town clerk Paula Roddenberry slumps on the porch of the Polk City Women's Center building, dragging ... the storm season started, all of Polk City was without power for longer than ...

Article: Polk City, Fla., Council Members Approve Budget ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2--POLK CITY, Fla.--Tough times in Polk City mean residents are facing a higher property ... been billed about $14,000 in legal fees. Polk City is suing the bigger city over a sprayfield ...

Article: Sheriff to take over Polk City policing: Off-duty ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  February 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... take over law-enforcement services for Polk City. The Sheriff's Office said it will ... 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Polk City, home to about 1,500 residents, currently ... said one benefit of the contract is that Polk City's residents will get to know the deputies ...