{"id":59854,"date":"2025-12-12T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=59854"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:19:50","slug":"lakeland-siblings-create-newspaper-to-shine-light-on-neighborhood-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/12\/12\/lakeland-siblings-create-newspaper-to-shine-light-on-neighborhood-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland siblings create newspaper to shine light on neighborhood stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two siblings are putting College Avenue on the map in Lakeland. They\u2019ve banded together to create College Ave-News, a neighborhood paper focused on sharing the stories of the locals.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As the saying goes, \u201ctwo heads are better than one.\u201d And in this sibling duo, Elliott and Henry Hall are putting their heads together to share their hobbies uniquely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love writing, it\u2019s awesome,\u201c said Elliott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, I love taking pictures,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months ago, they created College Ave-News, a paper focused solely on stories from their neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just thought the idea of making a newspaper would be fun, and I already had a name, it just popped into my head: College Ave-News,\u201c said Elliott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first edition was about the cats in the area, and the second provided an inside look into a library associate\u2019s job.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Elliott oversees writing, and Henry is behind the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry says it creates an image in readers’ minds. \u201cLike the saying, a picture is worth a thousand words; if you have pictures, it kind of helps you tell the story of what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they\u2019re not doing it on their own. After the first edition, they\u2019ve recruited other kids in the neighborhood to help, like Anthem Sargeant, who oversees the comic strips. \u201cIt brings joy to everybody, it\u2019s cool, and I just like it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Luna Velasquez, who shares neighborhood recipes. \u201cSo other people can try it out and see if they like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a kid-led newsroom turning their hobbies into valuable information for neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elliott hopes this is just the beginning. \u201cHoping to add games and stuff, we haven\u2019t added them yet, and also I want to do it for a while, for a really long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all about building a strong community through the stories they share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third edition of the newspaper will be released in January. They will also be including ads for $10, which will then be donated to a local charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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