FRESH
Celebrating the Terrace Hotel’s 100th Birthday All Month Long
Lakeland's first high rise is celebrating it's centenary with a fitting celebration that is a flashback to the Roarin' 20s. Starting with a community celebration that coincides with First Friday in Downtown Lakeland on Oct. 4, the historic Hilton-owned hotel is...
Orlando Health Helping Create Future Leaders of Healthcare at George Jenkins High School
Orlando Health Helping Create Future Leaders of Healthcare at George Jenkins High School READ IN THE FULL DIGITAL VERSION OF ISSUE 103By RJ WaltersPhotos provided Polk County Public SchoolsAs the rhythmic “wop wop wop” of the Orlando Health Air Care helicopter grew...
Creating Brighter Futures for Children With Special Needs
How Achievement Academy is Creating Brighter...
Right on Time? How PCPS Views a State Mandate to Change Start Times at Public Schools
Right on Time? How PCPS Views a State Mandate to...
Why the Arts Matter, Including the Undeniable Economic Impact
Why the Arts Matter, Including the Undeniable...
CULTURE
Welcome to the Future of Well-being at Welcome Canary
Welcome to the Future of Well-being: A duo of...
Personal Trainer Faith Wagner Loves Helping People Earn Their Stripes
Personal Trainer Faith Wagner Loves Helping People Earn Their Stripes By Adam SpaffordPhotography by Jordan Randall competitive gymnast through college, Faith Wagner earned a Master’s Degree in kinesiology and serves as an adjunct professor...
Lakelanders’ Choice Award Winners: Top Art + Culture
Lakelanders' Choice Award Winners:Top Art + Culture What is Lakeland? It is the sum of people, how they express themselves and what they love to spend their time doing. Nearly 3,400 Lakelanders cast their votes in the inaugural Lakelanders' Choice Awards, and...
Skate World Adds Exciting Upgrades While Keeping Old School Charm
Skate World Adds Exciting Upgrades While Keeping...
Streamsong Announces “The Chain”, Its Fourth Exquisite Course
Streamsong Announces "The Chain", Its Fourth...
Swan City Improv Artists Keep Making it Up as They Go
By Diego De JesusPhotos courtesy of Swan City...
Precisely Beautiful: Great Brows Offers Latest Trends in Permanent Makeup
Precisely Beautiful: Great Brows Offers Latest...
Stronghold Roofing and Solar: A Great Product Every Shingle Time
Stronghold Roofing and Solar: A Great Product Every Shingle Time READ IN THE FULL DIGITAL VERSION OF ISSUE 101By Adam SpaffordPhotography by Jordan Randall and Noelle GardinerAs the old saying goes, there’s no such thing as an overnight success, but Lakeland’s...
A Sandbox Made of Coffee Grounds at Florida Southern College
A Sandbox Made of Coffee Grounds atFlorida Southern CollegeBy Alexa EstevezPhotography by Daniel Jones is a typical Wednesday morning for Florida Southern College (FSC) students Lauren Schreader and Daniel Jones, as they operate FSC’s new...
From Happy and Fast to a Customer Centered Rebrand
From Happy and Fast to a Customer Centered...
Greg Ruthven: A Legacy Built on a Win-Win Approach
Greg Ruthven: A Legacy Built on a Win-Win...
Percolating With Purpose: How Ethos Roasters is Changing the World Through Coffee
Percolating With Purpose: How Ethos Roasters is...
VIDEOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Styling The Raddest
Wedding Party Lakeland’s Seen
SELECTS
Add Style and Warmth to Your Everyday Wardrobe
Curate Fashion for Lakeland Women
A Chicken Named Bling and His CEO Friend
TASTE
Lakelanders’ Choice Award Winners: Top Food and Restaurants
Lakelanders' Choice Award Winners: Top Food and...
An Artisan Twist on an American Favorite: Mayday Ice Cream
An Artisan Twist on an American Favorite: Mayday Ice Cream By Jenna MacFarlanePhotography by Jordan Randallhen Stephen DiMare decided to open Mayday Ice Cream in St. Augustine, he wanted to deliver all the emotions ice cream inspires:...
Union Hall Now Home to Persian-American Fare
Union Hall Now Home to Persian-American FareBy Diego De JesusPhotography by Jordan Randallrom kabobs to salads and tacos to ube ice cream, one Lakeland couple is working hard to bring locals a world of flavor. Feasts of Persia, a food truck known...
EVENTS
What to Do This Weekend: Summer Splash Bash, Movie on the Lawn, Indie Bash Three and More
Friday, 5/31 Adventure Days "School's Out"...
What to Do This Weekend: Live Music, Community Theatre, Aquafest and More
Friday, 4/12 Friday Night Live | Munn Park | 6 to 8 p.m. Poetry and Prose Open Mic Night | CoHatch| 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tick, Tick, Boom! | Lakeland Community Theatre | 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (additional shows on Saturday and Sunday) Saturday, 4/13 Aquafest | Gandy Pool | 10...
