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The Making of the Magic Behind the Beloved Lakeland Christmas Parade
The Making of the Magic Behind the Beloved Lakeland Christmas Parade By RJ WaltersPhotography provided by Tom Hagerty, Kimberly C. Moore of LKLD Now, Junior League of Greater Lakeland and City of Lakelandhere was the time when a float got...
Special Moments That Are Just a TRYP Away
Special Moments That Are Just a TRYP Away Written by Adam Spafford Photography by Jordan Randall Developed in partnership with TRYP nytime of day—or night—Kyle Garren is up to the task of coordinating the logistics for someone to seamlessly arrive...
2024 Lakelander Holiday Gift Guide
SHOP LOCAL 2024 Lakelander Gift Guide There's...
(nearly) Peachy Keen: The Inside Look at a New Lake Morton Establishment
(nearly) Peachy Keen: The Inside Look at a New...
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates On Deck
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates on Deck Written...
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
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates On Deck
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates on Deck Written...
Fueled by Coffee (and other delectable indulgences of the Lakeland coffee shop scene)
Fueled by Coffee (and other delectable indulgences of the Lakeland coffee shop scene)Written by RJ WaltersPhotos by Madi ElizabethCoffee is the second most consumed beverage in the U.S. behind water. Cup by cup and drip by drip java has become its own industry that...
Editor’s Note: The Way You Make Me Feel
Editor's Note: The Way You Make Me Feel By RJ WaltersWhich of these two types of people do you identify most closely with? The one who has such a hard time deciding what you are going to order at a restaurant that you always are “polite” and allow everyone else...
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...