Skating to Excellence
How a Skating Academy Has Caught Fire on Ice in Lakeland
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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 Change Start Times at Public Schools By RJ Waltersolk County Public School leaders do not have a crystal ball, but when it comes to school start times they have binoculars zoomed in, and what...
Why the Arts Matter, Including the Undeniable Economic Impact
Why the Arts Matter, Including the Undeniable Economic Impact By Daryl Ward, Polk Arts Alliance any given weekend, if you step outside and listen, you might be tempted to sing the famous line from “Les Misérables”: “Do you hear the people...
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Top Producers in Lakeland Real Estate: Kristin Kellin
In the fast paced world of real estate, Kristin...
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Top Producers in Lakeland Real Estate: Jeri Thom and Jody Ciavardone
If knowledge is power, then clients of Jeri Thom...
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Top Producers in Lakeland Real Estate: Jen Lay
Every time The Lay Group sells a home, it’s a...
CULTURE
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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...
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Skate World Adds Exciting Upgrades While Keeping Old School Charm
Skate World Adds Exciting Upgrades While Keeping...
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Streamsong Announces “The Chain”, Its Fourth Exquisite Course
Streamsong Announces "The Chain", Its Fourth...
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Swan City Improv Artists Keep Making it Up as They Go
By Diego De JesusPhotos courtesy of Swan City...
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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...
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From Happy and Fast to a Customer Centered Rebrand
From Happy and Fast to a Customer Centered...
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Greg Ruthven: A Legacy Built on a Win-Win Approach
Greg Ruthven: A Legacy Built on a Win-Win...
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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
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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
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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"...
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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...