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Strawbridge Renovations: Designing Spaces That Reflect the Heart of Family
Strawbridge Renovations: Designing Spaces That Reflect the Heart of FamilyWritten by Katy ListerPhotography by Madi Elizabeth and Jordan Randallince Strawbridge and Nathan Baggett became friends 10 years ago but for five of those years, Nathan was...
The ‘Simple’ Church with a Strong Heart for Lakeland
The 'Simple' Church with a Strong Heart for Lakeland: Well-Known Pastor and his Best Friend Aim to Cultivate Faith andCommunity at City Central ChurchWritten by RJ WaltersPhotography by Jordan RandallDeveloped in partnership with City Central...
Local Veteran-Owned Insurance Agency Puts People First
Local Veteran-Owned Insurance Agency Puts People...
The Making of the Magic Behind the Beloved Lakeland Christmas Parade
The Making of the Magic Behind the Beloved...
Special Moments That Are Just a TRYP Away
Special Moments That Are Just a TRYP Away...
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
The ‘Last Great Craigslist Hire’: The Unlikely Journey of One of Lakeland’s Finest Chefs
The 'Last Great Craigslist Hire': The Unlikely...
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates On Deck
Food That Makes You Feel: Plates on Deck Written by RJ Walters Photography by Madi Elizabeth hen Chef Ken says “food evokes” emotion, it’s more than a tagline. Reminiscing about some of his first memories in the kitchen he gets a little mushy...
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...
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...