Arts Lakeland

Arts Lakeland

ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY CONDUCTED BY: Alice V. Koehler, Marcanthony Lozano, Shelly Meadows, Andrea Merritt, Tami Pomales, and Terri Schneider Art connects. Art communicates. Art expresses. Art fulfills. Art improves health, gives hope, and adds to academic success. Art...
The Roberts Academy

The Roberts Academy

Triumphing Over Dyslexia Photography by Jordan Weiland “I. Itch. Ih. G. Goat. Guh.” In a fourth-grade classroom, the teacher holds up an illustrated card and the children instinctively recite what they see: a letter, an object, and a sound. On their desks, the...
Meet Josh Vasquez

Meet Josh Vasquez

Stylist Extraordinaire BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE LAKELANDER The Lakelander loves community. We strive to reflect our city and its diversity, to incite pride of place, and to reveal lesser known facets of our community. We connect people, resources, and ideas. We’re...
National philanthropy day

National philanthropy day

Embracing the Philanthropic Spirit Lakeland is rich with people who, affected by George Jenkins’ legacy of philanthropy, are inspired to leave this world better than they found it. If you open your eyes and look around, you are sure to find someone helping somewhere....
Alice in Dixieland

Alice in Dixieland

It’s good to be here Photography by Penn & Finn Dixieland is a treasure. The community, located in the heart of Lakeland, was the city’s first neighborhood to be developed south of downtown. Dixieland is home to 556 historic buildings, is a picturesque...