Written by Adam Spafford
Photography by Sally Ibarra Barceló
If live music strikes a chord with you, then the steady beat of Lakeland’s new venues is notewort...
In many ways, today’s great American road trip would be starkly different than that of the author’s premillennial adventure from Florida to Alaska, when a paper...
Photography by Tina Sargeant
Whether by mandate or choice, the world spent the last year at home. For some, that understandably felt like captivity, but when y...
Photography by Jason Stephens
Lakeland’s celebrated pitmaster, Blue Dog Craft Barbecue, shares their secrets to grilling some of the best barbecue in town.
M...
Local Institutions Here to Help You
Photography by Jason Stephens
Seven trusted financial institutions are striving to provide customers with top-of-the-line ...
Nathan's Men's Store owner, Harris Estroff, has announced his retirement after 78 years in business.
Located in downtown Lakeland, Nathan's will begin the proc...
Adam Spafford came to Lakeland in 1999 to attend Florida Southern College and, except for a 20-month graduate school stint in Massachusetts, has been here since. When he’s not writing page-turners for The Lakelander, he trades stock and index options.
