BeFly Beth

BeFly Beth

photography by Jason Stephens Beth Geohagan tells us how a passion for casual bicycling created a business that shows riders the best of beautiful Lakeland Beth Geohagan is a Lakeland personality. Bright, passionate, and happy, she can often be found traveling our...
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

One of our city’s oldest businesses cares for the soles of Lakeland photography by Jordan Weiland You might not guess from the unassuming storefront in South Lakeland that the history and craftsmanship of McFarland’s Shoe Repair stretch around the world. Here, The...
Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations

Lakeland’s Scott Totten, musical director of the Beach Boys, tells us why Lakeland is in tune photography by Philip Pietri Since the beginning of The Lakelander, we’ve enjoyed interviewing many leaders from the city’s civic, business, and educational...
Going Places With Tom Phillips

Going Places With Tom Phillips

The man behind the bus photography by Philip Pietri The Lakelander gets to know the executive director of the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District and Polk Transit. The Lakelander: Tell us about your background and professional history. Tom Phillips: My wife, Michelle,...
The Good Life

The Good Life

Originally published in November 2014, we thought this incredible story of American heroism would be appropriate to reshare with our readers. An interview with Maurice Johnson Photography by Tina Sargeant Through a lens ever darkening with the passage of time, the...