Make It Unforgettable

Make It Unforgettable

While there may be moments you simply can’t recreate, capturing your big day is a timeless investment you will never regret.  There may be no more detailed day in your life than your wedding, yet there are some moments that may not go as planned. So, when the...
The Business of Food

The Business of Food

Our Taste features have long highlighted the array of flavors, tastemakers, and restaurants that keep a city fed and fueled. Far beyond meeting a daily necessity, the Lakeland food scene has enlivened our palates, comforted our souls, and some — as they should — have...

Big Business

We’ve long championed the unique opportunities for small business owners in our city. Yet without these larger established corporations such ventures may not be possible. They increase our economy, further our developments, and evolve our potential for...
Lessons Along the Way

Lessons Along the Way

While his many ventures appear a seamless success, Chris McArthur shares the journey, and lessons learned, of bringing his businesses into smooth sailing. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN AUSTIN Initially, the dream was to be a career military officer. Dedicating all of high school...
Bread Is Born

Bread Is Born

Just three years ago, Jennifer Smurr returned from an internship in Miami and brought to our city the beauty and trade of freshly baked bread. Since its premiere at the Lakeland Dowtown Farmers Curb Market, Born & Bread Bakehouse has made an array of buttery,...