From Happy and Fast to a Customer Centered Rebrand By Alexa Estevez The distinctive bright purple building and the mobile-centric coffee shop with the ambiguous name made a splash on the Lakeland scene when happyfastdelicious opened in May 2023, but owner Andrew Nesi...
Greg Ruthven: A Legacy Built on a Win-Win Approach By RJ WaltersPhotography by MadI ElizabethDeveloped in partnership with The Ruthvens When an EF2 tornado tore through a section of North Lakeland in 2019, Brandon Clark, President of The Ruthvens, was tied up...
Percolating With Purpose: How Ethos Roasters is Changing the World Through Coffee By Diego De JesusPhotography by Ethos Roasters Ethos Coffee Roasters imports around 10,000 pounds of green coffee beans annually from farming cooperatives across Latin America. Ten...
Where Your Gifts Make a Difference: Top Buttons and Take Heart By Gabriela Andrews Photography by Jordan Randall and Jon Sierra Lakeland’s charming downtown storefronts are beloved for things like locally sourced products, picturesque hometown curb appeal, and...
McFarland's Shoe Repair Ties Together Classic Trade w/Massive Online Presence By Diego De JesusPhotos courtesy of McFarland Shoe Repair McFarland’s Shoe Repair is being highlighted as a 2023 Maker of Note by The Lakelander, as part of its MADE Issue, which...
