You Can Elope If You Want To: New Lakeland Bridal Boutique Provides Off-the-Rack Options By Victoria BardegaPhotography by Jordan Randall St. Petersburg native and bridal shop owner Shantel Griffin says coming to Lakeland to open her second business was fate....
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...
