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Kaylee Holland

Managing Editor, Southeast

Kaylee is based in Lakeland, FL and helped launch LALtoday as a City Editor. When she’s not writing, eating popcorn, or reading, you can probably find Kaylee searching for gators on a humid swampy Florida trail.

If you’ve ever felt a chill in your spine when frequenting these locales around Lakeland, there’s likely a good reason.
If you’ve ever stepped foot inside the Polk Theatre, chances are you were simultaneously taking a ghost tour — and didn’t even know it.
From apparel to food, Swan City has multiple family-owned businesses that have been around for half a century — or more.
It’s the sweetest time of year — Florida Strawberry Festival time. Read our guide so you don’t get in a (strawberry) jam.
Keep reading for our favorite local love story.
Create the city you want to live in by applying to serve in these volunteer roles.
While you really can’t go wrong in Swan City, this quiz will guide you to the perfect Lakeland neighborhood just for you.
Get the recipe for Chalet Suzanne’s Soup Romaine, which was requested by astronauts for the Apollo 15 mission.
Take a bite out of the local citrus industry’s history with a self-guided tour of labels found around Polk County.
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