Culture

If you’re feeling eager to clean out those closets, garages, and storage sheds, consider donating your gently used items to these community organizations making a difference in our city.
Get a taste of culture with the debut of the Lakeland Opera Professional Chorus.
Would you rather see a fully-enclosed dog park, pod swings, or giant chess in our town square? The city is still taking input — keep reading for renderings.
Don’t miss any of this year’s meteor showers, supermoons, or solar eclipses.
Put your hand on the nearest crystal ball — what do you see for Swan City’s future?
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See how Lakeland’s newest aesthetic facility uses advanced technology to rethink beauty treatments.
Booker T. Washington, William A. Rochelle, and members of Lakeland’s early Black community influenced the city and established Florida’s sixth Black high school.
Look out — or should we say, down — for these new art pieces downtown.
Calling all history buffs — the Lakeland Public Library’s History and Culture Center is hosting a free lecture series, and here’s what you should know.
We’ll be back Tuesday, Jan. 3.
What makes Lakeland the Swan City, and who built all of that Frank Lloyd Wright architecture? If you want to sound like a local or just brush up on your knowledge of Lakeland’s iconic and quirky history, this is for you.
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