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Spot the Swan: Do you know where to find these in Lakeland?
Show off your Swan City smarts in a new game where you’ll guess the location of different swans in Lakeland. Be the quickest to guess correctly for a newsletter feature.
March 23, 2026 05:00 AM
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Connor Jacobson
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Lakeland Father’s Day gift guide
June 15, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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Introducing a new community mural in Lakeland
June 10, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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30+ black-owned businesses in Lakeland, FL
June 9, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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DYK about the 1976 time capsule buried at the RP Funding Center?
June 9, 2020
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How are you feeling, Lakeland?
June 3, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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Your Florida waterfall guide
May 27, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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Homeownership scaries: All the questions you’ve been too afraid to ask 🏡
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Attention Lakeland: you may have unclaimed money
May 26, 2020
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Kaylee Holland
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11 links in LAL
May 26, 2020
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Charge up at these electric vehicle charging stations
Never run out of juice again with these nine charging stations around Lakeland.
March 22, 2023
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Celebrate International Dark Sky Week
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March 22, 2023
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What is a LEED certification?
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March 22, 2023
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Government
City approves affordable housing zoning code changes
Qualifying developers will now be able to build in industrial and commercial zones with a faster approval process.
March 22, 2023
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Connor Jacobson
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Meet the Polk County Clerk of Courts
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March 20, 2023
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Food
Everyone’s invited: Restaurants for large groups in Lakeland, FL
For those days when everyone needs to be at the table
March 15, 2023
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