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A hand holds a "Strawberry Season Passport" listing various local farms in front of the Parkesdale Farm Market storefront.

Business

Explore Central Florida’s best berries with Strawberry Season Passports

Did you get your hands on the popular Strawberry Season Passports before they sold out? If not, no worries — just follow along with our editor’s tasty travels.

March 11, 2026 10:55 AM

Connor Jacobson

A view from the summit of Black Elk Peak in South Dakota

Travel and Outdoors

Great Escapes: Our guide to Rapid City, SD

Planning a getaway? Check out Rapid City, South Dakota, a destination for hikers, historians, and everything in between.

October 26, 2022

Rilee Delgado

Events

Bonnet Springs Park’s grand opening attractions

With the long-awaited park’s grand opening on the calendar, we’re looking at a few of the things we’re most excited about.

October 20, 2022

Rilee Delgado

Food

Lakeland, FL restaurants from A to Z

Eat your way through the alphabet with this list of our readers’ favorite local restaurants starting with each letter.

October 11, 2022

Connor Jacobson

Food

Go bananas over these 30+ foodie brands

October 5, 2022

A man wearing German lederhosen and a hat holds a beer stein and turkey leg

Food

Oktoberfest events in Lakeland, FL

Celebrate German culture, food, and beer at one of these upcoming events.

October 5, 2022

Connor Jacobson

Hand holding a pumpkin cookie from Twisted Sugar in Lakeland, FL

Food

Your favorite pumpkin products

Let us know your favorite pumpkin spice products from around Lakeland.

September 19, 2022

Connor Jacobson

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Oktoberfest is coming to Publix GreenWise Market 🍂

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Recipes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 🎉

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Your usual coffee could never 💅

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Small Business Week powered by MIDFLORIDA Credit Union has arrived in Lakeland

Join us at LALtoday in celebrating small businesses from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10, presented by MIDFLORIDA Credit Union.

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Assorted cookies and baked goods on display at Bandidas Bake Shop, including PB miso cookies, vegan ranger cookies, and galettes.

Food

Follow the breadcrumbs on this Lakeland bakery crawl

Lakeland has a book crawl, but isn’t it time bakeries have their time to shine? Let’s roll to each bakery for croissants, cake, and cookies galore.

April 28, 2025

Connor Jacobson

Modern single-story house with palm trees, stone driveway, and sunset sky in the background.

Real Estate

Meet the Lakeland estates featured in the Spring Parade of Homes

Take a self-guided tour of these new construction homes Saturday, April 26-Sunday, April 27 + Saturday, May 3-Sunday, May 4, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

April 25, 2025

Amelia Grooms

A colorful mural with "We love Lakeland" and cartoon pictures of fast food

Experience

30+ murals around Lakeland

Check out our guide to the many meaningful murals you can find around our city.

April 24, 2025

Staff

A path through Hollis Garden with trees on either side

Culture

Explore the City of Lakeland’s Urban Forest

Branch out to learn about Lakeland’s flowering and fruit trees with a GPS-enabled tour of the 56,000 trees in the city’s Urban Forest.

April 24, 2025

Connor Jacobson

Travel and Outdoors

Celebrating Earth Day in Lakeland

From volunteer opportunities to special events, here’s how you can celebrate the planet around Swan City.

April 21, 2025

Amelia Grooms

Culture

Local bookstore owners present the Lakeland Book Crawl

Finding our next read and supporting local independent book sellers? We’re in.

April 18, 2025

Rilee Delgado

A few gifts overlaid on a patchwork background, including a Carharrt lunch box and a jewelry dish.

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What to buy for parents: Your 2025 gift guide for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Including Oprah’s favorite eye mask and a No. 1 best-selling beard trimmer.