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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.
January 20, 2026 12:56 PM
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Connor Jacobson
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Take your #BrunchGoals to the next level
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Your August event calendar
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A line of cars in traffic where an I-4 widening project will soon begin. A grassy median sits between the east and westbound lanes.
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What Lakelanders should know about the I-4 widening project
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A photo of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, except a swan from Lakeland is the centerpiece of the Tom Turkey float.
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Our Lakeland take on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
We’re re-imagining this annual parade to be entirely themed after the Swan City.
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Amelia Grooms
Light-up swans on the shore of Lake Morton at night.
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Lakeland’s best neighborhoods for holiday decorations
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New eats on Main Street: Food truck court potentially coming to downtown Lakeland area
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Build a Thanksgiving Day meal from your favorite Lakeland eateries
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