Real Estate

The front exterior of the Spanish Colonial-style Ludd Spivey House with a stucco facade, arched windows, and a terracotta tile roof.

Real Estate

Influential Lakelander’s home hits the market

Take a look inside the Ludd M. Spivey House, formerly home to Florida Southern College’s president who made a historic impact on the campus.

November 11, 2025 01:58 PM

Connor Jacobson

A new lit sign for Southwest Middle School sits in front of its newly built, two-story administrative building. A US flag pole sits a few feet away from the sign.

Development

Southwest Middle School is getting a new campus

Construction on a modern new campus completed in March 2024 for the Lakeland school founded in 1956.

March 5, 2024

Connor Jacobson

White exterior apartments. A covered porch with a couch and furniture. A bedroom with a large bed in the center. The pool deck at Welcome Canary, complete with palm trees.

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A rendering shows three buildings surrounding a pedestrian courtyard.

City

Downtown Winter Haven’s new Bowen Yard development nears completion

Get ready to “Gather, Eat, Chill” at Bowen Yard in downtown Winter Haven.

February 22, 2024

Rilee Delgado

A rendering of a four-story apartment building painted gray and dark blue. Palm trees and small trees line the building facing the street where pedestrians walk and a car drives by.

City

What affordable housing means in Lakeland

Get answers to these frequently asked questions about affordable housing options and qualifications in Lakeland.

February 21, 2024

Connor Jacobson

A rendering of the Valencia at the Park apartment complex exterior, seen from above. The complex includes three bungalow-style buildings with three stories. The complex faces a street, where a few cars are parked, and a parking lot is situated behind the buildings.

Real Estate

See inside Valencia at the Park, Orange Street’s new apartment complex

Check out the floor plans, renderings, and price range of this complex within walking distance of downtown Lakeland’s hot spots.

February 7, 2024

Connor Jacobson

A rendering of The Depot 303 food hall, showing a white one-story building with black trim and design accents. The top of the building has a small sign that reads "The Depot 303."

Real Estate

Get a sneak peek at The Depot 303, Mulberry’s first food hall

As this food hall gets closer to opening, see the latest renderings of the 14,000-sqft indoor and outdoor space coming to The Depot 303 in downtown Mulberry.

February 1, 2024

Connor Jacobson

Real Estate

What would you like to see in this historic building in downtown Lakeland?

The 16,650-sqft building previously home to a Ford dealership and antique store just hit the market — keep reading to learn more about the historic property and tell us what you’d like to see occupy it next.

January 23, 2024

Rilee Delgado

An exterior shot of the Kress Building in downtown Lakeland. A sign on the stone facade reads "S.H. Kress & Co." and a sign on the business below reads "Explorations V Children's Museum."

Development

Answered: Where locals want affordable housing, according to our readers

You told us which empty buildings could be converted into affordable housing.

January 12, 2024

Brianna Williams

A sunset over Lake Mirror with the downtown Lakeland skyline in the background

Culture

That’s a wrap: LALtoday’s top stories of 2023

We’ve brought you Lakeland’s top stories all year long, but which articles were you most interested in? See what took the top spot in categories like development, food + drink, real estate, and more.

December 21, 2023

Connor Jacobson