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Posters showing illustrations of Avelo's new destinations sit on easels.

Travel and Outdoors

See Avelo Airlines’ 7 new destinations from Lakeland coming this fall

You can soon hop a flight from LAL to major cities in the south, New England, and even abroad.

July 24, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

A black and white image of the inside of a mall featuring a store with the words "Jean Nicole" in cursive above the store's entrance. Four people walk in different directions on the right side of the hallway. A set of plants is in the center of the hallway outside of the store.

Culture

Dead malls: You could shop... until they dropped

Once booming, now barren. Let’s take a peek at malls of Lakeland’s past — plus hope for the future.

July 24, 2024

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Brianna Williams

An exterior view of Mitchell's Coffee Shop in Lakeland, FL

Business

The 25-year history of Lakeland’s oldest coffee shop

Mitchell’s Coffee Shop has been serving up coffee and gourmet food since 1998. See what inspired the coffee shop’s founder to open the first shop of its kind in Lakeland 25 years ago.

July 24, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

An alert on a phone showing outages in Lakeland. A family discusses hurricane prep around a coffee table. workers fix a broken power line pole.

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A glass of beer on a wooden bar at Swan Brewing. In the background are beer taps and customers.

Culture

Local libations: A round-up of Lakeland-centric craft beers

A turn of phrase here, a recognizable Lakeland nod there — these craft beers found around Swan City take local pride seriously.

July 22, 2024

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Monica Garske

Events

Get back to school ready at these events for students and teachers

It’s officially back to school season. Stock up on free supplies and educational resources for the 2024-2025 school year.

July 22, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

Dancers perform on a stage in front of a crowd at Art Crawl

New to Lakeland

Arts and culture guide for Lakeland

From comedy shows and Broadway tours to local organizations supporting Lakeland’s arts community, we’ve rounded up 19 places to get your arts and culture fix around Swan City.

July 19, 2024

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Connor Jacobson