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Small Business

Lakeland-based startups and small businesses we’re watching

We asked Catapult Lakeland President Christin Strawbridge what businesses we should keep our eyes on — from tech startups to small businesses in food, furniture, and fashion, here’s who we’re watching.

January 25, 2024

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Rilee Delgado

meat cooking on a grill with flames coming up and a person's hand in the top left corner

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Chef Marcos Fernandez of Nineteen61 carefully crafts a plate in the restaurant's kitchen. Next to him on the counter are prep containers and ingredients.

Food

Lakeland’s local restaurant picks for the James Beard Awards

Lakeland’s restaurants are deserving of recognition — see who our readers think deserves a prestigious James Beard Award next year.

January 24, 2024

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Gabe Guarente

A graphic with cartoon candy hearts that have different gift categories written inside, like "Home Goods" and "Books."

Retail

The best Valentine’s Day gifts for 2024

Shop Valentine’s Day chocolates, couple’s games, cookware, candles, and fuzzy socks to spread the love.

January 24, 2024

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Vagney Hampshire

The exterior of the Lakeland Country Club, viewed from the front entrance. The building is designed in the Mediterranean style, with red terracotta roof tiles. The entrance includes a valet parking spot and lanterns on the exterior walls.

City

The Lakeland Country Club celebrates a century of community

Dive into the history behind the Lakeland Country Club and learn how you can become a future member.

January 24, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

Rotating images: Woman with a stroller running in the annual Promise Run race, theatre curtains for a performance, table of colorful books at a local bookshop, two people Salsa dancing, a pickleball paddle and ball on a court, and a couple cooking a meal on the stovetop in their home.

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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

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Rilee Delgado

Andrew’s Coffee

January 22, 2024

Mural on side of Gaines Jewelers in Lakeland, FL

Retail

Not-so-hidden gems: Jewelers in Lakeland, FL

They say “all that glitters is not gold,” and that’s true — some of it is silver, platinum, and of course, diamond. Keep reading for Lakeland jewelry stores to shop from for your next anniversary, birthday, or holiday.

January 19, 2024

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Rilee Delgado