Search - LALtoday

Culture

Look out for these creepy Florida cryptids in Lakeland

Keep an eye out and perhaps you’ll see one of these cryptid creatures in Lakeland — or maybe it will see you.

October 23, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson

Sponsored by Southeastern University

A vintage photo of a JCPenney store with a covered walkway connecting it to another building, surrounded by palm and oak trees.

City

What Lakelanders could buy for the same price as Publix’s $10 real estate deal

Could this be the real estate deal of the century? Learn how Publix is buying two downtown buildings for $10 each — and what you could get for that same price.

October 22, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson

A large Nordstrom Rack shopping bag is held up in the foreground, with the storefront and a blue inflatable arch in the background.

Business

Shop ‘til you drop at Nordstrom Rack, opening in Lakeside Village

Find discounted clothing, accessories, shoes, and home goods at this national retailer’s first Lakeland location.

October 22, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson

A photo of Florida Southern College's architecturally unique campus, with a green lawn in the foreground.

Sponsored by Florida Southern College

A downtown Lakeland street lined with tents selling farmers market goods. Trees hang over the street.

Business

Farmers markets around Polk County

Pack your reusable shopping bags, because we’ve rounded up seven farmers markets around Lakeland, FL.

October 21, 2025

·

Staff

A multi-lane stretch of I-4 in Polk County, Florida, with several cars driving on a cloudy day, surrounded by lush greenery.

Development

More I-4 congestion relief lanes coming west of Lakeland

Due to the Moving Florida Forward Initiative, new I-4 express lanes are coming nine years in advance between I-75 and County Line Road.

October 20, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson

A side-by-side photo of two homes: a historic Spanish-style home (left) and a modern stone and stucco home (right).

Real Estate

You choose: Historic home vs. new construction in Lakeland

Do you prefer to live in the past, or are you looking ahead to the future? Compare a 1925 home with a newly built house that just hit Lakeland’s real estate market.

October 16, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson

People dressed in retro attire dancing under neon lights

Culture

Dance the night away at these Lakeland spots and events

In the mood to bust a move? Shimmy down to these local spots and events for open dance floors, performances, and dancing lessons.

October 16, 2025

·

Connor Jacobson