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Check these activities off your Lakeland bucket list

Tell us what you’re hoping to do, see, and experience for the first time this year. We’ll share the best responses in our Lakeland bucket list.

January 8, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

Food

Restaurants to try within 30 minutes of Lakeland, FL

Looking for a night out, your new favorite eatery, or just something fresh? Check out these restaurants within a short drive of Swan City, recommended by our followers.

January 5, 2024

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Rilee Delgado

History

A brief history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s relationship with Florida Southern College

You probably recognize some of these silhouettes from Lakeland tea towels and keychains, but do you know the history of how they came to be?

January 4, 2024

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Rilee Delgado

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Two chefs cook barbecue in an industrial kitchen at Catapult

Business

Get hungry for Catapult’s restaurant residency program

The program will allow food entrepreneurs to get the experience of running their own restaurants, while Lakelanders will get to try even more local food.

January 4, 2024

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Connor Jacobson

A red cinder block building with a coming soon sign

Retail

Start a new chapter at one of Lakeland’s charming bookstores

Used, antique, new, and locally-written — these are just a few types of reads that Lakeland bookstores specialize in from the north side to the south side of Swan City.

January 3, 2024

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Rilee Delgado

A sunset over Lake Bonny in Lakeland, FL with a palm tree silhouette in the foreground

Culture

Try this: LALtoday’s Picture of the Year contest

We’re commemorating 2023 the best way we know how — highlighting local photos through our LALtoday Picture of the Year contest.

January 2, 2024

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Emily Shea-Owen

A graphic showing a photo of a boy waving at a train, a photo of a baseball field, and a photo of Publix GreenWise Market

Culture

Take LALtoday’s 2023 news quiz

How well did you keep up with the Lakeland news and stories we shared this year? Test your knowledge with our 12-question quiz.

December 21, 2023

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Connor Jacobson

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

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Connor Jacobson

A group of people sit on yoga mats doing a yoga practice in Hollis Garden in Lakeland, FL