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November 6, 2023

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Sponsored by a LALtoday Partner

The exterior of Kitty Cat Lounge in Lakeland, FL

Business

Come with us to Kitty Cat Lounge, Lakeland’s newest cat café

Grab a coffee and curl up with adoptable cats at Kitty Cat Lounge. It’s the second business of its kind to open in Lakeland.

November 3, 2023

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Connor Jacobson

Metallic watercolor presents and stars with the text "unwrap carefully curated gift guides this season"

Retail

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: 39 gifts you can buy right now

Shop the most popular gifts of the 2023 holiday season, plus gifts that support small businesses and the best holiday wrapping paper to tie it all up in.

November 2, 2023

A plane, couch, and book icon against a snowflake background.

Culture

The Anti-Gift Guide: 50 ways to slow down, treat yourself, and break tradition this holiday season

Rip up your gift list — it’s time to rethink the holidays.

November 2, 2023

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Sarah Leonhardt

Tampa Bay History Center

November 1, 2023

A banner hangs over a cobblestone pedestrian street saying "Club Rush"

Education

This week in education

There’s been lots of education news lately, so let’s crack open today’s lesson.

October 31, 2023

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Rilee Delgado

City

City Editor Rilee’s 3 favorite Lakeland news stories from 2023

Take a look at some of our favorite stories we brought you in 2023 — and learn about how you can keep them coming by supporting LALtoday with the gift of your membership.

October 31, 2023