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Business
Find your inner florist at Bloom Shakalaka’s flower arranging workshops
Learn to arrange beautiful bouquets with the help of the expert florists at Bloom Shakalaka.
October 29, 2025 12:20 PM
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Connor Jacobson
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Business
Discover your green thumb at Sow Exotic
Learn how the team behind Sow Exotic grew it from a budding operation to a thriving plant nursery near Lakeland, and see how you can stock your own garden with its edible plants.
June 4, 2024
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Connor Jacobson
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Food
Cheers: We’re celebrating Drink Up Week — here’s how to join us
We’ll be toasting to the bountiful beverage industry across Lakeland, FL from Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26, 2024.
May 22, 2024
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Monica Garske
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Business
Check out these veteran-owned businesses in Lakeland
We asked our readers for their favorite veteran-owned businesses around Swan City — here’s what they came up with.
May 22, 2024
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Amelia Grooms
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Food
What we tried at Sabrina’s Delicacies, Lakeland’s newest spot for charcuterie
After two years of waiting, Lakeland’s newest charcuterie spot has opened its storefront for business — here’s our review.
May 22, 2024
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Amelia Grooms
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Business
Lakeland’s favorite small businesses, as chosen by Lakelanders
You told us which Swan City small businesses you love and we’ve put them all in one place — from restaurants to retail to home services and beyond.
May 1, 2024
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Connor Jacobson
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Here’s how you can support free, unbiased local journalism in Lakeland
We fill your inbox with positive, impactful local news and events. Support our mission.
May 1, 2024
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Culture
6 questions with Miss Lakeland USA, Karolyne Roberts
Learn more about this local entrepreneur, author, and mom’s platform and why she loves representing Lakeland.
April 26, 2024
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Amelia Grooms
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Food
Serving up a slice of history with Strollo’s, Lakeland’s first pizzeria
Learn the back story of Strollo’s, a restaurant that first introduced Italian cuisine to Lakeland in the 1940s.
April 23, 2024
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Connor Jacobson
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