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Business
Local love: LALtoday’s guide to reader-recommended small businesses
Put your money where your community is and help us create a guide to small businesses by submitting your favorite local spots and sharing this page with a friend.
March 10, 2026 11:45 AM
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Laura Figi
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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
An exterior view of small businesses on North Kentucky Avenue, including Scout & Tag, with seating and plants outside.
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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Small Business
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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Explore a wide selection of gummies and other products during Best Buds’ 4/20 sale.
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Business
Grab a cup from Morning Grind, Florida Southern College’s student-run coffee cart
See how students are learning about entrepreneurship with this experiential learning lab.
April 5, 2024
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Connor Jacobson
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September 3, 2025
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The outside of a Spirit Halloween store, with a large banner of a grim reaper and cardboard cutouts of costumes in the windows.
4 Spirit Halloween stores come to the Lakeland area
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September 2, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
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City
Lakeland library features you didn’t know existed
Check out a book, then check out these unique library features that cardholders can enjoy.
September 2, 2025
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Connor Jacobson
Vendor tents line a downtown street filled with pedestrians at First Friday.
Events
Stack your calendar with monthly events around Lakeland
These events bring together your favorite vendors on the same day each month in nearby downtown areas and historic districts.
August 28, 2025
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Connor Jacobson
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Real Estate
Which dog breed are you based on your Lakeland neighborhood?
Just like each dog breed has its own personality, each community in Lakeland shines with unique characteristics. Which breed sounds most like you?
August 25, 2025
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