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Lace up your most comfortable sneakers to go running or walking — plus, meet new friends.
Swan City is home to minor league + semi-pro sports teams that bring major excitement.
With this local event venue reaching the 50-year mark, we’re looking back on the biggest acts to visit the RP Funding Center.
The 15,000-sqft building has been under construction since August 2022.
“brat summer” is unofficially over, so we’re looking back on what was really hot in Lakeland thanks to Google Trends search results.
Supporting a student athlete in your family or just taking yourself out to the ballgame? We’ll tell you what to wear and who to cheer for.
Learn how you + your team can represent Lakeland at the “wildest live athletic competition on Earth.”
Swan City is well represented on the world stage at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics — these are some local Olympians to watch.
As summer draws to a close, here are the events we wouldn’t miss around Lakeland.
Meet an athlete who honed his craft as a student in Lakeland and is now representing the USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Celebrate Lakeland Community Theatre and the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra, which have reached 40 and 60 years in the local arts scene, respectively.
Jonathan Mott has qualified for three Olympic trials, coached hundreds of local runners, and competed all over the world. Here’s how you can follow in his fast footsteps.
Does your neighborhood go all out with decorations? Do you set up a drive-thru lights experience? Add it to our map of holiday decoration destinations.
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When it comes to national charts, Swan City often gets skipped. Tell us which artists, podcasts, and genres you listened to all year long so we can wrap them up ourselves.
Buckle up — it’s time for a driving lesson before you try this new traffic pattern on Drane Field Road.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Check out what you can expect for the 44th annual parade, taking place Thursday, Dec. 4.
See who will take the stage in Plant City when the festival returns in February 2026.
The 16th annual edition of Small Business Saturday falls on Nov. 29 — the perfect time to help you add a local sparkle into your holiday shopping.
We’re digging through the Lakeland Public Library photo archives to relive autumn memories from years gone by.