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Our top 5 stories for the month of August

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Photo by Catapult Lakeland

We’ve asked you all a lot of questions and are already receiving more feedback than we could have anticipated. (Thank you, loyal readers.) 👏 Just into our first weeks here after our launch, we want to applaud you for participating in our antics + keeping us informed when it comes to what our readers want to see. (So keep it real.)

But, in case you’ve been too busy squeezing in last-minute summer vacation or prepping for that back-to-school season, here are our top five stories from this month.

1️⃣ Zen much? | 7 different yoga classes in town, based on your yogi needs. 🙏

2️⃣ 9 local start startups we’re following | Catapult’s cornerstone for innovation + some of the creatives that make it up.

3️⃣ Bitcoins first film | A Lakeland-produced movie made it to the big screen (with bitcoin).

4️⃣ 6 Instagram-worthy murals | Take a [visual] world tour. 🌎

5️⃣ Start planning your weekend escape | 10 beachside rentals that are #vacationgoals.

We loved getting to know you through all your comments these first few weeks. Let us know what you’d like to hear this September by replying below.

- LALtoday team

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