The theme of the cookbook is that food alone can’t sustain us; we also need faith and community to survive.
Author Archives: Stephanie Claytor
Stephanie Claytor has been a broadcast and digital journalist in Lakeland since 2016, covering Polk County for Bay News 9 and currently free-lancing for LkldNow. She is an author of travel and children's books.
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Lakeland Pop-Up ‘Bandidas’ To Open Cafe on Edgewood Drive in January
Bandidas will be the 12th food-based business to launch from Catapult into a brick-and-mortar site.
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Free Business Training Aims to Help Black and Hispanic Startups in Lakeland
The Black Business Investment Corp. and Prospera are offering workshops and coaching sessions funded by a grant from the CRA.
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Venezuelans in Lakeland ‘Extremely Grateful’ for Extra Protection As Conditions Deteriorate Back Home
Lakeland has a thriving Latino community including many people from Venezuela.
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Boxing Class Helps Parkinson’s Patients ‘Stay Strong and Fight Back’
The PunchWorX program at the Kelly Recreation Center uses intense exercise to slow the progression of the degenerative disorder.
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Lakeland Invests in Affordable Housing, But New Units are ‘Not Nearly Enough’
The city has invested millions to support affordable housing, but for every lucky person who gets in, many more wait.
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LRH Going to Barber Shops to Educate Men About Health Risks
The ShopTalk program, focusing on men of color, offers health screenings and information about preventive care.
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Bedrock Wings Moving Into Downtown Space Vacated by Pita Pit
Owner Sam Joaquin is closing the Bedrock location on U.S. 92 East and bringing the employees to the new spot.
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New Mobile Veterinary Practice Offers Palliative Care for Lakeland Pets
EverLoved offers in-home euthanasia to make final moments more compassionate, personalized and dignified for pets and their owners.
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Local Landscape Companies Say Worker Shortage is a Crisis
Owners say new immigration law has made workers flee Florida, forcing landscape businesses to turn down jobs and raise prices.