From kitchen to storefront, Mel’s bakery dreams come true — and a Colombian bakery opens on the north side.
Category: Neighborhoods
Posted inBusiness
City Approves Bookstore in Dixieland
Inklings got a zoning variance Monday, allowing it to move from downtown.
Posted inActivism
Park Changes Name, Honors Activist
The former Webster Park is now Nellie Madalynne Brooks Park.
Posted inBusiness
Book Shop’s Move to Dixieland Heralds Changes
Inklings Book Shoppe is set to move from Lakeland’s downtown to Dixieland, joining a burst of renovation.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lake Mirror Promenade Approaches 100, Gets a Facelift
The handsome downtown walkway, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, will need further work.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Do SEU’s Daycare Plans Fit Its Once-Quiet Neighborhood?
The university says its new education center will be a local attribute. Some of its neighbors aren’t so sure.
Posted inHistory
Nearly 100-Year-Old Lakeland Building Set to Be Sold — and Demolished
Lakeland preservationists say they’re powerless to stop it.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Workers Are in Dixieland and Munn Park Areas This Week for an Architectural Survey
They are looking at homes and business buildings more than 50 years old to determine their architectural significance.
Posted inTransportation
South Florida Avenue Road Diet Up for Vote Monday
The city is set to fund the design, while the state has agreed to fund construction — which now could start as soon as 2027 and as late as 2030.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Local Roofer Donates Services to New Beulah Missionary Baptist Church
The new and badly needed roof comes in time for the church’s 58th anniversary.