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Posted inDowntown, Neighborhoods

‘Mecca of Cool’ Fades to Quaint, Charming, Genteel

by Barry Friedman February 23, 2015August 9, 2022

Detroit Free Press travel writer Ellen Creager invented a motto for downtown Lakeland when she wrote about our city as a “small mecca of cool” as the 2004 Spring Training season approached. Creager yesterday gave Free Press readers another of her regular Lakeland travelogues. There’s still praise, but it seems tempered.

Posted inDining

New Business Bicycles Breakfast and Lunch to You

by Barry Friedman February 11, 2015August 9, 2022

The Ledger Beth Geohagen, the ever-smiling pedaler behind BeFly Bike Tours, is working with Butterfly Bistro to deliver breakfasts and lunches in the downtown and Dixieland areas, The Ledger reports.

Posted inDining, Downtown

Dine and Play Board Games at Planned Venture

by Barry Friedman February 5, 2015August 9, 2022

If you don’t think Danny Lott is enthusiastic about board games, just check his  video promoting his upcoming Kickstarter project to start a game cafe in Lakeland. Or the YouTube channel dedicated to his game reviews. 

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