The Wednesday-evening Dixieland Twilight Market has moved from the parking lot behind Dixieland Village into the mini-mall’s breezeway. “It’s brought a greater sense of community,” says Andy McEntire, co-owner of Concord Coffee, which looks out onto the market.
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Posted inNeighborhoods, Transportation
Bikeshare Proposal Rides Into Lakeland
Bicycle sharing — a system of stations with bikes you can borrow for a short commute or a few hours’ recreation — could come to Lakeland as soon as November.
Posted inNews Roundup
Read It in the Morning Paper
City Commissioner Philip Walker faces election challenges from A.J. Rodriguez and Ricky Shirah. Meanwhile, Justin Troller was re-elected without opposition, and newcomer Bill “Tiger” Read becomes a commissioner in January since nobody else qualified to run for the seat being vacated by Keith Merritt. Lois Searl, who leaves a legacy in volunteerism and as the first […]
Posted inBusiness, Neighborhoods
Dixieland Getting an Evening Farmers Market
Fans of locally grown produce in Lakeland will get to try another weekly farmers market starting next Wednesday. Dixie Twilight Market will operate from 4 p.m. until sundown Wednesdays in the parking lot behind Dixieland Village.
Posted inArts & Culture, Neighborhoods
Dixieland Revival Getting Attention
The resurgence of small businesses in the historic Dixieland neighborhood must be ready for prime time. It’s gotten attention in the last few days from Tampa’s Fox 13 and Bay News 9.
Posted inFood & Dining
New Business Bicycles Breakfast and Lunch to You
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.
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Aaron Marsh: Popular Demand Led to Copeland’s Reunion
In advance of his band’s Saturday concert in Fort Lauderdale, Aaron Marsh of Lakeland’s Copeland explains why the band reunited to record a new CD six years after breaking up: Fans asked for it.
Posted inFood & Dining
Reececliff is on Instagram? What’s That? Pass the Biscuits, Please.
Reececliff Instagram page Does it seem incongruous to see old-timey Dixieland staple Reececliff Family Diner on Instagram? Kind of like seeing your grandpa trying to rap.
