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A long-vacant flower shop on South Florida Avenue will be redesigned to serve as the home of two new food destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vintage 1930s gas station at 1212 S. Florida Ave. Alex Delannoy, representing the developer has presented proposed plans to Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency to secure $75,000 in grants toward property improvements to split the property for two incoming businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Delannoy said he has two executed leases for the property: one for an established ice cream shop, Bright Ice Scoop Shop<\/a>, and a new wine bar and possible cellar concept run by a Lakeland native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The homemade ice cream and coffee shop would be Bright Ice’s fifth location since the business launched out of Tampa Bay in 2019. Its menu includes small-batch handcrafted ice creams, espresso-based drinks, pastries, milkshakes and merchandise, according to the Lakeland CRA’s documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second business would be a new venture, according to Delannoy, who is working with a Lakeland native who moved to California to pursue a career in wine. The unnamed individual has about 30 years of experience in the wine industry that she’d like to bring back to her hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Her dream has been to come back and live here, and open her shop,” Delannoy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $75,000 in CRA grants will be used to help offset costs of the exterior facade and site improvements, estimated to total $347,050 to renovate the property for new tenants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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