{"id":47273,"date":"2024-07-02T18:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T22:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=47273"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T22:59:24","slug":"lakeland-florida-do-you-know-what-swan-city-has-to-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/07\/02\/lakeland-florida-do-you-know-what-swan-city-has-to-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland, Florida &#8211; Do you know what Swan City has to offer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a population of 114,404 people as of 2024, Lakeland is the 4th fastest-growing place in the USA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175800_Chrome.jpg?resize=959%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47275\" style=\"width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175800_Chrome.jpg?resize=959%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175800_Chrome.jpg?resize=281%2C300&amp;ssl=1 281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175800_Chrome.jpg?resize=768%2C820&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175800_Chrome.jpg?w=1076&amp;ssl=1 1076w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of people moved to Florida during 2020-2024 because of Governor DeSantis, and how FREE Florida was as compared to other states during the Covid time period. They were escaping government overreach and lockdowns. This was the MAIN ATTRACTION for our newcomers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During COVID, unelected bureaucrats used \u201cpublic health\u201d as a pretext to deprive citizens of their rights\u2013 and I signed legislation to protect Floridians from government overreach. <br><br>Now, Biden\u2019s Surgeon General is attempting to violate the Second Amendment through the \u201cpublic\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kjcMotzzBD\">https:\/\/t.co\/kjcMotzzBD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1806004132580360650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakelanders are encouraged to STAY FREE and ENJOY EVERYTHING LAKELAND HAS TO OFFER!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland&#8217;s other attraction to the newcomers is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!&nbsp; Nestled between Orlando &amp; Tampa, and just a short drive to Disney World, Busch Gardens, Bok Tower, Sea World, and Universal Studios. Also, you can be at any beach in 1.5 &#8211; 2 hours depending on traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YOU DON&#8217;T NEED TO LEAVE LAKELAND TO HAVE FUN!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland has a small-town feel, where neighbors know one another and people often run into friends while out shopping or dining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-visit-central-florida wp-block-embed-visit-central-florida\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U1228joNdR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/cities-towns\/lakeland\/\">Lakeland<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Lakeland&#8221; &#8212; Visit Central Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/cities-towns\/lakeland\/embed\/#?secret=p5FKtqHpOA#?secret=U1228joNdR\" data-secret=\"U1228joNdR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland is home to the largest on-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world at Florida Southern College. The campus is home to 13 remarkable Wright structures, including the previously unbuilt Usonian Faculty House; Wright\u2019s largest water feature, the stunning Water Dome; and the iconic Annie Pfeiffer Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circle B Bar Reserve is also a part of Lakeland for the outdoor adventurer. 1,300 acres with numerous trails, with the most popular trail being Alligator Alley Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland is home to LOCALLY OWNED restaurants and coffee shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Born &amp; Bread Bakehouse, Concord Coffee, Hillcrest Coffee, Mitchell\u2019s Coffee House or Black &amp; Brew Coffee House &amp; Bistro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Nineteen61, Brew Hub, Cob &amp; Pen, Craft + Kitchen, Swan Brewing, Dissent Craft Brewing Company, Caf\u00e9 Zuppina, Nineteen61, Texas Cattle Company,\u00a0 Frescos, Scarpa&#8217;s Italian Restaurant, Mega Mercado Mexican Restaurant &amp; Tienda, and Tapatio&#8217;s Mexican Restaurant, Palace Pizza Downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dixieland has opened several new boutiques and antique shops like<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dixieland Relics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-lkldnow wp-block-embed-lkldnow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bwUmTzf21J\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lkldnow.com\/new-lakeland-boutiques-gamble-that-in-person-shopping-is-back\/\">New Lakeland Boutiques Gamble That In-Person Shopping Is Back<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;New Lakeland Boutiques Gamble That In-Person Shopping Is Back&#8221; &#8212; LkldNow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lkldnow.com\/new-lakeland-boutiques-gamble-that-in-person-shopping-is-back\/embed\/#?secret=TEIikCDAIn#?secret=bwUmTzf21J\" data-secret=\"bwUmTzf21J\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downtown Lakeland has much to offer! Locally owned shops that are one of a kind and absolute treasures!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Top Buttons, Lloyd&#8217;s Antiques, Take Heart, Scout &amp; Tag, Stationary Loft, Amelia Paige Boutique, Pura Vie, Tennessee Jane Boutique, Icon Clothing Shop, The Curated Collective, Thom Downs&#8217; Antiques Inc, The Wax &amp; The Needle, &amp; Jesse Carl Vinyl.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Lakeland Pet Lovers, visit Fromm family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frommfamily.com\/pet-stores\/FL\/Lakeland\">https:\/\/frommfamily.com\/pet-stores\/FL\/Lakeland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for entertainment and activities in Lakeland?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-downtown-lakeland-florida wp-block-embed-downtown-lakeland-florida\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tlYPpSqfne\"><a href=\"https:\/\/downtownlkld.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Downtown Lakeland Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/downtownlkld.com\/embed\/#?secret=xzpY9CjRkA#?secret=tlYPpSqfne\" data-secret=\"tlYPpSqfne\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See a movie at the historic Polk Theatre or pile&nbsp;into your car and enjoy a first-run movie at the Silver Moon Drive-In Theatre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy the Saturday morning Downtown Farmers Market and First Friday events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See a show at the RP Funding Center, Lakeland Community Theatre, Lakeland Symphony Orchestra, and Harrison School for the Arts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in taking a walk or riding your bike in Lakeland? Lake Mirror is a wonderful walking lake downtown. Lake Hollingsworth is great for biking, running, and walking. Bonnet Springs is the newest outdoor venue that is loved by all!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175701_Chrome.jpg?resize=1024%2C532&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175701_Chrome.jpg?resize=1024%2C532&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175701_Chrome.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175701_Chrome.jpg?resize=768%2C399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_20240702_175701_Chrome.jpg?w=1071&amp;ssl=1 1071w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a population of 114,404 people as of 2024, Lakeland is the 4th fastest-growing place in the USA.&nbsp; Thousands of people moved to Florida during 2020-2024 because of Governor DeSantis,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"6","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":null,"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[8993,1346],"class_list":["post-47273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-florida-do-you-know-what-swan-city-has-to-offer","tag-lakeland-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47273"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47280,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47273\/revisions\/47280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}