{"id":50387,"date":"2024-10-01T20:17:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T00:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=50387"},"modified":"2024-10-01T20:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T00:18:03","slug":"conversion-of-an-old-bank-to-upscale-steakhouse-in-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/10\/01\/conversion-of-an-old-bank-to-upscale-steakhouse-in-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversion of an Old Bank to upscale Steakhouse in Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former CEO of the Shula Restaurant Group plans to convert the historic Florida National Bank building in downtown Lakeland into Prima 135, an upscale steakhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"b5b2b2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Freeman-jpg.webp?resize=900%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50390 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b5b2b2; width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Freeman-jpg.webp?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Freeman-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Freeman-jpg.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bill Freeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prima 135 is envisioned as an elegant establishment that \u201cwill fill a niche in the market for a higher-end steakhouse,\u201d according to Bill Freeman, the entrepreneur behind the project. 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