{"id":56707,"date":"2025-07-09T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56707"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:51:17","slug":"ax-caliber-axe-venue-coffee-house-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/07\/09\/ax-caliber-axe-venue-coffee-house-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"AX-Caliber Axe Venue &amp; Coffee House Closing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a broken-heart emoji,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axcaliber.com\/\">Ax-Caliber<\/a>, the Lakeland restaurant that allowed patrons to throw axes among other activities,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1334616762001245&amp;set=a.493150882814508\">announced Tuesday<\/a>&nbsp;that it would shut its doors for good on July 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Faxcaliber%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ZQLKqjc9VCD5qDqsfZ7tjWMMeDpAoM4noC6HY8qReem3pLj7KYCHdQKzUahPLgu7l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"653\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ax-Caliber in Lakeland, at 204 E. Orange St., has been open for just short of five years, since November of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first axe-throwing venue in Polk County, it served coffee, beer, and wine, had a kitchen,&nbsp;14 axe-throwing lanes, and virtual gun ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bottom of Form<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">InIn its Facebook post, the business stated it had \u201copened our doors with family, friends, community leaders, and big dreams. Seeing not only our vision come to life but God\u2019s was a true blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince then, we have had the privilege of proudly welcoming over 300,000 guests. It\u2019s been an amazing ride filled with blessings, laughter, competition, shared meals, new friendships, and unforgettable memories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said the closing was due to \u201ccurrent circumstances completely out of our control,\u201d and added, \u201cThis decision\u2026 was not made lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a broken-heart emoji,&nbsp;Ax-Caliber, the Lakeland restaurant that allowed patrons to throw axes among other activities,&nbsp;announced Tuesday&nbsp;that it would shut its doors for good on July 27. 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