{"id":88157,"date":"2026-11-13T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=88157"},"modified":"2026-11-13T23:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:13:39","slug":"escape-to-downtown-lakelands-new-tropical-tiki-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/13\/escape-to-downtown-lakelands-new-tropical-tiki-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape to Downtown Lakeland&#8217;s New Tropical Tiki Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Soloman Wassef, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089864245841&amp;__cft__[0]=AZgiXCDJS_2YmDcePGQ7kVa9an3QX7e_l0ck4EDn-milFZPLxxpqAgrp8Sk0QygdCsIZRjsXAucJWUK_DtfDgMXpjtJE7eDBlxo0T38GX2RSQQCfegTgADPgQl6J2IMlorQdd-kugbx2MnwjzSTYP-ENtQsPa4vsu1kqSM1rPr2RFkOw4cNB5lVs9tGQr3NXfXiv8k_EG2oLkmqK7ro&amp;__tn__=-UC%2CP-R\">Lakeland Island Breeze<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakelandLoft\/\">Lakeland Loft<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myhookahpalace\">Hookah Palace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"815b47\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88161 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #815b47; aspect-ratio:0.6670024408198055;width:321px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903698457_1792382006083949_4395056537390697190_n-1.webp 1365w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come check us out and experience Lakeland Island Breeze Tiki Bar, the newest addition to Downtown Lakeland! 201 E. 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