Downtown Dish - Lakeland, FL

Julie talks with Krista Butler and Bianca Ruiz from Downtown Lakeland's Marketing and Events staff, about upcoming Spring events for 2024. 

Julie talks with Natalie Oldkamp from Play it Forward Polk, a non-profit organization providing donated instruments to Polk County students. facebook.com/playitforwardpolk/

Julie talks with Finn and Carmen from Inklings Book Shoppe about their new downtown location and about the 2024 Lakeland Book Crawl.  www.inklingsbookshoppe.com www.lakelandbookcrawl.com downtownlkld.com

Julie talks with Dr. Stephanie Bowes from Everloved Pet Care https://everloved.vet/

Julie Talks with Gene Conrad, President and CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence and the Sun- N -Fun fly in.  website: flysnf.org

Julie speaks with Art majors from Florida Southern College about the 2024 Art Theory Show

Julie talks with the organizers of Lakeland's Punk Rock Flea Market  https://www.swanbrewing.com/prfm.html

Julie talks with Teresa Schwartz, traffic operations manager for the city of Lakeland, and Jason Erlich Parking Services Supervisor about proposals being discussed for downtown Lakeland parking in 2024 and beyond. 

Julie talks with her guests City Manager Shawn Sherrouse and Chrisanne Long and Jim Mosier about the upcoming Central Florida Business Expo.  Event Website at  cflbe.com

Julie talks with her guests from the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, Phillip Walker and John Miller, about their recent visit to the state capitol to discuss Legislative priorities for the upcoming year.  https://www.lakelandchamber.com/ https://downtownlkld.com/

Julie talks with Ryan Neil and Chris Cleghorn owners of Sabu at the Joinery, about their new restaurant, Hakucho.

Julie speaks with local author  Fred Koehler about his published works and Ready Chapter 1, a local resource for authors to prepare for publishing. https://readychapter1.com/ 

Julie talks with Brittany Melson, Marketing and Events Manager for Downtown Lakeland; and Tony Davila, Clean and Safe Manager for Downtown Lakeland 

Julie talks with Pam Page, assistant director of parks, recreation, and cultural arts for the City of Lakeland, Vince Jones and John Scott from Lakeland South Rotary  about the 20th anniversary of the Rotary Twilight 5K run, and the 15th anniversary of Common Ground Park.

Julie talks with Ted Hogan from Pedal Power Bicycle Ministries

Julie talks with local Jimmy John's franchise owner Doug Law about his businesses downtown and around Polk county. 

Julie talks with Local Business owners Kim Hancock of Rafa Natural, Alecia Lovett of Amelia Page Boutique, and Nikki Hunt of Scout  and Tag.  rafanatural.com,  ameliapaigeboutique.com, scoutandtag.com

Julie talks with Jenna and Ethan Smith, owners of Lakeland's Back Nine Restaurant. https://www.thebackninelakeland.com/

Julie talks with Joseph Lesniewicz, Polk County Veteran's Services Supervisor and James Ring, Outreach Director for Congressman Scott Franklin about veterans' services in the county and the first annual Vet Fest event. 

Julie talks with Irma Cole and Mark Scolnick from the Lakeland Rotary Club about World Polio Day.  https://www.endpolio.org/

Julie talks with Ty and Abby Starkey, owners of The Chop Shop  www.chopshopburgers.com

Julie talks with Kristin Badeau, R.J. Gillum, and Doctor John Paul of the Florida Dental Association about their upcoming Mission of Mercy Event. May 30- June 1, 2024 https://www.floridadental.org/foundation/programs/mission-of-mercy

Julie talks with returning guest Robert D'Angelo, Event Director of the Lake Mirror Classic Concours and Car Show https://lakemirrorclassic.com/

Julie talks with Cindy Skop, Owner and operator of Kitty Cat Lounge. https://kittycatlounge.com/