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POLK AUTHORS and ILLUSTRATORS FESTIVAL – Saturday, Oct. 2

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Polk Authors & Illustrators Festival!
Saturday, October 2, 2010         9:00 – 3:00
South Kentucky Avenue (between Main and Lemon Streets)   Downtown Lakeland
Help uncover Polk County’s undiscovered talent in this festival for lovers of all things “Book”!
Local authors, illustrators and publishers, now is your chance to feature your work (just in time for the holidays!)  [...]

[ Full Article ] August 18th, 2010 by The General Store

SPARKY’S GOT A LOT GOING ON!

Sparky invites you to her house for “Dog Days of Summer” fun!
Join us at The General Store on First Friday, August 6 - from 6:00 – 9:00
as Sparky hosts:
GEODOGS OF SUMMER – a Geocaching Event to raise funds and awareness for Save Our Homeless Pets / Polk Co. Animal Control         geocaching.com  GC2B42X
SAVE OUR HOMELESS PETS – [...]

[ Full Article ] August 3rd, 2010 by The General Store

SPARKY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

SPARKY & THE GENERAL STORE
will be hosting
SAVE OUR HOMELESS PETS,
the volunteer arm of Polk Co. Animal Control,
 First Friday August 6th from 6-9 p.m.

Sparky, a success story from Polk Co. Animal Control,
is asking for you to give a paw to less fortunate canines!
 
Polk County Animal Control has recently seized more than
350 dogs from 2 abusive situations, [...]

[ Full Article ] July 7th, 2010 by The General Store

“Lakeland – Picturing Change” available at THE GENERAL STORE

THE NEW SHIPMENT HAS ARRIVED!
As seen in The Ledger, The General Store is currently the only local outlet for the latest publication on Lakeland’s history, Lakeland – Picturing Change  by Lakeland’s own Randall, Susan & Sarah MacDonald!
Get your piece of Lakeland history today!
THE GENERAL STORE
125 South Kentucky Avenue, Downtown Lakeland, FL
Monday-Friday 7:30-6    Saturday 10-5
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100622/NEWS/6225027

[ Full Article ] June 28th, 2010 by The General Store

Play Discover Downtown Geocache Challenge

Play the Discover Downtown Geocache Challenge in the month of June! The program runs from June’s First Friday (6/4) to July’s First Friday (7/3). Twelve caches are located in Downtown. A GPS is not required because clues will be given in addition to location coordinates. Participants finding all twelve caches have a chance to win [...]

[ Full Article ] June 1st, 2010 by Becky Abel

Music For Haiti – Mar 18

Music For Haiti

March 18th, 6:30 pm
Tickets available at General Store , J.Rowans Art Gallery, on Day of
Event. Or by calling (863) 668-1321. $15.00 General Admission.

Local Musicians are coming together to create a Musical Extravaganza held
at the Historic Polk Theatre to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti. The
multi [...]

SPARKY’S GONE GREEN!

SPARKY’S GONE GREEN!
(It’s easy, free and you can go green, too!)
CONVENIENT OFFICE RECYCLING IS NOW AVAILABLE DOWNTOWN!
THE GENERAL STORE in Downtown Lakeland
has joined with AVB RECYCLE in its GO GREEN LAKELAND! campaign
 
We are raising awareness while collecting e-waste and helping to keep these items out of our landfills!
 
Drop your e-junk – electronics and toner cartridges off [...]

[ Full Article ] February 10th, 2010 by The General Store

Spritz the bowl before you go and no one else will ever know!

The General Store (125 S Kentucky Avenue in Downtown Lakeland) is definitely the place to go for the unusual, often hysterically funny – but always useful gift item! Just check out the latest offering…

[ Full Article ] November 13th, 2009 by The General Store

Fall is in the Air and Our Screen Door is Open!

The General Store has partnered with the historic Chalet Suzanne Restaurant and Country Inn to bring a taste of Lake Wales to Downtown Lakeland!
From Moon Soup, named for its travels aboard the Apollo 15 and 16 trips to the moon, to the creamy Vichyssoise (yes, we had to look up the spelling!), these soups, canned [...]

[ Full Article ] September 30th, 2009 by The General Store

Taste of Downtown-July 17

Lake Mirror Tower will be hosting Taste of Downtown Lakeland Friday, July 17, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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