Ekim's Blog

Ekim’s Lakeland Guide to Date Night
COVID flipped everything upside down. Everything. We were forced to find new ways to do life as we knew it, including keeping our relationships with our significant others alive.

Good Thyme - A Review
Good Thyme is one of those places that you find and you wonder why you never knew about them? I wrote a review of D’Lucas for Lkldnow two and a half years ago, which is in the same location.

St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt
We got an email from Brendan the Leprechaun saying he wants to put his business on our site! He explained that 2020 was a horrible year for Brendan’s Bróigín, his shoe-fixing business. Because of quarantine, no one left the house.

What does ‘Ekim’s Place’ mean?
“What’s in a name?” This famous quote by Shakespeare suggests that names themselves hold no value but are simply a label. What counts is the worth of the individual or object described by the name. What counts is what’s on the inside. *dewy eye alert*

How Art Influences Awesomeness
South Florida Avenue in the Dixieland area is getting a makeover! Blues, yellows, reds, oh my!

Treasure Hunt
What comes to mind when you hear about buried treasure? Blackbeard? Billy the Kid? For me, I immediately think of the Goonies. It was the greatest movie my 8-year-old self had ever seen! Goonies never say die!

Random Act of Kindness
Beauty is one of the most desired attributes, but Mama always said its what’s on the inside that matters.

10 Lakeland Small Businesses offering Last Minute Valentine’s Gifts
A list of 10 Small Businesses offering Last Minute Valentine’s Gifts Valentine's Day is only 4 days away!

Galentine's Day
My favorite fake holiday – Galentine’s Day – was made up by my favorite fake person – Leslie Knope.
