publix supermarkets lakeland florida

A:Lakeland is very diverse.... Most people who realy dont know Lakeland will say it is one of three things: 1) Large Homeless population in Northern Lakeland 2) Very Urban 3) Very redneck-- (country)... and it is in areas (predominantly Northern Lakeland)... but the South side of Lakeland (near Publix HQ) is extremely nice and a new "desirable" place to live that people are just discovering.... Where Publix corporate offices are is a industrial area bordering the airport ( big but not commercial yet!) just to the Southeast is a new mall area Lakeside and in that area there is new housing and lots of other shops/resturants coming. Downtown Lakeland used to be a real pit but now it is really nice and vibrant. There are alot of well Lakes in the area that are scenic and the lake down by Florida Southern University is fabulous for excersize/ walking. Lakeland is situated halfway between Tampa and Orlando ... you can be in either in 30-45 minutes, and it is about 90 minutes from either coast (maybe a bit longer to Atlantic)... Publix and the Jenkins family almost own the city and alot of the population works for Publix in some capacity. Also check out Plant City... 15 minutes East... very small town feel. just stay away from North Lakeland unless it is very North...