Downtown Lake City

Walkers: Old Bank Bar and Grill to close Nov. 4

Sep 11, 2024

After 45 years and much consideration, we are announcing the closing of the Old Bank Bar and Grill on Nov. 4. We would like to take this moment to thank all of our staff, past and present, for your devotion and professionalism to your job. To our customers and community we leave with a deep sense...

City approves long-awaited alley stormwater project

Aug 14, 2024

A long-term stormwater problem affecting an alley in downtown Lake City appears to have a solution. Known as Block 15, the block is bounded by Lyon Avenue, Washington Street, Center Street, and Lakeshore Drive. It’s occupied mainly by businesses with some second floor apartments. For years,...

Grease solution good, more on the way

Jul 17, 2024

I read the article in the paper about the removal of the grease bins from the alley on Lakeshore Drive. Not knowing about it, I went and asked the owner of Treats and Treasures. This is a good step forward for our city. Thank you to Travis Dunn for implementing this plan. I hear other plans are in...

Police notify business community of increased downtown parking enforcement

Apr 17, 2024

The Lake City Police Department is planning to increase downtown parking enforcement in response to complaints, according to an email from the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. “[The police department] has asked the Chamber to communicate the following message,” the Chamber wrote. “There have been...

What makes Lake City so special? Surprises!

Apr 17, 2024

You never know what to expect when you take a stroll through Lake City. As I turned the corner onto Lakeshore Drive last Tuesday I came across this group of high school seniors carrying bouquets of yellow tulips. In my role as unofficial and unrecognized reporter for the Graphic I decided to...

First glimpse of Aurora Condominiums

Jan 24, 2024

An application for a density variance has provided what appear to be the first publicly available renderings of the Aurora Luxury Lakeside Condominiums planned for the downtown city block bounded by Lakeshore Drive, Marion Street, Washington Street, and McCahill Park. The Lake City Board of...

Chamber welcomes new member Lake City Floral

Jan 10, 2024

On Tuesday, Jan. 2, Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors joined at Lake City Floral to welcome this new business to our downtown community with a Ribbon Cutting event. “Located at 110 S. Lakeshore Dr. Lake City Floral provides full floral and gift services suitable for everyone....

El Barco Bar and Grill sails into Lake City

Dec 27, 2023

The management of a new bar and grill hopes to be open in just days at 209 S. Lakeshore Drive. Located at the former location of Resh Wok, El Barco Bar and Grill will be a Tex-Mex restaurant serving Mexican and American food, including some seafood, and offering a full bar, according to manager...

Striking sunrise over decorated downtown

Dec 20, 2023

Photographer Ben Threinen was out in search of a photo that said Christmas when he took this photo of the decorated and lit downtown Lake City streetscape beneath a sky filled with purples and pinks at sunrise on Dec. 19. Winter officially begins Thursday (today), and Christmas, Dec. 25, is on...

First downtown planter removed

Nov 15, 2023

Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen told the City Council at its Nov. 13 meeting that the city had removed a planter near the former Conoco station in the 300 block of South Lakeshore Drive. Businesses in the 100 and 200 blocks of South Lakeshore Drive came before the council at an...