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Your Guide to What’s Happening In and Around Ocala
Loving Louie
A tiny kitten gets help from a “village” of good...
Social – August ’21
Seeing Peacocks Through My Eyes Brick City Center for the...
On the Scene – August 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Helping With Hot Dogs
This food cart vendor is turning tips into charitable donations....
Prehistoric Florida Foods
In Florida’s pioneer days, food was somewhat similar to today,...
Vows – August ’21
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Go With the Glow
A bioluminescence kayak tour in the Indian River Lagoon can...
Tonight, There Will be Pizza.
Soon after these words are written, we will take out...
Hairy Laptops and Stripper’s Boas
Like many of you, I am closing in on 15...
Horses & Hope
Horses have been a constant in Velvet Saulsberry’s life. Today,...
On the Scene – July 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Vows – July 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Through the Looking Glass
People have always been fascinated by the underwater world and...
Pottery Men of Old Florida
Pottery has been produced for centuries and usually falls into...
Superman Awards
This inaugural event honored men who have had a positive...
On the Scene – June 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
The Spam Diet
Truth is, I rarely worried about getting old. For 45...
Vows – June 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Breaking Glass Ceilings Aboard a Glass-Bottom Boat
Throughout history, working as a maritime captain was considered men’s...
Vows – May 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Baaaaaad Company
So what’s a nice guy like me doing in a...
Folk Medicine of the Florida Pioneers
Scott Mitchell has served as the director of the Silver...
Vows – April 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Growing Pains
I work as a public engagement manager for Duke Energy...
On the Scene – March 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Messy History on the Ocklawaha River
Scott Mitchell has served as the director of the Silver...
Adventure in Aging
The ear hair came at age 30. I would say...
Vows – February 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
Our Robot Stepchild
Dear social media followers, I am sorry. Recently, I went...
On the Scene – February 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Vows – January 2021
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
On the Scene – January 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Unsung Hero of the Pinewoods
Scott Mitchell has served as the director of the Silver...
Notes to Self
So here’s the thing: I had a really good idea...
On the Scene – December 2020
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
What Not to Wear
Every so often, we called Granddad “Mellow Yellow.” He wore...
The Age of Steamboats
Scott Mitchell has served as the director of the Silver...
Setting the Scene
In a season that can sometimes be dominated by excess,...
On the Scene – November 2020
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Ghost Lights and Giant Cupcakes
My acclaimed career at Ocala Civic Theatre (OCT) started in...
Vows – November 2020
You are cordially invited to celebrate Ocala’s newest brides and...
The Past on Pause
Ice Age mammoths have become accustomed to loneliness. Since the...
Publisher’s Note – October 2020
Dear reader, As this is our animal issue, I am...
Give4Marion
The Community Foundation Ocala/Marion County has created a new day...
Herd Community
The Appleton Museum of Art’s equine art collection spans more...
The Monty Python Gland
Before I get to the Great Monty Python Experiment, I...
Voting 101
In Marion County, it’s easier than ever to cast your...
Artistic Adjustment
Everything looks different through the lens of a pandemic, including...
On the Scene – September 2020
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t miss...
Fish Tales & Magic Spots
To say the sailfish statue was ugly is to say...