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Your Guide to What’s Happening In and Around Ocala
A Spirit of Sharing
The Believe in Santa Foundation, based in Ocala, helps children...
Marion On the Scene – A guide to our favo...
1-19 It’s A Wonderful Life Ocala Civic Theatre The beloved...
An Illuminating Experience
Recently, my wife and I enjoyed a “date day.” Couples...
Applaud the Arts
The 14th annual Marion Cultural Alliance showcase of area arts organizations...
Cops & Cars
The massive MRAP SWAT unit commanded lots of attention during the...
Life with Abbey
In 2007, our neighbors saw something they can never unsee:...
Doing Good – Fit to Provide Hope
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Dillard’s Market Street...
On the Scene – October 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t-miss events...
Showcasing Art
FAFO’s Ocala Arts Festival is back on this year, with...
Doing Good – Standing Strong
50 Legs Inc. helps amputees make positive strides. Steve Chamberland...
Cow Wranglers and Chicken Handlers
The Silver River Museum is a gem tucked away within...
Doing Good – 24-Hour Donation Drive
Give4Marion returns September 21st-22nd, offering a way to help deserving...
On the Scene – September 2021
A guide to our favorite monthly happenings and can’t-miss events...
A Thorn Among Roses
In 1993, as my wife and I were renting an...
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...


















































