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Plant Culture: Gardens in Movies
Movies about gardens and gardening offer inspiration and, usually, a...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Jaye Ba...
Jaye Baillie shares the things she can’t live without Portrait...
The Florida Art Collection
The “transformative” gift from Samuel and Roberta Vickers may be...
An Epic European Journey
Celebrating 30 years of marriage, Amy and I found ourselves...
Happy Fall Y’all!
The change of season brings a bounty of delicious flavors...
What To Do With Epiphanies?
I had a handful of nonsense to write about mid-summer; column...
Growing Goodness
With locally grown plants and a program to assist adults...
Supporting Local Students
This local gem shows how organizations can work together for...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | John West
John West shares the things he can’t live without John...
“The Big Chill,” UCF Style
How many University of Central Florida (UCF) grads does it...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Julie Sieg
Julie Sieg shares the things she can’t live without Julie...
Cooking Then and Now
Preparing food in cast iron vessels has been around for...
Growing Herbs and Spices in North Florida
Going beyond the good ol’ stalwarts can provide some fun...
Seriously Good Salads
Now is the perfect time to create some healthy and...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Devon C...
Devon Chestnut shares the things she can’t live without Devon...
Gardening by the Book(s)
Now is a good time to take a break from...
Ocala Cooks | Thomas Fieldhouse
Thomas Fieldhouse is a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder who...
Our Historic Neighbor
Just west of Marion County is Cedar Key, where a...
Ocala Cooks | Courtney Roberts Pickerrell
Courtney Roberts Pickerrell is a lifelong equestrian and entrepreneur, who,...
The Schlenkermobile
Fact is, Thor—despite his beep-beep vibe and Matchbox styling—is a...
Ocala Cooks | Pria Nanda Persaud
Pria Nanda Persaud has lived in Ocala since 2002 with...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | John Je...
John Jenigan shares the things he can’t live without Ocala...
The Wonder(s) of Technology
Alexa loves ‘80s Stevie Wonder, especially the happy-bouncy I Just...
Summer Flavors
Hurray for the carefree days of summer, when we enjoy...
The Last of His Generation: Capt. Oscar Collins...
Silver Springs boat captains past and present The natural wonders...
The Near Death of Miss Lillian
Even experienced and trained garden folks make mistakes. It was...
Ocala Cooks | Victoria Billig
Victoria Billig is the assistant director of the Appleton Museum...
Ocala Cooks | Dave Miller
Dave Miller is a professional photographer/videographer and co-owner of MAVEN...
A day right out of kiddie lit, except worse
The following text is real: Me: Hello. Are the parking...
Ocala Cooks | Caroline King
Caroline King is a mental health counselor at Silver River...
The Art of Patchwork
There are many things that make Florida wonderful and interesting....
Prepping for Summer
This is the time of year to assess your yard...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Esmirna...
Esmirna Caraballo shares the things she can’t live without Esmirna...
Create A Backyard Wildlife Habitat
It can be fun to entice critters into your yard...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Carole ...
Carole Savage-Hagans shares the things she can’t live without Carole...
Smooth Sailing
As an award-winning lady angler who spends long days on...
The Bittersweetness of an Empty Nest
The thumping sounded like a malfunctioning dishwasher—loud, erratic and alarming...
The Hidden Wildlife of Marion County
Big claw river shrimp photo by Scott Mitchell Marion County...
Becoming a Pickleball Purist
Truth be told, I got off on the wrong foot...
Roaming Our Rivers
The Silver and Ocklawaha rivers offer opportunities to get close...
Ocala Cooks | Christy Mitchell
Christy Mitchell is the director and owner of Worry-Free Preschool...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Ron “Ro...
Ron “Rondo” Fernandez shares the things he can’t live without...
Ocala Cooks | Jermaine Pearson
Jermaine Pearson and his wife, Rachel, are the owners of...
Ocala Cooks | Donna Lampkins
Donna Lampkins is retired and devotes her time to the...
Butterfly Bliss
You can attract and help butterflies and other pollinators with...
The Things I Can’t Live Without | Sara Ru...
Sara Russell shares the things she can’t live without Sara...
Comfy Cabins
Silver Springs State Park offers home-away-from-home accommodations that bring guests...
The “Book of Janet”
Janet the postal worker is my hero. There was no...
Southern Comfort
The salty and sweet flavors of this go-to family favorite...
Now Is The Time To RUP
As tempting as it might be to get out in...