Office Space: The Feline Version

I write these words with Cargo the cat in my lap...

Book Your Gardening Inspiration

Even this late in the year, it’s still awfully hot...

A Lesson From Summer Camp

There actually can be fun times without cell phones. Counselors...

All In On Animals

Quality of Life Rehab & Foster Inc. is committed to...

A Floral Fantasia

This transplanted Ocalan grew up raising orchids in her native...

Help, Hope and Healing

Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection helps youth impacted by abuse...

Ocala Cooks | Isabelle Jean-Obrien

Baking has long been a hobby for Isabelle Jean-Obrien, vice...

Ocala Cooks | Crissie Trussell

Crissie Trussell is with Senior Helpers, a private duty home...

A Little Bit About … Scott Mitchell

He is the director of the Silver River Museum and...

Enslavement, Resistance and Creativity

The pottery of David Drake is exhibited in most major...

Thread By Thread

Abstract fiber artist Charlita Rae Whitehead has progressed from unfinished...

Read These Writers

Our area has an abundance of authors. Check out some...

Ensuring Autonomy

Marion Senior Services helps area senior citizens maintain their independence...

‘Water Shapes Florida’

The new exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History...

Mastering Your Garden

The dog days of summer can be a good time...

Alligator Allegory

My grandparents were the first to build a home along...

A Little Bit About … Danielle Marciano

She is a mom, volunteer board member with the Better Together...

From France to Ocala

Dr. Jose Gaudier will lecture about the Olympic Games Paris...

Summer Soiree

Take advantage of the great outdoors and throw a party with...

Ocala Cooks | Lisa Dorsey

Lisa Dorsey is a longtime resident of Ocala who loves...

Ocala Cooks | Leslie Callahan

Leslie Callahan is a patient advocate at The VA Villages...

Ocala Cooks | Scott Mitchell

Scott Mitchell is the director of the Silver River Museum...

Ocala Cooks | Maggie Weakley

Maggie Weakley and her husband, Kent, both noted local artists,...

Mammograms and More

The Michelle-O-Gram nonprofit helps secure screenings, genetic testing and other...

Transplanting for Summer

May is a good month to move plants around your...

From Stranger to Friend (in one conversation)

Turns out, the family’s dog walker was stealing the expensive...

Individualizing Patient Care

Dr. Mark Lupo will lecture on thyroid nodules and cancer...

Turpentine Camps of Old Florida

The ‘naval stores’ industry provided much-needed jobs but at a...

History Maker

Ocala-based racehorse trainer Jena Antonucci’s coming-out party took place on...

Remembering Ross Allen

The Ross Allen Reptile Institute was long a major attraction...

Scientist, inventor to lecture at IHMC

Michael Larson will discuss Enhancing Wellness Through Sensory Stimulation: An...

HUGS and Hope

The annual HUGS Charities fundraiser recognizes a cancer survivor or...

Learning to Love Slowcala

My wife, Amy, and I love to walk Rigby Floyd,...

Rehabilitation and Release

Forest Animal Rescue rehabilitates wild animals that have been injured...

The Things I Can’t Live Without | Crystal...

Crystal Fernung shares the things she can’t live without Crystal...

Count Your Bugs

UF/IFAS Extension Marion County is encouraging area residents to take...

Adventurous Eating

Preparing meals with fresh-caught seafood can be both satisfying and...

A Mix of Cultures in Clay

Stone tools can tell us a lot about our ancestors...

Spring Festival Time

If you have spring fever, here are three gardening events...

The Things I Can’t Live Without | Karan G...

Karan Gaekwad shares the things he can’t live without Karan...

Mind Flight

IHMC Senior Research Scientist Kevin Gluck will speak about the...

The Spirit of Giving

An annual golf tournament in memory of Nancy Renyhart is...

Creating Pathways for Success

The Early Learning Coalition of Marion County helps improve school...

Alabama Takeover (AKA fraud!)

I was trying to pump gas the first time my identity...

Ocala Cooks | Capt. Joe Talley

Capt. Joe Talley is a 25-year Ocala Fire Rescue veteran...

Ocala Cooks | Elijah Rushing

Elijah Rushing is a firefighter/paramedic with Ocala Fire Rescue. He...

Ocala Cooks | Randy Walton

Randy Walton is a 24-year firefighter/paramedic/engineer with Marion County Fire...

Ocala Cooks | Gorka Aperribay

Gorka Aperribay is a first-generation American whose parents were born...

Beauty Nearby

These botanical gardens in North Central Florida offer respite and...

Living United

United Way of Marion County coordinates community resources to help...