Bring On The Cheer

Jill Paglia sets a festive tone with lavish holiday decorations...

The Things I Can’t Live Without | Rus Adams

Rus Adams shares the things he can’t live without Rus...

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

Monica Bryant shares the things she can’t live without Monica...

Eating Healthy and the Holidays

While these two things may not necessarily seem like a...

Fall Gardening

Marion County’s usually pleasant late fall makes for a nice...

The Rise of the Machines

When usually benign appliances think for themselves, it can change...

Party Like a Pioneer

Entertaining on the Florida frontier varied based on the cultures...

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...