Plant Culture: Gardens in Movies

Movies about gardens and gardening offer inspiration and, usually, a...

Community Connector

Through her work in several key roles, Sara Lambert is...

The Florida Art Collection

The “transformative” gift from Samuel and Roberta Vickers may be...

Fall Arts and Events Guide

Our Picks for Some of the Best Chills and Thrills...

An Epic European Journey

Celebrating 30 years of marriage, Amy and I found ourselves...

Feeling ‘Fine’

The Ocala Arts Festival will bring in more than 150...

‘Changing the Scenery’

Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project, will lecture...

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...

Welcome to the 2023 Guide to Charitable Giving

Lauren Deiorio We are delighted to welcome you to the...

“The Big Chill,” UCF Style

How many University of Central Florida (UCF) grads does it...

Savoring the Sweet Life

La Dolce Vita & Pastry’s Gjon and Violeta Merdita arrived...

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...

Eat Up

Our guide to some of our favorite places for Sweets...

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 Wonder(s) of Technology

Alexa loves ‘80s Stevie Wonder, especially the happy-bouncy I Just...

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...

Create A Backyard Wildlife Habitat

It can be fun to entice critters into your yard...

Wild Beauty

Mindy Lighthipe works from both sides of her brain and...

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...

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...

Driveable Destinations: Greenville, South Carolina

There’s been a lot of noise about Greenville, South Carolina...

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...

Capturing The Thoroughbred Spirit

Artist Sharon Crute’s paintings are an all-access pass to the...

Life Lesson

As mourners shuffled into Eric’s memorial service, Monty Python advised...

Ocala Cooks | Janet Behnke

Janet Behnke, a groundbreaker in the 1970s as the first...

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

Christopher Knife shares the things he can’t live without Chris...

Meet Marthalynne Allen

The granddaughter of Ross Allen has returned to her roots...