During the second week of November, several downtown Ocala merchants and customers were asked their outlook for the Christmas ...

2025 is almost over. Here's a look, as of mid-November, at some of the new restaurants/businesses/developments that have opened so far this year (or late 2024) or were approved/announced for opening ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) task force has announced a state-backed audit into Orange County’s finances. In a letter dated July 24, DOGE addressed ...

Think of Ocala as the comfortable pair of jeans in Florida’s otherwise flashy wardrobe – not as glitzy as Miami or as tourist-trampled as Orlando, but infinitely more livable for everyday folks.

The iconic Marion Theatre stands as a testament to bygone entertainment eras, its vintage marquee illuminating downtown evenings just as it has since the early 1940s, offering moviegoers that ...