OCALA EVENTS
City of Ocala’s First Friday Artwalk is from September till May!
Downtown Ocala has it all! Held the first Friday of each month from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. from September thru May. The First...
“Let’s Skate Ocala!” Downtown’s Ice Skating Rink
‘Let’s Skate Ocala’ Ice Rink Opens Saturday, Nov. 17. The skating rink will be open through Sunday, Dec. 30.
FOOD & DRINK
Ocala Business Spotlight: Fiore’s Italian Restaurant
Fiore's Cafe is now open for lunch and serves one of the best New York Style Pizzas in Ocala! They are now located on 441 South in the old Pizza Hut building near the overpass.
LOCAL CHARITIES & FUNDRAISING EVENTS
CITY OF OCALA & DOWNTOWN OCALA
The Farmer’s Market in Downtown Ocala
Participating vendors either “grow it” or “make it”, so you know you’re buying local! The Downtown Ocala Square and surrounding blocks also hold many...
“Let’s Skate Ocala!” Downtown’s Ice Skating Rink
‘Let’s Skate Ocala’ Ice Rink Opens Saturday, Nov. 17. The skating rink will be open through Sunday, Dec. 30.
BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
COOL PLACES NEAR OCALA
Ocala Business Spotlight: Swampy’s Restaurant
Looking over the beautiful Rainbow River from our restaurant deck, you can enjoy and understand the inspiration which created Swampy’s. It is the raw beauty of the Florida river swamp with a few extra conveniences added – Swampy’s great food and drink.
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FLORIDA OUTDOORS
MY FWC NEWS
Bay Scallop Season
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved regionally-specific bay scallop open season dates for 2018, including a change to the season for Levy, Citrus and Hernando counties that was proposed in December. The Commission also approved a trial bay scallop season in state waters off Pasco County in 2018.
Things 2 Do - #GoPlayOcala
The Ocala National Forest
The Ocala National Forest is located north of Orlando between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns Rivers. Encompassing approximately 383,000 acres, it is the southernmost...
Ocala Business Spotlight: The Gyro Hut
I love a good Gyro and The Gyro Hut in Ocala certainly does not disappoint! The classic gyro is awesome; freshly marinated and sliced off the spit and wrapped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and some awesome tatziki sauce.
Recreational Harvest starts March 1st for Snook; a Premier Florida Fish!
The recreational harvest season for one of Florida’s premier fish, snook, reopens to harvest March 1, 2018 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season.
LOCAL RECIPES
Florida Recipe: Cornmeal-Fried Florida Gator Tail
One of my all-time favorite Florida recipes, especially if the gator meat is fresh and from a clean local freshwater lake. My mother used to make the best fried gator tail which I'll have to locate that recipe. If you are visiting Florida and have not had a good basket of locally-grown Fried Alligator Tail, you are missing out!
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
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