OCALA EVENTS
STEREOSIDE’S album HELLBENT has been released!
That's right, with several successful albums under their belt, Stereoside is still HELLBENT on making music for music lovers! With their newest release “Hellbent”!...
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 Splash Pad in Downtown Ocala will be opening soon!
The splash pad at Citizens’ Circle in Downtown Ocala will reopen for the spring in March. Bring the kids for a fun day at...
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...
BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
COOL PLACES NEAR OCALA
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.
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FLORIDA OUTDOORS
MY FWC NEWS
Melt the butter; Spiny Lobster seasons start soon!
The 2018 Florida Spiny Lobster Season opens opens with the two-day recreational sport season July 25 and 26, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31.
Things 2 Do - #GoPlayOcala
Ocala Business Spotlight: Laki’s Greek & Italian Restaurant
Another sweet hidden gem of a restaurant in Ocala is Laki's Greek & Italian Restaurant out on Highway 200 in Colors Plaza. They have...
Melt the butter; Spiny Lobster seasons start soon!
The 2018 Florida Spiny Lobster Season opens opens with the two-day recreational sport season July 25 and 26, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31.
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...
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!
