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: Brooklyn’s Backyard
With so many options for lunch in Ocala, it's not always a clear and easy choice. Today we found ourselves walking into Brooklyn's Backyard. ...
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
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
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.
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...
Things to do in Ocala!
Are you looking for things to do in Ocala and the surrounding Marion County area? Look no further! First thing to do in Ocala...
Ocala Business Spotlight: Lena’s Seafood
Try Lena's Seafood in Silver Springs, just east of Ocala yet? We usually get a Full Fried Scallop Plate, a Half Fried Shrimp and Half Fried Haddock Plate, as well as a Whole-Belly Clam plate! Add some Fried Lobster Bites and Clam Strips … just can’t go wrong. It's worth the splurge for sure, the portions are huge!
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!
