Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters in a popular coffee shop in Crystal River, one of four local locations.
These Ocala businesses closed in 2025.
As the North Central Florida region continues to grow, plenty of new businesses opened in the area in December 2025.
A 19-year-old has been arrested for the murder of 21-year-old Ja’Narre Suggs in Ocala on Christmas Eve.
Ocala is home to beautiful and lively parks open to the community with unique features making each one worth a visit.
Several Gainesville restaurants closed in 2025, marking a year of continued turnover due to rising costs, competition and changing consumer habits.
Road projects beginning on Jan. 6, 2026, will cause a temporary road closure during the day in Sumter County impacting the intersection of C 466 and CR 209
These are the local stories that grabbed the 352’s attention this year.
The Marion County Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of a request for rezoning for a development that would allow for 329 detached single-family homes. The rezoning request will now go before the Marion County Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing next month.
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on SE 17th Street in Ocala around noon, but she has been transported to the hospital and Ocala police say traffic has returned to normal.