Ben Marciano will be sworn in as Ocala’s mayor on December 5 at 4 p.m. In this interview, he talks candidly about his battle with addiction and how it shapes his vision and priorities for being mayor.
Construction on the 42,500-square-foot building is expected finish in winter 2024. Classes will begin in January 2025.
Ocala Electric Utility is hosting a customer appreciation day on Friday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Citizens’ Circle in downtown Ocala.
You can catch Hunter & Dupree weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. starting Thursday, Sept. 21 on 92.5/95.5 Wind-FM.
Surpassing its 2022 record of over $771,000, the 2023 Give4Marion donation blitz hit seven digits this year with a grand total of $1,400,135!
The announcement for the new ballpark and surrounding project came Tuesday at an event inside Tropicana Field. The site is on the same 86-acre tract of downtown land where Tropicana Field now sits which would be demolished once the new one is built, in time for opening day 2028.
Record numbers of Americans are now insured through state-affiliated “insurers of last resort.” In Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. now has 1.4 million homeowners’ policies in effect, nearly triple in five years.
Give4Marion returns Sept 19-20 for a 33-hour donation blitz to raise funds for area nonprofit organizations.
Are you an artist interested in seeing your work around Ocala? The city has announced a call to artists to apply for its “Art in City Spaces” exhibition program.
Want to try your hand at America’s fastest growing sport, an easier alternative to tennis? Lake Panasoffkee Recreation Park will be converting its tennis courts to pickleball courts starting Tuesday, Sept. 19.