Front view of the Appleton Museum of Art, featuring a grand modern facade with tall columns and large dark-tinted glass windows. A cascading water fountain runs down the center of the entrance walkway, surrounded by neatly trimmed greenery and a circular driveway. Three decorative animal sculptures are placed in the middle of the fountain near the museum entrance, and the sky is clear and blue. In the foreground is a graphic that reads, "Film Screening | Living History | Armor Party | Candlelight Tribute. WEEKEND TOP PICKS. Events Coming this Weekend." A popcorn bucket sits in the top left corner and candles in the top right.

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JAN. 3-4 WEEKEND TOP PICKS: Lively Events to Kick Off the New Year

This weekend is packed with a variety of events for an active start to the new year.

Crime & Safety

1 day ago

Ocala Police Make Arrest in Christmas Day Homicide

A 19-year-old has been arrested for the murder of 21-year-old Ja’Narre Suggs in Ocala on Christmas Eve.

A building sits in the background while in the foreground, a metal fence blocks off the store with a banner hanging off of it, reading "Store Closed."

Food & Drink

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Gainesville Restaurants That Closed in 2025

Several Gainesville restaurants closed in 2025, marking a year of continued turnover due to rising costs, competition and changing consumer habits.

A large, orange, diamond-shaped sign with white supports reads, "Road Closed Ahead." To the right of it is a paved sidewalk leading to a construction site in the background and right has a road with a coffee shop on the corner of the road.

Community

1 day ago

Temporary Road Closure Will Impact Sumter County Intersection Beginning Jan. 6

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

Features

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Here Are the Most Popular 352today.com Stories of 2025

These are the local stories that grabbed the 352’s attention this year.

The facade of a building, with a off beige trim hanging over the entrance, off beige concrete siding, an insignia handing over the entrance with lettering an image, glass doors in the center background, glass window to the right of a concrete column.

Community

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Proposed Fawn Lake Estates Clears Hurdle with Marion County Planning and Zoning Vote

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.

Crime & Safety

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Roadway Open After Pedestrian Struck on SE 17th Street Near Lake Weir Avenue in Ocala

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.