Aug 2, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala
Throughout its decades-long history in Marion County, the Florida Horse Park has served Ocala by hosting a diverse array of equestrian shows, as well as all manner of community events and expos. This month we talked with Jason Reynolds, the Park’s Executive Director,...
Apr 23, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala
Times may be tough and uncertain for businesses in Marion County, but the Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership is striving every day to ensure our local economy not only stays afloat, but thrives during and after the COVID pandemic. As a leading...
Apr 12, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight
Growing up on on a Missouri farm in a log cabin, surrounded by animals, its no surprise that Tammy Gantt learned to love horses from a young age. What surprised her parents was the then-12-year old’s insatiable love of the racetrack, which they at first indulged only...
Feb 11, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight
For Sara Lefils, taking on the role of Executive Director of Ocala’s Southeastern Youth Fair is a dream job. “I absolutely have a passion for kids and for education and for agriculture and I love everything about the Fair,” she tells me. “There is just no atmosphere...
Jan 29, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight, Ecological
It’s likely that few people in Marion County are as conscious of the need for conservation of coastal resources than Jeff Miller, President of Miller’s Boating Center, and his wife Susan. Their livelihood and the lives of their customers are deeply affected by...
Nov 25, 2019 | All, Community Spotlight, Local Resources
For Jaye Bailie, Executive Director of the Marion Cultural Alliance, there is no such thing as a typical day. Sitting with me outside on the sunny patio of The Brick, home base of the MCA’s art exhibitions and offices, she details getting up early Mondays, Wednesdays,...
