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,...
Aug 7, 2019 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala
Food, Wine, & Community Pride | Jennifer Murty Written by Brooke Gregory When I sit down to interview Jennifer Murty, I assume she is a lifelong Ocala resident. Being from Northwest Florida, where life is even slower than it can be in horse country, it’s an...
May 25, 2018 | All, Community Spotlight, Equestrian
A Lasting Gift | Vintage Farm Will Impact Students for Decades to Come by Cynthia McFarland Located in the southern part of Marion County where some of the area’s oldest thoroughbred farms were first established, Vintage Farm is a testament to how land can...
Apr 1, 2018 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
Celebrating a Legend By Cynthia McFarland An Occasion to Celebrate Everything about this day breathes spring. The soft shade of new green painting the leaves and blurring the pastures. Birdsong everywhere. Sky the color of gently-faded delphiniums. Delicate clouds...
