Oct 25, 2021 | All, Business Spotlight, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
Boutique hotels are unique gems in the corporate hospitality landscape; it’s a little more of a challenge to find independently-owned, old school places that have their own vibe and energy these days. They’re discernibly different from the ubiquitous chain hotels,...
Oct 11, 2021 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala
Unless you’re in a major metropolitan city like Los Angeles, Washington DC, or New York, the notion of heading to the airport for a lunch date might sound a little — well, weird. Or maybe even slightly crazy. Airport food has an almost universal reputation for...
Sep 30, 2021 | Discover Ocala, Local Resources
Florida’s housing market is one of the strongest in the country and despite the challenges of 2020, the state continues to see an estimated 85 people per day moving in from other locations in the US. That’s not to mention the Florida locals who are searching for their...
Aug 27, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Equestrian, Iconic Horse Farms
Winding Oaks Farm: Then and Now Written by Cynthia McFarland Ocala didn’t become Horse Capital of the World® overnight. It took the steadfast efforts of dedicated horsemen over decades to establish this area as a proven site for breeding, raising and training...
Aug 17, 2021 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
We’ve been having such a good time hanging out at the Florida Horse Park watching “The Polo” on Saturdays, and from the steadily growing crowd of spectators each week, we’re pretty confident saying we’re not the only ones. If the increasing number of tailgaters is...
Aug 16, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological
In Irish Gaelic, “uisce beatha” (pronounced whiska-ba) is the same thing the Romans called “aqua vitae”, or Water of Life. The Irish, being saucy, shortened that to “whiskey”, and thus the world was gifted with the Emerald Isle’s love and lore of the legendary...