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Hybrid-electric plane capable of 150-foot takeoffs, landings makes stop in Ocala
An experimental hybrid-electric aircraft capable of taking off and landing in the span of 150 feet made an unexpected stop at the Ocala International Airport last week after encountering storms along its flight path. The vessel was an EL-2 Goldfinch, which is a prototype aircraft developed by Virginia-based aerospace company...
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Lake Mary Office Building Makes Way for 158,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Project
3210 Lake Emma Rd. — Approximate Lake Emma Gateway Redevelopment Site. A roughly 92,000-square-foot office building in Lake Mary is being razed to make way for two new industrial buildings aimed at small and midsize businesses, with developers Banyan Street Capital and Lafayette Street Capital lining up a $20.1 million construction loan to get the project moving. The site, known as Contact Pointe, sits at 3210 Lake Emma Road on a 23.3-acre parcel and will be rebranded as Lake Emma Gateway once the new buildings go up.
Ocala Star Banner
It's been a busy year for IronCrest, the luxury golf course community north of Ocala
The new leadership at IronCrest and The Club at Iron Lake have had a busy 2026. The former Club Adena Ocala and nascent residential community, envisioned and developed by Canadian industrialist Frank Stronach, was sold in late January. The property is just east of U.S. 441 and north of State Road 326. The club, featuring a picturesque golf course built around spring-fed limestone quarries and a 37,000-square-foot clubhouse, immediately got a new name: Club at Iron Lake. The residential component was reshaped into a master planned, gated lifestyle community and dubbed IronCrest. In July, the community's developer, Altamira Development Company, announced that Marion County government had approved the IronCrest's Phase 1 plat, clearing the way for marketing to potential home buyers. At that time, 20 townhome units already were under construction. They are meant to be luxury, short-term rental options with access to the club's amenities, according to an Altamira news item. Equestrians here for the winter season would be possible guests. An equestrian farm community is planned for the northern part of the property, where 335 acres already are designated as part of the Farmland Preservation Area. In all, the club is set on more than 650 acres. On
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Deltona Veterans Face Foreclosure Over $125,000 in Liens Tied to Stranger's House
A decade of accumulating code enforcement fines in Deltona has landed two military families in a tangled foreclosure fight, with $125,000 in municipal liens on one house now reaching into the finances of an entirely different property. Lianne Habets and Karel Klarenbeek bought an investment home on Eden Drive in Deltona, only to learn that liens from a Tulip Street property they had no connection to could now put their own house at risk.
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Horse Farms Forever’s 2026 Conservation Summit draws community together to protect Ocala’s horse country and Florida’s working lands
OCALA, FL (352Today.com) – On November 12, 2026, at Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala, hundreds gathered for Horse Farms Forever’s seventh annual Conservation Summit. The theme was “The Great Florida Cattle Drive: Lessons for Protecting Farms, Ranches, and the Florida Wildlife Corridor” – centered on a straightforward idea: Marion County’s identity as the Horse Capital of the World depends on the land that sustains it.