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Alachua Chronicle
Jim Douglas Sales & Service celebrates 100 years of family, friends, and community on Oct. 3
Jim Douglas Sales & Service will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Oct. 3 by hosting a community celebration open to customers, friends, family, neighbors, and everyone who has been part of the shop's story. The post Jim Douglas Sales & Service celebrates 100 years of family, friends, and community on Oct. 3 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
villages-news.com
Three-year-old home in The Villages reverts to bank after death of owner
A three-year-old home in The Villages has reverted to the bank after the death of the property’s owner. Details about the troubled property at 7564 Alysha Ave. in the Village of Dabney came to light during a public hearing earlier this week at the Brownwood District Office. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was built in 2023 and purchased in 2024 for $378,800 by Richard Santos III. He is now deceased, according to testimony at the hearing from Community Standards.
Ocala Gazette
2026 Emerging Farmers Symposium: Land, Livelihood & Legacy
Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Marion County Extension, will present the 2026 Emerging Farmers Symposium: Land, Livelihood & Legacy from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Marion County Extension Office, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala.
ocala-news.com
New vintage marketplace opens in historic Silver Springs building
Silver Springs Vintage Warehouse just opened a new multi-vendor antique, vintage, and artisan marketplace in east Ocala. The new business officially opened its doors at 5361 E Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala on September 2. The venture occupies a property previously tied to the legacy of Scudder’s Galleries, which was...
fastfoodclub.com
Retirees Love This Affordable Villages-Area Florida Community Where Neighbors Golf Every Morning
Central Florida has plenty of retirement spots, but one place just a few miles from the famous Villages keeps drawing people who want the good life without the giant price tag. Picture a gated neighborhood where you own your own land, the streets stay quiet, and folks actually wave when they pass by.
ocala-news.com
100,000-sq-ft industrial facility near Ocala airport sells for $11.3 million
A major industrial manufacturing and warehouse facility located near the Ocala International Airport was just sold for $11.3 million. Located at 227 SW 57th Avenue, the 100,367-square-foot industrial facility was sold by paper and packaging manufacturer Pratt Industries to buyer OLP 57th Avenue Ocala FL, LLC for $11,300,000 on Wednesday, September 23, according to Marion County deed and property records.
352today.com
Ocala weighs $500,000 downtown retail and restaurant grant after storefront closures
OCALA, FL (352Today.com) – On a weekday afternoon around the downtown square, Ocala still looks handmade: coffee-colored brick, iron balconies, palm trees, and oak-shaded streets. The sun catches the old storefronts and, for a second, the street feels finished. Then you hit the dark glass. A boutique that lasted 16 years is gone. A pantry that lasted 18 years is gone. A restaurant that lasted 17 years is gone. New places have opened a block over. Two hotels and a second parking garage are rising. Between those bookends sit the empty first floors the city now wants to buy back into retail.
fox35orlando.com
WCJB
Dunnellon thrift store owners await fire report before rebuilding
DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) — The owners of Thrifted Florida, a consignment store in Dunnellon, are waiting for information from the fire marshal and their insurance company before they can move forward, three weeks after a fire destroyed much of the inside of the store. Video from inside the store...