Apr 01
Dining With Diabetes: 4-part Class Series
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM UF/IFAS Extension Lake County in Tavares4/14/84/154/22
This 4-part class series gives the opportunity to better understand diabetes, its related factors, nutrition education, and effective management strategies.
Apr 04
Exploration Hike
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Ferndale Preserve in Clermont4/45/26/67/4 Plus More
Join staff and explore the habitats and species of Ferndale Preserve. Hike intensity: Vigorous. Reservations required.
Apr 04
First Friday
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Downtown Eustis in Eustis
Join us for our Eustis First Friday Street Party from 6 – 9 p.m.! Our family-friendly monthly street parties host a wide variety of food, vendors and more.
Apr 05
Umatilla Garden Club
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Umatilla Public Library in Umatilla4/55/3
Connect with local garden enthusiasts and cultivate your green thumb!
Apr 05
Wetland Excursion – Hidden Waters Preserve
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis
Join us for a fast paced guided hike at Hidden Waters Preserve to explore the diverse ecosystems within the Preserve, including the plants and animals and more.
On September 25, 1988, a victim was found deceased 30 feet off the side of CR 474 in Clermont. The victim had been deceased for 2 – 4 weeks in a rural, heavily wooded area. The victim was initially thought to be female until 2015, when DNA testing revealed the victim was biologically male. The victim was wearing a skirt and had breast implants, and there is evidence she may have been taking female hormone injections. It is unknown if the victim had undergone any other gender reassignment surgery.
With the support of Dr. Barbara Wolf, the District Medical Examiner for Districts 5 and 24, the case was evaluated by the DNA Doe Project. The DNA Doe Project is a non-profit organization that utilizes investi-gative genetic genealogy to identify unidentified remains. Continue reading
Date: 04/09/2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Downtown Square
1 SE Broadway St.
Ocala, Florida 34471
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Sunset Songs Series
Music lovers of all ages will enjoy Sunset Songs Series! This free concert series on the downtown square brings you the best local and regional artists performing funk, blues, reggae, and country originals as the sun goes down. Kick back and soak in the melodies with the perfect Wednesday night activity. If you love music and sunsets, the Sunset Songs Series is for you! End your day on a melodic high note at these not-to-be-missed community concerts.
Monthly concerts September through May featuring top-notch musical talent
All concerts are 100% free – just bring your lawn chair or blanket!
Unwind and discover great new music in a gorgeous outdoor setting
Grab a bite to eat at one of our many amazing local downtown restaurants
Headlining Act: Feverdreams
Born off the back of a COVID 19-induced dissolution of their former band, The States, and the isolation of the lockdown, Joshua Jacobs and Matthew Weisberg started dreaming up what would be next for their musical endeavors. Two ideas emerged: forming of a new musical project they called Feverdreams and an in-home recording studio, Kindred House Studio.
After working musically together for the better part of a decade, Weisberg and Jacobs had a type of secret language only they could understand. They began writing and producing their own songs, seeking a more blue-collar, “DIY” approach than previously done. They released their first single, “Wildfire”, a roots-driven rock song pushing them into the subgenre of heartland rock. Continue reading
Fridays | March 14 – May 16 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Webb Field | 1501 W Silver Springs
Levitt AMP Ocala – Public Art Project
The City of Ocala in partnership with, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission, Juneteenth Celebration Committee, and Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) is excited to be working on the 2025 Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series. This will be our 9th year celebrating the series.
The Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with changemakers and nonprofits across the country to activate underused outdoor spaces, creating welcoming and inclusive destinations where the power of free, live music brings people together, fosters belonging, and invigorates community life. www.levitt.org.
Medicare Now Covers Less Invasive Colorectal Cancer Tests
(NewsUSA) – Expanded Screening Coverage Can Reduce Needless Deaths
Colorectal cancer deaths are declining, but shocking regional, racial and ethnic disparities remain. Ac-cording to the American Cancer Society, Latinos in the United States are more likely to die from colorec-tal cancer than those in many Central and South American countries, and death rates among Black men and women are 40% higher than their white counterparts. Rural residents are also far more likely to die from this often-preventable disease than those in urban areas. Much of this is due to lack of screening.
Colorectal cancer care groups, minority healthcare advocates and doctors have long held that virtual colonoscopy, or CT Colonography, can overcome cultural stigmas and anxiety associated with this screening. In January, Medicare began covering virtual colonoscopy – which uses a CT scanner to gen-erate 3D, moving images of the colon that doctors examine for signs of cancer and for precancerous polyps, which can be removed before they become cancers. Continue reading
Governor Ron DeSantis Welcomes SpaceX’s Starship Operations to Florida
TALLAHASSEE Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis welcomed SpaceX’s decision to bring Starship launch capacities and processing operations to Florida. Starship will be the first rapidly and fully reusable launch vehicle in history, designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
In support of these missions, SpaceX will construct new launch and landing infrastructure for Starship at multiple pads within NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, pending environmental approval, as well as a new integration facility, called Gigabay, which will have more than 40 million cubic feet of vehicle processing space. The project includes at least $1.8 billion of SpaceX capital investment and will bring an estimated 600 new full-time jobs in the Space Coast by 2030. Continue reading
By TomL
I was listening to the Glen Beck radio on 97.3 and they were discussing belief in God and how AI could or might try to take over the way we process thoughts. AI will not understand religious beliefs. AI processes information that you feed into it. It will process things that it was taught. So we need to teach AI about religion and GOD in a logical sense. It is always dangerous to talk about religion and especially writing about it but here I go! Now remember I’m not a religious scholar. I am trying to get people to think about the future and AI.
Our belief in God is taught to us as history of our creator through the Bible. Without Adam and Eve taking a bite of an apple man kind would not exist. Reverse psychology has worked for years, “Don’t bite that Apple”. Remember man and woman have to eat to survive. There was no fire to cook with. It was a hard life to be born into. Continue reading
When you mention the word senior or veteran or oldest birthday I think of Howard Mautner. He has been our newspaper many times while at the military celebrations honoring veterans and our country. This time he was visiting the Parade of Senior Services. I caught him during a short break. As you can see he is wearing his veterans hat proudly. I thanked him for his service. Marion County has many seasoned warriors that are up in years. Thank Them all.
Dear Neighbor,
This week was the last of three busy weeks in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday evening, the House voted to pass a bill to keep the government open and funded. The Senate plans to vote on the legislation this morning to support President Trump’s agenda and keep the government open.
I introduced two pieces of legislation this week, one aimed at supporting our producers with necessary disaster assistance following hurricanes, and the second supporting maternal health. You can read more about each bill below and stay tuned for more legislative updates with more bills dropping in the next several weeks. Continue reading
The news media will go on for days on a subject, saying the same thing hour after hour, day after day. The jet that went down killing everyone. That was a shame, but the first video I saw I remember seeing flames, I said something happened mid air. But the media danced around that subject for the day and finally I heard a pilot being interviewed that said the plane was on fire coming down. So that meant there was a mid air problem. Now they claim the helicopter was not where it was suppose to be, or was it? It was to high and off course. It was not suppose to be over the river! I always feel bad when there is loss of life. This was avoidable.
While I’m writing about the media, I am disappointed in Fox not having the football games on regular TV Channel. You have to spend more money. We the working class is tap out. I don’t anyone that can afford the tickets unless they are on federal relief money. I am disappointed! Continue reading
