Assistant City Manager Pete Lee on Wednesday assured those who attended two public forums to discuss Ocala's next downtown parking garage that the city will do everything to make the structure safe ...

As we approach the end of 2025, the Star-Banner is looking back at some of our most popular photo galleries from the year.

A fixture eatery and nightspot in downtown Ocala has permanently shuttered. Molly Maguire’s Eatery of Ocala, 17 SW First Ave., was opened on Oct. 14, 2014 by local businessman George Carrasco. The ...

During the second week of November, several downtown Ocala merchants and customers were asked their outlook for the Christmas ...

Light Up Ocala” is the biggest event of the year, as thousands of people flock to the city, hoping for some holiday cheer.

A bright light, even in dark times, that was the idea behind a gathering in Marion County that gave families of people in ...

The Ocala City Council voted 5-0 at its Tuesday meeting to grant the 12th — and final — amendment to the acquisition and redevelopment agreement concerning the downtown Hilton Garden Inn hotel. A city ...

OCALA, Fla. – A solution is on the way to help meet the demand for parking in downtown Ocala. The city of Ocala already has a parking garage next to city hall with 400 spaces, however, some of those ...

OCALA, Fla. – If you are traveling through downtown Ocala, be prepared to stop. Digital signs are posted throughout the area, warning drivers while utility crews removed 10 traffic signals throughout ...

Marion County Health Department officials are alerting the public to the presence of rabies in wild animal populations in ...

Ocala is looking to build a second parking garage in the southwest downtown area for about $12 million. The Ocala City Council met Wednesday afternoon at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine ...