Good morning, Ocala.

Silver Springs Vintage Warehouse opened Sept.

2 at 5361 E Silver Springs Boulevard, offering a multi-vendor marketplace for antiques, vintage items and artisan crafts. The fully leased venue houses 67 vendors and will undergo exterior renovations next month + further details were announced by the Silver Springs Community Redevelopment Agency.

Amazon and Target will hold exclusive members-only sales on Oct.

6-7 while Walmart runs a week-long Fall Deals sale open to all from Oct. 5-11. Shoppers in Ocala can look forward to fall savings on home, tech, and fashion (no membership needed for Walmart’s deals).

On Oct. 1, Arts at The Canopy in Ocala will host a free public reception where local sculptor Dennis Rentschler will display bronze-look sculptures inspired by nature (5 to 8 p.m.), and guests can meet the artist while enjoying wine and refreshments.

On Sept. 19, alumni gathered at Howard Academy Community Center at 306 NW 7th Ave to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Ocala’s first African American school.

The sold-out event featured a breakfast, local dignitaries, museum tours & discussions of community heritage.

Fine Arts For Ocala invites local artists to enter the 2026 Student and Emerging Artist Competition, Foundation, which will run at City Hall from Dec.

3 to Mar. 9. Entries from artists with up to six years’ experience are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13.

Appleton Museum of Art announced a fall lineup that continues free First Saturdays and adds film screenings, community days and exclusive member events; upcoming highlights include a screening of The Yearling on Oct.

3 and Holiday Community Day on Dec. 5, with studio classes and interactive gatherings also scheduled.

Crews begin demolishing the Southwest 66th Street bridge Monday night, slowing I-75 traffic with lane closures and detours (use Southwest 43rd Street).

FDOT will build a taller, wider replacement as part of a broader I-75 project.

Ocala native Lt. Madison Murvin, a Vanguard High School graduate, is serving as a Navy pilot with the first unmanned patrol squadron (VUP-19) at Naval Station Mayport.

She flies the MQ-4C Triton for surveillance after eight years of service.

The Florida Department of Health in Marion County reported that a bobcat tested positive for rabies after it was killed Sept.

15 near State Road 40 & Southwest 140th Avenue in Rainbow Park, and they advised residents to keep pets vaccinated and avoid contact with wildlife.