ocala culture: BARKITECTURE, an exhibition of custom dog houses
- 10/08/07 05:06 AM
Barkitecture is a combination of my two favorite subjects, dogs and of course houses. Barkitecture is an art exhibit of custom dog houses to support the Marion County Humane Society. It is another project of the Marion Cultural Alliance similar to their now famous Horse Fever exhibition.
The Horse Fever exhibition has given way to something new. Custom dog houses.
The 1891 Chambliss house located on SE Fort King street and home to Ocala magazine. Location Ocala Magazine 743 SE Fort King ST
The Animal Cracker House which is intended to return to a simpler place and time. Location: Ocala Style Magazine 1007 SE Fort King … (14 comments)
ocala culture: Ocala has not just one but two magazines!
- 08/27/07 04:05 AM
A great way to get to know any area before moving there is to read the local newspaper or see if the city of your choice has a magazine. Ocala has two magazines, Ocala Style and Ocala Magazine. Both are surprisingly sophisticated for a small city like Ocala with only 45,000 people. They more on par with what you might expect from a city like Boston, where I once went to college. Ocala Magazine and Ocala Style are fairly interchangeable as far as I'm concerned. They both feature a large glossy format with fantastic photography, tons of beautifully done ads but a … (3 comments)
Ocala is one of the few cities that I've seen since I moved to Florida that actually has a formal down town complete with a town common. Now I'm from New England where every small town has a common. Town commons date back to colonial times and were intended to give people a place to graze their cow or horse. What's so nice about town commons is that now a days they serve as a small public park like area in the center of town. Most towns and cities in Florida, in my look like one no stop strip mall, … (2 comments)
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