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G yaaarrrr! Shiver me timbers! There’s a mutiny on the horizon. Mateys are swabbing the decks along South Magnolia Avenue, getting ready to pour some spirits and fly the ol Jolly Roger in downtown Ocala.
That’s right, Mutiny Ocala will be a bar where “pirates, punks, and scallywags are welcome, according to the establishment s Facebook page. Mutiny Ocala, 46 S. Magnolia Ave., near the Marion Theatre, is slated to open as early as April.
Mutiny Ocala leads off this week s business roundup, which includes news about plans for a new industrial park near Ocala International Airport, the newly opened Starbucks in the Cedar Shores Plaza on Maricamp Road just west of Southeast 36th Avenue, as well as updates on the progress of other businesses previous reported in the Star-Banner.
Pedestrian killed on South Pine Avenue near downtown Ocala
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Wednesday morning along South Pine Avenue near downtown Ocala.
Ocala Police Department officers closed the busy roadway in both directions between Southwest Fifth Street and Silver Springs Boulevard so they could investigate the case.
The death was the first traffic death of the year within the city limits. In 2020, officers tallied 16 traffic deaths deaths. The year before was 13.
Ten of the 16 deaths were pedestrians. In 2019, six of the 13 fatalities were pedestrians.
Police officials said a yellow VW driven by a man was southbound on Pine Avenue and the victim was walking west to east in the crosswalk.