Another piece of Villages history is gone. The Hacienda Hills Country Club restaurant, at least in its current incarnation, is closing its doors for good this weekend. You can't really say it will be missed. In recent years the food and service have gone down the drain. Villages-News ... Continue Reading » about Adios, Hacienda
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The Villages Keeps Growing and Growing and Growing…
Nothing like a play on the Energizer Bunny commercials to start us off here...it is Easter weekend after all. New Census data came out this week, and as the title of this post suggests, The Villages keeps on growing! From July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018, The Villages Metropolitan Area grew by ... Continue Reading » about The Villages Keeps Growing and Growing and Growing…
Villages Honor Flight Ready for First Trip of 2019
Villages Honor Flight serves veterans of Citrus, Lake, Marion, Sumter, and Hernando counties, and regularly takes them to visit Arlington National Cemetery and many of the war and service memorials in Washington, D.C. Their first trip of 2019 is scheduled for April 17, which you can read about in ... Continue Reading » about Villages Honor Flight Ready for First Trip of 2019
Last Year’s Sinkholes Still Causing Headaches
A group of residents from the Village of Calumet Grove, the area rocked by sinkholes last year, went to the Marion County Commission meeting this week to let commissioners know they are fed up with the problems that remain on their street. Read more from Villages-News and watch the video below ... Continue Reading » about Last Year’s Sinkholes Still Causing Headaches
Shocker: The Villages Tops Recent Population Growth Report
A few weeks ago we wrote about a study posted by USA Today content partner 24/7 Wall Street that stated The Villages metro area has the fastest growing violent crime rate in the state of Florida. In response to that report I mentioned that The Villages metro area has been one of the fastest ... Continue Reading » about Shocker: The Villages Tops Recent Population Growth Report
A Star is Born
In our last issue I told you about Larry, the 700 or 800-pound (depending who you ask) alligator in The Villages, who shot to internet fame after someone recorded a video of him crossing a road near Brownwood. The video was quickly picked up by hundreds of news outlets around the world. Well, ... Continue Reading » about A Star is Born