This week was the annual Evening With the Developer event, during which the developer provides his updates on what's going on in the community and what's to come. For the most part it was pretty standard "this community wouldn't be what it is without you, the residents" type fare, but there were ... Continue Reading » about 2019 Evening With the Developer
This Week Inside the Bubble
Burger King in The Villages Robbed
The main excitement in The Villages this past week did not involve two buddies scoring back-to-back holes-in-one or the announcement that The Villages is getting a Huey-Magoo's (which is only my favorite place for chicken tenders in the whole wide world), though believe it or not those things did ... Continue Reading » about Burger King in The Villages Robbed
Adios, Hacienda
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
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