Just because you’re landlocked in The Villages doesn’t mean you can’t have great seafood. When we recently put the question “Where is the best place for seafood in The Villages…and what do you order?” out on our Facebook page we got more than 20 responses. Here are just a few: We also had a poll [...]

Each month more than 500 subscribers receive our premium monthly newsletter, The Villages Monthly. Here’s a preview of just a few of the stories we’re covering in the October issue going out next week: New restaurant openings this past month… Recap of FOX & Friends Live Show From Lake Sumter Landing… Florida GOP Straw Poll [...]

Continuing with our beach day trip series, we bring you Clearwater Beach – a haven for laid-back beach lovers. Some of you might remember an email I sent out while I was visiting Clearwater earlier this year. Voted one of the top 25 best beaches in the WORLD, Clearwater Beach is a little more than [...]

Recent scuttlebutt in The Villages seems to be around speeding and automobile accidents. In August, a fatal car crash in The Villages made local headlines. In June another resident died when the golf cart he was riding in collided head-on with a Jeep. When these types of incidents are brought to light, it makes you [...]

FOX & Friends will be broadcast live from Lake Sumter Landing Market Square in The Villages tomorrow (Monday 9/19) morning from 6 am to 9 am. Scheduled guests include Florida governor Rick Scott, FOX News commentator Oliver North, rock band Foreigner, UCF cheerleaders, and…my favorite…alligators from Gatorland. Should be fun to watch. I’m anxious to [...]

One thing Villagers give up in order to live in their little piece of paradise is the ability to quickly and easily visit the beach. I get email all the time from prospective Villagers detailing their struggles with the issue of being essentially landlocked and away from the ocean for the rest of their lives. [...]

Last week I sent an email to all past buyers of The Villages Florida Book with a link for them to download the revised and updated version that I recently published. If you’re just quietly sitting there reading my weekly emails but haven’t bought the book yet, you’re missing out on all the good stuff [...]

Foodies in The Villages have had a few recent changes in their menu. Among the new offerings are First Watch and Chi’s Grill & Ice Cream. First Watch, “The Daytime Café,” opened in the Spanish Plaines Shopping Center. Taking its name from the nautical term for the first shift of the day, First Watch specializes [...]

If you’ve turned on the radio or watched television recently, you know it is hurricane season again. The latest Atlantic hurricane, Irene, just brushed by the Florida coast adding scattered rain bands and wind to The Villages’ already hot and muggy August. Meanwhile, folks further up the coast are bracing for the brunt of the [...]

For the last few elections, The Villages has been a popular campaign stop for aspiring candidates, especially Republicans. In this article we will explore the reasons for this and learn about some of the high-profile visits of recent years. As you probably already know, The Villages is located in Central Florida, about an hour north [...]