I recently reconnected with an old friend who was once very involved in helping run certain aspects of The Villages. Not only that, but he knew The Villages’ founding father Harold Schwartz quite well. He spent lots of time with him and even traveled abroad with him on many occasions. In speaking with my friend, [...]

When BMW and The Daily wanted to check out the ultimate in custom golf carts for their “Ultimate Test Drive” series, there was only one place they could possibly go: The Villages. If you enjoyed this video, share it with your friends on Facebook: If you’re looking for more custom golf cart videos, check out [...]

I get questions all the time about the availability of churches and other places of worship in close proximity to The Villages. Luckily, residents have several options to choose from. I’ve provided a list of some of the more popular choices below, and some of the listings have comments that were offered up by some [...]

Moving to The Villages, or anywhere for that matter, can be both a very exciting and very stressful time. You put in a lot of work choosing the right place to retire, finding the perfect home for you, packing, unpacking, and more. By the time you’re through your brain is probably fried and all you [...]

The AARP recently featured The Villages and its favorite form of transportation in a segment for their Inside E Street show. It’s a great video shot in HD and features some cool custom golf carts and interviews with several residents. Watch it below: You may recall that last year The Villages was also featured in [...]

The Villages isn’t the best selling community in the country for nothing. Below I’ve listed 50 reasons to love The Villages. I titled this article “50+ Reasons…” because I’m hoping you will find something I missed and tell me about it in the comments at the end. Ready? Here we go… 1. It’s Disney World [...]

Greetings ladies and gentleman, boys and girls of all ages. Class is now in session. Round 2 of The Villages Aptitude Test is now available for your test taking pleasure. Click here to take the quiz. After you take the quiz be sure to rub in your perfect score by sharing the quiz with your [...]

If you are looking at re-sale homes in The Villages for a possible purchase this year, chances are good that you may run into a home being sold as a short sale. This simply means that the asking price is less than the amount owed on the mortgage. While this is not as common in [...]

What a year 2011 was for The Villages. 2012 should be just as exciting. Let’s look at some of the major stories of the past year in The Villages. (Note: All of these stories and more were covered in depth in The Villages Monthly this past year) IRS Issue – This issue is now 4 [...]

A few weeks ago I hinted that something new was on the horizon. Well I’m happy to report that today, The Villages Aptitude Test or (T.V.A.T for short) is finally here. My goal was to create a fun little diversion that all of my readers could enjoy during the hustle and bustle of the holiday [...]