You might read that title and think The Villages must have a lot of gray old ladies. But I’m not talking about those gray old ladies. I’m talking about THE Gray Lady…The New York Times.

Someone in The Villages just wrote me to ask why they couldn’t get The New York Times delivered to their house. This person seemed to think it was some sort of conspiracy and that the only newspaper you could get at your home in The Villages was The Villages Daily Sun.

This is not true, and as far as I know, there’s no newspaper conspiracy in The Villages. The simple fact is, The New York Times, like a lot of other newspapers including I believe USA Today, will not deliver to certain areas unless there are a high enough number of subscribers to make it worth it to them.

Papers that DO deliver in The Villages (other than TVDS) include the Orlando Sentinel and The Wall Street Journal. But if you absolutely need your NYT fix, you’re not totally out of luck. You can pick up a copy at Publix (though its like $6 now on Sundays) or Barnes and Noble.