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  • Villages population growth up 3%

    The latest story from the online Villages-News.com writes that “The Villages populations climbed from 130,897 in July 2020 to 135,638 in July 2021. The 3.6 percent increase ranks as the fifth highest among all metro areas in the United States.” Ref: https://www.villages-news.com/2022/04/28/population-surging-in-the-villages-thanks-to-new-homes-at-the-southern-end/

  • New book: Pick the right place

    Although this web site (www.thevillages101.com) is dedicated to snowbirds and renters, part of the journey to The Villages lifestyle is the option to purchase a home (new build or existing pre-owned). Ryan Estman, who wrote “Inside the Bubble” has recently done another publication which is currently on sale From now until Sunday night I have reduced…

  • New Eastport Village

    Members of the Morse family talk about the latest developments way South of the Florida turnpike in the Village Video <HERE>. This new village is touted as new and different after 30 years of development as an “all-in-one” complex (under construction starting in 2022) will have a LOT of amenities including: Indoor pickleball Dog park…

  • Updated tips

    We updated the rental page based on feedback from one of our readers. It now contains information for golf cart 24/7 emergency service from 24 Hr Cart Club We updated the dining page to include the all-in-one resource provided by Villager Eats, a separate site dedicated to indexing all the eateries in and around The…

  • Villages construction update

    Here’s the latest video from Don at Gold Wingnuts talking about the “newest” village South of the Florida Turnpike dedicated to building a new town for Villages employees… Join our list for these blogs and more

  • Dinner Out

    There’s been a lot of discussion on TOTV (Talk of The Villages) about poor service in Villages restaurants. Well, we had friends join us at Farmshed in Spanish Springs last evening, and at first we thought it might be a problem as they were very short-staffed, but the waitress/bartender/hostess promptly waited and served our meal.…

  • The Village 101 web site launch

    As snowbirds (we should have done this long ago) we’re excited to learn more about The Villages for our next trip