Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the fastest-growing communities in the U.S. Legalized gambling in this desert resort city has created an enormous economy and attracted many new residents, including retirees in active adult communities. The Las Vegas strip is justly famous for its glitz and many attractions. Even if you don't ever bet a single nickel, it is worth…...

Chandler is a very fast growing community of about 276,000 people in Arizona (2020 census), southeast of Phoenix and Tempe. Chandler is home to some of the largest and fanciest active adult and 55+communities.  People move here for the dry climate and the beautiful desert mountains nearby. For many of the people who live here Chandler, one of the newer…...

Union Springs is a very small town on Cayuga Lake of the Finger Lakes region in New York, with a population of about 1,500. The setting on the lake is perfectly beautiful. Syracuse and Ithaca are the nearest cities....

Newport News is a busy port, shipbuilding center, and military center in Virginia's Hampton Roads. The population is about 180,000.  Photo of Oyster Point City Center, a redevelopment project, courtesy of Wikipedia and Durrock. The North End is an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city has its rough edges as well as its charms.…...