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Pick the Hybrid: A 55+ Neighborhood Within a Larger All Ages Community
November 19, 2025 -- The most interesting retirement concept of the last 65 years has been, hands down, the success of active adult communities. Sometimes called permanent summer camps for adults, offshoots of the concept pioneered by Sun City in 1960 offer every kind of amenity from golf to swimming pools to pickleball. Plus clubs and non-stop activities of every…...
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Longview is a town and certified retirement community of about 80,000 in east Texas. Being a certified community insures retirees have the facilities for a happy and welcoming retirement via minimum standards for infrastructure. Longview hosts a number of festivals throughout the year such as AlleyFest, a Balloon Fair, and The annual Memorial Day Weekend Motorcycle Rally, otherwise known as…...
Located on the north shore of Lake Dora in central Florida, Tavares is the county seat of Lake County with a population of about 19,000 (2020). Known as “America's Seaplane City”, Tavares offers a unique downtown which features a seaplane airport and marina. Lake Dora is one of nine lakes of the Harris Chain which connects Mount Dora, Eustis, Leesburg…...
Waleska is a very small town (under 1,000) in northwest Georgia. It is home to Reinhardt College (800 students) and about 20 miles from Kennesaw State University. The major attraction other than college is nearby Lake Arrowhead. The town itself is not much more than a crossroads.Photo of Lake Arrowhead courtesy of Wikipedia and NickMason....
San Antonio, Texas is a fast growing city and popular retirement community. Located near the center of Texas, this city of over 1.3 million has a warm climate. It is famous for its Paseo del Rio (River Walk) Tejano culture and as home to the SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, the city is visited by 20 million…...