Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on.  It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...

The Dallas Fort Worth Metro is well, Texas-sized.  There are neighborhoods for every kind of person ranging from old downtown areas to places out in the suburbs.  Retirees like it in Dallas for a number of reasons. It's a big city so there is always something to do - there are more restaurants, museums, concerts, plays, and professional sports events…...

North Manchester is the home of Manchester College, a small, liberal arts campus (1,000 students) with many events that residents attend. There are also many opportunities to volunteer on campus, at the library, and in the community. North Manchester had just over 6,000 residents in 2010. The town is located in north-central Indiana.There is at least one retirement community in…...

Elk Grove is an affluent town and suburb of about 1766,000 residents (2020). The town is about 15 miles south of Sacramento, and played a part in the early gold rush in this area. After that, it became a close-knit community evolved with a distinctly rural and western lifestyle, and now it is a also a wealthy suburb. There is…...