Apache Junction is a town of 36,000 in the Phoenix Metro, just east of Mesa. This is one of the farther out areas of Phoenix that were badly affected by the housing bust of the late 2000's, but which has come back since. The nearby desert and the Superstition Mountains, a federal wilderness area, are quite beautiful. Photo of Flatiron…...

Coral Springs, Florida, is a unique master-planned city that was developed by a division of Westinghouse, and officially chartered in 1963 for 50,000 residents. But during the 1970's through the 1990's, the popular town grew rapidly, with the population swelling to 134,394 during the 2020 census. Located in Broward County, twenty miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs has been…...

Tarboro is a small town of about 10,000 in east central North Carolina, about 15 miles from Rocky Mount.  People who live here say it is a very  friendly town. Thanks to its days as an important river port, Tarboro boasts a 45-block Historic District .  The District has over 300 structures from residential dwellings to historic churches to original…...

Kailua, often referrred to as Kailua-Kona to differentiate it from the city on Oahu of the same name, is located on the west coast of Hawaii, the Big Island.  It is the center of the tourist industry on this island, popular for its beaches, scuba diving, fishing, etc.  The famed Alii Drive is the big shopping district. Kona is famous…...