Dick Betts The Villages, Florida

Michelle and I made the trip to Middleton to visit with Linda Lee and tour her store on Middleton Drive.  Linda explained the future tenants that will be filling the area of her shop, boutiques, restaurants and so much more.  We are excited to visit that area again as more businesses open.  Back ...

I am blessed to be a part of a major decision people make in their life.  Pulling up stakes from somewhere in the country and moving to The Villages, Florida.  Many times, I meet them online thanks to social media months before ever stepping foot into this place.  Soon the questions start and I d...

I write and talk about Lifestyle regularly, HGTV has a show “Selling Sunsets” well The Villages, Florida is “Selling Lifestyle!”  One of the great things about living here is seeing all the smiling, laughing happy people.  Go to the square some evening and people watch, 100’s of happy people up d...

If you belong to any of the Facebook Groups that discuss The Villages you see the same question time after time “Which villages has the youngest residents?”  After about 150 comments you know about as much as when the question was asked, everybody has an opinion but there are no facts to back it ...

What is Royal Red Shrimp?The crowned jewel of Gulf Shrimp, the Royal Red is a tastier species compared to the pink, white, and brown varieties. While few had even heard of the Royal Red before the mid-90s, it has since grown to be immensely popular with locals and well-informed tourists along the...

That was a question I asked somebody the other day that is trying to decide on a location and a home in The Villages, Florida, are you getting dizzy yet?  This place is huge and has so many options on where to live, and everybody has an opinion and there is not a right or wrong answer rather it i...

This video was very special to me, and I hope it touches you as well, Operation Shoebox!  I have read and heard about their work and decided to call them and see if I could arrange an interview with them, Mary Harper the Founder and President agreed to sit down with me.  We met in a small room in...

Most Villagers use their garage doors to enter their home using the remote in the car, golf cart even the code box outside but what if power is out and the garage door doesn’t open?  Do you have your house keys with you?  What if a neighbor wants to borrow something or you ask them while you are ...

If you been in The Villages long enough you will remember the Sweet Bay Supermarket at Lake Sumter, liked that store.  Next came Winn Dixie which I did like that store as well and it was convenient when heading home from the Brownwood area north.  Many people living between the 6’s depended on th...

Hit the road again and visited Live Oaks Community Church, 12070 CR 103Oxford, FL 34484 (behind Walmart on 466).  I had an interview set up with Steve Clarke the Worship Pastor, past client, and friend who I wanted to hear about a special July 4th event at the church.  On Friday July 4th at 4:30 ...