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New Urban Communities Have a Lot to Offer
New Urban Neighborhoods Are Walkable Communities Too July 24, 2024 -- New Urban Urban Community was the surprising winner of our recent poll of favorite retirement community types. Of the 5 possible choices in that poll, New Urban got 28% of the votes, narrowly beating out "I wouldn't live in any of these" and "All Ages Active Adult". That development…...
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Merritt Island is a peaceful retirement community of about 36,000 residents (2020), located on the so-called “Space Coast” off Florida’s east coast. Nature gets top billing in Merritt Island. Its centerpiece is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is comprised of 22 square miles of wetlands and home to more than 300 species of birds. Merritt Island represents an…...
Playa Blanca is a popular beachfront resort in the country of Panama. One major resort, the Decameron is here with a hotel and golf course. There is at least one active adult community here (see listing at right)....
Lufkin, Texas has been selected as one of the first to receive “Texas Certified Retirement Community Certification”. Town officials, which pursued this certification as an innovative form of economic development, viewed the honor "as a verification of Lufkin's quality of life". Nacogdoches County - located 18 miles north of Lufkin - was also honored as one of the first three…...
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the second largest city of Ontario and the fourth largest in Canada. The population is over 800,000. Located on the border of Quebec and Ontario, the city makes an ideal compromise capital for this bilingual country....
