Castle Rock, is a town of 73,000 located between Denver and Colorado Springs. The town lies a few miles east of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains on the western edge of the Great Plains. Castle Rock, the butte for which the town is named, is just north of the town center. Like many towns in Colorado, retirees move…...

Abacoa is a new urban planned community in Jupiter. Although it has residents of all ages (including many college students), it definitely appeals to boomers for retirement living. The design philosophy was to have smaller neighborhoods, stronger feeling of community, sense of place, and respect for the environment. It is “a new urbanist community”. Main Street is the center of…...

Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia, Canada, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Americas.  This exciting city is located on Canada's west coast. The setting of high rise buildings rising from the harbor  creates a striking environment.  Vancouver is home to 2 major universities: the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.  It has…...

Waverly is a village in, and the county seat of, Pike County. It's a small town of just under 5,000. It's located along the west bank of the Scioto River. Photo of Pike County Courthouse in Waverly courtesy of Wikipedia and Nyttend (public domain)....