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Old 02-25-2023, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 View Post
Take The Villages and move it up 3 or 4 notches in style, sophistication, location & golf accessibility ... you have Lakewood Ranch.

Great spot and has been running neck & neck with TV for #1 in the country for a couple of years and recently has surpassed TV. Lakewood Ranch is the #1 community in the U.S. for all ages

Different concept than TV. Not as much a "company town".

Most of Lakewood Ranch is not Age Restricted.

As someone else mention, traffic can be tough, but I don't think it's much worse that TV in season ... the problem is, LR is almost always "in season".
“This story is paid for by an advertiser. Members of the editorial and news staff of the USA TODAY network were not involved in the creation of this content”. (From a disclaimer at the very top of the linked article—sometimes it helps to read the small print)

There is a rather large sign in the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport. It claims that MSP was (as I remember the sign) NAMED THE #1 AIRPORT IN AMERICA THREE YEARS RUNNING. I don’t recall the sign indicating just who, or what, did the “naming”. But anyone who has flown into or out of MSP will understand instantly just how ridiculous this claim is.

The linked article is a SALES PITCH. It has as much (or as little) credibility as the sign at MSP. The reason for the small-print disclaimer is obvious. No reputable news service would want anyone linking them to such an article.