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Old 08-20-2012, 08:15 PM
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I spend some time in Wildwood because I live near it. The people who run the Ace Hardware are so nice and very welcoming. Cotillion Cafe is just fantastic. Decades has some very cool home decor items. 48 hr. Blinds is there as well as other window treatment shops. The church is great as well. I think some of the people are poor, but kind. I hope Brownwood helps them out and gives them jobs. I think the schools could use some volunteers, so instead of bashing Wildwood, how about helping out? If you are worried about the crime, then stay where you are. I, too, came from an area that was crime ridden, and had murders and gang drive-bys weekly. I was thrilled to leave and Wildwood seems very pleasant by comparison. Frankly, the crime report each week seems extremely mild to me, and most of these low level crimes are related to poverty. I would treat Wildwood/Brownwood the same way I would any other city, at night. Be cautious and careful. It isn't even open yet. I hope people from Wildwood aren't reading this thread because some people are truly an embarrassment. I wonder what the people of Wildwood think of The Villages coming nearer to their nice quiet Florida town.
If you have Facebook, check out the Wildwood Historical Society page. I have a feeling there is a lot of interesting history and many fantastic stories to be told by some of the old-timers from these areas.

I met a woman in line at the Church on the Square one day last Christmas waiting to see the Bell Chords. She said she lived in Wildwood. We talked for a few minutes and she said she was born and raised there and still lives on the farm that belonged to her family for generations. According to her, the buffalo now live near her property in Wildwood.