Brownwood in C6 today
 

Happy to see the article about Brownwood in The Village Sun on page C6 today. As many of you know I walk or take my golf cart there nearly every morning to meet friends for coffee. I was told that the owners of the Tea Exchange passed a petition as they are disappointed on the slow progress and the lack of special events in Brownwood. Maybe this is the start of something good.

Yeah, I saw the article about Brownwood but it smelled like a propaganda piece to me. When the authorities start bragging about something being good, usually just the opposite is true.

The simple truth is that Brownwood is just not as nice as LSL, and I bet the developers regret that.

The bleacher set up in my honest opinion was a mistake, lots of people find it a real pain to go up & down the stairs--you don't see many 2 story houses in the villages,do you?

Yes, the story was a puff piece.

I disagree and think the stands are about the only thing BW has over the other squares.

I disagree too. I think the bleachers are the best thing they could've done, and they have the stage facing the crowd, unlike LSL and SS sitting in the middle. There's plenty of chairs on the ground for those that don't want to walk the bleachers, and it sure is great when a light rain shower develops.

I think Brownwood is maturing quite nicely. From what we have heard, LSL was pretty empty for a few years and you still see empty store fronts in both Spanish Springs and LSL at this point.

It takes time and we like what we see happening in Brownwood thus far!

I was talking with friends just the other day. We all agreed that we enjoyed the entertainment a BW much more than at LSL. The sound system seems to be better and you can get a much better view of all that's going on while sitting in the bleachers. I do wish there were backs on them but I guess you can always bring your own stadium seat. I hadn't been to LSL in awhile and last week went to see Scooter there. I was really disappointed in the sound and view. Seems like a lot more room for the dancers at LSL though.

I appreciate the cover the bleachers provide when there is just a slight drizzle. And when there is a big crowd you can see the entertainers better. The fact that there is both is a positive.

As the southern end of TV continues to mature, I am sure Brownwood will grown. Being on "the end" of TV, it may not ever be as crowded as LSL which is located in the middle.

We are in Lynnhaven and only really go to Brownwood for special occasions or when they have a convenient movie time for a 3D movie.

Barnstorm is my favorite movie theater of the three Squares too.

Each of the Squares has its own charms.

Since it was mentioned, I wish that the Spice and Tea Exchange would open at 9a on Saturdays, since the Farmers Market is hopping early! Not too many vendors there today, but what was there was great.

We live in Hillsborough and have the best of both worlds.....8 minutes to BW and 25 minutes to LSL by cart.

Brownwood - great progress.
 

Brownwood is probably growing about as fast as SS and LSL did when they first started. My wife and I love the stadium seating, sound system, cool stage and huge dance floor. When you include the Barnstorm theater, ice cream shop, great restaurants, etc. it is a very nice night out that most people in the U.S. would love to have.

:bigbow: Very well said!!

Barnwood is a great movie theatre (such comfy seats), and LSL is second. :thumbup:
I think that Rialto in SS gets the best movies as an enticement for people to attend that theatre which doesn't have "bleacher-type" seating.

Brownwood in in the wrong place. It's 3 miles from SS to LSL and eight miles from LSL to Brownwood. Why did they build a town square at the very edge of the development? It seems to me that it should have been built half way between LSL and Rte 44. That way people from both sides would go there.
Some where around 466A and halfway between Morse and Buena Vista would have been a much better location.

Is it possible that Brownwood is at the halfway point but the other side has not been built yet? It seems that a mistake of that proportion has never happened before. Everything seems to be planned out well.

Some people think that that might be the case. I certainly don't know. Some people are also of the opinion that Brownwood was not built for The Villages but rather for the residents of Wildwood.

Good observation, about the residents of Wildwood--how many villagers really want a five guys burger ?

I do. Thanks for asking!

LOL....or put another way, how many Villagers wouldn't want a Five Guys Burger....I sure do!!:mmmm::mmmm:

I came to tbe conclusion a long time ago that there are Walmart snobs and there are Brownwood snobs. The more the merrier or should it be the less tbe merrier.

I'm not a Brownwood snob, just don't like it. No water, no trees, town square not pretty.

When we were there we loved the Tapas restaurant in Brownwood. I thought the bleachers were a cool idea, and didn't seem to limit dancing at all. What I was really disappointed about was the only morning espresso I could find was at Dunkin Donuts. The line for coffee was nuts. I'd love to see another espresso place, like Starbucks or Peets there.

wth, five guys is one of the hottest burger chains in the US. Have you ever had one? Now if only we could get an In n Out

Well said.

I do. I love 5 guys

The Developer marketed the heck out of LSL -- political rallies; beginning/ending points for races, bicycle events, etc.; market nights ... all of which still occur there. SS has the car shows and market nights. Both of these squares have the parades. BW has very little in the way of events other than the farmer's market. They really do need more events at BW to entice people to go there.

Given that Wildwood forced the Developer to give it many benefits in order to build down there, I wouldn't be surprised if building a town square that far south and close to Wildwood wasn't in one of the contracts. A much better location would have been in the Fruitland Park area or closer to the strip mall where Winn-Dixie is.

It's only in a bad location if you don't live close to it. There's no way a town square can be convenient to everyone.