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Friday, January 24, 2025

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Local commissioner buys shuttered Badcock store in Sumter County for $2.1 million

A Lake County Commissioner and his brother have purchased a defunct Badcock Home Furniture store in Sumter County for over $2 million.

Heavy equipment aggressively moving dirt at site of new Costco in The Villages

Heavy equipment operators have been aggressively moving dirt at the site of a new Costco in The Villages.

New tenant to take over vacated Daily Sun production facility

A tenant has been lined up to take over the vacant site of the former production facility of The Villages Daily Sun on Rolling Acres Road in Lady Lake.

New York style bagel chain expanding into The Villages

A New York style bagel shop founded in Central Florida a few years ago has announced plans for a new store in The Villages amidst an aggressive, multi-year expansion across the state and country.

SECO Energy plans major construction including new corporate offices

SECO Energy plans major construction at its Sumterville facility that includes new corporate offices and a warehouse and operations building with fleet and material storage. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek has the story.

Potbelly Sandwich Works drawing closer to opening date at busy shopping plaza

A new sign is up at a sandwich shop soon to open at a busy shopping plaza.

Two Watercrest senior living locations in The Villages sold to new owner

Capital Markets has announced that it has closed the portfolio sale of Watercrest Buena Vista and Watercrest Spanish Springs in The Villages.

New name and new owner coming to restaurant at Sawgrass Grove

A new name and new owner are coming to a restaurant at Sawgrass Grove in The Villages.

Orlando Health continues push into The Villages with $1.9 million project

Orlando Health is continuing its push into The Villages with a $1.9 million renovation of a medical facility on the Historic Side.

Santa delivers good news for doubters about Costco in The Villages

Christmas has brought some good cheer to those who had begun to doubt Costco’s commitment to The Villages.

Duke Energy customers will see rate hikes in aftermath of hurricanes

Duke Energy Florida residential customers will see an increase in their bills as the result of three hurricanes which hit the Sunshine State.

Suleiman family will likely have cleanup mission at country club

The Suleiman family will likely have a cleanup mission at hand as they assume full control of the restaurant at Palmer Legends Country Club in The Villages.

Big Lots closing all stores, including several near The Villages

Big Lots is closing over 1,000 locations across the United States, including several within close proximity of The Villages, just a few months after the company unsuccessfully attempted to sell off its assets and stave off closure.

Palmer Legends Country Club under new ownership

Palmer Legends Country Club in The Villages is under new ownership.

New restaurant closer to opening at Trailwinds Village

A new restaurant is closer to opening at Trailwinds Village.

Record number of tourists spent $131 billion in Florida last year

Florida set record-breaking visitation numbers in 2023 - and those visitors also spent billions in the Sunshine State.

Restaurant with rooftop bar will be hot social hub in The Villages’ Eastport Town Center

A restaurant with a rooftop bar promises to be the hot new social hub when it is unveiled in 2025 in the new Eastport Town Center in The Villages.

Neighbors worried about impact of 350 rental villa duplexes

A proposed rental community of 350 villa duplexes prompted questions from nearby residents at a meeting Tuesday of the Wildwood Planning and Zoning Board. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek was at the meeting.

Magistrate approves 500 more lots for Wildwood’s second-largest subdivision

A special magistrate has approved 500 more lots for Wildwood’s second-largest subdivision. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek has details.

Expanded liquor store will be future part of renovated retail site in The Villages

On Sunday, shoppers kept driving up to the front door of the shuttered Winn-Dixie grocery store at Lake Sumter Landing, in obvious disbelief it has closed. So what's next for the prime retail site?

Potbelly has big appetite for challenging local sandwich market

The dominance of Subway and Jersey Mike’s in the local sandwich market is about to be challenged.

Shelves thinning out at supermarket to close in The Villages

Shelves are rapidly thinning out at a grocery slated to close in The Villages.

Walmart officially submits site plan for downsized store

A revised site plan was submitted this week to the Town of Lady Lake for the new Walmart Neighborhood Market to be built at the corner of Cherry Lake Road and County Road 466.

224-unit multifamily rental development wins approval in Oxford

A 224-unit multifamily rental development is planned in Oxford. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek has details.