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Valencia at Riverland Mardi Gras Parade

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: March 4, 2025

Valencia at Riverland (Port St. Lucie) residents know how to have a good time! They recently celebrated Mardi Gras in style, decorating their golf carts for a festive parade with the Jammin’ Jambalaya Band. Check it out: If you like the kind of fun you see in the video, you can request more information about … Continue Reading » about Valencia at Riverland Mardi Gras Parade

Valencia Parc at Riverland Community Tour

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: January 16, 2025

Today’s video is the next best thing to visiting Valencia at Riverland in Port St. Lucie and doing an in-person tour. You’ll see how GL Homes has taken 30 years of experience in Florida’s 55+ market and built it directly into everything Riverland residents get to enjoy on a daily basis. Take a look: A … Continue Reading » about Valencia Parc at Riverland Community Tour

Florida 55+ Communities With Pickleball Courts

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: March 24, 2023

When I first wrote about Pickleball in The Villages around 2009, it only had a handful of pickleball courts and at the time it was one of the only 55+ communities in Florida with pickleball courts. My how times have changed! Back then, just as the sport started to get popular, some communities converted a … Continue Reading » about Florida 55+ Communities With Pickleball Courts

Riverland Sports and Racquet Club

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: August 11, 2023

Decades before spending my mornings sending you these articles about Florida retirement, and before I was even old enough to drive, I would wake up at 5 am most weekend mornings and ride my bike to my neighborhood tennis club to report for duty at my first job. I was responsible for sweeping the clay … Continue Reading » about Riverland Sports and Racquet Club

5 Florida Adventures You May Not Have Considered

by Sarah Hansen | Updated: January 19, 2023

When it comes to adventure action, Florida is a top destination for many a daredevil. People enjoy scuba diving the beautiful waters, casting away on a catamaran, or flocking to the many theme parks for their preferred adrenaline rush or relaxing retreat. Florida is well known for these things. However, off the glitzy main strips, … Continue Reading » about 5 Florida Adventures You May Not Have Considered

Top 12 Biking Trails of Eastern and Central Florida

by Sarah Hansen | Updated: January 19, 2023

A few weeks ago contributor Sarah Hansen covered the 13 Top Paved Bike Trails of Florida’s West Coast and we promised she’d be back with trails on the East Coast soon, so here we go. 1) Jacksonville-Baldwin Trail This 14.5 mile trail from Jacksonville to Baldwin winds through the woods providing plenty of shade (always … Continue Reading » about Top 12 Biking Trails of Eastern and Central Florida

13 Top Paved Bike Trails of Florida’s West Coast

by Sarah Hansen | Updated: January 19, 2023

With all the sunshine Florida has to offer, what better way to experience the amazing weather and scenery than from the humming wheels of a bicycle? Florida also happens to be the flattest state in the US, so with few pesky hills to raise the heart rate too high, anyone can experience the amazing beauty … Continue Reading » about 13 Top Paved Bike Trails of Florida’s West Coast

Fur and Fun in the Sun: Top 5 Dog-Friendly Beaches in Florida

by Kacey Krznaric | Updated: March 14, 2021

Anyone who owns a dog knows how quickly they can go from ordinary household pet to beloved family member.  From their little personality quirks to the unconditional love they give, we start to see our dogs as children, as siblings… as friends. Dogs love the outdoors. The history of their species is rooted in the … Continue Reading » about Fur and Fun in the Sun: Top 5 Dog-Friendly Beaches in Florida

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