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A podcast for and about the residents and friends of Sun City Center, Florida, designed to spotlight the many services and events of our vibrant, 55+ retirement community.
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- 6 days ago33 min
Ron Clark, President of the Sun City Center Community Association returns to discuss the current state of the CA construction.
With the Applied Arts building, phase 1A, of the construction completed, it's time for the community to turns its attention to phase 1B, the replacement of the Rollins Theater, or "Rollins Reimagined" as it has come to be called. A restaurateur has been selected, facility construction is about to begin, and we'll talk about that and more.
- 1 weeks ago15 min
Carrie Blaylock, Co-chair of the Hi Neighbor committee, talks about the 2026 version of Hi Neighbor
The first Thursday evening of November here in Sun City Center is devoted to a community event designed to introduce everyone to all of the clubs in our town. We bring you all of the information on this fun event.
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Julie Ramsey, Director of the fall 2026, Pelican Players main stage production, "Who's in Bed with the Butler?"
It's time for the Pelican Players fall, 2026 main stage production and director Julie Ramsey joins us to talk about it. The group will be bringing us the comedy, "Who's in Bed with the Butler?" Play schedule, prices, location and more are in this week's episode of About the Town. Get ready to laugh. This one is extremely funny
- 3 weeks ago43 min
Master Deputy Jeff Merry talks about scams, how sophisticated they've become and how we can protect ourselves from losing what we've worked for all of our lives.
Jeff Merry is back once again to talk about law enforcement as well as upcoming events in our community. Of course, the number one topic continues to be scams. You'll hear the estimated amount our residents have been scammed out of and trust me, it will boggle your mind. We discuss the upcoming Fraud Forum in November in Kings Point, as well as December's Operation Medicine Cabinet, which helps residents dispose of their unwanted/unneeded medications.
- Oct 7, 202637 min
Bill Harris talks about the remodeled South Shore Regional Library
Bill Harris, manager of the South Shore Regional Library (sometimes called the Beth Shields Library or 19th Street Library) in Ruskin stops by to talk about the many services offered by the library, for free, because our taxes help pay for it. And now, they are currently remodeling the interior of the library to add even more services and and more areas to better serve us all.If you don't have a current library card, you'll find out how to get one and more when you listen to this podcast.
- Sep 30, 202622 min
Kit Hoffman for the Community Association 2026 Holiday Market
Kit Hoffman, president of the Potters' Wheel Club, joins us to talk about all of the clubs involved in the Holiday Market which is coming up on November 7.
- Sep 23, 202628 min
Sam and JoAnn Sudman: The community says farewell to two great friends.
After living in Sun City Center for 21 years,Sam and JoAnn Sudman have decided to say goodbye to our community and relocate to Pennsylvania to be closer to family. Lysa and I have resurrected the old 96.3 segment Someone You Should Know and in this first one, you’ll find out how valuable the Sudmans were to our community by their volunteering to help many of Sun City Center’s valuable organizations.
- Sep 16, 202630 min
Judy Cesarski, Sun City Center Activities Director and the CA Fall Entertainment Series
Ticket sales start October 5 for the 2026-2027 Series. Five dances and five concerts, all for less than $200 per person. Judy stopped by to tell us all about it. BONUS: We talk about all 10 acts and each one features a one-minute audio sample of the band.
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