About the Town

Hard to believe that it's been a year, but it is time once again for the Sun City Center Community Golf Cart Parade. This year our corporate sponsor, Lake Michigan Credit Union has made it possible to award some cash prizes along with the trophies. And since the parade route has changed this year, you'll want to check out this podcast for all of the details.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For over 19 years, Connie has been involved in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's fundraising effort. This year's walk is coming up on October 10. This episode of our program will give you all of the details.