About the Town

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 r...

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...

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 organizatio...

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.

What is the Fundraising Committee? How are the raised funds utilized? How does this offer residents more entertainment options in our community? Nancy McCall, who is the chairman of that committee stops by to explain and to highlight some of the activities already on the calendar.

A veteran of the US Air Force , Steve, who has spent the last 11 years working for the National Weather Service , stops by to talk about what the Ruskin office does, the area it covers and the current and short term weather for our area.

While we wait for the next main stage production by the Pelican Players , we thought it would be a good idea to tell everyone about all of the ways the community can get involved, and not center on any upcoming production. Guy tells us all about it.

The Kings Point South Club is the home for the twice monthly meeting of the Lions Club . For over 100 years, the Lions have been making a difference every day, everywhere they serve. Many people know of their philanthropic efforts to help the blind. But it's so much more than that.

One of the most important services that the Men's Club provides to our communities is that of Lifeline . Lifeline is a personal emergency response system that allows someone living alone to connect quickly with trained responders in an emergency. When a Lifeline button is activated — whether worn as a pendant or wristband — the subscriber is immediately connected with a response associate who stay...

This time we welcome back Chief Mike Bardell and say hello to new Assistant Chief Dorothy DeCoux . We talk about the current state of the squad and discuss what happens during a hurricane. Then we move to a new symposium they are planning on handling depression, and finally we talk about Dog CPR - how to resuscitate your pet should that need arise.

Jeff joins us once again to talk about low speed vehicles, scams, crime statistics and the upcoming calendar of events.

We talk to Patrol Chief Bob Smith about what's going on with the Patrol, the annual fundraising raffle which, for this year, is for a low speed vehicle, some upcoming tribute band concerts and the ongoing search for volunteers to help the patrol serve our community.

Coming up in late July is the next Pelican Players stage production: "Let's Murder Marsha." Kevin and Gwen join us to talk about that upcoming production and to give us a brief history of the Pelican Players , how they continue to support our community and how everyone who wants to be involved with live theater, can be involved.

This week's guest on About the Town is Cheri Schumacher , the Outreach Coordinator for the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort (CARE). Located in Ruskin CARE, which was founded in 2000, is a small, no-kill shelter, with a big goal: rescue, care for, and find homes for stray and surrendered cats and dogs. We discuss the history and future of the shelter and tell listeners how they can become involve...

The Sun City Center History Society has actually been around since the days of Del Webb . This podcast will bring you information about what is currently transpiring with the History Society as we continue to grow our community.

For the past 20 years, Lyn Reitz has served Sun City Center as the Community Association Operations Manager, supervising 50 employees whose jobs are to attend to our facilities and keep things running smoothly. And you probably weren't aware that this position existed, were you? Let's fix that.

Cindi and Len stopped by to talk about the community July 4 pancake breakfast. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, OJ and more good food for only $8. Need we say more?

Juneteenth , the newest federal holiday celebrated on June 19th every year, honors the end of slavery in 1865. This year's celebration, sponsored by the Multicultural Heritage Club , is at Sun City Center Community Hall . Club president Vincente Lopez, Jr is here to tell us all about it.

The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center hosts a series of about 40 shows per season. From bands to orchestras to tribute shows and more, there's something here for everyone.

Sarah introduces us to Care Patrol , a nationwide organization that provides senior care options based upon individual needs and preferences to ensure the quality of life for you or your loved one.

Jeff joins us once again to talk about law enforcement activities in our community during the first quarter of 2026. We talk about the success of Operation Medicine Cabinet , water restrictions, golf cart and bicycle safety, and speed enforcement in our community. Jeff also brings us up to date on scams , crypto crime and upcoming legislation in Tallahassee to give the banking community additional...