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EventsMiddleton’s 2nd Annual Golf Cart Bar Crawl Set for May 16
Grab your crew — Middleton’s 2nd Annual Golf Cart Bar Crawl is set for Saturday, May 16, with a planned 2:00 PM start. The route is expected to cruise between...
May 2, 2026
EventsMiddleton Mingle Returns May 23 for a Kick-off to Summer
May 2, 2026🎭 Tonight & Tomorrow
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TonightSeptember Dogs
⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Brownwood Paddock Square
TonightZee-R Band
⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Lake Sumter Landing
TonightGroove Slayers
⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Spanish Springs
TonightOpera Gala: Magic Moments of Opera Scenes 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 The Sharon L. Morse
TonightCLUB CTRL Feat. DJ Lu-S
⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 Eastport
TomorrowZee-R Band
⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 EastportExplore Middleton
Memorial Day Weekend in Middleton: What’s Happening and How to Kick Off Summer
Memorial Day weekend brings remembrance, Middleton’s Kick Off to Summer, cookouts, parks, live music, and a few local service schedule notes to know before Monday.
Middleton Mingle Returns May 23 for a Kick-off to Summer
Save the date: Middleton Mingle returns May 23 with games, entertainment, family fun, and summer vibes at The Stage in Downtown Middleton.
Middleton Rocks
is LIVE! A neighborhood treasure hunt where you paint rocks, hide them around Middleton, and track their journey as neighbors find them.
How it works:
1. Paint
a rock with any design you like -- get creative with colors, patterns, or inspirational messages. Use acrylic paint and seal it with clear coat so it survives the Florida weather.
2. Register
your rock at hellomiddleton.com/rocks to get an official MR-ID number. Write the ID and the URL on the back of your rock so finders know where to log it.
3. Hide
it somewhere fun in the neighborhood -- park benches, trail markers, playgrounds, near the town squares. Anywhere public and safe where someone might stumble upon it.
4. Find
a rock? Log your find on the site with a photo, and choose to re-hide it for the next person or keep it for yourself. Either way, you earn points!
Every rock gets its own journey page
with a QR code, a timeline showing everywhere it has been, and a photo gallery of every finder. Watch your painted rock travel across Middleton!
Earn points and badges:
-- Paint and register a rock: +10 points
-- Find a rock: +5 points
-- Re-hide a rock: +3 points
-- Upload a photo with your find: +2 bonus
-- First person to find any rock: +5 bonus
-- Find the rare Golden Rock: +50 points!
Climb the leaderboard
, collect badges like Rock Steady, Pathfinder, and Rock Legend, and build your Hello Middleton trust score while having fun outdoors with the whole family.
Ready to play?
-- Start hunting at hellomiddleton.com/rocks
-- Follow Middleton Rocks on Facebook for hints, photos, and inspiration
-- Already painted a rock? Register it now and watch it travel!
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Several golf courses in The Villages to close for aerification
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Driver with suspended license arrested in uninsured Jeep in The Villages
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Leesburg cleaning lady accused of stealing $29,000 worth of jewelry
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UK defense shortfalls highlighted as Britain avoids Iran offensive role amid Trump criticism
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Several injured after car plows into crowd; passerby allegedly stabbed by driver
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Streeting says he would join leadership race as Burnham vows to 'save' Labour
The former health secretary says there must be a "proper contest" while Burnham says Labour needs to be "saved from where it's been".

Second FDA executive departing organization in less than a week as top drug regulator claims she was fired
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ActBlue CEO faces June 10 grilling after fundraising powerhouse allegedly misled Congress on foreign donations
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How Democratic leadership sank $40 million meant to defend key seats on a gamble that backfired
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The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
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What a scammer sees the moment they Google your name
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8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved
A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two indentured servants.

What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define
Health officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means.

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Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth Monday — and you can watch it live
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Can people catch infections from plants?
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Tom Brady cracks jokes about 'cranky' Bill Belichick, Jets, Eli Manning in motivational commencement speech
Tom Brady spoke at Georgetown University's business school graduation, sharing lessons from the 28-3 Super Bowl LI comeback against the Atlanta Falcons.

Social media reacts to controversial one-punch knockout in boxing match
Heavyweight boxer Viktor Jurk knocked out Edwin Castillo in just a few seconds, but fans are raising red flags over the legitimacy of the quick finish.

Shirtless Cardinals fans take over empty section in electric scene during walk-off win over the Royals
Shirtless fans took over right field at Busch Stadium during the St. Louis Cardinals' extra-inning walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals, electrifying the entire ballpark.

Matthijs de Ligt Issues Emotional Statement as Man United Star's World Cup Dream Ends
Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has seen his season and World Cup dreams come to an end after undergoing surgery on a persistent back injury.

'What a Player!': Man United Legend Urges Robert Lewandowski to Join Red Devils
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to complete an audacious swoop for Robert Lewandowski following the striker's official confirmation that he will leave Barcelona.

Molly Sims turns heads in orange bikini for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
Molly Sims stuns in multiple bikinis for her eighth Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue appearance at age 52, celebrating confidence and beauty.

Demi Moore, Heidi Klum bring bombshell glamour to Cannes in head-turning looks
Demi Moore, Heidi Klum and Andie MacDowell led stunning red carpet fashion moments at the glamorous 79th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley credits two-word phrase as the secret behind her 23-year marriage to Brad Paisley
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Reclusive 'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards makes rare public appearance after two-year absence from spotlight
"Seinfeld" star Michael Richards was spotted out in West Hollywood for the first time in two years, making a rare public appearance at Melrose Place.

Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland
Test your knowledge of entertainment with this quiz on celebrities, trends and headline-making moments. Featured this week: mystery collaborations, red carpet close calls, celebrity confrontations and a dream cave wedding.
'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors
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Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but few deals confirmed
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UK borrowing costs rise and pound falls as leadership drama continues
Analysts say the moves have been fuelled by concerns a Burnham-led government would increase government borrowing.
British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal
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CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens
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Sources: Local Florida News, Fox News, Newsmax, BBC, Ars Technica, ESPN, Live Science & more
Katie Watkins
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