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wpadmin Silver 3 weeks, 5 days ago

🎉 Welcome to the new Town Square!

The Community Board just got a top-to-bottom rebuild — this is Middleton's place to talk. News tips, questions, garage-sale finds, restaurant intel, lost pets, front-porch conversation: post it here.

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wpadmin Silver 1 month, 1 week ago

SpaceX launch watch: Starlink Group 10-42
Launch target: Thu, Jul 9, 5:05 AM EDT from Space Launch Complex 40. Links, webcast, and viewing spots.

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wpadmin Silver 3 weeks, 5 days ago

🎉 Welcome to the new Town Square!

The Community Board just got a top-to-bottom rebuild — this is Middleton's place to talk. News tips, questions, garage-sale finds, restaurant intel, lost pets, front-porch conversation: post it here.

New around here? The Town Hall sidebar has the anonymous tip line, the live scanner feed, and upcoming events. Hit the composer above and say hello — your neighbors are listening. 👋

wpadmin Silver 1 month, 1 week ago

SpaceX launch watch: Starlink Group 10-42
Launch target: Thu, Jul 9, 5:05 AM EDT from Space Launch Complex 40. Links, webcast, and viewing spots.

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1 month, 1 week ago

New Around Town:
Crooked Can Brewing Company has a Minneola location listed as coming soon at 1600 Crooked Can Loop.
If you know the Winter Garden Crooked Can, this looks like the bigger destination version: brewery, taproom, food hall-style options, outdoor space, live entertainment, and family-friendly amenities like a splash …

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1 month, 1 week ago

New Around Town: Restaurants, services, openings, construction updates, local recommendations, and businesses neighbors keep asking about. If there is a place or service Middleton should know, this is the thread. Check the directory: https://www.hellomiddleton.com/business-directory/

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SpaceX launch watch Story Middleton Local News Story Welcome to the new Town Square! Pinned Memorial Day Weekend Story Middleton Mingle Returns May 23 for a Kic… Story Zunzibar Story

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BBC Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit BBC Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit LIVESCIENCE Colorful 'painting-like' ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure the Bahamas — Earth from space FOX NEWS Democrats abandon embattled candidate Graham Platner after rape allegation implodes Senate bid TECHCRUNCH The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine BBC Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food FOX NEWS England's Jordan Henderson officially ruled out after freak fall causes fracture, opts for surgery VILLAGES-NEWS Live Square Entertainment for Tuesday, July 7 BBC Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37 VILLAGES-NEWS Misty sunrise brings a humid start to the day at Hogeye Pathway VILLAGES-NEWS Performer in The Villages arrested after dramatic brawl at nightspot and encore at jail BBC Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit BBC Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit LIVESCIENCE Colorful 'painting-like' ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure the Bahamas — Earth from space FOX NEWS Democrats abandon embattled candidate Graham Platner after rape allegation implodes Senate bid TECHCRUNCH The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine BBC Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food FOX NEWS England's Jordan Henderson officially ruled out after freak fall causes fracture, opts for surgery VILLAGES-NEWS Live Square Entertainment for Tuesday, July 7 BBC Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37 VILLAGES-NEWS Misty sunrise brings a humid start to the day at Hogeye Pathway VILLAGES-NEWS Performer in The Villages arrested after dramatic brawl at nightspot and encore at jail

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Villages-News 11 hours ago

Live Square Entertainment for Tuesday, July 7

Nightly entertainment performing in The Villages Town Squares on July 7, 2026 Read more: Live Square Entertainment for Tuesday, July 7

Villages-News 12 hours ago

Misty sunrise brings a humid start to the day at Hogeye Pathway

The day begins with heavy humidity and a misty haze covering the open landscape at Hogeye Pathway in The Villages. Colorful clouds stretch across the horizon above a winding paved...

Villages-News 13 hours ago

Performer in The Villages arrested after dramatic brawl at nightspot and encore at jail

A performer in The Villages found herself in a real-life drama after a wild brawl at RJ Gator’s and a subsequent meltdown at the county jail. Read more: Performer in...

Villages-News 14 hours ago

FMK bringing new food selections to Market at Sawgrass Grove

FMK Hospitality Group has announced it will be bringing new food selections to the Market at Sawgrass Grove in The Villages. Read more: FMK bringing new food selections to Market...

Villages-News 14 hours ago

Indiana woman new to The Villages jailed on DUI charge after getting lost in golf cart

An Indiana woman new to The Villages was arrested on drunk driving charges after taking a golf cart off course and leaving her teenage daughter alone at a rental villa....

Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

BBC 3 hours ago

Endometriosis diagnosis set to be sped up with two new tests carried out by GPs

Experts hope they will be a game-changer and cut the nine-year or longer diagnosis waits patients can currently face.

Fox News 3 hours ago

Democrats abandon embattled candidate Graham Platner after rape allegation implodes Senate bid

Graham Platner is facing calls to suspend his Maine Senate campaign amid endorsement withdrawals from Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and dozens of Democrats.

Fox News 3 hours ago

MORNING GLORY: The Supreme Court officially closes the books on another term

Only about a fifth of SCOTUS cases this term split along ideological lines, with Roberts and Kavanaugh each in the majority 95% of the time.

Fox News 3 hours ago

SEN DAVE McCORMICK: Trump Accounts give all Americans a stake in prosperity

A $1,000 investment at birth plus $10 per week could grow to nearly $400,000 through tax-advantaged compounding.

World

BBC 3 hours ago

Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

BBC 4 hours ago

Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband's alleged killer

Charlie Kirk's widow was joined by the late US activist's family - all of whom attended court for the first time in the case.

BBC 5 hours ago

Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities

Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.

BBC 6 hours ago

Marine Le Pen's moment of truth: Why Tuesday court verdict matters for France

The leader of France's National Rally leads the opinion polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election and will now find out if she can stand.

BBC 6 hours ago

India's landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations

Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.

Politics

Fox News 3 hours ago

Democrats abandon embattled candidate Graham Platner after rape allegation implodes Senate bid

Graham Platner is facing calls to suspend his Maine Senate campaign amid endorsement withdrawals from Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and dozens of Democrats.

Fox News 3 hours ago

WATCH: Ex-Warren campaign volunteer spotted praising murderous ex-Iranian leader

An activist who volunteered for Elizabeth Warren and helped organize youth support for Ed Markey appeared in an Iranian state media praising Ayatollah Khamenei as the 'greatest' leader of her...

Fox News 3 hours ago

Trump arrives at NATO summit as Iran rift looms above alliance talks

Trump arrives at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, frustrated with allies who denied military bases and overflight rights during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

BBC 3 hours ago

'Posh George': Who is aristocrat and convicted criminal at heart of Farage controversy?

The 32-year-old reported crypto entrepreneur, once convicted of fraud in the US, is a long-time Farage ally.

Fox News 13 hours ago

Top Platner ally turns on him after bombshell rape allegation rocks campaign: 'Red line'

Rep. Ro Khanna withdrew his endorsement and called on Graham Platner to drop out after a rape allegation surfaced against the Maine candidate.

Tech & AI

TechCrunch 3 hours ago

The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine

Forterra has deployed more than 100

TechCrunch 12 hours ago

Netflix invented binge-watching. Now it may have outgrown it.

A new report suggests Netflix viewers aren’t sticking around for Season 2. The bigger issue may be that binge-watching itself is no longer the advantage it once was.

TechCrunch 12 hours ago

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up...

TechCrunch 13 hours ago

US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.

TechCrunch 16 hours ago

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch on the fight to split off models from agents

"The reality is, when you're optimizing for production, you start looking at a price/performance," Guillermo Rauch tells TechCrunch.

Science

Livescience 3 hours ago

Colorful 'painting-like' ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure the Bahamas — Earth from space

A 2020 satellite photo shows off the ethereal beauty of submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in the Great Bahama Bank. This massive underwater structure is as old as the dinosaurs...

BBC 7 hours ago

Slug sleuths on the trail of gorging gastropods

How predicting slugs' behaviour is helping farmers and their crops.

BBC 7 hours ago

Nature campaigners take on football club

Kidderminster Harriers want to build several football pitches on nearby green belt land.

Livescience 14 hours ago

Scientists just created the most lifelike cell ever made in a lab — here's what it could accomplish

SpudCell is a new cell-like platform that can feed, grow and divide like a normal cell — but it's not yet a perfect re-creation of the real thing.

Livescience 14 hours ago

Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds

Fossils, stone tools and seashells in Turkey show that Neanderthals and the Homo sapiens who moved in later had the same hunting strategies and symbolic traditions even without overlapping at...

Sports

Fox News 10 hours ago

England's Jordan Henderson officially ruled out after freak fall causes fracture, opts for surgery

Jordan Henderson suffered a freak wrist fracture celebrating England's 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico, requiring immediate surgery to end his tournament.

Fox News 10 hours ago

Team USA's World Cup run ends as Belgium wins Round of 16 matchup to advance

Team USA's costly errors led to their round of 16 loss to Belgium, 4-1, as their 2026 FIFA World Cup journey comes to a close in Seattle on Monday night.

Fox News 11 hours ago

USA coach Mauricio Pochettino kicks Powerade bottles in frustration as team's first half defense looks shaky

Mauricio Pochettino kicked Powerade bottles after Belgium scored twice in two minutes to take a 2-1 halftime lead over the USMNT in Seattle.

Fox News 13 hours ago

WWE legend John Bradshaw Layfield hails AAA the 'hottest program in the world right now'

John Bradshaw Layfield calls AAA the "hottest program in the world," praising the Mask vs. Mask match and Los Perros del Mal dramatic return.

Fox News 14 hours ago

Cristiano Ronaldo exits World Cup as Spain defeats Portugal, awaits winner of USA-Belgium

Mikel Merino came off the bench to score in stoppage time as Spain eliminated Portugal, 1-0, in Dallas, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals.

Entertainment

BBC 12 hours ago

Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37

Bennett's cause of death was not immediately clear and bandmates from her former group G.R.L say their "hearts are broken".

Fox News 13 hours ago

Kate Hudson stuns in black bikini during Greek getaway with fiancé and kids

Kate Hudson shared photos from her Greece vacation in a black string bikini, enjoying beach and boat moments with Danny Fujikawa and her three children.

Fox News 14 hours ago

Kate Gosselin called a 'monster' in social media comments after son Collin announces memoir

Collin Gosselin's memoir announcement sparked a flood of critical comments on Kate Gosselin's rescue dog TikTok videos about her parenting choices.

Fox News 16 hours ago

Bruce Springsteen reignites Trump feud, says 'critical patriotism' defines a patriot

Bruce Springsteen defines "critical patriotism" in his PBS special and escalates his long-running feud with Trump over democracy and authoritarianism.

BBC 16 hours ago