Phyllis & Brian Benson with one of their treasured grandchildren
For Brian Benson, it was the draw of an active 55+ community near the beach. For his wife Phyllis, an avid traveler, it was more about access to planes, trains, ships and highways. What drew the couple to World Golf Village was that it offered both!
The Bensons, who bought a home in The Cascades, have certainly made the most of life in their new community. We recently caught up with Phyllis to learn more about them.
What do you like best about living in The Cascades? No yard work! The Cascades offers beautiful and well maintained facilities, an active community life, and friendly neighbors. The first time we walked into our house it felt like coming home for both of us.
We have attended several functions and met many new friends since joining The Cascades community. We recently learned that we are part of a growing “younger” crowd moving into The Cascades; the more the merrier.
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Bill Murray and his five brothers opened their first restaurant in St. Augustine’s World Golf Village in 2001. The restaurant is done in golf décor and memorabilia from its namesake – Caddyshack – the movie which came out in 1980, which was written by one of Bill’s brothers, Brian Doyle-Murray. The serving staff all sport caddy attire and if you look around, you might see a gopher or two.
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It is hard to believe that there was a time that the World Golf Village consisted of only a sales trailer, guard shack and burgeoning infrastructure, but Davidson Realty’s employee Judy Hagen-Kashou remembers that time well.
Judy and her late husband, George Kashou, moved to the World Golf Village in August of 1998 from Chicago, but they had been coming to St. Augustine long before that as Judy had family in the area and they had been reading all of the press releases on what was to come and were excited about the project. In effect, they watched the World Golf Village grow and they decided that they wanted to be a part of it. With this decision made, their Panitz home was the third home constructed in Turnberry in the Neighborhoods of World Golf Village.
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The World Golf Hall of Fame celebrates the history, heritage and traditions of golf. The World Golf Village (WGV) community-at-large celebrates its ever-evolving special place through continued good-growth in a Live Oak punctuated landscape that is well on its way to making its own history and establishing its own legacy.
The original neighborhoods of Turnberry, Royal Pines, St. Andrews, The Legends, Meadows and Heritage Landing are all complete – with over 2,200 homes. The King and Bear neighborhoods are 92% occupied, with 892 of their 968 homes complete. The first WGV age-restricted neighborhood is thoroughly-well established with 450 single-family homes in The Cascades.
Recently, there has been a resurgence of home-building that is filling out and completing many of the associated WGV neighborhoods. Greenside at WGV is rapidly building 36 single family homes overlooking the Slammer & Squire #6 fairway. Legacy Trail is also nearing completion with 30 exclusive single family homes – most overlooking the #16 & #17 fairways of the Slammer & Squire.
Tagged: Cottages at WGV, Greenside at WGV, Heritage Landing, Isles of the World, King and Bear, Meadows, Royal Pines, St. Andrews, St. Johns County, The Cascades, The Legends, The Residences, Turnberry, wgv, World Golf Hall of Fame, World Golf Village
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Thirty five years ago, in Lake Jackson, Texas, a cute little red-capped beaver signaled the opening of a convenience store by Arch “Beaver” Aplin III and Don Wasek. Their humble enterprise has morphed into a Texas chain of 32 impressive, if not gargantuan, retail stores – featuring fuel, coffee, beverages, beef jerky, snacks, car washes, prepared foods and specialty gifts along with the “best restrooms” in America. Their #1 best-selling item is their proprietary caramel and butter-glazed corn puffs known as “Beaver Nuggets”. Beef jerky products are often a close second (Texas, remember).
Today, Buc-ee’s is breaking out of Texas for the first time and has its sights set on the I-95 Exit #323 at the International Golf Parkway entrance to the greater World Golf Village communities.
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For John and Dianna Singleton, love and family have deep roots right here in World Golf Village. In fact, after relocating from St. Augustine to Nashville, Tennessee nearly 600 miles away, the couple was eager to return to World Golf Village, which they were able to do recently.
John and Dianna’s love story has been nothing short of storybook material. The couple met through work seven years ago and in February 2012 John popped the question to Dianna – with a bang.
“He proposed in front of Cinderella’s castle at Disney World during the fireworks show,” smiles Dianna. In April 2013, the couple held their nuptials in a waterfront ceremony at the historic Castillo de San Marcos.
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If you haven’t already heard, Davidson Cares’ 5K & Kid’s Fun Run is taking over The Village on Saturday, February 8th! Get ready for an awesome day of family fun, delicious food, kid’s games and more all to support Mill Creek Elementary, Wards Creek Elementary, Palencia Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School. A big thank you to Title Sponsor Mile Marker Brewing, who will be dishing out delicious brews after the race!
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Tagged: $2500 Travel Raffle, 5K Race World Golf Village, Davidson Cares’ 5K & Kid’s Fun Run, st. johns county schools, Support St. Johns County Schools, World Golf Village
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When Jacksonville native Astreia Mitchell Bauer met her now husband Jesse Bauer twelve years ago, the couple had an exciting journey ahead. Through an overseas deployment, three children, and several moves, the Bauer family has come to settle in World Golf Village’s King & Bear and is loving every minute of it. We recently caught up with Astreia to learn more.
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The real estate market has been steadily improving this year and the so-called icing on the cake is the increase in new home sales. At Davidson Realty, a whopping 45% of their closings in November were new construction, and they have closed 85 new construction sales so far in 2013. A healthy real estate market is good for the economy and new construction is especially fruitful. According to the National Association of Home Builders, each new home provides approximately three new jobs for a year and an additional $90,000 in tax revenue. The Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes were up by 25% in October nationally.
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Tagged: Davidson Realty, Jacksonville FL Market Update, National Association of Home Builders, New Construction, Palencia, Palencia Realty, World Golf Village
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Arthur Carlo is a World Golf Village resident who has given back immeasurably to the community he calls home. Art has served as the President & CEO of Cascades Homeowners Association since 2007. We recently had the pleasure of talking with Art.
Q: How did you come to call Cascades home? My wife, Rosalie, and I wanted to live closer to our grandchildren. We looked at several 55+ communities in Florida, including in Orlando and North Florida. From the moment we drove into World Golf Village, we were impressed. The landscaping and the planning gave the community a welcoming sense of arrival. When we toured Cascades and learned about its amenities, it clearly was a notch above. I call it a cruise ship lifestyle without the water. Then Rosalie fell in love with the kitchen and we knew it was home!
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Tagged: 55+ Communities in Florida, Art Carlo, Cascades, Cascades Homeowners Association, Florida Retirement Community, The Cascades HOA President, World Golf Village
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