A recurring series
Orange County neighborhoods, 55+ communities, people and place.
A slow, observational column about the places people live in Orange County — Huntington Beach and the coast, the inland cities, and the named 55+ communities like Laguna Woods Village, Leisure World and Freedom Village: the light, the walkability, the single-level streets, and the way a place holds its history while quietly becoming something else.
Selling OC
Laguna Woods Village is the largest 55+ community in Orange County, and the part that surprises people is not the golf or the clubs. It is how the homes are owned — and knowing that early makes the whole decision calmer.
September 28, 202655+ Communities5 min read
Selling OC
An observational walk through a neighborhood where the water sets the schedule and familiarity is the actual amenity.
August 3, 2026Sense of Place6 min read
Selling OC
On nostalgia, change and the particular Orange County habit of measuring the present against a remembered version of itself.
July 13, 2026Sense of Place7 min read
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