AMPHITHEATER CONCERT Abbey Road Beatles Tribute Thursday, July 10, 7:30 p.m. Amphitheater Elite Sponsor: Gasper Monteer Realty Sponsors: Athens Services, RoseHealth Insurance Abbey Road will bring a musically and visually satisfying Beatles tribute act to Leisure World tonight. The band features tight harmonies, note-for-note renditions, custom costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Paper Social Security checks will be phased out this year and all payments will be distributed electronically by Sept. 30. Social Security recipients will need to sign up for electronic direct deposit, where the money will be deposited directly into a person’s bank account. People without bank accounts can sign up for a Direct Express debit card, which allows people to access

NONPROFIT by Nick Massetti LW Contributor Recently, several concerned Leisure World residents formed a new nonprofit, IRS 501(c)(3) charity within Leisure World. The founders’ expressed purpose is to provide their financially struggling neighbors with subsidies for their HOA assessments. The high cost of insurance premiums and inflation-driven increases in food and other necessities

Today’s episode of the Leisure World Direct podcast discusses how the Golden Rain Foundation chooses where to put a new speed bump. It covers the difference between a speed bump and a speed hump, and why a trafficcalming device may be installed in one area rather than another. People can tune into this trafficcentered episode and learn about GRF decision-making, pedestrian safety and more

INTERSECTION UPDATE by Emma DiMaggio Communications Manager Construction is ongoing at the intersection of St. Andrews Drive and Golden Rain Road, where crews are hard at work to upgrade the intersection to enhance driver and pedestrian safety. The project is expected to be complete by the end of July. Initially expected to be completed by the end of April, the project was delayed

The GRF Stock Transfer Offi ce tracks escrow sales each month to monitor sales of units in Leisure World. Home sales provide an important component to GRF revenue streams. With the sale of every unit, there is a one-time Trust Property Use Fee that is directly channeled into the GRF reserve fund. On-Site Home Sales also contributes an annual give-back that helps offset monthly assessments.