Lakewood, Villa Italia Mall

But it's a nice thing on Sunday mornings until about 2 p.m. However, there are few actual "farm" offerings -- much of this is crafts and the like. That (to me) is disappointing. Only a couple of produce stands. However ... it's still fun and it's still community-building which is the main thing.

Well, actually it's not been Villa Italia for several years. We know it as Belmar -- an awesome redo of a tired looking Villa Italia neighborhood. I love it that on Sundays they shut off a block from traffic and have a wonderful variety of vendors. That's my favorite Sunday brunch/shopping site.

First of all, a Correction for you: Villa Italia mall was torn down years ago and has been replaced gradually over the last several years as a mixed-use development (retail/restaurants/entertainment/banking/offices/residential) called BELMAR.... [more]