The first thing you have to know about Willoughby is that in its quaint, quintessentially American downtown, they play music from loudspeakers on the street. Sometimes it’s country music. Other times it’s coffee shop smooth tunes. It gives you the uncanny feeling that someone is trying to set the mood for your day, and that mood is chill. I don’t know if it’s the music or just the kind of people Willoughby attracts, but everyone here is pretty chill. The first place on my discover-Willoughby-itinerary is a locally owned coffee shop called Fiona’s. It’s here that I meet Michele and Larry Perme. They moved to Willoughby seven years ago, trading in a much bigger house with a large yard for a small fixer-upper because they found Willoughby “charming.” “This is slower paced and lovely and we walk downtown weekly, several times a week. So it’s just great. It’s beautiful,” Michele says. “I love it here.” 🔗Click the link in our bio for more on Willoughby and our Best Places to Live project...