The Human Element
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Hawaiian Celebration Sparks Sweet Memories for Sky Bridge at Town Center Resident
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The halls of the Sky Bridge at Town Center rang with the beat of drums and the sounds of Hawaiian music during the community’s recent luau. According to a press release, traditional dancers performed a historical…
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Rutgers Scholar Addresses the Importance of Cultural Memory at The Bristal at York Avenue
NEW YORK, NY — As a surge in hate crimes across New York is reported by state authorities, Dr. Jeffrey Shandler, professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, recently reminded residents of The Bristal at York Avenue that revisionists and…
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It’s a Bikini and Wet T-Shirt Contest Summer at Carolina Bay Senior-Living Community
WILMINGTON, NC — The first teenager to wear a bikini, which was introduced in 1946, would be in her 90s now. With the Dog Days of Summer upon us and bikinis on every beach, residents of Bradley Creek Health Center…
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Fountain View Village Residents Turn Bags Into Mattresses for the Homeless
Twentieth-century anthropologist and author Margaret Mead once famously wrote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” In Fountain Hills, Arizona, roughly 30 miles northeast…
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Resident of The Buckingham Exemplifies National Grandmother Achievement Day
Grandmas have always been with us. Okay, technically they’ve only been around since the third generation of humankind, but now we’re picking nits. (Picking nits sounds like something grandma would say, right?) Did you know that February 11th was not…
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Emerald Heights Resident Memorialized in Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser
REDMOND, WA — Long-time Emerald Heights resident Richard (Dick) Pizzo, who passed away in 2023, was recently honored at the annual Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by St. Jude Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus in this Seattle suburb that…
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The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights Gallery Teams with NYC Art Curator for Public Exhibition and Resident Workshops
Author Kurt Vonnegut once famously recommended going into the arts. “The arts are not a way to make a living,” he said, “they are a very human way of making life more bearable. “Practicing an art,” he continued, “no matter…
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Guys and Dolls: Juniper Communities Perennial Players Bring the New York Underworld to Life
The lights fade up as the scene opens with several people seated in a black-box theater setting. The room is full of fans — the first of two sold-out shows — eagerly awaiting this reader’s-theater style performance of a classic.…
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Voices of Alzheimer’s Launches Inaugural Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recently launched nonprofit organization Voices of Alzheimer’s, which is dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, has released a Bill of Rights for Alzheimer’s advocacy. According to a press…
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Hoagies for Heroes: Spring Hills Livingston Gives Back to Local First Responders
How does one say “Thank you” to the men and women who run toward danger to help protect those who are running from it? And how does one say “Thank you” to the men and women who put their lives…