Welcome to the 20’s – The Roaring 20’s! The Seventh Annual Ms Senior Guilford County Pageant is where we will be “Stepping Back into the Roaring Twenties”! This pageant will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2300 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro. [...]
After the completion and sellout of twenty-two new garden homes in 2017, Twin Lakes Community located in Elon and Burlington, is constructing twenty-eight new homes in the last - and again sellout - phase of their garden home development on their 220-acre campus. With the addition of these homes, Twin Lakes includes 434 residences in independent living, in addition [...]
When you turned 16, you didn’t automatically get your driver’s license; instead you had to take an exam and prove that you were a safe driver. There was a specific order and procedure for getting your driver’s license, and the same is true for enrolling in Medicare for the first time when you turn 65. Much like you anticipated [...]
View the Digital Magazine In This Issue... When I moved to NC, I quickly learned that BBQ is at the heart of the state and is a sacred culinary tradition. Chopped, sliced, but never pulled (so I have been told). In this issue, we celebrate Lexington NC BBQ turning 100 yrs. old. The feature story takes us back to [...]
I have written in past articles about the categories of retirement living. In the broadest of strokes these include on a continuum of living independently; Active Adult, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Care. These various types of retirement housing options may be free- standing or combined with [...]
Singer and actress Jessica Vosk has starred in the lead role in “Wicked” on Broadway and appeared on the stages of London’s Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. On Saturday, Nov. 23, Vosk came to The Well•Spring Theatre in Greensboro and gave the audience a taste of the Great White Way [...]
A Unique Gift: Another Way to Give Back, The Anatomical Gift Program, Elon University’s School of Health Sciences. On March 24, 2017 Elon University launched an Anatomical Gift Program (AGP), the first willed body program in a school of health sciences in the state of North Carolina. [...]
WhiteStone senior living community is undergoing a multimillion-dollar expansion, which will include 67 new independent living residences, each with an appealing floor plan. The community will also be adding new levels of living, offering 24 new assisted living residences and 12 memory care suites. WhiteStone, located at 700 South Holden Road, was the first Life Plan Community in the [...]
Friends Homes has announce the expansion of its continuing care retirement community located in Greensboro, NC. The planned development, expected to be finished in 2021, will offer independent living residents several different floor plans including villa apartments, townhomes, and cottages. Friends Homes currently has two campuses serving more than 600 residents. The expansion of Friends Home West will include [...]
Well•Spring, A Life Plan Community, invites media to cover holiday tree decorating contest. WHAT: Coverage of Well•Spring’s 2019 holiday tree-decorating contest benefiting area nonprofits. Voting continues until Dec. 17, and the contest will conclude Thursday, Dec. 19, with a reception and check presentation ceremony. Reporters and photographers are invited to not only attend the reception, but to visit Well•Spring [...]
