Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Americans have looked for new ways to relax and enjoy life. Getting outdoors and camping have shot to the top of the leader board for the over 50 group who got out of the house and on the road. According to the RV Industry Association, more than 600,000 RVs were shipped in 2021, breaking previous records. [...]
Yoga Will Change Your Life - That is one of the few points that seemingly all those who either teach, preach or practice the art of Yoga ... agree upon. Yoga can be hard to define since it includes elements of Mind, Body, and Soul and it means different things to different people. [...]
The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) in Durham, and the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (Tanger Center) in Greensboro have given culture-lovers a reason to celebrate. Both venues bring the star power of Broadway shows to our doorstep, and in close proximity to top-rated restaurants and fashionable hotels. [...]
Retirees are learning to dance in increasing numbers. Aside from acquiring the skills to perform your own Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers routine, learning to dance offers myriad benefits. It’s good exercise and it makes you feel pretty cool when you can ballroom dance even moderately well. Ballroom dance also has emotional, physical, and mental benefits. [...]
At Fuquay Mineral Springs Inn & Garden, the art of cooking is celebrated with anyone who signs up for weekly classes. Whisk Carolina in Cary offers cooking classes, with 50 chefs leading classes that range from pie-making to how to make fresh pasta. [...]
Over the late fall and winter, Retirement Resource Guide visited a dozen area wineries. While we love them all in their own special ways, there are four that make our "Top Picks." These four wineries are our “Must Do” wineries, if you are feeling it is time to begin thinking about venturing out again this spring and summer. [...]
National Parks are open for business and offer an out-of-doors, socially distanced, alternative that is really fun. You’ll get some exercise and it’s a destination you can enjoy with relative safety. There are a number of National Parks along the eastern seaboard that can be accessed within a days-plus drive. [...]
Pickleball, in fact, is not “new” at all. It was invented in 1965 by three dads summering with their families on Bainbridge Island. The sport has seen amazing growth in popularity in recent years particularly with older adults. In Florida, at The Villages, one of the South’s largest retirement communities, over 200 pickleball courts [...]
Navigating the senior housing landscape during the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging. Retirement Resource Guide recently had a conversation with senior industry expert Steve Fleming about what we can expect now and in the immediate future. “We are living in a day of uncertainty” says Steve Fleming, of Well•Spring [...]
Few of our memories from 1st grade stick with us but one 1st grade memory for Taylor Graustein remains vivid. The morning her mom dropped her off at school complaining of a splitting headache. It’s the day her mom learned she had a tumor of the brain. What followed over the next 8 years doctors described as a miracle for someone with Carmela Graustein’s cancer. [...]
