Later life is an adventure with both light and dark moments, says Sheila Malkind, 80. And fittingly, she promotes that philosophy each year at the Legacy Film Festival on Aging, which she founded in 2011 and has directed ever since. Some of the films a… Continue reading
Cristobal Trejo, a worker at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack, provides daily care for the horses he loves. Carol Challas, a breast cancer survivor, founded the Derby City Dragons, a supportive and dedicated dragon boat team with 40 members, compris… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is a part of our Loneliness + Isolation series brought to you in part by Consumer Cellular. It’s 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Kathleen, the moderator for today’s morning Gratitude Group on Well Connected, is taking a friendly roll cal… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: In May 2019, Next Avenue featured a story about St. Louis artist Marilynne Bradley and her work as a teaching artist. The photos were taken by former St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Karen Elshout, and there were many more than we ha… Continue reading
Life after 60 may not be all laughs. But it’s proving to be fertile territory for the wit and insights of Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun, the funny creators of The New 60, a twice-a-week comic strip now in its second year. The strip centers on four 60… Continue reading
This is a story about an unlikely mix of topics: running, music, mothers, aging and a stranded blowfish. I was on an early morning run along the beach in Cape May, N.J. during a three-day getaway. It was a great run. Blue sky, shimmering water, warm te… Continue reading
“There we were all in one place/A generation lost in space …” Don McLean, “American Pie” “Judy Blue Eyes,” “Somebody to Love,” “With a Little Help from my Friends”— I’ve been singing these and other late-1960s songs over and over, to memorize the harm… Continue reading
Why would a 70-year-old divorced woman with a house in a beautiful beach area close to her daughter and year-old grandson start a new life as a comedian? It’s just doing what comes naturally for Stephanie Bass. “Grandmothers who have nothing to do but … Continue reading
The strapping blond’s smile glinted as he handed me my boarding pass and luggage sticker. “There you go, young lady!” I gritted my teeth. Paused, holding the tip. “Look,” I said, “that doesn’t apply.” His mouth opened, but I went on: “Wait, no, I know … Continue reading
Part of the VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT A rooster sports a tower of vegetables on his head; a deer is adorned with Jack-in-the-Pulpits; blue jays and robins don weedy fascinators; a cardinal goes undercover in a mask made from seeds; a lamb is outfitt… Continue reading