Living

It’s back to school time. But for those of us not tied to the academic calendar, learning and intellectual endeavors can take place any time of year. And for those who like to travel while they learn, there is one seminal organization that combines them both for you: Road Scholar….

In a nod to New York Fashion Week, meet 88 year old Martin Greenfield, the legendary Brooklyn tailor. Greenfield’s arrival in the US in 1947 was part of the sweep of history: He was liberated from Auschwitz as a 15 year old sole survivor of his family and personally shook…

Many if not most of us lived in some kind of communal housing as younger adults- perhaps the college dorm or the first apartment. Living alone always seemed like the eventual goal. But for many older people, living alone is not always preferable- or possible. For reasons both economic and…

After 70 years of engaging in yoga, she probably knows a thing or two. In fact, Tao Porchon-Lynch, currently age 98, still shares her love and knowledge of yoga as the world’s oldest yoga instructor, according to the Guinness Book of Records. With her sold out classes in Westchester County,…

Today, August 25th, the National Park Service celebrates its centennial- 100 years strong of amazing national parks. Almost as amazing is 94 year old Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest working national park ranger in the US. Stationed at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Redmond,…

While some of us cling to our paper checkbooks and pencils, the world as we know it is leaving us behind, and banking is moving online.  For many seniors, the thought of managing accounts, paying bills or depositing checks through a computer or a mobile phone is an anathema- yet…