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It’s the end of a workday in Atlanta. I meet Karen Varsha, a 67-year old semi-retired photographer, at our old stomping grounds: the Einstein Bagels in Midtown. It was here that Karen gathered [...]

February is American Health Month! While February is almost over, it is never too late to take small steps towards improved heart health. Get outside to stroll around your neighborhood, walk the [...]

Twenty-six years ago, Karen Gross and Marg Lambert cut the ribbon to an Atlanta location of the maker-to-market store known as Ten Thousand Villages. Together, they sometimes traveled to retreats [...]

Two and a half years ago, Joyce Lee’s life turned upside down when she received a call from the fire department in her mother’s hometown in Maryland. She took the call while driving on I-285 and [...]

A few months ago, my mother decided to adopt a cat. She took her mother—my grandma—along with her to pick one from the litter. After settling on her favorite snuggly friend, my grandma surprised [...]

Great news. ARC is putting out a podcast! Better yet, there’s an entire episode that focuses on an aging issue—specifically, the trend of “Golden Girls” housing, in which many older people are [...]

Sue Landa, 62, saw an ad for the 2012 Disney World Half Marathon and convinced some girlfriends to sign up with her. Two months before the event, she thought, “I guess I should buy some sneakers…”

To mitigate this risk of long-term damage, it is vitally important for our communities — and families — to prepare for these threats.