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Medicare benefits can do more than help cover the costs of doctor and hospital bills. Medicare’s preventive benefits help you to be proactive with your health in order to avoid serious illnesses or chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Whether you get a flu vaccine, are screened for diabetes or other illnesses, or want help to quit [...]
Independent Living Communities, like Waltonwood Cary Parkway and Waltonwood Lake Boone, offer a full array of activities beyond entertainment and an exceptional food service. A complete Fitness Center, directed by a full-time Fitness Coordinator, includes water aerobics, Zumba Gold classes, one-on-one fitness training, and swimming classes. Waltonwood Cary Parkway The dining room features a see-through fireplace, opening onto an outdoor [...]
Hard times aren’t necessarily the problem for many families who are just squeaking by. According to a recent survey, which focused on families who pulled in more than $75,000 annually, 44 percent of those living paycheck-to-paycheck blamed their money woes on lifestyle purchases such as dining and entertainment. That percentage jumps to 71 percent for the under-30 crowd. A third [...]
The Retirement Industry like many other industries uses terms, phrases and acronyms that are specific to the industry. Words that in normal discussion have one meaning may in a specific use or licensing term have another meaning. Too, some of these terms may be totally foreign to you [...]
When a new genre of American music, called funk, emerged during the 1960s, not many Tar Heels realized the considerable contribution of eastern North Carolina musicians to the new style. Musical genius Nathaniel “Nat” Jones of Kinston and other African American musical pioneers from eastern counties helped to create funk when they joined up with James Brown in 1964, transforming [...]
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If you want to take advantage of all that the Triangle offers and, at the same time, relax on a visit to a small, artsy village, the small town of Hillsborough should be your destination. Just minutes away from Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh, Hillsborough is close enough to encourage a stop-by where you can unwind on café-lined streets, listen [...]
Brian & Mary Ann Guinn enjoyed a wine tasting at Elkin Creek Vineyard in 2013. It’s that time of year again, when the Surry Wineries host the Winter Wine Passport. It is a great opportunity for wine enthusiasts to visit several wineries in Yadkin Valley, to sample old and new vintages. Brian and I have attended this event since it was "Deck [...]
A lifetime of flourishing and growth means we’ve not only surrounded ourselves with more loved ones but also with more things we love. We have established, increased and furnished our estates; we have traveled, bought and inherited. But when the time comes to relocate and simplify, downsizing may be more complicated than we imagined. Perhaps we don’t know the value [...]
By Amanda Lugenbell Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, snug against Pisgah National Forest, Blowing Rock is a Norman Rockwell-esque town with untouched nature in its backyard. Long cherished as a summer escape from the heat of the lowlands, the town has been welcoming visitors since its incorporation and growing to feature distinctive shops, galleries, restaurants, and inns. Now, year-round [...]
