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Just off the press, “Official 2015 North Carolina Travel Guide,” offers two covers, one that captures the picturesque charms of Manteo, the other reflecting the monumental history of Bentonville Battlefield at the end of the Civil War. Trails unfold across 172 pages in an award-winning presentation of vivid photographs and tidy blocks of text. “The Travel Guide embodies what makes [...]
There are several problems that can affect the heart; they vary widely in cause and even more widely in treatment. Here are some definitions that might help better understand why one person’s heart problems might not be the same as another’s. Arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is a problem with the electrical system [...]
Dr. Larry Hungerford, a former WSSU professor, is a partner at Bermuda Run’s Woodard & Company Asset Management Group, managing $460 million for clients. The best gift you can give a young person is one that lasts and grows more valuable each year. Uncle Sam has provided three awesome tax shelters that you can fund for young members of your [...]
In the past, older Americans with life insurance policies they no longer had use for or could not afford to keep had little option but to let the policies lapse or surrender them back to the issuing insurer. However, the emergence of an institutionally funded secondary market for life insurance policies has created a new source of funds for seniors. [...]
The glory that was Reynolda dimmed in the mid-twenties with the passing of its creator, Katharine Smith Reynolds. In the weeks after her death in May 1924, the question looming for Will Reynolds, R.J.’s brother who was named caretaker, was what to do with Katharine’s four children: Dick (18), Mary (16), Nancy (14) and Smith (13). Their father, R.J., had [...]
Al Perry, a former journalist, is the founder and past president of Winston-Salem Writers, a nonprofit group. Al leads writing workshops in the Triad and in the adult outreach program of Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. He also is active in Second Spring Arts, a Winston-Salem organization celebrating the creative work of people age 60 and above. A graduate [...]
It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley, or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain. That’s one of the things Dr. Jonathan Burdette has found in his research at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. “Music is primal. It affects all of us but in very personal, unique ways,” said [...]
Relocating is stressful. Don’t add headache by picking the wrong mover. A poorly-researched company may not treat your belongings with care. It could even try to scam you. Excel Moving and Storage, a trusted Carolinas-based mover, has provided these five tips for choosing the right company. 1. Start Researching Early Excel recommends beginning your search at least eight weeks before [...]
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 [...]
The Carolina Renaissance Festival is an outdoor medieval amusement park, a 16-stage theater, a twenty-five-acre circus, an open-air arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament, falconry, swimming mermaids and a feast – all rolled into one, non-stop day long adventure. [...]
