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An Award-Winning Life

An Award-Winning Life

By Christy Brudin During his remarkable career, Frank E. Braxton, Sr., has held positions ranging from shoemaker to political appointee. He learned several trades, pursued a few different careers and discovered a couple of passions. Frank E. Braxton, Sr.’s, lengthy resume includes positions ranging from his early work as a shoemaker to his many political appointments. While Frank’s job titles are impressive, they don’t reveal his incredible work ethic. His lifelong commitment to service is best reflected by the wide [...]

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A Neighborly Couple- Vista Ridge at Ware Presbyterian Village

A Neighborly Couple- Vista Ridge at Ware Presbyterian Village
One of the golden rules commands us to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Joe and Gail Scott took that advice literally. The former neighbors married years after living next door to each[...]

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A Welcome Home

A Welcome Home
Homecomings are often filled with reunions and reminiscing. They can be simultaneously heartwarming and bittersweet. They are also frequently preceded by moving—a process that can only be described[...]

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Senior Living: Community Collaborators

Senior Living: Community Collaborators
By Christy Brudin What really makes a community? It is certainly not beautiful iron gates or modern homes filled with high-tech conveniences. Communities — real, strong communities — are made[...]

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Fighter Jet Crashes into Senior Living Community

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed into it on Friday have been accounted for, and everyone[...]

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Senior Living: Inspiring Connections

Senior Living: Inspiring Connections
Active artists find a place to call home By Christy Brudin Whether through careful study or active participation, successful artists are always connected to their subjects. No matter their[...]

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Abington House at Foulkeways Retirement Community Goes Caribbean

By Nancy Nolan It was the end of a long day when Mary Knapp, Director of Health Services, got an email from a bathtub vendor to enter a contest and “win a one-of-a-kind, pink spa tub, made in[...]

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People on the Move – Chuck Thornton, Seabury at Friendship Terrace

Seabury Resources for Aging has named Chuck Thornton as Director of Marketing and Admissions at Seabury at Friendship Terrace.  Located in Northwest Washington, Friendship Terrace offers affordable[...]

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Independent Living: A Welcoming Environment

Independent Living: A Welcoming Environment
Lida Moser and Leslie Katz are happy to have found a community that makes individuals and their furry companions feel right at home. If you walk into the lobby of the Revitz House in Rockville,[...]

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