Practical tips to prep for holiday travel

Planning travel around the holidays is rarely simple. Coordinating flights or ground transportation is often just the beginning, and safely arriving at your destination...

15 Things you might not know about jazz great Nancy Wilson

No one would argue this, Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson was a class act all the way. The beautiful song stylist died on...

We love…poetry by Robert J. Williams

Still Here   Before I depart this life I want to make things right You have been that Inspiration in my life A gift you are True & pure My vision was...

We remember…Otis Redding

The name Otis Redding always brings back a childhood memory for me that I can now laugh at as an adult. The year was 1967,...

You can have good sex despite back pain

Wasn’t it the Oscar-winning actress Betty Davis who once said: “Aging is a bitch?” Well, not so fast! Take lovemaking, it can be more...

We love…Fruitcake cookies

The holidays are upon us and many folks are getting their baking on and poppin’! Cakes, cookies, sweet yummy delectables are being produced with...

Get eye-mazing brows!

Have you noticed your brows lately?  Well, as we age, brows tend to thin, gray, become unruly, coarse and yes, sadly, some even fade...

We love…poetry by Layding Lumumba Kaliba

The Club Baby Grand   Seems strange standing here in the place my parents spoke so fondly of. When I close my eyes and listen with my mind’s...

What You Need to Know About Timeshares

If your timeshare has become more of a liability than a joy, you’re not alone.

Cuddle up in style with plus-sized sweaters

Sweaters are cold weather staples that have solidified a spot in our wardrobes.

Funnyman Rickey Smiley keeps it real with 50BOLD

Someone once said that life is a mixture of hurt and cheer, well, Rickey Smiley has had more than his fill of both. The...

We love…Becoming by Michelle Obama

It’s quite the humbling challenge to read and then try to write a cogent, well-thought-out review of the spanking new memoir, Becoming, written by Former First...