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Piedmont Plus Senior Games announces SilverArts medal winners

By Judie Holcomb-Pack After a well-attended kickoff for the Piedmont Plus Senior Games/SilverArts on Jan. 19 at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, participants in the SilverArts competition have been busy creating their heritage arts, visual arts and l...

Shepherd’s Center honors volunteers at annual luncheon

By Judie Holcomb-Pack April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, but the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem got a jump on celebrating their volunteers at their annual appreciation luncheon on March 21 at Ardmore Baptist Church. The lunch...

40+ Stage offers acting classes for older adults

40+ Stage Company, supported by a grant from The Shallow Ford Foundation, will offer acting classes for seniors (age 50 and up) at the Mary Alice Warren Community Center in Lewisville. A series of six two-hour classes will be conducted on Thursdays b...

OECS Revamps Tourism Policy

Tourism serves as the mainstay of the economies of many islands within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Consequently, the OECS Commission has adopted a unified and collaborative approach to enhance and address the industry’s...

Age Friendly Forsyth now part of Senior Services

In 2017 Senior Services played a lead role in the creation of Age Friendly Forsyth (AFF), a community alliance that engages and informs aging adults and community partners to elevate the topic of aging and to create a livable community through strate...

Newcomer uses Meals-On-Wheels to discover Winston-Salem

By Nancy Bruce “It’s what the world is about; it’s what we’re supposed to do.” Glenn Clairmont has been involved in many non-profit organizations as an administrator and worked 30 years as a high school counselor, but never in hands-on service to old...

Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 cohort of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council.& The Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council is an opportunity for the youth of Marion County to amplify their voices and provide input and diverse...

Celebrate National Building Black Wealth Day April 13

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers and the Church of God in Christ INC are collaborating for National Building Black Wealth Day April 13. “We are thrilled to coordinate with our partners,” said Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose,...

A Pittsburgh medic earned double the mayor’s salary, and fewer police cost more money

(Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) PublicSource’s annual review of Pittsburgh payroll data shows that Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration has improved diversity in hiring, though not in the better-paid public safety bureaus. by Charlie Wolfso...

Teen and young adult summit on health, gender identity and sexuality

The Damien Center’s +Positive Youth Action Group and Planned Parenthood’s Teen Council are hosting a summit on teen and young adult health, gender identity and sexuality at the IUPUI Campus Center from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 30. This fr...

Tony-Award winning musical ‘Hadestown’ coming to Indianapolis

“It’s an old song,” and the cast of the Broadway National Tour are “gonna sing it again” for Hoosier audiences. Clowes Memorial Hall is transforming into the underworld for eight performances April 2-7 as the Broadway National Tour of “Hadestown”...

Steward Speakers celebrates Women’s History Month

Steward Speakers hosted Olympian and track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee along with Jacqie McWilliams, the commissioner for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, at the NCAA Hall of Champions March 21. The 2024 Steward Speakers’ theme...

Who is Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr.?

[Photo: Twitter] Beneath the surface of the music industry’s glamour lies a darker narrative, one that Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. brings into sharp focus with his recent legal action against Sean “Diddy” Combs. This laws...

Halle Berry says doctor mistook her perimenopause symptoms for herpes

Photo: Getty Images Halle Berry is opening up about a doctor misdiagnosing her with the “worst case of herpes” when she was actually experiencing perimenopause. The actress, 57, got candid about the herpes scare during a conversation wi...

Bebe Cool Shares Heartfelt Reasons for His Enduring Love for Wife Zuena Kirema

By BigEyeUg Team Ugandan musician Bebe Cool recently opened up about the deep affection he holds for his wife, Zuena Kirema, citing her unwavering support and commitment throughout their 21-year marriage. In an online interview with singer Julian...