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Atria Wins 2012 Independent Publisher Award for A Dash & a Dollop Recipe BookAtria is proud to be a 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) winner! IPPY is the largest award program for independently published titles. This year, there were 4,813 book entries, with an average category size of 50. A Dash and a Dollop received the bronze medal in the national cookbook category for 2012.
[More] Retired Longmont physician serenades his wife of 70 yearsMore than 40 friends, family members and neighbors looked on and listened as Dr. Byron "Doc" Yost serenaded his wife, Ruth, with a series of romantic songs on Saturday afternoon.
[More] At 83, he makes Man Cave at Atria WoodbridgeSenior housing? No thanks. Al Ladine wanted no part of it. He spent a lifetime building guided missiles and rockets, inventing computers; running companies. But everything was about to change. For Ladine — and for his neighbors.
[More] Camarillo woman's recipe makes it into Atria Senior Living cookbookRuth Oberman has only seven of her recipes left. They are bound in a book, interspersed with her watercolors of seabirds, poppies, penguins and baby chicks.
[More] A Program Among Building BlocksIt's not every day when a person finds a skill they love and are able to use for years to come. In Al Ladine's case, he may be described as one of the lucky ones.
[More] Senior pageant contestants strut stuffDolores Brown wore a Tina Turner outfit as she energetically danced through her performance, showing off the vigor of a teenager.
[More] Year Two Of Westchester Green Business Challenge UnderwayThe Westchester Green Business Challenge (WGBC) kicked off its second full year of operation at Atria on the Hudson – Westchester’s first green senior living community – on Sept. 21 in Ossining, New York.
[More] We are proud to announce our sponsorship and support of the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)In celebration of Active Aging Week, we are proud to announce our sponsorship and support of the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) and their recently launched “Changing the Way We Age®” campaign – a ground-breaking movement aimed at shifting society’s perceptions of aging and countering negative aging stereotypes.
[More] At Atria Senior Living, employees get pampered, tooIn practice, the Atria Senior Living in Darien runs a bit like a hotel. There's the receptionist seated at the front desk around the clock, the chef and kitchen staff preparing daily meals, housekeeping staff that maintains the general tidiness of the place and even a whole department geared toward entertainment.
[More] Seniors plan a "cook's tour" of the USAResidents at Atria Baypoint Village are embarking on an extended road trip, but the mileage will be entirely on their tongues.
[More] Cooking up a stormMinnie Swanson has always loved to cook. While living in Michigan, Swanson would often cook for her family, putting her own spin on classic meals like pork chops, lemon pie and her specialty — vegetable soup.
[More] Solar panels at Atria Cranford saving energy, making impactAtria Cranford Executive Director Tara Tattoli was happy when the independent and assisted living community she leads received a solar panel roof back in March. But she is thrilled that now, over four months later, the new addition to the community has made a measurable improvement to the local environment.
[More] This workout is in concert with healthDavid Dworkin is flailing his baton to the triumphal "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa, and his audience of aging "co-conductors" – all residents of Atria Woodbridge assisted living in Irvine – is working hard to keep up.
[More] Conductorcise Adds a Classical Note to ExerciseDavid Dworkin was a masterful conductor before retiring from a career leading orchestras around the world. And although playing for audiences abroad was rewarding, Dworkin said it doesn’t compare to the spectators he plays for these days.
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