The Boomer Magazine

They say it’s good to step out of your comfort zone. Try new things, see what happens and what you could learn from an experience. Well, two weeks ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone. Well, I jumped out of it. I was preparing for a trip – to see family in Ukraine, actually [...]

RICHMOND – First designed by Thomas Jefferson to resemble a Roman temple, the Virginia State Capitol marked the beginning of the American tradition of modeling government buildings on Roman and Greek temples. Apparently, it was good enough for Spielberg to shoot Lincoln. Our State Capitol is among the buildings surveyed in 10 BUILDINGS THAT CHANGED [...]

The Squirrels return to The Diamond Thursday – two days from today – with their second Fireworks display.  On Friday, the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld will make an appearance at the day’s game, which is also a canned food drive. Turn back your clocks on Saturday with “50’s Night and Fireworks” presented by HCA Virginia. [...]

  Lewis Little has made up for coming late to classic cars                                               – BY DANIEL JONES –  – PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATT STANTON –    From his house atop a tree-covered embankment overlooking [...]

Omega-3 fatty acids – fish oils – really do prolong our lives     – BY DANIEL JONES –    Each year, 600,000 – or one out of every four – American deaths arise from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for [...]

Each year, we look for our April-May issue to tear you, our readers, from the frigid claws of Winter. Because we know — God, do we know — how ready you are for the sunshine.  So in town, at Martin’s, Kroger, Wawa or at tons of doctors’ offices and CVS Pharmacies in between, grab your [...]

Maybe I’m too sentimental. But I won’t apologize for it. No way. I’ve heard you’re never supposed to regret something that made you smile. And this instance was no different. This weekend, I took to cleaning the house not long after our family, visiting from Michigan, packed up and headed for home. Everything reminded me [...]

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are hosting a job fair Saturday, March 9, 2013, 9 a.m-Noon, and Wednesday, March 13, 5:30-8 p.m. Positions that will be interviewed are: Concession Cashiers, Cooks, Vendors, Merchandise Assistants and Ticket Sellers. The link here provides the applications interested candidates can fill out prior to arriving: http://www.milb.com/documents/9/0/4/42250904/Employee_Application_q0n05usz.pdf    

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2013 RICHMOND, VA; MARCH 1, 2013 – The PBS Online Film Festival will return for a second year, beginning March 4, 2013, and WCVE PBS is one of six PBS members stations selected nationwide! The festival will showcase 25 short films from PBS member stations and media partners, that feature [...]

One morning last week, a co-worker (I very much adore and respect) was beaming in my office. She was showing off her grandson’s very small painting, which was also, somehow, some way, a sticker she had placed on the exterior of her checkbook. To be honest, the 5-year-old’s work wasn’t bad, neatly colored in the [...]