The Bash was back at LaCentre in Westlake for the second annual “Celebration of Life After 50” presented by Northeast Ohio Boomer & Beyond magazine and Global Meals. Seeing is believing! Check out these highlights on our YouTube channel: Celebrate After 50

Yes, it was 50 years ago on June 22 that Cleveland earned its Mistake on the Lake reputation, as a Time Magazine photographer captured the Cuyahoga River on fire. Thankfully, it was also a turning point for the city and the nation to stop polluting its waterways. Today, the river and its connected Lake Erie are clean enough to draw swimmers, fishermen, kayakers, canoeists and other water enthusiasts. Follow Rock The Lake to engage in redemptive activities that further your appreciation for our restored waterways.

Once they hit a certain age threshold, some women feel obligated to downgrade their style choices. But here’s a refreshing reminder from Beth Djalali of Style at a Certain Age that after-50 style can still be classy and foxy; never frumpy!

Nowadays, Memorial Day is about three-day sales, carefree cookouts and festive parades. But when it was first observed after the Civil War, it was a solemn affair.

Consider these words spoken by President James Garfield at National Arlington Cemetery on May 30, 1868:
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country, they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.”

Learn more about the origin of Memorial Day at pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/memorial-day/history/

The grand re-opening of the remodeled upscale resale Thriftique Showroom is Wednesday, May 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Located at 5055 Richmond Rd. in Bedford Heights, this large store now boasts a new and easier-to-navigate floor plan, new fixtures, fresh paint, engaging wall designs, new signage, new carpet, a brand-new selection of gently-used merchandise at affordable prices, plus extended business hours (now open Wednesdays-Saturdays).

For more information about this store owned by the National Council of Jewish Women/ Cleveland’s (NCJW/CLE) and to read about weekly promotions, visit www.thriftiqueshowroom.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram @ThriftiqueShowroom. All proceeds support NCJW/Cleveland programs and initiatives, changing the lives of women, children and families.

Boomer Publisher Brad Mitchell chats with the Fabulous Boomer Boys, aka Bob & Bruce (starting at 7:03). Between laughs, watch & listen to learn more about Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond and Boomer Bash West 2019! (Note the cameo by Janyse Heidy at 27:15.)

Boomer & Beyond Publisher Brad Mitchell made an appearance on WKYC’s Live on Lakeside on 4/10, talking up the Mar/Apr Boomer issue and the upcoming Boomer Bash West event slated for May 1. He was joined by Leon Bibb, Hollie Strano, and Alexa Lee on LIVE On Lakeside. Watch the video here: https://on.wkyc.com/2Ibi88B