Worth Noting: Honoring veterans with free flights, marking Title IX’s 50th Anniversary, recognizing Broadview Heights team as Mind Challenge Champs (again), appreciating free grief support from The GriefCare Place for 25 Years, and stocking up for the unknown with Agewise Emergency Prep. ...

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States with 4.8 million players last year, adding 11.5 % new players each of the last five years, according to the 2022 Sports & Fitness Industry Association. It's easy to see why. ...

I’m mad at my phone. No matter how bad I look, it recognizes my face. The phone’s facial recognition feature has seen me at my worst: sleepy, sweaty, frizzy and just plain ratty. I rarely let the dog see me this way. Nevertheless, the phone scans my face, says, “Yup, that’s definitely Marie,” and opens: a judge, jury and executioner of microchips and wires that sees me even when I don’t look like me. ...

I used to think will disputes were for rich people, a pesky but predictable byproduct of privilege, like champagne stains on fine linen shirts. But the older I get, the more I realize that lousy adult children and broken relationships can affect all families, and wills, regardless of wealth. A will is vital for estate planning, no matter how much money or property you have. ...

 We're having a hotter summer than usual this year, with Air Quality Alerts from the National Weather Service issued every couple of weeks. A Cleveland Clinic doctor explains what an Air Quality Alert means and its impact on older adults with allergies and asthma. ...

Mobsters, a family-owned brewery, friendships and the best sport you haven't played. Our July/August issue, which comes out next week, covers a lot of territory. Look for it online or pick up a copy at your local library, rec center, medical office or Giant Eagle, Marc's and Discount Drug Mart stores throughout Northeast Ohio.  ...

I don't care how many times you see a movie or TV show with tall ships, they're 100 percent more impressive in person. Lucky for us, Cleveland's Tall Ships Festival kicks off Thursday, July 7 and runs through Sunday, July 10. ...

People who don't use public libraries think of them as dusty relics — quaint, quiet and stodgily irrelevant. The rest of us know otherwise. Public libraries, perhaps more than any other type of institution, have remade themselves in recent years to meet the needs of their diverse and tech-savvy patrons. ...