We want to thank everyone who attended Boomer Bash West April 28 at Crocker Park's Market Square in Westlake. If you missed it, we'll be back for Boomer Bash East in October. Look for details later this summer. ...

We look forward to seeing you at Boomer Bash West at Market Square, Crocker Park on Thursday, April 28, 4–7 p.m. We've got a Hollywood theme (feel free to glam it up), entertainment and free food samples in addition to our signature cocktail. ...

I have a friend whose husband began pitching boxes of stuff from their adult son's closet AS HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY to move to Florida. Maybe that's an extreme (and enthusiastic) response to becoming an empty nester, but you've got to give the guy credit: he wasn't wasting any time reclaiming their space. Maybe that's an extreme (and enthusiastic) response to becoming an empty nester, but you've got to give the guy credit: he wasn't wasting any time reclaiming their space. ...

There are a lot of good grief support groups in the community, but The Gathering Place’s, “Moving Forward Through Grief,” is different due to its unique comprehensive focus. It is a group for those who have lost an adult family member due to cancer. The group addresses the emotional and physical aspects of grief and includes a support group, exercise classes and nutrition classes.

The program is professionally facilitated by Carl Harmon, NSCA-CPT, Stephanie Hopkins, MS, RDN, LD and Mary Fisher-Bornstein, LISW-S, a social worker at The Gathering Place with over 40 years of practice in mental health and oncology.

“Supporting someone through the cancer journey can be all consuming. Often caregivers do not have the time to emotionally or physically take care of themselves,” says Fisher-Bornstein. This program provides people with emotional support and physical support by taking care of their body through exercise and cooking classes.”

The group will meet in-person Mondays and Wednesdays, April 18 – May 25, from 6-8:15 p.m. It is a six week program and includes a support group once a week, exercise twice a week and a nutrition class for 4 weeks.

Space is limited. Register at [email protected] or 216-455-1506

Mondays & Wednesday
April 18 – May 25
6:00-8:15pm

The Gathering Place East
23300 Commerce Park
Beachwood

The Gathering Place is a caring community that supports, educates and empowers individuals and families currently coping with the impact of cancer in their lives through programs and services provided free of charge.

The Arnold & Sydell Miller Family Campus
23300 Commerce Park, Beachwood, OH 44122

The Sandy Borrelli Center
25425 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145

touchedbycancer.org
216-595-9546

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Jim and Sharon House don’t work for the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce — not officially, at least. The Houses are at home in Mentor, the place they’ve lived all their lives and where they raised their son, Jeff. They can’t imagine living anywhere else — or any better, for that matter. ...

Did we need to know that a grandkid is no longer wetting the bed? Or that a child finally doesn’t need a tutor anymore? Potty training updates, stitches in the E.R. — almost nothing is off limits on social media, but maybe some of it should be. ...

Springtime has returned to Northeast Ohio. Don’t let a few late snowfalls or flurries tell you otherwise.   We’ve pulled together a list of public gardens to celebrate the season. Don’t know where to start? Pick one, and then find out what each is best-known for and start your tour there. ...

It took a lot of people in a lot of jobs to keep a household going, even a home as modest as the one Dad grew up in. A few carried over through the decades. We still have a mailman and a garbage hauler, today’s version of the junkman. And many of us have a cable man, but that’s usually not someone people like to talk about. ...