Ohio’s North Coast is home to many public beaches along Lake Erie’s shoreline, extending through Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula counties. The only questions are which ones to visit and what to pack for a day at the beach.

Morris Everett can take you on a trip through time, not with that machine from the 1960 film of the same name, although he’s well acquainted with it. His portal is a doorway in Chesterland that leads to the world’s most extensive collection of movie posters and photos on the market.

Smartphones have many built-in features. One of them is their ability to transcribe or translate speech-to-text. Simply tap the microphone icon on the virtual keyboard that pops up on the screen when you want to type something within an app.

Older adults born into an analog world still prefer hands-on, face-to-face, mechanical interactions. Regardless, they’ve adapted to digital ways of doing business and managing everyday interactions, from online banking to entertainment streaming, telemedicine appointments and Zoom calls. Even so, the pace of change in the digital world is overwhelming.

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Sketchy Stuff: Leon, the Art Teacher & Me By Mike Olszewski I’m out of space. Four free-standing shelves and a custom-made wall unit are filled, and I still have books that need a home. One of those is a massive new book about a personal hero, Leon Russell.  

If you're in the mood for a not-too-far road trip that combines beautiful scenery and great wine, we've got an itinerary for you: the Seneca area of New York's Finger Lakes region. NEO Boomer magazine's resident wine expert offers her recommendations for where to go and what to sip when you get there.