The Harvard School of Public Health reports that “the needs of the world’s growing over-60 population should be addressed ‘early and swiftly’ to minimize the risk of future strain on health and economic resources and to maximize the wellbeing and productivity of what some call the ‘silver generation,’ according to a report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council (GAC) on Ageing Society.” Read more here.
Organizers of the “Aging Improvement District” in New York’s Bedford-Stuyvesant community are doing just that. “A new program to make Bed-Stuy a better place to grow old promises seating for seniors in long checkout lines and elders-only hours at local banks…senior-friendly retail zones where merchants will offer discounts for elders and allow them to use restrooms that are otherwise off-limits to customers…Special bank hours will be helpful for seniors who need to learn electronic banking because Social Security is ending payments by paper checks next year…They’re part of an ‘Age-Friendly NYC’ initiative created by the Office of the Mayor, the City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine. The motivation: an expected 45% surge in the city’s senior population over 20 years. By 2030, one in five city residents will be over 60.” Read more here.
“Fifties bop-cat” Jimmy Angel now performs regularly in Burbank, CA, but his reputation extends beyond the local area — for more reasons than his musical career: as a young man, he was a protégé of Mafia don Joe Colombo, a Profaci family enforcer who became the head of that criminal organization in the early ’60s. Read more 
At Washington’s 25th annual Dance Africa festival, three American mentors of African dance were honored. “One group featured children who looked to be between the ages of 4 and 11; the other spotlighted the company’s senior dancers and drummers.” Read more in the Washington Post 
“The Kreeger runs a special program for people with Alzheimer’s — seniors, their caregivers and middle school students are paired together to enjoy the art and one another’s company.” More 
