Tag: Active and Healthy Lifestyle

  • New Ideas for McIntire Park – the Center of Our Charlottesville PLACE

    A new park in the center of town? That is exactly what will happen soon when McIntire Park East becomes easily accessible with the completion of the McIntire Bridge and the 250/McIntire Rd Interchange. Charlottesville’s McIntire Park may one day welcome not only skateboarders and visitors to a future botanical garden, but also residents commuting to work. A…

  • Earth Day Presentation by Marlene A. Condon, author of “Nature-Friendly Garden” April 22, Harrisonburg

    Earth Day Presentation by Marlene A. Condon, author of “Nature-Friendly Garden” April 22, Harrisonburg

    PRESS RELEASE Friendly City Food Cooperative in Harrisonburg is sponsoring an Earth Day slide presentation by Marlene A. Condon, syndicated columnist for Bay Journal News Service and author/photographer of The Nature-friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People (published by Stackpole Books). Have you ever wondered how the natural world survives on its own…

  • Spring Is Here – City Market Is Back!

    Spring Is Here – City Market Is Back!

    Winter seemed to last forever this year, so spring is especially welcome!  On Saturday we enjoyed a stroll on the Downtown Mall, a visit to the Charlottesville City Market where we were so happy to see Hobbit House Creations, lunch at Baggby’s, and more strolling in the beautiful weather.  The marathon finish-line events were packed with…

  • Digestive Benefits of Fermented Foods?

     Discover the Digestive Benefits of Fermented Foods. “Friendly” bacteria can be good for you—but be sure you know what you’re buying. Dating back millennia, fermented foods are among humanity’s oldest attempts to preserve food. But today these foods are newly popular for their purported health benefits. Fermented foods, ranging from sauerkraut to yogurt, are increasingly…

  • ZUMBA, LET’S DANCE!

    ZUMBA, LET’S DANCE!

    ZUMBA, LET’S DANCE! – FREE in APRIL Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00 pm This is a fun, friendly dance-fitness class with moves and pacing for all populations — older adults, folks just getting started on their fitness journey, and everyone else. Join the party! Senior Center member Anna Askounis is our certified instructor. Open to all and FREE…

  • Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

    ❤ My favorite Health and Nutrition website got an update. Check it out! Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter can change your life and health for the better. via Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter.