| Lifestyle Centers Mix Best Elements of Strip Centers, Malls
The hottest trend in retail isn't a brand but rather a name for a type of shopping experience—the “lifestyle center, which is sprouting throughout suburban America as both an adjunct to traditional malls and a stand-alone complex. It is the shopping center industry's version of the “Back to the Future" movies where a professor and his associate travel back in time in a sports car. This 21st century version usually includes a streetscape ambience in an outdoor setting with the attraction of high-end retailers combined with the drive-up convenience of a strip shopping center to create the look of a old-fashioned town square. In addition to one approved shopping center expansion in Joliet and another also being considered in that city also (see related article on page 1), other locations in the western and southwestern suburban areas of planned or recent developments of this type include: Oak Brook Promenade, at Butterfield and Meyers Roads.
Memory-loss tests for elderly hot issue
At age 77, Alice Pickett of Seattle is healthy and active, but every once in a while, she temporarily forgets why she walked into a room or where she put the car keys. She worried that it might be the start of Alzheimer's. So Pickett decided to face that possibility and asked her doctor for a cognitive exam. She missed only one question. "I was pleased with myself. It was a really fun game," said Pickett, who now feels she can get on with her life. Pickett is part of a debate emerging nationally and in the Puget Sound area over whether older adults should be tested routinely for memory loss, as most are tested now for high blood pressure and cholesterol. The issue is fueled by widespread concern among health-care professionals, the federal government and others that Alzheimer's could become epidemic if a cure is not found, and a growing belief by some that early detection may be the best hope of halting dementia.
Who will be the Nation Builder of 2007?
He is still standing firm between the politicians spin and the facts.
He stands for the truth and real ethics still in spite of the fact he nearly died but for modern medicine. Posted 24/11/07 at 4:42 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
The following stories are planned for this weekend's Herald-Whig:
SMOKING BAN: Jim Perry has invested half of his life in his bar. He's taken care of his establishment, built his clientele and catered to their needs for nearly 27 years at Instant Replay, 2739 Chestnut. He believes he hasn't made any bad business decisions. But on Jan. 1, he strongly believes things will change for the worse and the reason why is out of his hands. "What can I do about it?" he said. "It's been shoved down our throats." A statewide smoking ban goes into effect on the first day of the new year. Public places, including bars, restaurants and workplaces, will be smoke free. It will be illegal to smoke within 15 feet of an entrance to such a business. BEAUX ARTS: The Oakley-Lindsay Center in Quincy once again will be the setting for the Quincy Art Center's 77th Beaux Arts Ball.
Is Hip-Hop True to Dr. King's Legacy?
Never has there been a more precious gift than a life laid down so that others may enjoy liberties you were denied. Such is the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we near what would have been Dr. King's 79th birthday, we as a Hip-Hop community should truly reflect on what a gift that legacy was, and answer the loaded question: “Are we living up to the challenge of continuing that legacy?" The central question, I suppose, is are we leaving our culture in a better position to be a vehicle of change for those that come after us? Or are we leeching the culture leaving a useless husk in its wake?
Hip-Hop has proved to be our salvation in many ways. Jim Crow has been replaced by the glass ceiling. The noose and the flaming cross have been replaced with media assassination, bathroom plungers and bullets from blue clad soldiers who fear wallets.
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