SENIOR FASHIONISTA – Do you know an older adult whose a sharp dresser? We might want to feature them in this column. Email janrobbins-sfseniorbeat@gmail.com. Martha Huey, 74, lives in the Lower Pacific Heights and shops on Fillmore Street. Her favorite stores are Mio and Ruti. She calls her style eclectic. Retired from 45 years of ...
SENIOR FASHIONISTAS – We found Sue Kubly, 73, at the DeYoung Museum, at an event celebrating dancer and performance artist Anna Halprin, who turned 98 this year. Kubly, who describes her style as simple, is wearing a blouse from Target, pants from H&M and pearls from London’s Portobello Road Market, the world’s largest antiques market The ...
Chris Duderstadt founded the Public Bench Project six years ago. On the second Sunday of the month, people gather on Irving Street at Ninth Avenue to enjoy the Inner Sunset Flea. For folks listening to jazz, needing a respite, or talking with friends, Duderstadt’s colorful benches provide a place to sit. “There is enough space ...
“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov. Doulas, green burials with wicker caskets and corpse location monitoring devices, space burials, resomation, diamonds colored by funeral ashes: Death’s vocabulary is expanding. New – and old – ways of dealing with dying and death are emerging in this century. Traditional funeral ...
Leah Grant wanted a dog companion to help her deal with her health issues. Muttville brought her “Gloria,” a pretty, white fluff of fur with a copper-colored topcoat. It was love at first sight for both of them. “I sprint down my hill now after I passed my cardiovascular test.” said Grant. “I owe it ...
CREATING COMMUNITY – Al Crowell arranges speakers and dinners for Sierra Club meetings. Margaret Graf advises the city on senior issues and launched “Senior Power!” Ed Mason monitors Google commuter buses for violations of city regulations. Ellen Zhou searches for seniors to serve on San Francisco’s Civil Grand Jury. Arete Nicholas answers community questions and ...
