Baby Boomers

How can you tell if a property is a condo or a co-op?

You can't tell whether a property is a condo or a co-op by looking at it. Both condos and co-ops can be old or new… and are both 'apartment units' in a...
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Minnesota Ranked 3rd Healthiest State

This year's America's Health Rankings report named Minnesota the nation's 3rd healthiest state, trailing behind only Hawaii and Vermont. For the first time in decades, the country's obesity rate did...
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Clever built-in storage ideas

It seems like there is never enough useful storage space no matter how much room you have. If you are downsizing efficient use of space becomes even more important. Here...
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Award-winning Aging-in-Place House Plans

At a recent party I found myself discussing 'aging-in-place'… something that wouldn't have likely happened even 10 years ago because people weren't often thinking in those terms. Now, Baby Boomers...
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Knowing where you are going next can make it easier to let go and sell

Sometimes one of the hardest parts about selling a longtime home (after de-cluttering!) is letting go. Once you make the decision to sell, your house becomes a commodity rather than...
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Art Attack at Northrup King

Today is the last day for the fall Art Attack at the Northrup King building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. We went with our grandkids yesterday and they had...
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Your home and community as healing places

I immediately resonated with one of Krista Tippett's latest podcasts on "The Science of Healing Places" with Esther Sternberg. She is working in the field of scientifically documenting how certain...
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Universal Design Basics… good design for all, including aging in place

Many people think of universal design as design for aging in place. It is that… but also much more than that. Universal design is good design for all ages and...
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