It's always showtime in Charleston for Daniel Pointe Retirement Community’s Chef Jonathon Bolton. He comes by it naturally.For Chef Jonathon Bolton, food photography dominates his digital feeds. He has learned to leverage social platforms in an array of savvy ways to bring his kitchen – and himse...
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Every time he heard John Denver, Virgilio thought of Marina. He would flash back to her smiling from the passenger side during afternoon joyrides in Mexico City, when time, much like the open road before them, seemed infinite. For Marina, Virgilio usually appeared in her dreams, his face as...
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Love locates us in mysterious ways. There isn't a prescription for finding the “right” one. We meet at school, work, at a friend's party, on a blind date, online or in real life and often entirely by accident — literally: one man told us he met his future...
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Daniel Pointe residents craft sleep mats for the homeless using plastic bagsAt the Daniel Pointe Retirement Community on Daniel Island, in a comfortable side room off the facility’s main corridor, light chatter and laughter mixed with the sound of rustling plastic bags on a r...
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2400 Arnold Palmer Blvd. Louisville, KY Thursday, March 7, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Louisville, KY – Today, Dale and Joanie Mowery, live-in managers of the newly constructed Lake Forest Village* Retirement Resort, announced they will host a grand opening to ...
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Some find their soulmate in the sandbox. Turns out, the happily married manager couple at Red Rock Pointe Retirement Community in Las Vegas, Nevada started out as preschool pals. Sam and Carrie Martin fondly recall their first meeting at the age of three. The native Minnesotans grew up down the s...
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295 East Crossville Road, Roswell, GAThursday, February 28, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Roswell, GA – Today, Jacque Eells and Phillip Howard, live-in managers of the newly constructed Vickery Rose Retirement Resort, announced they will host a grand opening to introduce Vickery Roses’s unique all-inclus...
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5103 Cold Harbor Drive, Tallahassee, FL Thursday, January 24, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Tallahassee, FL – Today, Tammie and JR Jimenez, live-in managers of the newly constructed Red Hills Village Retirement Community, announced they will host a grand opening to introduce Red Hill Vill...
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Food is art. For Robinwood Retirement Resort's Chef Kelly Littlefield, produce is his canvas and his knife, a paintbrush.Known as the “Picasso of Kitchens” by many, Littlefield carves everything from avocados and eggplants to cucumbers and papaya. Some he turns into elegant floral arrangements li...
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LINCOLN, NE – This holiday season, Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC), a Lincoln-based senior retirement community developer, hopes to deliver a little magic for a local family. While the...
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On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service’s surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base situated in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, sent a shock around the world. On that perilous day, the attack was led by 353 Japanese aircraft that launched multiple air assaults. It r...
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ROUND ROCK, TX — A Round Rock man with disabilities has turned his studio apartment into a winter wonderland. Ken Teller loves Christmastime, and it shows. The decorations stop you at the door and make you wonder what’s inside. “It was quite an undertaking,” Teller said. From the...
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Christmas Tree Auction to benefit Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Vestavia Hills, AL – Cahaba Ridge Retirement Community invites Birmingham and the surrounding areas to attend Magic on Main Street – a fun-filled family-friendly holiday experience for all ages – December 8 at Cahaba Ridge Retiremen...
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With inspired dishes like smoked salmon benedict on a filet mignon over risotto with micro greens to his signature pancetta crisp with cranberry compote, Stone River Retirement Community’s Executive Chef Chris Stone has become not only renowned for his culinary skills but a f...
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ELLISVILLE , MO – Creek Valley Retirement Community invites you to celebrate the groundbreaking of its unique resort-style independent living retirement community. There will be a short program followed by lunch. Our staff will answer questions regarding the new community and share local business...
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New York, NY – Last month, RLC was represented at a career fair at a prestigious culinary school in New York to meet and recruit students for our future culinary opportunities. We have attended before and have been impressed with the quality of the students, but it was obvious that until they tal...
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Yoga is becoming increasingly popular among seniors across Resort Lifestyle Communities and the United States. This growing trend of practicing is a cause for joy as yoga has many health benefits for seniors. Yoga plays a contributing factor to...
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HARDEEVILLE, SC – Okatie Pines Retirement Community invites you to celebrate the groundbreaking of its unique resort-style independent living retirement community. There will be a short program followed by lunch. Our staff will answer questions regarding the new community and share local business...
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7683 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Thursday, November 8, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. CHATTANOOGA, TN — Today, Carol and Kevin Maddock, live-in managers of the newly constructed Ashwood Square Retirement Community, announced they will host a grand opening to introduce Ashw...
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Remembering Our Fallen Traveling Photo Memorial on Display OMAHA, NE – Maple Ridge Retirement Community invites Omaha and the surrounding area to pay tribute to Nebraska’s fallen heroes. The “Remembering Our Fallen...
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World War II Photographic History Exhibit on Display, Aviation Career Fair, and moreWICHITA, KS – Reflection Ridge Retirement Community invites Wichita and the surrounding area to attend Aviation Days benefiting the Kansas Aviation Museum on November 9th and 10th. What: Reflection Ridge Aviation...
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This year, resident Lorraine of Emerald Oaks in San Antonio and Kelly Alonzo, the community's Lifestyle Director, have worked to transform over 17,000 discarded plastic bags into mats using crochet needl...
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Chef Brian Adair joined the RLC Community as executive chef at Walnut Grove two and a half years ago after making a name for himself in the world of casino dining. We asked him about his casino background, his kitchen at Walnut Grove, and when it comes to food what his residents crave. ...
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I honestly don't remember the first time I baked something. It’s always been something that I did with my mom. I do remember always being fascinated with bread. The first bread I learned to bake was honey oat bread. I loved learning how to knead the dough and watching it ris...
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Tyson Millette, executive chef at Sable Lodge in Portland, Maine, talks with the blog team about opening a new community, his tightly knit kitchen team, and the pies for which he’s famous.RLC: Welcome to RLC! How long have you and your team been cooking...
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Guest Blog by Kathie Bailey, Stone Oak ResidentStone Oak opened in late October 2015 and the following March, some of the residents thought it would be fun to celebrate March 14 as PI Day. So we made a sign-up list and that first year, 11 residents and...
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Eric Avery, Senior Living Consultant at Capital Oaks, is known at RLC as the salesperson who, with the help of his managers and colleagues, filled every apartment in less than two years. We asked him about his job, and what it took to reach this wonderful goal.
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Robinwood residents Byron and Diane sent the blog team an unsolicited post, laying out just what downsizing has meant to them. It’s quite a list! Things we no longer pay: • Homeowner’s insurance • Cit...
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“It’s Friday happy hour at Lakeline Oaks Retirement Resort and the boxed wine is flowing.” So begins a beautifully written story by Kristin Finan in the Austin American-Statesman about Andy, a resident at Lakeline Oaks in Cedar Park, Texas. For the last year, since he moved...
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“What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.” — Aristotle Hilliard, Ohio -- When it comes to identifying the source of the extraordinary volunteering spirit at Stone Oak, it almost sounds like a blame game. Ti...
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A testimonial can be a powerful thing. It is a public recounting of an experience. This year, one of our resolutions from the RLC Media Team has been to update our company page on LinkedIn, a social networking site where future employees learn about businesses and where bu...
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Photo Essay: Scenes From a CelebrationThe rain couldn’t dampen the high spirits and fun that accompanied Daniel Pointe’s grand opening December 15. The celebrations kicked off with a Champagne toast in the theater the evening pri...
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I became interested in needlepoint in 1988. I was housebound and recovering from heart bypass surgery. I started doing it just to have something to do. The first one was called “The Turkey and the Mountain”. The next was called “The Divine Shepherd”, which was Christ as a yo...
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Southern-style collard greens, black eyed peas, and chicken-fried steak. That, says executive chef Garrett Scanlan, is a surefire way to residents’ hearts at Sherrill Hills, our RLC comm...
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...On the secret to a good life...My husband, Frank, is 101 years old. We met just over 40 years ago. Our spouses had both died of cancer. We lived in Atlanta, Georgia then. Through Frank’s boss, we were set u...
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Have you ever eaten a bug? This was the question Walnut Grove resident Alfred asked his Ackerman Elementary fourth grade reading buddy during a ‘get to know you’ ice-breaker. The stu...
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Arrowhead Valley will be opening its doors summer 2018! Peoria, named one of Forbes Magazine's 2017 best places to retire, has so much to offer as a destination for entertainment. Desert Botanical GardenJust 21 miles away in P...
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RLC Residents: Here's a list of our top five things to do in Naples, Florida when you take advantage of our tr...
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We’ll be celebrating the opening of Ashwood Square Retirement Resort summer of 2018! Chattanooga is an incredibly beautiful city and a future must-see destination for residents enjoying our travel program. Her...
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It’s classic but it stays beautiful over a long period of time. At RLC, we design and build communities that become someone’s sacred space -...
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Only once did Executive Chef Robert Citto of Coronado Villa not want to cook. An adventurous global culinary traveler, he was once learning all about planting organic vegetables at an Italian bed and breakfast when the owners discovered that the America...
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200 pounds. That’s how many tomatoes Executive Chef Chris Weldon estimates he harvested this summer from the new kitchen garden at Stone Oak in Hilliard, Ohio. The garden, which sits about 30 paces back from the kitchen door, began with a few herbs planted among th...
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Dear Lisa and the staff at Maple Ridge, My parents, siblings and I would like to thank you all for helping us to have such a great time last Saturday celebrating my parents’ 70th wedding...
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If you dine with us at Provident Crossings and just happen to hear an Irish melody coming from the kitchen, that’ll be our very experienced and talented Executive Chef Rick. Not only does he sing in the kitchen all the time, but he’s also an accomplishe...
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Around the second Sunday each September, our communities recognize and celebrate a treasured holiday: Grandparents Day. It may not have the same familiar ring (or extensive card section) as, say, Mother’s Day, but at our communitie...
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Good morning. I just had to take a moment and write regarding our recent experience working with the Senior Living Consultant at Provident Crossings. To give you a bit of background, I took my mother to Provident Crossings early May to have lunch with a friend's mom who lives there. We ...
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A letter from Lisa Ursini, Manager, Maple Ridge Retirement Community
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As we grow, so does our Travel Program. So this year, we’ll be highlighting t...
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