Author: Living 50 Plus

By Erin Coggins | Living 50 Plus Being from New Orleans, the home of the Mardi Gras parade, April Black knows all too well how to be a spectacle in a parade. And what better way to put on a show than to don all things pink, including pink wigs and having fun with friends? After reading about the Blount

Story By Erin Coggins | Photos By Cristie Clark | Living 50 Plus One is never too old to find true love, and in that discovery welcome a little help from all the cupids that love love, too. When 86-year-old Shirley Martin, a resident of Presbyterian Apartments, decided to marry for the first time last month, she wanted her first

Story By Bob Labbe | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Upon approval by the UAH Board of Trustees, the local college will break ground on a new state-of-the art, championship track and field venue on the South Loop of the university near the current outdoor athletic facilities. Breaking ground on the multi-million-dollar facility is expected this summer

By Maria Rakoczy | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Bailey Erickson is ‘the waffle lady’. She’s known across North Alabama for the luxurious Belgian waffles she makes through her company, Waffle-Bitte. The identity is a change from Erickson’s previous career in the Air Force and federal law enforcement where she was known for taking on tough criminals.

By Erin Coggins | Living 50 Plus Imagine a young G.I recently returned from Europe. He is getting back in the swing of things, attending Drexel University working on a degree in electrical engineering. He spends his time doing things college students did in the 1940s, going on hayrides, bowling and looking for his version of actress Elizabeth Taylor. He