The search for livable, age-friendly communities
Northfield, Maple Grove and Minneapolis are leading the drive to create more "age-friendly" hometowns.
What you should do when it's time to downsize your home
It may be time to start minimizing your stuff. Local companies can help.
A Minnesotan and his appreciation of the run – 40 years on
The impact of that impulse to run laps at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse eventually expanded.
Local
Minnesota men boast nation's longest life expectancy
Women in Minnesota had the fourth-longest life expectancy, according to new research.
The Good Life
21 unvarnished truths about retirement
The life lessons this man learned since taking early retirement at 50.
The Good Life
Adventure travel is not just for the young
Travelers over 50 are shifting from the beach to more exotic locations.
Variety
Easy and appealing ways to eat more veggies
Even if you're not a fan, vegetables can be a bigger part of your diet with these tips.
Variety
Business
Nearing retirement? Eliminating debt should be a goal
No debt translates into more savings and mental relief.
Variety
Famous 'Curly Girl' hairstylist now urging women to embrace their gray
With her new book, a longtime stylist hopes to free women from the tyranny of coloring gray hair.
Business
Protect your 401(k) from rising interest rates with this plan
As the Fed hikes rates, your retirement account balances may shrink, but that doesn't mean you should press the panic button.
Minneapolis
Met Council may explore Uber, Lyft service for disabled people
As baby boomers age and demand for new transit options surges, other cities including Boston, Kansas City and the St. Petersburg, Fla. area, are experimenting with programs involving ride-sharing firms, too.
Variety
Friends across generations: Profiles of connections between people of different ages
Yes, people from different age groups can make for great bonds. We talked to four unique intergenerational pairs.
Home & Garden
Baby boomers tell all about selling their suburban homes and moving to downtown Minneapolis
What's it really like to shed your big suburban home and move downtown? Empty nesters tell all — the good, the bad and the surprising.
Variety
My Great Decluttering Experiment
Four techniques, four weeks, 20 years of stuff. Could I get organized once and for all?
Variety
My Good Life: Two authors share an intergenerational connection
Writers Kit Naylor, 64, and Faith Sullivan, 84, share a mother-daughter bond of sorts, without actually being related.
Variety
How to stay fit after 50
If you've passed the half-century mark, it's likely that your body isn't bouncing back like it once did. Your lower back might be feeling the…
Variety
The best way to spend safely in retirement
Researchers ran the numbers to create a workable strategy.
Variety
How boomers can propel the #MeToo movement
By combating sexual harassment, they can leave a major workplace legacy.
Variety
Now may be a good time to rebalance
Q: During my career, I followed your advice and used dollar cost averaging to build my retirement income. Not surprisingly, my portfolio now needs…
Stage & Arts
Park Square Theatre's artistic director ready to leave after 43 years
Park Square's "accidental artistic director" Richard Cook will retire this fall on his 70th birthday.
Business
VR helps seniors cope with depression, anxiety, Minneapolis center finds
A test program has yielded promising results at Ebenezer Care Center.
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