- 5 days ago
June 2023
Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see Our troubles are...
- Apr 25
May 2023
My preconceptions about aging went out the window long ago. Even before I started working at Next, Birmingham’s 50+ Community Center, I...
- Mar 28
Birmingham - April 2023
Michigan is aging, and the Birmingham area is no exception. We are in fact about to see the most profound demographic shift in our...
- Feb 21
Birmingham - March 2023
Intergenerational programs are meaningful, important, and fun. They bolster a strong sense of community, and research shows that every...
- Jan 24
Bloomfield Township - February 2023
How is the new year going for you? Ours is off with a bang! Do you have a resolution for more social connections? Our spring catalog is...
- Jan 24
Birmingham - February 2023
As I was beginning to write this article for February’s issue, I stopped to listen to a piece on CBS Sunday Morning. The story was...
- Dec 28, 2022
Bloomfield Township - January 2023
Author, gerontologist, psychologist and visionary Ken Dychtwald, PhD, has spent more than four decades studying the Age Wave. He coined...
- Dec 28, 2022
Birmingham - January 2023
Next has had a very good year thanks to our amazing members, volunteers, board of directors and staff. Membership and participation...
- Nov 23, 2022
Birmingham - December 2022
We are excited to have the opportunity in Downtown Newsmagazine to share information about Next and help our community discover all that...
- Nov 23, 2022
Bloomfield Township - December 2022
How do you define vitality? Energetic, good physical strength, mental rigor, full of life, functional ability, power to endure, live and...
