A-Town Magazine
Battery bank or generator? How to choose the best backup power for your home during an outage
From portable battery banks and generators to whole-house systems, there are many backup power choices to consider as extreme weather ramps up and outages happen more often and last longer. People need solutions to keep medical devices, cellphones and other important appliances powered up. “If you’re deciding between different backup power options for what you […]
You just retired (or are about to). Now what?
If there’s one group likely to be experiencing the most consternation over inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s those who have just retired or are about to. To make it through this period with their sanity intact, they should focus on what they can control. Assess spending rate People who have just retired or are about […]
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches
WASHINGTON | An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target the protein have failed. […]
Grateful dog owner describes mountain rescue after canine apparently ingests cannabis
LONDON | Christina Bluhme was high on the flanks of Britain’s tallest mountain with her dogs and one of the hounds was a lot higher — and not in a good way. Tokyo, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever, had apparently ingested cannabis along the trail and had to be rescued after she began to sway […]
What injured athletes can teach us about recovery and resilience
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. | Serious injuries and medical conditions disrupt people’s daily routines and can impact their confidence and sense of identity. Elite athletes know the challenges from an injury that sidelines them from their sport, requires physical rehabilitation and leaves their ability to return to competition in doubt. The process that top athletes go through […]
How to protect your roses from black spot disease
Few garden plants attract as much admiration as roses. They’re as beautiful in the garden as they are in a vase, and their flowers are almost universally a symbol of love. Unfortunately, they don’t always grow without challenges. Wilting, infestations and infections are not uncommon. And none are more dreaded than the often-deadly black spot […]
Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Cillian Murphy and more mourn the death of Sam Neill
Fellow actors and fans of Sam Neill mourned his passing after the New Zealand actor died Monday following a diagnosis of a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill achieved his highest level of fame in “Jurassic Park” playing paleontologist Alan Grant, who is summoned to an island off Costa Rica where a theme park has […]
Greece awaits Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ with anticipation despite casting controversy
ATHENS, Greece | Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opens Friday, to global anticipation and some controversy over his casting choices — but what do Greeks think? Conversation about adaptations often revolves around how closely they follow a source text. But in a country where Homer’s story is taught and retold at all schools, many point to […]
Askkanwii’s Diasporic Film Festival bringing global stories, understanding to Aurora in August
AURORA | The world regularly comes to Aurora, this time on the silver screen. The third Colorado Diasporic Film Festival is coming to Aurora in August. As an initiative of the Askkanwii Filmmaking Incubator Hub, another Colorado-based nonprofit, the festival seeks to foster cross-cultural understanding and connection. Askkanwii was founded in 2013 by Ousmane Ndoye, […]
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
New York City’s famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak. The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side that have been ordered to clean and […]