Explore interesting topics and articles featuring resident stories, community events and interesting facts in the vibrant East Side of Milwaukee. Go ahead, explore.




A WALK TO REMEMBER

We all have those moments when memory fails: you wonder where your phone is as you’re in the middle of a call, or you leave the house and think, “did I turn the stove off?” For most of us, minor memory loss is perfectly normal. Then there’s Alzheimer’s. This debilitating disease is affecting more and …

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Living the Lake Life

The word “Milwaukee” is thought to mean Good Land in Algonquian. What makes this land so good? Its proximity to water. Lake Michigan forms our majestic third coast to our east, and the beautiful Milwaukee River runs through downtown. The best way to take advantage of the water is, of course, by boat. Without question, …

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Tour Allure

Did you catch the fun of Eastcastle Place senior living community’s recent Milwaukee Theater Bus Trip celebrating National Road Trip Day? We had a blast. A few highlights were: Learning some of the rich history of our favorite music venues Sharing our memories of our own music and theater experiences Discovering the amazing fact that …

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Social Media Mania

While older adults were not the earliest users of social media, the population has certainly jumped on the proverbial band wagon and adopted it in recent years in a significant way. The definition of social media is surprisingly simple. According to this story from History Cooperative, social media is: “the different forms of online communication used by people …

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