February ’18

For Gloria Pope, working to serve the community didn’t end when she retired from her full-time job.

I consider myself to be fairly sharp, fairly with it. I have varied interests, am well read, tech savvy and pay (semiregular) attention to current events. But there are some times—and some topics—when I find myself nodding along with colleagues and friends, absolutely clueless. At the top of that list? Podcasts.

Style Canal Fulton owners Lori Julien and Karen Cool call themselves purveyors of fun vintage home décor and fashion. The boutique offers vintage items, new clothing, home décor, a line of chalk paint and artisan-made jewelry.

A musical about a group of 40ish-year-old women who reunite at a karaoke bar for an engagement party is coming to Canton.

Dr. Merle Griff is the founder and CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions and has led it to its current position as the only company that is currently franchising adult daytime senior care and activity centers.

Putting together the Most Eligible Singles issue is kind of like opening a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.

I met Sandy, my significant other, in kindergarten. We attended a parochial school together. Then we were classmates at a public high school—we even went to the freshman dance together. But, it was a friendship more than an infatuation, and as happens with many high school friendships, it was laid aside at the end of our school days. Sandy attended one college, and I went to another.

I have a childhood friend who for years has said she wishes her parents just would arrange a marriage for her because dating and breakups get old fast. She’s joking, but she’s joking in that way that she’s also a little bit serious.

I love my kids, and I love my job. I’m optimistic, open-minded, spontaneous, and have been described as a professional juggler of life.

Have someone in your life who won’t stop texting but won’t make plans to actually meet up? He might be bread-crumbing you. Say what?! Dating now practically requires its own phrase book.