Active Adult articles from ajc.com http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2008, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Fri, 16 May 2008 07:40:23 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg Active Adult articles from ajc.com http://www.ajc.com 5 Buford houseboat makes life a playground http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/04/24/HGtourbuford_0425.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/04/24/HGtourbuford_0425.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:42 EDT The floating playground that Ivan and Cat Epperson enjoy cost nearly $1 million, but they can't put a price tag on the pleasure it gives them. Fayette woman braves crowds to run with Olympic torch http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/stories/2008/04/10/bonnie_0410.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/stories/2008/04/10/bonnie_0410.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:42:45 EDT Metro Atlantan Bonnie Bobbitt traveled across the country to run with the Olympic torch on Wednesday. Because officials changed the relay route to avoid protesters, her segment of the torch run only lasted a few minutes, and her family missed it. Cobb condo designed to fit busy, vibrant lifestyle http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/private/stories/2008/03/18/pqsebastian_0323.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/private/stories/2008/03/18/pqsebastian_0323.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:31:47 EDT Alberto Sebastian's home is all about bold colors and spectacular sunrises. Fayette woman to bear Olympic torch in San Francisco http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/stories/2008/04/08/bonnie_0409.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/stories/2008/04/08/bonnie_0409.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:44:44 EDT Bonnie Bobbitt's an avid cyclist, but she'll park her bike and pound the pavement in San Francisco this week, Olympic torch in hand. Garden Plaza vibe 'just like a five-star hotel' http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/04/03/apartment_0406.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/04/03/apartment_0406.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:56:12 EDT Doris Schaefer moved from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Garden Plaza at Lawrenceville last October. Move from Dunwoody to Midtown opens up new world http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/03/17/HGLamb_0320.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/03/17/HGLamb_0320.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:39:08 EDT To some, Glee Lamb's move last fall from a four-bedroom home in Dunwoody to her two-bedroom, two-story Midtown condo might seem like scaling down. But for Lamb, it's really been an expansion, a chance to live life on a much larger scale. In a traffic nightmare, van-poolers keep smiling http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/03/09/vanpool_0310.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/03/09/vanpool_0310.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:24:10 EDT The white van hasn't even left the cement and tinted-glass workscape of a Cobb County office park. Yet the banter of the afternoon commute is in full gear. Fayette woman honors WWII veterans with free DC trips http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/fayette/stories/2008/02/28/honorflight_0229.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/fayette/stories/2008/02/28/honorflight_0229.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:21:49 EST Gail Sparrow just wanted to say thanks in her own way. Homes adopt look of years past http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2007/11/01/homecover_1104.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2007/11/01/homecover_1104.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:19:34 EST From intown to the suburbs, communities are taking cues from the past. Neighborhoods boasting homes with Craftsman, Charleston and Victorian-era details are attracting buyers bored with ubiquitous two-story contemporaries. Retirees love traditional look of neighborhood http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2007/11/28/development_1202.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2007/11/28/development_1202.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:17:28 EST Linda and Allen Impellitteri were ready to retire from 5 acres on the Tallulah River in Rabun County. "After 12 years, we were ready to find a smaller place with less upkeep. We wanted to be in an area that would offer great shopping and restaurants close by and convenient medical care," says Linda. "When we drove in here, I told Allen, 'This is it. We don't have to look any further.'" The Impellitteris moved into Oak Grove in Athens a year ago. Perfect spot where 'we could retire' http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/01/10/vacation_0113.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/01/10/vacation_0113.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:16:29 EST Who: Marie and Bob Beiser Even a slumping market has hot spots http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/02/21/homecover_0224.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/02/21/homecover_0224.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:14:32 EST With doom and gloom stories about home sales dominating the front pages, it's easy to believe that nobody is buying these days. Turns out, though, that just isn't so. Ever-changing view never gets old http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/02/27/vacation_0302.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2008/02/27/vacation_0302.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:56:03 EST Who: Charlie and Pat Brown East Cobb home remodeled to last a lifetime http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/02/25/HGBurrow_0228.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/02/25/HGBurrow_0228.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:35:59 EST After 20 years in their east Cobb neighborhood, Joel and Susan Burrow knew it was time for a change. The retired couple was growing weary of the stairs and the small kitchen in their 26-year-old traditional, but their search for a new one-story house was frustrating. New travel Web site for boomers: Boomeropia http://www.ajc.com/services/content/travel/otherdestinations/us_stories/2008/02/26/trboomer_0226.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=23 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/travel/otherdestinations/us_stories/2008/02/26/trboomer_0226.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=23 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:37:07 EST LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new travel Web site has been launched for baby boomers at www.boomeropia.com. Makeover the house (and keep neighbors happy) http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/07/HGPortis_0110.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/07/HGPortis_0110.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:43:09 EST 2 cottages show the path to maximizing space http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2007/12/31/hgcottage_0103.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2007/12/31/hgcottage_0103.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:32:29 EST Inside the house that barter built http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/14/HGWillis0117.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/14/HGWillis0117.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:42:08 EST A low-maintenance home for a couple on the go http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/28/HGSmith_0131.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/01/28/HGSmith_0131.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:30:50 EST A couple who likes to travel needs a house that won't take up too much of their free time. For Lucinda and Ed Smith, their three-story cluster home on the edge of Decatur is the base of operations from which they can take off to their home in Florida — or other parts of the globe. Retirees scoop up deceptively large bungalow in Canton http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/02/04/hgdollar_0207.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/02/04/hgdollar_0207.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:26:25 EST Judy and Charlie Dollar saw the signs: The kids were gone; the big house was becoming a chore. It was time to downsize.