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David Ames of Davenport has lifeguarded, on and off, from age 18 to 66. He's come to view the job as a part of who he is.

A snake named Patches, made from 100 feet of fabric, is set to headline an exhibition at a local YMCA in Candler in March.

Nearly 350 people participated in a Racing Against Hate 5K, part of the a unity initiative by the First Coast YMCA and the ...

The dawn of the new Lunar New Year starts on Feb. 17 as families in the Bay Area prepare for the Year of the Horse. Here is a ...

Listening to music after the age of 70 appears to be associated with a meaningful reduction in dementia risk. A research team from Monash University analyzed data from more than 10,800 older adults ...

Less than two months after his cancer diagnosis was announced, Nikola Topic of the Oklahoma City Thunder has made amazing on-court progress. Topic was at shootaround before Thursday’s game against the ...

The editors of Scientific American look to 2026 as a chance to peer into the future to see what science may be unfolding and what discoveries may lurk on the horizon. But the new year is also a chance ...

The new UMusic Shop in New York (Image courtesy Universal Music Group) The UMusic Shop NY opened Dec. 10 at 2 Penn Plaza, becoming UMG’s first permanent brick-and-mortar retail experience in North ...

LYNN — The Demakes Family YMCA’s new Music & Performing Arts Center will be open to the public on Saturday. Located at 20 Neptune Blvd, the donor-funded center will offer free and low-cost access to ...

The McBurney YMCA was a happening place in the 1970s. This single room occupancy hotel, or SRO, served as a safe haven, a single’s lounge, and a gym for gay men in New York City. Some denizens of this ...

After primarily focusing on private conversations since its founding, Snapchat is embracing public conversations with a new “Topic Chats” feature. The social network says the feature lets users chat ...