SSA Connection – July 24th!

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier In the 20th century we added an unprecedented number of years to our lifespans, but is the quality of life as good? Surprisingly, yes! At TEDxWomen psychologist Laura Carstensen shows research

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SSA Connection – July 17th!

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! The inside story of Notre-Dame’s incredible reconstruction In a moment that stunned the world in 2019, the famed Notre-Dame in Paris went up in flames, threatening the future of the centuries-old Gothic treasure. Philippe Villeneuve, the chief

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SSA Connection – July 10th!

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisin Leah Chase’s New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo and fried chicken. During the civil rights movement, it was a place where white

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SSA Connection – July 3rd!

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! The fire-breathing dragon-horse sparking wonder in a city near you How does a city change when its art doesn’t hang on museum walls but instead roams the streets? Artist Frédette Lampre of the production company La Machine

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2025 Senior Academy

Senior Services is excited to offer the Senior Academy to Alexandria residents and employees 60 and older starting on Wednesday, September 3. This four-week session takes place every Wednesday morning from 10:00 am to 12 Noon.  The weekly venues will change starting at City Hall, followed by

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SSA Connection – June 12th!

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! The outlaws of the ocean — and how we’re reeling them in Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems — but we can’t stop what we can’t see. Harnessing the power of satellite

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