Memos from Manhattan

Arlen Hollis Kane is a Manhattan-based award-winning healthcare writer, who turned over every rock to help find the road to well-being for her readers. She writes a regular column for 50PlusToday called Memos From Manhattan. After reaching 50 Plus years, she pursued a childhood passion and enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is now a designer and maker of handbags, scarves and jewelry. Her design work in fashion blends perfectly with her art. Her photograph, City Birds and her abstract acrylic “Big Bang,” were featured in juried shows in New York. “Off The Wall,” her one-woman show featuring both her photography and art was a major exhibit at the Gallery of the Borough President of Manhattan.

What comes after “Thank you”?

by Arlen Hollis Kane Well, That’s a Problem You’re welcome.” I just had to get that out. You may be wondering why I dangled that without so much as a “thank you” preceding it. As I said, I had to get it out there – and fast, because it may be the

CAN SHOPPING AT COSTCO COST YOU MONEY? Only If You Live In Manhattan

by Arlen Hollis Kane I have a neighbor who was lucky enough to have snagged a fabulous apartment in our building a couple of years after its completion. Our building, though not one of Manhattan’s coveted pre-war buildings that boast enormous rooms and glorious architectural detail, was built just after the

TELL ME, DO I NEED A JACKET?

Why High-Tech Weather Reports Leave Me Cold I don’t know about you, but when I’m getting ready for the day I watch a 20-minute weather report, and still have to check an app on my iPhone to figure out what to wear. Naturally, the app is set to give me the weather

Hungry for Another Time

by Arlen Hollis Kane "Don’t tell me you’re starving." Don’t tell me you’re starving. And certainly don’t tell me you’re starving to death. When did we stop being hungry? I ask a friend “Are you hungry?,” and the answer more often than not is “I can eat.” I know you can eat,

What’s Considered Weird in a City Where Anything Goes?

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by Arlen Hollis Kane The answer will knock the cleats off your feet. I’d like you to know that there is an elderly couple who live in my neighborhood. They are nicely rounded, quite friendly and dress from head to toe in psychedelic tie-dye. We’re not talking muted shades of color that

GEORGE WASHINGTON, OUR FIRST TECH GIANT

by Arlen Hollis Kane AH, FEBRUARY: TIME FOR PRESIDENTS, LOVE AND TECH It’s February and that means I’m musing about Presidents and love and technology. Okay, you get the President’s Day reference and Valentine’s Day but technology? Hang in there, I’ll explain. In the meantime, here’s a spoiler alert: Steve Jobs scooch over,

A SMALL THRILL IN THE BIG APPLE

by Arlen Hollis Kane By now some of you know that I’m a Big Apple Greeter. It’s a volunteer position that puts me in touch with people from around the country and around the world. I get to practice my language skills, the word “skills” being used with great recklessness. My

How to UnJade a Jaded New Yorker (Hint: Have You Seen the 5th Ave Holiday Windows?)

by Arlen Hollis Kane Every year throngs of visitors clog the streets around Fifth Avenue. The migration begins in December and continues into January. What, you may ask, has caused this mass visitation upon New York’s iconic shopping street? Well, if you have to ask, you’ve never been to New York

MEMOS FROM MANHATTAN

by Arlen Hollis Kane Forget What You’ve Heard, We Want You to Come Let’s say you want to visit New York but you don’t want to be a typical tourist, especially not in New York City where, or so you’ve heard, patience is short, people move fast, and tourists are bounced around