As some of you know my mother, Doris Shintani, left this earth on August 13, 2009. She had Alzheimer’s disease for about 12 years leading up to her death. Recently I spoke about the many gifts she gave me at a community memorial and at the United...

Unwilling to stuff envelopes or go off quietly to the sidelines, thousands of innovators in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond are combining their creativity and experience to address big social problems. These change-makers are taking matters into their...

I’m not ashamed to admit it, I hired an organizer. Sometimes I think it is just best to get some one to help me do a job I haven’t been able to tackle. The professional I brought is a local coastside gal named Jeri Dansky. I met her through twitter...

“We had such a wonderful turn out for the Second Doctors Without Borders Silent Art Auction we just have to do it again. The event is getting a reputation for the terrific art and the well attended reception.” said Judy Shintani, artist and...

I just read this interesting post: The energy company Statoil has begun operation of the first full-size Hywind floating wind turbine at a location 10 kilometers off the Norwegian coast. What is remarkable about this turbine is that is is floating in...