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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers
  + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Julie Halpert | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“Most hotel pools are too tiny or too crowded,” she said. Then, while planning a trip to Chicago, Ms. Heisler, from Ann Arbor, Mich., came across a photo of the hotel pool of her dreams. Finding a hotel pool that’s large enough for lap swimming in a big city is even more daunting. Here are six hotel pools that are at least 25 yards long and provide ample space for lap swimming, as well as first-class ambience; some are open to visitors who are not spending the night. Most are open all day, but early morning hours will provide the best lap swim experience, hotel representatives say.
Persons: Michele Heisler, Heisler, Organizations: Intercontinental Locations: Chicago, Ann Arbor, Mich
Caterer Claudia Denelle says of her customers, “It’s very gratifying when you see smiles on their faces… .” Photo: Marrk HarriS/Hindsight Visual MediaFrom the age of two, Claudia Denelle enjoyed cooking with her mother and grandmothers, rolling grape leaves and preparing pasta, the cuisines of their Lebanese and Italian heritage. “It was the place I preferred to be,” says Denelle, who lives in Brockton, Mass.
Persons: Caterer Claudia Denelle, Marrk HarriS, Claudia Denelle, , Denelle Organizations: Locations: Brockton , Mass
Caterer Claudia Denelle says of her customers, “It’s very gratifying when you see smiles on their faces… .” Photo: Marrk HarriS/Hindsight Visual MediaFrom the age of two, Claudia Denelle enjoyed cooking with her mother and grandmothers, rolling grape leaves and preparing pasta, the cuisines of their Lebanese and Italian heritage. “It was the place I preferred to be,” says Denelle, who lives in Brockton, Mass.
Persons: Caterer Claudia Denelle, Marrk HarriS, Claudia Denelle, , Denelle Organizations: Locations: Brockton , Mass
Richard and Susan Brewster in front of the Mercy Ship the Anastasis back in 1999 in South Africa. Richard Brewster and Susan Brewster spent their early careers working in very different fields, she as a nurse and he as an electrical engineer. But after retiring, they began to use their different skills together—working aboard hospital ships that bring medical care to countries where for many it is not readily available. Mr. Brewster, who is 84, spent 30 years helping design and supervise the construction of nuclear power plants. Ms. Brewster, who is 79, graduated from nursing school in 1965 and worked part time as a nurse until she retired in 2004.
I've been to Disney World more than 50 times, and I go to Disneyland every few weeks. The first time I went to Disney World was when I was nine months old. I became an expert in planning Disney trips not just through my own excursions but by planning vacations for friends and family who asked for help. I plan trips for all Disney destinations, including Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, and Adventures by Disney. Planning Disney trips was a side hustle that became a full-time careerMertzman with Minnie Mouse.
When I was lifting weights, I pulled a muscle in my back, and a friend recommended a yoga class. I became a teacher and wanted Trap Studio to be a place where everyone could learn and be themselves. A friend recommended a yoga class. When I got into yoga, I was going into the Detroit suburbs and I was the only Black person in the class. I want to take the elite factor out of yogaI started The Trap Yoga and Massage Studio in 2016.
He Made Custom Furniture—and Now He Makes Whiskey
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Julie Halpert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Stephen Paul started experimenting at making whiskey just for himself and his wife in Arizona. In 2011, he and his daughter launched their company, Whiskey Del Bac by Hamilton Distillers. It was an unusual road that Stephen Paul followed on his way to becoming a maker of whiskey. Mr. Paul, a native of southern Arizona, experienced his first career change at the age of 30 when he gave up teaching environmental science and entered architecture school. At the time, he was mainly interested in the historic architecture of the Sonoran Desert region.
Loretta Veney, an author and speaker, is focused on improving care for those with dementia. Loretta Veney, who is 63, spent most of her career in security management and training, where she helped teach and give shape to security procedures and rules in the public and private sectors. But the seeds of her next career began in 2006 when her mother was diagnosed with dementia. That was when Ms. Veney started learning everything she could to become the best caregiver possible for her mother.
Patty Sheetz gave up the gridlock and polarity of Congress for the more inspiring job of leading history tours in Alexandria, Va.From a top staff job in Congress, Patty Sheetz had a front-row seat to the making of history. Now, as a docent, she appreciates being able to step back and learn about the history of Alexandria, Va., the city where she lives. Ms. Sheetz, 67, was chief of staff for three different congressmen during the 1980s and ’90s. But over time, the schedule began to take a toll, she says. And as political polarization grew, the job became less enjoyable, and she decided it was time for a new career.
Journal Reports: Retirement
  + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Julie Halpert | Laura Landro | Robbie Shell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
It has dawned on me recently that as much as I like to give people advice, the wisdom I offer may not be worth very much.
Zoe Friedlander holds a Rose Greenberg pillow made by the company which her late daughter started and which Ms. Friedlander now runs. The suicide of Rose Greenberg in December 2020 at the age of 27 left her family devastated. “It was paralyzing,” says her mother, 60-year-old Zoe Friedlander of Los Angeles. “In the beginning, I couldn’t do anything.”
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