A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Diane and David Rowsell were looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren. Then they discovered how many of their neighbours in York were going hungry
Source: A new start after 60: we planned a quiet retirement – but ended up fighting food poverty
Making a difference.
Izabelle Major 12-Year-old battling Leukemia has one wish, to receive a puppy who will be by her side on good days and bad. Steven Barbato, a former coworker o
Source: Family friend, community gift puppy to Cranston girl battling leukemia
Nice.
An 84-year-old woman is proving it is never too late to learn.
Source: 84-year-old woman working toward GED after husband passed away
Never. Too. Late.
Never.
A Raleigh auto shop technician who rescued a six-week-old kitten hiding in a car has officially adopted her, according to Quality Plus Automotive Service, Inc.
Source: Fur-ever home: Raleigh technician who rescued kitten hiding in car has adopted her, auto shop says
Very cute.
A study in monkeys and human patients shows how the blood-brain barrier can be crossed to allow the delivery of drugs that, in theory, could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Source: New technique opens the brain to unprecedented neurological treatments
Expensive, for now, but an amazing advancement.
Classic American diners make money serving up hearty meals for a fair price but one East Bay establishment has built its business giving away food.
Source: Berkeley diner provides free meals to anyone who’s hungry, no questions asked
Nice.
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Dreams came true for a special group of students at Washington High School on Saturday evening, and it was all thanks to an outpour of love from the community. “Ther…
Source: Community gathers donations to send Washington High special needs students to prom
Very cool.
Year after year, on holiday in Switzerland with her late husband, Margaret Thompson watched the paragliders and imagined joining them. When she did, it was heavenly
So cool.
Railroad workers in New York are being praised for saving a young boy who had wandered dangerously close to the electrified third rail.
Source: Caught on camera: Railroad conductor sprints to rescue 3-year-old from train tracks
Well done, all!
What started as a restaurant has become a path to entrepreneurship, turning formerly incarcerated folks into lawyers and soul food impresarios.
Source: Minnesota’s Prison-to-Grilled-Cheese Pipeline Is Changing Lives
Love this.