Assisted Living

Immunization clinic -- 9-11:30 a.m. and 3-6:30 p.m., Crawford County General Health District, 130 N. Walnut St., Suite B. Medicaid cards accepted. All others charged $10 per office call and $5 per injection. Bring your child's immunization record with you. A responsible adult must accompany children under the age of 18 years. No one denied for inability to pay. Call 419-562-5871 for details. Flu shots are available at these clinics for $20 per injection. Medicare Part B and Medicaid cards accepted as payment.

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Looking at tomorrow’s economic development across the city

If you ask Thomas O'Grady, the director of Suffolk's Department of Economic Development, it's coming from the growth itself."Success breeds success," he said of the plans for the two main zones attracting new business, specifically downtown and North Suffolk.In 2006, 31 major business announcements were made for both areas combined, as well as dozens of small business openings.The economic activity boom will take Suffolk far in the future, O'Grady said.A breakdown of some of the most exciting projects, as named by O'Grady, that are on Suffolk's horizon, are:n Belleharbour n Parts of this development, near Temple Beth El on Bridge Road, are already built, but others are still waiting approval. Some of the single-family and multi-family homes are already standing, but office and retail shops proposed for the plan are waiting to be approved.Other aspects of the project include a hotel, which is currently under review by the Planning Commission, and an assisted-living facility.n Hampton Roads Crossing n This was the first plan to be approved under the mixed-use ordinance.

OCPAC has lost four managers

Four high-ranking managers at the Orange County Performing Arts Center have left or retired since the opening of the center's new concert hall in September, and turnover has been especially high on the fundraising staff at a pivotal time for the expansion's success under a new president, Terrence Dwyer.

Faced with feeding an increased appetite for donations, Dwyer is coming under criticism from Michael L. Halpern, who was second in command for fundraising from 1999 until Sept. 30. Halpern described Dwyer as an uncommunicative leader who "came in and broke something that wasn't broke."

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United States Universities-linked senior communities creating buzz

A new breed of senior communities affiliated with major universities has been gaining strength in the United States. Residents are able to take a variety of classes offered on-site and audit courses at the university campus. Most of all, students from the university medical school provide the quality care. A quality of living that has its price.