Over 100 years old, the elegant home of Cinda and Tom Welu catches your eye. The Welu home is one of five featured houses on display this year during the annual Dubuque Old House Enthusiasts Tour on May 18 to 20 during the annual DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival. This interview and more are featured in the May issue of Julien’s Journal.

The Ken Kringle Historic Preservation Award was created by the City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission to recognize excellence in historic preservation. Awards are announced annually for the best rehabilitation projects located in the City of Dubuque. Winners are featured in the May issue of Julien’s Journal Magazine.

One of the most important facets of any community is its access to quality health care. In this issue’s Community Health Report, Julien’s Journal takes its literary stethoscope and examines the heartbeat of our local health care institutions. We will explore how our local and regional hospitals are investing in modernization and state-of-the-art medical technologies that will improve and advance the diagnosis and treatment of disease. We introduce new physicians, specialists, and surgeons that are coming to the Tri-States to practice in their fields of expertise.

Staying healthy here in the land of plenty of convenient fast food can be a difficult task. Unrelenting advertising bombards us, deliciously depicting high carb and caloric delicacies right in our own living rooms. Commercials, shamelessly aimed at children, sell our unsuspecting youth one-way tickets on the Processed Food & Sugar Train. Is there any wonder that our nation is experiencing an obesity epidemic?

We are at the beginning of a potentially dramatic shift in the senior living industry. Within a few short years approximately 71.5 million people nationwide, reaching age 65+, will be looking for senior living options and healthcare solutions. This generation of Baby Boomers is about to redefine senior living.