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Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. This was a joke that Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered assistant, told me when prompted to “tell me a joke.” It turns out that no engineer is able to tell me why Copilot told me this specific joke. AI models are trained to respond and have… Read More
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Persistence is better than perfection. That was a theme in the March Civic Coffee event on employment support services in Seattle for non-native English speakers hosted by Age Friendly Seattle and The Seattle Public Library. The panel featured insights from Joseph Ntumba, project manager at Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, Getu Hude, project coordinator at… Read More
When it comes to managing chronic conditions, you are your best advocate. Doctors and pharmacists are there to support you. These were key takeaways from Age Friendly Seattle’s and The Seattle Public Library’s February Civic Coffee event on living well with chronic conditions. The lively discussion featured insights from Aging and Disability Services’ senior planner,… Read More
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Age Friendly Seattle and The Seattle Public Library partnered with the East African Senior Center to host their monthly Civic Coffee. This month’s discussion focused on brain health. Aging Wisdom‘s Kerri Pollock, Dementia Friends Washington’s Katie Hapner, and Swedish Medical Center’s Dr. Ariana Tart-Zelvin led an insightful conversation on how… Read More
On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and Providence Elizabeth House to host its monthly Civic Coffee, focusing on autumn cleaning. Janene Pastor, Director of Operations at Aria Environmental, had great insight into the impacts and benefits of decluttering. Janene grounded the conversation in the encouragement to not… Read More
On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and Providence Elizabeth House to host its monthly Civic Coffee; this month focused on grief and loss. Alice Ryan, assistant teaching professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work and director of the Carol LaMare Program, and Sonja Whittaker,… Read More
Across two days in October, leaders, advocates, caregivers, and community partners gathered for the W4A–State Council on Aging Fall Advocacy Gathering and the Washington Senior Lobby Fall Conference. Both events underscored a shared reality: Washington is aging rapidly, and the systems that support older adults are facing new pressures at the federal, state, and local… Read More
On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and GenPride to host its monthly Civic Coffee, focusing on fall prevention. Paige Denison, Director of Health, Wellness, and Project Enhance at Sound Generations, and Helen Halpern, an occupational therapist with Habitat for Humanity through the CAPABLE program, spoke about fall… Read More
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and GenPride to host its monthly Civic Coffee event with a focus on fraud prevention. Cynthia Henton, a volunteer AARP Fraud Watch specialist and a retired elementary and middle school math teacher, led the conversation. Cynthia began by sharing that people… Read More
On June 12, Age Friendly Seattle and Seattle Public Library collaborated with the Seattle Police Department to host their monthly Civic Coffee hour at Asian Counseling and Referral Services in South Seattle. Joe Elenbaas, East Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, and Matthew Brown, South Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, led an informative presentation about personal safety, 911 response, and staying… Read More