The Best Times

11/12/2025

Come and Jumpstart the New Year this morning with fifty companies that serve many needs of the senior communities. Enjoy live music, learning from our vendors, and enter to win door prizes including the grand prize 65 inch tv courtesy of Americare - Schilling Gardens, Americare - South Breeze, and Americare - Olive Grove Terrace! We have just started the fun and hope to see you soon! Town of ColliervilleJumpstart The New Year Senior Expo

11/11/2025

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11/11/2025

The first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree wasn't a grand display, but a humble gesture during the Great Depression.

On Christmas Eve in 1931, a group of construction workers building Rockefeller Center decided to bring a little Christmas spirit to the muddy work site.

They pooled their money together to buy a 20-foot balsam fir.

Their decorations weren't fancy lights or shiny ornaments. They used what they had: strings of cranberries, handmade paper garlands, and even a few tin cans.

For a moment, these hardworking men stood around the simple tree, a small sign of hope during one of our nation's most difficult times.

There was no formal lighting ceremony or television broadcast. It was just a quiet celebration by the men who were raising a city from the ground up.

That one small act of holiday cheer, born out of tough times, grew into one of the most recognized Christmas traditions in the world. 🎄🛠️🇺🇸

It became an annual symbol of hope and the holiday spirit in New York City.

Sources: Rockefeller Center Archives, The New York Times

11/11/2025

We have not long to love.
Light does not stay.
The tender things are those
we fold away.
Coarse fabrics are the ones
for common wear.
In silence I have watched you
comb your hair.
Intimate the silence,
dim and warm.
I could but did not, reach
to touch your arm.
I could, but do not, break
that which is still.
(Almost the faintest whisper
would be shrill.)
So moments pass as though
they wished to stay.
We have not long to love.
A night. A day.... ---Tennessee Williams

11/11/2025

91-year-old Pat Boone, helping his friend, singer Johnny Mathis, celebrate his 90th birthday in September! The two last sang together on 'The Chevy Show,' back on January 1st, 1959

11/10/2025

As we say goodbye to the hottest summer many of us remember, it’s time to enjoy the cooler fall air. Mid-Southerners … Read moreFall Festivals 2025

11/10/2025

Join us this Wednesday for the Collierville 50+ Expo, brought to you by The Best Times.

As we say goodbye to the hottest summer many of us remember, it’s time to enjoy the cooler fall air. Mid-Southerners … Read moreFall Festivals 2025

11/06/2025

Another successful Germantown Senior Expo today at The Great Hall. This annual event is produced by the City of Germantown Parks and Recreation division and volunteers. The Best Times will be in Collierville next week for the "Jumpstart the New Year" 50+ Expo at the Cox Community Center.