She’s helping old souls tap into a new passion. Betty Markowitz has been teaching tap dance to senior citizens for more than two decades, and at the age of 96, she has no plans to slow down. On Wednesday night, the great-grandmother — who is New York City’s oldest known dance teacher — put on … Read more
Marion Ross has made it another year around the sun. The “Happy Days” alum celebrated her 97th birthday in an Instagram post shared by her son, comedian Jim Meskimen, on Saturday. Meskimen, 66, posted a picture of Ross sitting at a table and blowing out her birthday candles in a white cake that was covered … Read more
Aug. 3 is now Tony Bennett Day in America. A resolution was unanimously passed in the Senate to honor the legendary singer, who died last week, on what would have been his 97th birthday. “You only come across a Tony Bennett once in a lifetime,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said of the longtime New Yorker on … Read more