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Gen X's oldest members are several years away from retirement, but they are already starting to think about where they will live.

When they were raising their four children, Billy and Erin Shipley had space for their family to grow: a two-story, five-bedroom house in Sugar Land, Texas, with a large yard and a pool. But as the children became adults and moved out, the second floor was deserted and maintaining the lawn and pool became a burden. Like many members of Generation X facing an empty nest, the Shipleys decided to look for a home better suited to their needs where they could eventually live in retirement. They chose

James R. “Rat” Bowen, a member of the Lumbee Native American tribe who became a professional painter and a co-founder of Rose’s Bakery in the Northeast Market, died May 18 of pneumonia. He was 86.

James R. “Rat” Bowen, a member of the Lumbee Native American tribe who became a professional painter and a co-founder of Rose’s Bakery in the Northeast Market, died May 18 of pneumonia. He was 86.