I shrunk. Did you?

By: Marci Shatzman I used to be 5’5” in high heels. Now I’m just 5’2”. “What are you doing down there?” mostly men who tower over me ask if they haven’t seen me for a few years. Not cute.  One of my least favorite things about aging is the loss of my spikes. Now I’m confined to flatties, and I can’t even look someone More...

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By Bocatribune On Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
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Nobody wanted to be called “a feminist”

By: Marci Shatzman After activist and author Betty Friedan’s brand of feminism morphed into a more inclusive movement, some women opted out. They didn’t want to be labeled “a feminist.”    I covered More...

By Bocatribune On Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
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Dogs Adopted Us

By: Marci Shatzman This is a dog friendly city. Mizner Park had outdoor restaurant pet parents seating, and stores put out water bowls when we moved here 23 years ago. Little dogs were pocketbook passengers. So, More...

By Online Staff D On Monday, August 21st, 2023
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Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts in West Boca

By: Marci Shatzman Boca Raton, FL – Mallory and Carlo Villarosa shop at Sprouts Farmers Market in Deerfield Beach. But since they were in the neighborhood, they checked out the grand opening of the More...

By Online Staff AB On Friday, August 18th, 2023
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So much for aging gracefully

We didn’t house hunt in a 55-plus community when we moved here from Philly. We were already in our 50s, so we could have bought a home in our choice of developments. But we didn’t want to be one of More...

By Online Staff AB On Saturday, August 12th, 2023
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Hair today, white tomorrow

I let my fake blonde hair grow out before the pandemic created a non-salon coloring crisis. I was bald after chemo for breast cancer, but I started bleaching it again the minute it grew out. I’m a brunette More...

By Online Staff AB On Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
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Why older women are done with dating

By Marci Shatzman The only people who ask me to fix them up these days are men. This has nothing to do with divorce. Even women who had a happy marriage and lost their spouse are completely done with dating. More...

By Bocatribune On Friday, July 28th, 2023
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What happened to cheap eats?

We thought we’d beat the crowds by going to our favorite taco joint early for Taco Tuesday.  But instead of finding the usual cheap eats, the menu had a fixed price all-you-can-eat for $27. We don’t More...

By Bocatribune On Friday, July 21st, 2023
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Skin is in

By: Marci Shatzman Just when I can’t even wear sleeveless anymore, skin is in. Ads flaunt flawless behinds in thong bathing suits, meant to motivate women to avoid the inevitable derriere droop with plastic More...