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Over several weeks in January, Batsheva Hay stopped women outside a dance studio, on the subway and inside a grocery store. She slid into strangers’ DMs. Read more
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Over several weeks in January, Batsheva Hay stopped women outside a dance studio, on the subway and inside a grocery store. She slid into strangers’ DMs. Read more
When Edith Ceccarelli was born in February 1908, Theodore Roosevelt was president, Oklahoma had just become the nation’s 46th state, and women did not yet have the right to vote. Read more
Getting married when you’re an older adult comes with complications: You and your spouse may have assets from years of working, and you may have children from previous relationships. Read more
Many people tend to lead sedentary lifestyles when they age. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down, and exercising can be a challenge. Read more
It’s time to hit rewind. Remember when movies were literally at your fingertips, before you had to pay for Netflix and YouTube TV? Read more
You probably know that tea and coffee contain caffeine, but did you know it also can be found in other drinks, food and some medications? Read more
To stay healthy as you age, experts recommend a mix of cardio, strength and balance training. Read more
For more than a century, when selectmen here honored the town’s oldest resident, the title came with a distinctive trophy: a gold-topped, ebony walking cane, engraved with the town’s name, that was theirs to keep for as long as they might live. Read more
Connie Zweig first encountered her inner ageist on a cloudless spring day in Santa Monica about seven years ago. Read more
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The still-rocking Rolling Stones aside, should there be a required or suggested retirement age for concerts by over-the-hill music stars whose best days as live performers are years behind them? Read more
Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day. Read more
Kathy Fitts loved her roomy house in suburban Atlanta. But after her children moved out, and the pandemic exacerbated the isolation she often felt as a divorced woman, she left for Latitude Margaritaville, a Jimmy Buffett-themed housing development in Daytona Beach, Fla., for those “55 and better.” Read more
Dear Savvy Senior: Can you explain to me how the retirement saver’s tax credit works? Read more
When Liz Dyer’s son Nicholas came out to her as gay, she had some hard questions for her faith. Read more
Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve been talking to my mobility challenged mother, who lives alone, about automating her house with some smart home products to make it more convenient. Read more
Seniors are one of the fastest-growing populations of cannabis users in the United States. Read more
On a recent evening in the West Village of Manhattan, Dorothy Wiggins, a petite 98-year-old woman wearing a dark coat and a pink scarf, left her town house to check out Little Ruby’s Cafe, a chic new restaurant in her neighborhood. Inside, she approached the hostess. Read more
Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that’s been around for a while: people over 65 years old. Read more
Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about creating an incentive trust? I have an adult son and daughter who are both financially inept. Before I die, I want to put some type of requirements in place that they will need to follow in order to receive their portion of my estate. — Frustrated Father Read more
There are 39 steps from the spot Gerry Goldsholle and his wife, Myra Levenson, park the car at their four-level, wood-frame house in Mill Valley, Calif., to where, at the end of each evening, they park themselves. Read more
How many of us have wanted a reliable, evidence-based guide to aging that explains how our bodies and minds change as we grow older, and how to adapt to those differences? Read more