Wiser With Age

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  • Harlem cook realizes dream and opens vegan soul food restaurant

    Harlem cook realizes dream and opens vegan soul food restaurant

    Brenda Beener, owner and chef at Seasoned Vegan in Harlem, NY (Photo/Kori Raishon)
    Brenda Beener, owner and chef at Seasoned Vegan in Harlem, NY (Photo/Kori Raishon)

    Owning her own restaurant is something Brenda Beener has wanted for a very long time.

    “I didn’t even realize it, until I started talking to people,” says Beener, who is known in her Harlem, NY community for her exceptional vegan cooking skills.

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  • Summer camp owner reveals her secret to youth

    Summer camp owner reveals her secret to youth


    A woman with white hair and wearing a purple shirt.
    Nancy Goldberg, owner and director of Belvoir Terrace (Courtesy Nancy Goldberg)

    Nancy Goldberg is 78, and she says she feels in better shape now than she did at 50.

    What is her secret?

    Working outdoors and teaching kids, says the owner and director of Belvoir Terrace – a sports and performing arts summer camp for girls in Lenox, Massachusetts. She also runs or swims, for 30 minutes, six days a week, and follows a vegan diet.

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