Beacon needs bikes, with Meg Lazaros
Photo by Michael Isabell There are plenty of good reasons to hope for a more bikeable Beacon. To name a few: 1) Improved safety (for drivers…
Gen X women are not done, with Lena Rizkallah
Photo by Michael Isabell Lena Rizkallah has carved out a niche giving financial advice to women in their 40s and 50s, often helping them navigate transitional…
How Sergei Krasikov turned his love of nature into a civic purpose
Photo by Michael Isabell Our interview with Sergei Krasikov is a must-listen if you’re into trails, open spaces, water sheds and being outside in any weather. …
Paulette Myers-Rich’s art book collaborations
Paulette Myers-Rich has partnered with dozens of artists and writers during an accomplished career in fine art printing. In this interview we talk about many of…
Raising animals builds compassion, with Kim Pennock
Photo by Michael Isabell. Kim Pennock is an educator and the poultry lead at the Stony Kill educational farm and 4H club. Stony Kill has chickens,…
Q&A: JC Calderon on the future of Fishkill Avenue
The Fishkill Avenue Concepts committee will hold a community feedback meeting on Sunday March 9. Taking place at Industrial Arts Brewing Company from 2-5pm, the session…
We’re all gonna die, with Riverview Funeral Home director Pat Halvey
Photo credit: Michael Isabell Patrick Halvey is well acquainted with death and grieving. He was 13 years old when his father first initiated him into the…
The strange history of Pollepel Island and Bannerman Castle, with Neil Caplan
Photo credit: Michael Isabell While living in Brooklyn in the early 1990s, Neil Caplan saw a drawing of Bannerman’s Castle on Pollepel Island – situated between…
The two sides of Curtis Harvey
Photo credit: Michael Isabell Curtis Harvey’s creative work has played out on two parallel tracks. As a musician, he helped define a certain 1990s post-rock sound…
Are the little kids alright? With pre-K educator Meredith Hairston
Early childhood learning is pretty fraught at the moment. The lingering effects of Covid-era learning challenges, an epidemic of teacher burnout, and a rise in autism…