Episode 9: Music Man Stephen Clair
Photos by Michael Isabell Stephen Clair is an accomplished singer/songwriter and the proprietor of Beacon Music Factory (BMF). In this episode he talks about his creative…
Episode 8: Destination Beacon, With Donna Haynes
Photos by Michael Isabell Donna Haynes is a longtime resident who, along with her husband Jeff, has raised three kids in Beacon. She works for Metro-North…
Episode 7: Beacon Connector Kelly Ellenwood (With In-Studio Performance)
Photos by Michael Isabell Kelly Ellenwood has been a human bridge of sorts, linking up cohorts back before there was any perceptible tension between “new” and…
Episode 6: Pastor Ben Larson-Wolbrink
Photo by Michael Isabell Ben Larson-Wolbrink was called to be Pastor of Beacon’s First Presbyterian Church exactly 10 years ago. Since then his congregation has seen…
Episode 5: Meredith Heuer On Beacon’s Schools
As with many school board members, Meredith Heuer’s first exposure to Beacon schools was as a parent. She joined the PTA and then became a co-chair…
Episode 4: Musician Daria Grace (With In-Studio Performance)
Musician Daria Grace is a prolific bassist, uke player and singer who plays in six bands locally and in New York City. This week on Beaconites!,…
Episode 3: Jean-Marc Superville Sovak (With Reading List)
Jean-Marc Supervllle Sovak is a Beacon-based artist whose work uniquely expresses the history of the Hudson Valley, including its industrial legacy and its art. He…
Episode 2: Can Beacon Stay Affordable? With Terry Nelson
Terry Nelson knows something about gentrification, having lived through it twice. “The neighborhood I grew up in, some of the buildings were owned by Columbia University,”…
Episode 1: Outgoing Mayor Randy Casale
In this first episode of Beaconites!, Randy reviews Beacon’s changes during his lifetime, including the boom years (1950s-60s), the bust years (1970s-80s) and the revitalization. He…
Episode 0 (Teaser)
A brief hello and introduction to the podcast. Look for our first episode in early January.