Chocolatier Håkan Mårtensson (Interviewed by Alana Semuels)
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Håkan Mårtensson is a Sweden-born confectioner and pastry chef who opened his Beacon storefront Håkan in 2021. At age 15, Håkan (pronounced…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Håkan Mårtensson is a Sweden-born confectioner and pastry chef who opened his Beacon storefront Håkan in 2021. At age 15, Håkan (pronounced…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Diane Lapis, former president and current trustee at the Beacon Historical Society, discusses the life of a notable native son of…
Kk Naimool was born in Trinidad and Tobago and followed a winding path to Beacon. Kk, who uses all pronouns, has worked closely with Newburgh’s LGBTQ…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Mimi and Mike, two members of rock trio Barnaby!, talk about the band’s formation, how its sound has evolved and what it…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell In this “state of the city” episode, Beacon’s senior-most elected official offers a preview of key issues that are bubbling up this…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Donna Minkowitz is a journalist and memoirist who has written extensively about LGBTQ politics and culture. She covered gay issues and AIDS…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Eliza Woolsey Howland was a Civil War nurse, philanthropist and historical writer who was a member of the upper crust in Beacon…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell The Beacon Bonfire music & arts festival is coming up on Friday Nov 4 & Saturday Nov 5. This is a citywide…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Anne Alvergue’s film The Martha Mitchell Effect, now streaming on Netflix, a funny and fascinating documentary centered on the wife of Nixon…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Julie Shiroishi is running to represent New York’s newly created 39th Senate District. Dismayed by the 2016 election outcome, Julie began attending…