Melissa McGill’s Sweeping Public Art Projects
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Melissa McGill is an artist who creates large and collaborative site-specific artworks. Her Constellation project created a new LED constellation in the…
New Beaconites Jaime Levitt & Benjamin Lieber
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell The pandemic washed a wave of refugees up the Hudson River. In this episode, we hear from two people who moved to…
Laura Leigh & Sam Abby
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Laura Leigh and Sam Abby are co-owners of The Studio @ Beacon, a spinning and boxing fitness studio on Main St. They…
The Power Of Radio, With Vicki Vergolina
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Vicki Vergolina is a radio professional who co-founded a Beacon-focused internet radio station called The Ground, which aired from 2015 to 2020.…
What Is The Foundation For Beacon Schools? With Anna Sullivan
Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer A new nonprofit that was founded during the dark days of the pandemic will direct funds toward innovative curriculum in the school…
Air Nonken Rhodes
Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer Air Nonken Rhodes is wrapping up their time as Beacon’s city council person representing Ward 2. Ahead of a planned move to…
A Centuries-Old Tanning Tradition, With Pergamena Owner Jesse Meyer
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Jesse Meyer traces his family’s history of leather tanning back to Renaissance Europe. He worked in his father’s tannery as a teenager…
Compass Arts Founder Gina Samardge
Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer Gina Samardge is a performer, music educator and the founder of Compass Arts, a nonprofit music and arts school. As you’ll hear…
Feeding Beacon’s Students, With BCSD Food Services Director Karen Pagano
Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer The school district serves 2,000 meals a day across its six cafeterias. But this fall, supply chain bottlenecks are plaguing the big…
Imam Abdullah Wajid Of Beacon’s Islamic Teaching Center
Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer Imam Abdullah talks about his path to Islam, the Muslim community in Beacon and the evolving place of Islam in American culture.…