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.…
Rachel Saunders, Candidate For Dutchess County Family Court
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Rachel Saunders is running for Dutchess County Family Court Judge. She describes how her local upbringing and legal career have prepared her…
Obsidian Soundsystem, With Jonny Taylor And J Brooks Marcus
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Jonny Taylor and J Brooks Marcus compose and record music together under the name Obsidian Soundsystem. Among their music creations is the…
Nerds With Knives
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Matt and Emily Clifton are home cooks and life partners who publish original recipes, give food advice and write cookbooks – including…
Singer, Songwriter & Fiddler Sara Milonovich
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. In this episode, Sara Milonovich talks…
Singing In Church Choirs And Pete Seeger’s Folk Group, With Sharlene Stout
In the early 1960s, Sharlene Stout was a gifted singer in church choirs. One day when she was about 14 years old, a tall man approached…