America vs. Amerikaland, with author Danny Goodman
Danny Goodman is the author of Amerikaland, a new novel that presents a twisted mirror-image of America and New York City. It centers on two characters,…
Danny Goodman is the author of Amerikaland, a new novel that presents a twisted mirror-image of America and New York City. It centers on two characters,…
The Highlands Current recently published a series of features on the profound changes to Beacon, including demographic shifts, surging tax revenues, crime and policing, spiraling housing…
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…
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…
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…
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Edwin Torres is an accomplished poet…
Image credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hudson Valley Brewery founder John-Anthony Gargiulo (pronounced “Garjoolo”) was…
Image credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Denise VanBuren is a five-term president of the Beacon…
Josh Kaplan is director of the Randolph School, a pre-K to 5th grade school on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. Randolph prioritizes outdoor education and nature…