Elementary School Opening Info and The Retail Therapy Guide - 3/5/2021

As we head into the weekend, the Beacon City School District announced today that they have been planning for and are anticipating a re-open of the Elementary Schools to a 4-day a week schedule for those who want it, starting in April. Remote-only will continue for those who want to remain at home, while the district is hiring an additional teacher to support remote-only children, according to the Reopening Slides presented by Superintendent Landahl. Dr. Landahl mentioned that an increase in spread in virus had not occurred with the current in-person learning model, with safety measures put into place, like masking, social distancing and contact tracing. However, he stressed that "there has been an increase of mental health concerns among our students," citing a New York Times survey of scientists and doctors who study infectious disease in young children. Access Dr. Landahl's entire presentation here, where the plan is broken down into easy bullet points. SPORTS: If you organize a kids sports program and want it listed in A Little Beacon Blog's Kids Sports Guide, please email us with registration information so that we can get it all in one place for parents and caregivers to utilize. Same goes for fundraisers for all schools, no matter how small or defined a fundraiser. This listing is free. SPONSORS: We are looking for business sponsors for the Kids Sports Guide and Fundraising Guide. Sustaining sponsors allow us to pay our staff to keep this information current, and further promoted on ALBB's social media. Thank you for your consideration. THE RETAIL THERAPY GUIDE Edited and Written By: Marilyn Perez and Katie Hellmuth Martin If you'd like to guarantee to see your entertainment event listed here, help us help you by advertising it here. Decarceration Teach-In Virtual Event Day: Saturday, March 6, 2021 Time: 6pm Location: bit.ly/B4BL306 Join Beacon4BlackLives, Beacon Prison Action, and Guest Speaker Marvin Mayfield this Saturday for a Decaceration Teach-In. "We'll be exploring THE JUSTICE ROADMAP- a comprehensive statewide plan and movement toward dismantling our racist systems of criminalization and incarceration."  Register to get the Zoom link here: bit.ly/B4BL306 Information > The Label Foundation Basketball Club Fundraiser Day: Now Location: GoFundMe The Label Foundation started in the summer of 2020, at the height of the protest marches in Beacon. One of the founding members is John Galloway Jr., who back then decided to run for a vacated seat on the the Beacon Board of Education, and was appointed. The Label Foundation started with a bunch of young men who you can meet here in little videos, and has been busy every since doing clothing drives and other service initiatives. This fundraiser is to introduce their Basketball Club, which includes people from all walks of life together, especially inner-city and underprivileged kids who have not had the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities within a safe environment for nearly a year. Players will be educated and mentored on academic topics, including early financial literacy, with formidable role models within the area, and civic engagement. Money raised goes to fees for tournaments, equipment, jerseys, and gym time. Donate Now > Recycle Lots Of Kinds Of Plastic Bags At Key Food & VFW Hall Day: All Days Beacon's Conservation Committee has announced a new initiative to make recycling different kinds of plastic bags (i.e. sandwich bags, toilet paper packaging bags, produce bags, etc.) easy and possible. Drop your plastic bags at Key Food 7 Days/Week, or the VFW Hall during the farmers market on Sundays. Learn More > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!       EAT CHURCH 3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY The perfect winter soup. Pho. Popular Vietnamese beef broth and rice noodle soup. Try theirs with braised beef short rib and roast pork. Round it out with sides of fresh herbs, crunchy sprouts, citrus and chiles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See you this Friday & Saturday @marbledmeatshop 4-8pm! Find them at Marbled Meat Shop, 3091 Route 9 in Cold Spring Friday & Saturday, 4-8pm with their Double Double Bang Bang Revue menu! Order Online Now >⠀ Eat Church is an ALBB Sponsor!    MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Meyers Olde Dutch poses a very important question on their Instagram - should they bring back their Beet Slaw? We vote YES! Open everyday for takeout and delivery, 11:30am to 9pm. Click here and order for takeout or delivery! Or call them at (845) 440-6900. Meyers Olde Dutch is an ALBB Sponsor! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY and the Cafe at the Dia : Beacon With their new hours opening at 10am, get in on the Avocado Toast love at Homespun Foods. They make this treat with crushed avocado, sorrel, crispy chickpeas, and pickled red onion on griddled sourdough. Learn more > View Homespun Menu > Homespun is an ALBB Sponsor!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Miz Hattie had a photo shoot this week to get new food photos for her easy-to-order-online website, and donated the dishes to Fareground, a food justice organization who delivers food to people in need. Fareground will take unused food, to find a good belly for it to warm. Order Now > Hudson Valley Food Hall is an ALBB Sponsor! BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY Just wanted to show you this guy again...to get you ready for spring! And eating outside at BAJA 328 from their sidewalk patio. They open their garage door when the weather permits, and are serving dishes all winter long, until it ends. Someday it will be spring! Meanwhile, get a cocktail to-go. BAJA 328 is an ALBB Sponsor!   BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Canning jars from @bretts_hardware! You need them for fermenting, to put snacks in, or coffee, or whatever! They have plenty in stock and they're so good to have.  They also make nice gifts when treating your neighbors to your special-recipe tomato sauce! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Brett's Hardware is an ALBB Sponsor - thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon Desmon is your everyday statement frame and we're loving the modern Washed Lapis acetate finish on these frames from @oliverpeoples. ⁠ Stop in today to peek at all of their newest arrivals!⁠ Walk-ins welcome. Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a sponsor. Thank you! BINNACLE BOOKS 321 Main Street, Beacon Here's @binnaclebooks prepping a bunch more books to send off to your incarcerated neighbors. "Thanks as always to all our sponsors and remember, if you’d like to contribute to our postage and PO box and packaging fund, please PayPal us at info@prisonbooksproject.org — funds are ALWAYS NEEDED to keep this thing afloat! If you’re curious about the Beacon Prison Books Project, check out the highlight in our Instagram stories." Visit their Instagram for more details. Binnacle Books is an ALBB Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 436 Main Street, Beacon With new items arriving every week, there are only a few Brooke Blazers left in stock! Didn't think you needed a pink blazer until now did you? Spring is coming and this would be perfect!  Download the La Mére app now! It is available for iOS users and coming soon for Android users. Download our NEW app now and receive 10% off your first in-app purchase. Apply code 10OFFAPP in checkout to receive the discount. Visit https://lamereclothingandgoods.com/ to download.  Shop Online > La Mére is an ALBB Sponsor, thank you! Looking for some community service hours? The Poughkeepsie Public Library (@poklibny) is looking for teen bloggers ! Use their guidelines to create your own content for a Teen Café blog then send your post to teencafe@poklib.org for their review! For questions email teencafe@poklib.org   HIRING: SEO Copywriter At Local Digital Agency, Hyacinth Group The Hyacinth Group is looking to add a talented SEO Copywriter to our team. The position is part-time, but will ideally grow into a full-time position in the future. Details > List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > NEW BUSINESS FEATURE - TUTORING Heads Up Learning offers courses in French literacy, English literacy, and academic support, grades 1-9. Students learn best when given the opportunity to make discoveries, find patterns, and think critically about new ideas, which is why their curriculum is built on student-centered pedagogies, and themes of citizenship, activism, and environmentalism. Details > https://www.alittlebeaconblog.com/tutoring List your business in ALBB's Business Directory > ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon The temperatures are starting to rise back up and all of the leftover snow is melting away. While it may be a welcome sight, Antalek & Moore would like to remind you that it could also lead to possible stress on your home foundation and more. They share tips on seasonal maintenance items that can help protect your home. Read more in their latest blog post. Need better or easier Homeowners Insurance? Antalek & Moore takes care of you. Give them a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Antalek & Moore is an ALBB Sponsor - thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Editorial Calendar Season has delivered! Tin Shingle has the editorial calendars of several magazines in the Idea Center Database, so members of Tin Shingle can search through to see where a magazine is in their print production schedule. It is a nice way to force a business to think so far in advance and pitch an idea for the right month, which is how they get print features. Learn More >   KATIE JAMES, INC. It's ready! Homespun has launched a Subscription Wine Box. Yes, you heard that right! Subscribe to 3 bottles a month that Homespun's sommelier picks out for you, based on your personal preferences. The e-commerce flow is designed by Katie James, Inc., and we help strategize how it will all work. Do You Need A Website Too? >

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