If you're new to town, you may not have experienced Beacon Open Studios, an always evolving interactive art experience that happens once a year. It is the one time that you get to wander around Beacon to find yourself inside of an artist's studio. You get to see their tools, smell their mixtures, and maybe see some artists in action.
Beacon Open Studios took quite a blow during the shutdown of the pandemic. As with all things wonderful in Beacon, this is a volunteer effort, where leadership can change from time to time. New energy came in this year to produce this event for you, led by artist Darya Golubina.
Her preferred medium is oil paint or graphite but some of you may know her as “the hand," handling tiny little masterpieces in the photos she takes for Beacon’s Tiniest Gallery. The miniature gallery is a project she helped start with her friends when the isolation of the pandemic took over and they craved connection to their community. When she’s not painting or documenting the gallery’s newest acquisition, she photographs life-size humans at a studio she manages in NYC. Born in the Ukraine; raised in Brooklyn; graduated from SVA. Darya says Beacon, "feels like home."
Bringing back Beacon Open Studios certainly helps Beacon feel like home to all who live here.
HOW TO EXPERIENCE BEACON OPEN STUDIOS From July 22, 2022 - July 24, 2022, you can join Beacon Open Studios for an exciting self-guided tour of Beacon’s artists studios. Including 60+ artists, multiple group shows and their music artists showcase.
7.23 - 7.24 - Artist Open Studios (see here for locations) from 12-6pm. Go visit over 60 artists.
7.22 - Opening Reception at The Landmark from 6-9pm
7.23 Music Artist Showcase at Reserva Wine Bar from 4-7pm
7.9-8.7 Beacon Open Studios Artist Group Show (month long exhibit) at Hudson Beach Glass Gallery from 12-6pm
A Little Beacon Blog is a happy and proud media sponsor of Beacon Open Studios.
Staff unionization would be for professional and non-professional staff of Dia Art Foundation. The unit includes approximately 135 full and part-time staff located in New York City, Beacon, NY, Long Island and New Mexico. According to the press release, staff members cite low pay, job insecurity, and lack of recognition as reasons for unionizing.
"Until this month, gallery attendants at Dia Beacon site were paid a maximum of $15.30 per hour, even for those of us who have been here for over a year,” said Joel Olzak, a Gallery Attendant at Dia Beacon stated in the press release. “We just got a one dollar raise, but it still leaves us below a livable wage for a single person in Dutchess county. According to MIT data from this year, we need to be earning over twenty dollars an hour."
Alex Vargo, who has worked in Dia’s Learning and Engagement Department for seven years, said in the press release: “I work in art education because I believe that museums can be sites for transformative learning opportunities. All workers at Dia contribute to making art accessible to the public, and unionizing recognizes the importance of our contributions and gives staff a greater collective voice in shaping Dia's future."
According to UAW Local 2110, the last few years have seen thousands of workers in cultural institutions decide to unionize. Employees at the Jewish Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hispanic Society of America, Film Forum, Anthology Film Archives, MASS MoCA, Film at Lincoln Center, Studio in a School, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston voted to unionize with Local 2110 since November 2020. Many reference similar issues of low pay, and lack of job security or opportunity.
“How can Dia, with its prestigious Board and reputation, justify paying us so much less than a livable wage,” Olzak added in the press release. “Dia’s development in Beacon has actually driven up the cost of housing here. Most of us can’t afford to live in the area, not on Dia wages.”
Vernon Byron who has worked at Dia for eleven years, adds. “I am unionizing to ensure that my colleagues and I have more opportunities for development in addition to achieving a living wage and more sensible working conditions.”
Dia Art Foundation is a contemporary arts organization with a major collection site in Beacon, NY, an exhibition and programming space in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and several site-specific installations across Manhattan, Long Island, New Mexico and Utah.
On Friday, July 15, Technical, Office, and Professional Union Local 2110 UAW petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election of professional and non-professional staff of Dia Art Foundation. The unit includes approximately 135 full and part-time staff located in New York City, Beacon, NY, Long Island and New Mexico. The union has a reputation for its successful organizing and bargaining.
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Beacon Open Studios Artist Group Show
Days: Month Long Exhibit from July 9 - August 7 Stay tuned for more BOS events happening at the end of this month! Time: 12-6pm Location: Hudson Beach Glass Gallery
This month-long show opens this Saturday, July 9 and closes on August 7. All art on view will be for sale. Join Beacon Open Studios in supporting local artists and the creative community. In addition to the show, Hudson Beach Glass has generously offered to donate 20% of their commission fee back to Beacon Open Studios. Information >
City Council Office Hours with Justice McCray
Day: Monday, July 18, 2022 Time: 2-4pm Location: Howland Public Library, Beacon, NY
This month, community members have the opportunity to talk to Ward 2 City Council Representative, Justice McCray, about what's going on in Beacon, things that need to change, or just take the opportunity to get to know them and what their working on/what their goals are.
SAVE THE DATE
Beacon Open Studios Opening Reception
Days: Friday, July 22, 2022 Time: 6-9pm Location: The Landmark, 139 Main Street, Beacon, NY
The Landmark is the former Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church next to Bank Square. Information >
Registration Open For The Beacon Pool
Pool Season: July 2 - September 4, 2022 Location: Settlement Park Information >
Office for the Aging Summer Picnic Series Returns with Traditional Picnic 2022
Day: Wednesdays July 20, July 27 Time: Begins at 12pm Location: Thomas Boyce Park, 6420 NY 55, Wingdale
Proof of residency and advance reservations are both required, and space is limited; walk-ins cannot be accommodated. There is a $8 charge for each non-resident guest and those 59 or younger. Space is limited at each picnic, and residents who wish to reserve their space at the picnic are encouraged to call (866) 486-2555 during office hours.
ALBB's Restaurant Guide to show you which restaurants are open on Mondays! See it here >
EAT CHURCH
3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY
Here's a glimpse of the Eat Church food truck in the parking lot of Imperial Arts! Regular craft beer enthusiasts/tourists know about the delicacies that come from that truck each weekend, and you can too. HOURS
Fridays 3pm - 9pm
Saturdays 12pm - 9pm
Sundays 12pm - 7pm
You can also catch Eat Church:
Sundays at the Beacon Farmers Market &
ToGo at Marbled Meat Shop in Coldspring (grab-n-go goes quick cause it's so good & always fresh!) Keep up with all of the delicious pop-ups and events here > You can also visit their website for Weekly Menu/Specials > Website >
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BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St.
Start your weekend off right with fresh baked pastries and breads from Beacon Bread Co.! Made every morning & gone in the blink of an eye. Enjoy with a delish cup of coffee. So authentic, you will feel like you are in Europe. Beacon Bread Co. has a full coffee bar offering everything you can think of including house-made syrups and unique latte flavors. OPEN:
Sunday-Thursday until 7 pm (Closed on Wednesday)
Friday + Saturday until 10 pm Happy Hour $7 ‘til 7 pm menu is available every day starting at 4 pm! Menu > Order Pick Up or Delivery > Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you!
MEYERS OLDE DUTCH
184 Main Street, Beacon, NY
When Meyers has cookies, you run, you do not walk!!!!! Brown Butter, Chocolate Chip, Fresh outta the Oven, Cookies! Mouth-watering & YUM! Follow @meyersoldedutchbeacon on Instagram so you can keep tabs on all the delicious specials including drink specials! Open Sunday thru Thursday for Food 11:30am - 9pm; Bar until 10pm Friday and Saturday Food 11:30am - 11:00pm; Bar until midnight. Order Now > Meyers Olde Dutch is a Sponsor, thank you!
HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Miz Hattie’s is going to be open 5 days a week now - closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Order soul food mid-week as well as the weekend. Eat like a local during the week! Inside the HV Food Hall! PS: The restaurants in Beacon need you mid-week. Visit them if you like to support others! You're not just treating yourself to not cooking. You are supporting a neighbor. Follow HV Food Hall's foodies:
Miz Hattie's BBQ: Southern Style BBQ, from North Carolina. Order ahead via their Toast-app menu! El Nica: Nicaraguan Food Roosevelt Bar: Cocktail Bar in a well-ventilated space with Outdoor Patio! Shmuck's Sweet Stuff: Local Ice Cream, Hot Waffles, and Other Sweet Stuff Hudson Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters Ciao Chow - Hand made pasta and fried rice Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you!
BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY
It's always TACO TUESDAY when it's Baja time! And you need to try their Buffalo Chicken Chimichangas! They're delish. Also, incase you missed it, Baja has new Summer drink specials - Skinny Pina Colada, Lavender Lemonade, & Blackberry Basil Margarita. Sounds so good & so refreshing! Stop in for all the good vibes, good food, and drinks. PS: Different specials every week! You don't wanna miss out. See some examples here > PPS: Happy Hour Tues-Fri 4-6pm Check out their specialty drinks > Check out the specials >
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ZIATUN
244 Main St.
A delicious Fattoush salad with falafel for lunch is exactly what we're feeling this weekend (and always...), but there are many other great protein options to choose from! Stop into Ziatun! They’re open for indoor + outdoor dining, take out (easy order here), and delivery through Door Dash & Grub Hub! Enjoy a Fattoush, your favorite way! PS: Now also open on Tuesdays till 9pm! Ziatun is the go-to spot for commuters and "late night" eating Beacon-style. Menu > Order Online > HOURS
Monday + Thursday-Saturday 11 am-9pm
Tuesday + Wednesday 11 am-4pm
Sunday 11am-8pm Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!
WITCH HAZEL 176 Main Street, Beacon
Sooo have you checked out Witch Hazel yet?! The store is OPEN and it is so pretty! Window shopping never looked so good. Make some room for Witch Hazel this weekend & stop in & check out their dry flower bar, perfumes, lipsticks, eye shadows, home goods, clothes, and much more! Each month, Witch Hazel makes a donation to Honor the Earth, a Native- and Indigenous-led nonprofit that helps protect the environment in all its facets. Over time and as it’s safe to do so, they’ll also hold special events to help fundraise for a variety of other nonprofits. Keep up with all things Witch Hazel & Follow Witch Hazel on Instagram! >
You can $hop Witch Hazel's Summer Edit here > Order florals >
BINNACLE BOOKS
321 Main Street, Beacon Evelyn McDonnell, “Army if She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork” available at Binnacle Books along with many other hidden gems. Order this or ANY book you like from Binnacle Books on their website. It will be sourced and found and ready for you to pick up at the shop. Or stop in & browse! So many goodies. Binnacle is *Open daily!
Binnacle Books is proud to partner with Beacon Prison Rides and Beacon Prison Action on the Beacon Prison Books Project. Read more about it here >
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BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon
What is that intoxicating smell at Brett's Hardware, Beacon Pilates, Joker Ink, and TwoWay Brewery? It's SallyeAnder, the national soap company headquartered right here in Beacon in the same building as Brett's. Easily pick up a soap, and that famous No-Bite bug-off cream. OPEN
Monday-Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you!
LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon
Luxe Optique - where you can find the most beautiful and most fashionable reading, sunglasses, fashion, etc. This fine eyewear shop has so many amazing styles and has professional doctors of optometry on staff to make sure you're getting what you need and what you want! Check out Luxe Optique's Instagram to see the best eyewear collections and how you can style them! And to also keep up with their latest brands! Shop the Luxe Optique Collection >
PS: Appointments required for exams. HOURS:
Monday 10 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM
Closed on Sundays Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you!
ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY
340 Main Street, Beacon
Planning a road trip in your RV? Don't overlook your home away from home! Contact Antalek & Moore to see how you would be protected in the event of theft, storm damage, collision, and more. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!
TIN SHINGLE
Tin Shingle a training platform and community for businesses, artists and makers who are getting the word out about their business. Learn More > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!
KATIE JAMES, INC.
Ready to create or upgrade your website? We're ready to help! our business is constantly growing and your website should reflect that! Customers are constantly checking in to see whats new and you must show them and tell them. Let us help! Learn About This Service > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you!
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Speed bumps in Beacon have always been debated. Memories from many citizens testify that speed bumps were down at Memorial Park, and down Wilkes Street (the street that runs along the baseball diamonds and houses).
Last year, A Little Beacon Blog published an article wondering where the speed bumps had gone. Note that the picture taken in that article had green foliage, despite being published in November. From attending kids sports games at the base of the sledding hill at Memorial Park and watching dirt bikes and sports cars zoom up and down the hill, it seemed that there was a year or two where the speed bumps had not been put down.
In year’s past, former Mayor Randy Casale was not an advocate for speed bumps. He was the Highway Superintendent for 16 years, and stated that the plow trucks could not plow over the bumps. However, seasonally, the bumps are taken up for such a reason.
This year, the speed bumps are screwed down in Memorial Park. They are small, and in two parts, meaning a space is between them for a car to avoid one side of the bump, or a cycle to speed through without slowing.
Citizens have asked if other parts of Beacon will get speed bumps. Such as on cut-through streets like Willow Street, or high traffic volume streets like Liberty Street near the mountain. As City Council Members make attempts to push New York State to change its law about the minimum speed limit on Main Street being 30mph, some citizens have asked if Main Street itself could have speed bumps, since police enforcement is difficult while being short staffed.
Amy’s African Braids was located inside of Mr. Bell’s salon. A Little Beacon Blog has been writing about Amy’s African Braids ever since she was open in Sexy Nails (now the cat cafe after the nail salon moved out during the pandemic), then in a spot in the strip at the car wash which she moved out of in 2019, and into Mr. Bell’s.
On the afternoon of the fire, one of Amy’s stylists had just left for the day, before the fire broke out. She returned to the salon after being called about the news that everything was destroyed in the fire. When A Little Beacon Blog asked her if she lost assets that she needed to braid customer’s hair, she stared blankly, and could only answer that she was thankful that she was not inside when the fire started. When asked where she would continue her braiding, she remained bewildered and thought maybe from her home.
Now that some time has passed, Amy’s Braids has launched a GoFundMe page. A Little Beacon Blog is in direct contact with Amy. After all of these years, our paths have crossed, as one of ALBB’s children is best friends with Amy’s nieces.
To learn more about her business, Amy answered a few questions. She’s looking for chairs, mirrors, hair, and products. Usually different hair is purchased in advance, and some is in stock at the salon for the stylists to braid into different styles. Both men and women come in from every 2 weeks to a month to have their hair braided in protective styles, depending on the occasion. Braiding starts at $40 and goes up.
ALBB is finding out where people can find Amy’s African Braids now, for those who need her for style refreshes or new designs. This article will be updated. As of now, to be out of work and all tools and products lost, the GoFundMe is the most important.
When Mr. Alvin Bell’s decades old and beloved salon burned in a fire last week, destroying everything including professional tools and memory markers, the community rushed to want to help him. A GoFundMe page couldn’t have been created fast enough to satisfy the amount of people who asked A Little Beacon Blog if a donation page had been started yet.
Ears to the ground, we waited to hear. It was slow going at first (a 24 hour turnaround in this case was too long). Mr. Bell is in his 80s, so things might take a while. Taking to the streets to find the answer, we found a family member of Mr. Bell, who had heard something was in the works. The following day, word spread that a GoFundMe page had been created, but nobody knew who the creator was.
Beaconites, and New Yorkers in general, are a skeptical bunch. ALBB got Mr. Bell’s phone number, and even he didn’t know about the GoFundMe page. He asked that we wait until he learned more.
According to the GoFundMe, the creator, Nathan Chackerian, had created the page with deep concern for getting Mr. Bell back into a salon, and was working with Mr. Bell’s wife, Shirley, to make this happen. According to Nathan’s Facebook, which he confirmed to ALBB, Nathan moved to Beacon around March 2022, and is ninja warrior full stack developer who is currently developing a new social media app.
Nathan told ALBB: “My mom is the person that knows him the best. I like Beacon so far and am trying to get to know more people my age in town.” He says he has been to Bank Square often.
Nathan set the goal for $6,500, and many Beaconites began donating. ALBB called Mr. Bell again, who this time, handed the phone over the Shirley. With confidence and enthusiasm, Shirley confirmed that Nathan and a person named Alexander were helping, and that the GoFundMe page is legit.
Nathan has already updated the page by saying he hadn’t expected such a generous turnout, and did not know the true cost of recreating a salon. According to his update, he is going to post itemized assets provided by Shirley that they would need. “They are hoping to stay on Main Street,” Nathan told ALBB.
Said Nathan in an update about the low-ish goal: “The $6500 number was an off-the-cuff estimate from someone who knows nothing about what they do (me)- it might be somewhat low. They had six chairs - three for braiding and three for barbering services and wash stations and cabinets with mirrors plus equipment. At the time we started this campaign, I had no idea we could get anywhere near that number... but now that we see what extraordinary kindness is possible, we might increase it here - or otherwise ask private donors for help purchasing any remaining items.”
The power remains off at Mr. Bell’s as well as John the Cobbler next door, whose shop also endured smoke damage. Said Nathan in an update on the donation page: “I am told that this week they may have access to the space to see what, if anything, can be salvaged - I will plan to shoot a quick video of the interior to post here-- and then leave them alone at what is likely to be an emotional time. Thank you again for your outstanding generosity.“
Plans, visions and ideas for the following properties will be discussed at the City of Beacon’s Planning Board Meeting, July 12, 2022. Click here for more details with links to supporting documents related to each property.
2. 16 West Main Street (62 units), submitted by Farrell Building Company
3. Hotel and event space, 1113 Wolcott Avenue, submitted by Prophecy Theater, LLC (postponed to August 9, 2022 at the request of the applicant)
4. 2-lot residential, 46 Judson Street, submitted by 46 Judson, LLC (postponed to August 9, 2022 at the request of the applicant)
5. Indoor and outdoor event space, 4 Hanna lane, submitted by Jason Hughes
6. 2-lot residential, 146 Verplanck Avenue, submitted by James Petty
7. Mirbeau Inn & Spa at Howland Estate, 7 Craig House Lane, submitted by The Mirbeau Companies
8. 2-lot residential, 67 Grove Street
9. Small cell wireless facility on an existing light pole and one antenna, 2 Red Flynn Drive, submitted by Verizon Wireless of the East, LP (dba Verizon Wireless)
10. Artist studios, 5 Henry Street, submitted by Michael Braden
11. Accessory apartment, 31 Beacon Street, submitted by Kyle Donnelly
12. 12 Highland Place, submitted by Lori Joseph Builders Inc
We're going to focus on the food and shopping here (lots of ideas on where to cocktail outside!), but before we do, yes, we published about the fire that destroyed Mr. Bell's (nobody hurt), and we will send you that in a next newsletter. Just now, we were out on the street in touch with his family to discover anything about a GoFundMe link. We are in touch with his family and will continue to follow up in order to share the link with you. Many of you have written in asking to help.
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Beacon Open Studios Artist Group Show
Days: Month Long Exhibit from July 9 - August 7 Stay tuned for more BOS events happening at the end of this month! Time: 12-6pm Location: Hudson Beach Glass Gallery
This month-long show opens this Saturday, July 9 and closes on August 7. All art on view will be for sale. Join Beacon Open Studios in supporting local artists and the creative community. In addition to the show, Hudson Beach Glass has generously offered to donate 20% of their commission fee back to Beacon Open Studios. Information >
Registration Open For The Beacon Pool
Pool Season: July 2 - September 4, 2022 Location: Settlement Park Information >
Office for the Aging Summer Picnic Series Returns with Traditional Picnic 2022
Day: Wednesdays July 13, July 20, July 27 Time: Begins at 12pm Location: Thomas Boyce Park, 6420 NY 55, Wingdale
Proof of residency and advance reservations are both required, and space is limited; walk-ins cannot be accommodated. There is a $8 charge for each non-resident guest and those 59 or younger. Space is limited at each picnic, and residents who wish to reserve their space at the picnic are encouraged to call (866) 486-2555 during office hours.
So many of you want to know which restaurants are open on Mondays!
So ALBB enhanced our Restaurant Guide to show you. See it here >
EAT CHURCH
3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY
We love us some dumplings but especially when it's from Eat Church! They're out of this world. Try it out for yourself & let us know your thoughts! Find Eat Church at:
Industrial Arts Brewing
Fridays 3pm - 9pm
Saturdays 12pm - 9pm
Sundays 12pm - 7pm
You can also catch Eat Church:
Sundays at the Beacon Farmers Market &
ToGo at Marbled Meat Shop in Coldspring Keep up with all of the delicious pop-ups and events here > You can also visit their website for Weekly Menu/Specials > Website >
Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you!
BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St.
It's summer and these afternoons sure do get hot! Lucky for you, BBC is open until 10pm serving up delicious and refreshing drinks like the blueberry mint margaritas and other very refreshing drink specials! Happy Hour start at 4! TGIF! OPEN:
Sunday-Thursday until 7 pm (Closed on Wednesday)
Friday + Saturday until 10 pm Happy Hour $7 ‘til 7 pm menu is available every day starting at 4 pm! Menu > Order Pick Up or Delivery > Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you!
MEYERS OLDE DUTCH
184 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Beat the Heat throughout the summer at MOD! Not only do they have AC but they have Burgers. Delicious burgers. And then they have Cocktails. What's missing? YOU! Head on in this weekend, cool down and fill up! Check out the single dutch burger here > but be prepared to have your mouth water! Open Sunday thru Thursday for Food 11:30am - 9pm; Bar until 10pm Friday and Saturday Food 11:30am - 11:00pm; Bar until midnight. Order Now > Meyers Olde Dutch is a Sponsor, thank you!
HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Garganelli with a red bell pepper sauce, chicken, and mushrooms with a bit of kick. From Ciao Chow! Stop in the HV Food Hall for this goodness! Follow HV Food Hall's foodies:
Miz Hattie's BBQ: Southern Style BBQ, from North Carolina. Order ahead via their Toast-app menu! El Nica: Nicaraguan Food Roosevelt Bar: Cocktail Bar in a well-ventilated space with Outdoor Patio! Shmuck's Sweet Stuff: Local Ice Cream, Hot Waffles, and Other Sweet Stuff Hudson Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters Ciao Chow - Hand made pasta and fried rice Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you!
BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Drink specials from Baja! Skinny pina colada, lavender lemonade, & blackberry basil margarita. Sounds so good & so refreshing! Stop in for all the good vibes, good food, and drinks. Sit out on Main St. by the garage doors and people watch (you know it's fun) PS: Different specials every week! You don't wanna miss out. See some examples here > PPS: Happy Hour Tues-Fri 4-6pm Check out their specialty drinks > Check out the specials >
BAJA 328 is a Sponsor, thank you!
ZIATUN
244 Main St.
Falafel wraps taste so much better when everything is homemade! Only the freshest ingredients go into these beautifully colored wraps: falafel, beet-pickled turnips, and even the tahini is made from scratch daily! Stop by to try Ziatun's other delicious wraps, meals and mezzes! Open for dining in or outside & Take-out and delivery are available. PS: Now also open on Tuesdays till 9pm! Ziatun is the go-to spot for commuters and "late night" eating Beacon-style. Menu > Order Online > HOURS
Monday + Thursday-Saturday 11 am-9pm
Tuesday + Wednesday 11 am-4pm
Sunday 11am-8pm Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!
WITCH HAZEL 176 Main Street, Beacon
The Witch Hazel boutique is officially open! right on Main Street. Right here in Beacon! And you can get this new skincare - Violets Are Blue Beauty. An eye gel/cream that is vegan and cruelty-free — and for those with sensitive skin, it contains zero essential oils! The gel-cream is packed with peptides, includes Vitamin B3 for a brightening effect, and features hyaluronic acid and resurrection plant extract for hydration and visible smoothing. Plum oil helps with puffiness and irritation, green coffee seed extract offers caffeine to promote circulation, and licorice extract adds to the brightening effect. We love it all. And: the brand’s mission is the biggest reason to love Violets Are Blue. Founded by a breast-cancer survivor, the company reserves 10% of every product’s purchase price to donate skincare to cancer patients. Stop in & shop or shop 24/7 online! OPEN
10-6 everyday EXCEPT Tuesday & Wednesday
You can $hop Witch Hazel's Summer Edit here > Order florals > Follow Witch Hazel on Instagram! >
BINNACLE BOOKS
321 Main Street, Beacon Eileen Myles, “Cool For You” from Binnacle Books.
“The first published novel of legendary poet and performer Eileen Myles follows a queer female growing up in working-class Boston, straining against the institutions that hold her: family, Catholic school, jobs at a camp, at a nursing home, at a school for developmentally disabled adult males. She wants to be an astronaut. Instead, she becomes a poet and journeys through a series of low-end schools, pathetic jobs, and unmade beds. Schooled by mean and memorable Catholic nuns, this tomboy heroine stumbles and dreams her way through the painful corridors of family, early sexual encounters, and an eye-opening series of jobs caring for the sick and insane–the abandoned wards of the state. This is a book hell-bent on telling the truth about poor women, and how they do (and do not) get out of the hands of their families and the state. Without artifice or pseudonym, protagonist Eileen Myles boldly sets down a rich and graphic account of female experience in this world.” Binnacle is *Open daily!
Binnacle Books is proud to partner with Beacon Prison Rides and Beacon Prison Action on the Beacon Prison Books Project. Read more about it here >
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BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon
For just $5.99, you can get Anti Monkey Butt from Bretts! Anti friction powder that fights sweat, odor & friction. We weren't kidding when we said Bretts has it all! Stop in and get your anti monkey butt, anything you need for inside or outside the home, pet supplies, kids stuff, and so much more. OPEN
Monday-Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you!
LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon
Tell your friends & your family! Luxe Optique HUDSON IS NOW OPEN! They are located at 602 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534! They are offering free comprehensive eye exams until September 2022! Call them at 518-828-EYES to book your appointment today. Open 5 days a week - Tuesday ~ Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM & their optometrist Dr. Mooney will be in on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays Shop the Luxe Optique Collection >
Check out Luxe Optique's Instagram to see the best eyewear collections and how you can style them!
PS: Appointments required for exams. HOURS:
Monday 10 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM
Closed on Sundays Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you!
ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY
340 Main Street, Beacon
Summer is finally here! Whether you’re planning a camping trip, heading to the beach, or BBQing with the family, talk to Antalek & Moore about suitable coverage for all of summer's exciting moments. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!
TIN SHINGLE
Tin Shingle a training platform and community for businesses, artists and makers who are getting the word out about their business. Learn More > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!
KATIE JAMES, INC. Look for it...the new sidewalk sign at Eggert's Free Range Farm at the Beacon and Cold Spring Farmer's Markets! Katie James Inc. is now offering hand-lettering sign services. If interested, do DM. DM Now > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you!
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On Wednesday afternoon (7/6/2022) at around 3pm, several fire engines pulled up to Main Street and Willow Street, and did not leave. Several more fire trucks from other fire engine companies pulled into town, including Rombout Fire Company, an all volunteer company serving the Town of Fishkill, as well as multiple trucks from Central Hudson.
With such a collection of trucks over the course of several hours, one might have expected to see flames billowing out of a building on Main Street. But no such flames were seen, nor billows of black smoke against the blue sky.
However, inside of Mr. Bell’s Unisex Main Street Beauty Salon, a line of fire had spread up a wall to the back going up the ceiling, with smoke coming out the bottom of the front door, according to a local person who spoke with the woman who first reported the fire.
No one was inside the shop, and no one was hurt. Mr. Alvin Bell and his wife Shirley were at home, done for the day, and the stylists of Amy’s Braids had left the shop and locked up, according to Mr. Bell and a stylist from Amy’s Braids. If you don’t know Mr. Bell, he is iconic, and a deep part of Beacon, having opened his shop decades ago after being laid off as the lead pressman at the Nabisco box printing factory, which is now Dia. He restarted his career at the age of 54, following his wife in hair styling, which was his passion at a very young age.
According to a local person, a woman was handing out free pizza from Big Vinny’s, the new pizza and cannoli shop (not new to New York, however), and noticed a line of fire traveling up the right side wall and up the ceiling, with smoke pouring out of Mr. Bell’s and called 911.
The fire engines arrived and worked to control and put out the fire. According to a firefighter, Beacon’s Chief Gary VanVoorhis will put out a media release soon, as the investigation is ongoing.
According to a neighbor, some smoke spilled into neighboring units, including John’s Shoe Repair, the cobber ALBB has blogged about before. When approached to see what of his business assets were damaged, the cobbler was the most concerned about retrieving customer’s shoes for them, rather than commenting about any loss.
After the fire was put out, Mr. Alvin Bell and his wife Shirley stood outside of their shop, bewildered. Shriely what as a total loss, saying they had lost everything. Furniture, photos, memorabilia. On the walls were photos of their lives as they grew the salon business in Beacon, as well as Shirley’s career. She started as a stylist, and pivoted to West Point, where she retired as a government inspector. The photo of that retirement, she said, seemed to be gone in the now rubble of the shop.
Mr. Bell was chipper as usual, in his ever-dapper clothes, but he expressed the most concern about his photo with Pete Seeger, as well as his boxing gloves. A Dutchess County Fire Investigator brought to Mr. Bell a stack of jewelry boxes, with at least one containing cuff links. His next recovered item was a suitcase that Mr. Bell was quite excited about.
However, the inspector could not yet find the photo of Pete Seeger, but suggested that a pair of boxing gloves might be salvaged.
The stylist at Amy’s Braids was equally stunned, amazed this had happened. When asked if she lost anything, she only commented that she was simply grateful she was not inside to get hurt. When asked where she could be found braiding again, she slightly shook her head and suggested her home.
The New York State Senate and Assembly advanced the first passage of an amendment, S.51002, to codify the right to an abortion and the right to contraception in the New York State Constitution. After this first step of passing this resolution, it “must be passed by two successive legislatures, and supported by a majority of voters in a public referendum,” said Senator Anna Kaplan, a co-sponsor, with the earliest for a referendum coming to a vote being November 2023.
The Resolution that passed on July 1, 2022 would codify the right to an abortion and the right to contraception, in addition to protecting New Yorkers from various forms of discrimination, as well as protecting from future action by the Supreme Court dismantling rights for LGBTQ+ people, according to a press release by Senator Kaplan. "The resolution expands equal protection under the law to several new identity classes, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex,” she said. “Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy."
Is Modifying The State Constitution To Protect Abortion Rights, Women, Girls, And All Birthing People New?
According to the New York Times, 15 states including California are seeking to amend their state constitutions to protect the right to save the life of the woman, girl or birthing person for any reason, including financial, wrong time in life, wrong potential partner, and mental and physical health. New York State had tried this before, but failed. During the creation of that effort back then, the lead sponsor, Senator Liz Krueger, said they learned many things while drafting it.
Back in February 2022, The Times Union reported on that earlier proposal that the "inclusive Equal Rights Amendment" is different than the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at the federal level. Said Senator Krueger then, it was very different than the 45-year-old federal effort, because the state-level amendment "would expand on the federal ERA language to include protections for race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and pregnancy."
According to reporting in Politico, the earlier version of the proposal stalled because over disagreements of recognition based on religion. Politico pointed out that this version was “modified to address critics’ concerns over potential effects on religious freedom.”
The Assembly passed broad state Equal Rights Amendment with 98-43 vote Friday evening, and the Senate “hours earlier swiftly approved the resolution on a 49-14 vote after just minutes of floor discussion,” reported Politico. “The amendment would add explicit protections for New Yorkers to access abortion care,” as well as the right to contraception.
Why Now?
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for a special session after the Supreme Court struck down New York's open-carry gun law. The Supreme Court then struck down Roe V. Wade, and New York's Equal Rights amendment was added to the agenda for the special session shortly thereafter.
As reported by Politico, the lead sponsor of this version of the bill, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins “told reporters that the Supreme Court’s ruling last week ratcheted up lawmakers’ urgency to finally move the proposal after years of debate in Albany. She noted that Friday’s vote came on the anniversary when New York’s abortion law took effect more than 50 years ago.”
After the extraordinary session on Friday called by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to address New York’s gun laws and abortion, she told reporters: “It’s part of our fighting back to protect women’s reproductive freedoms here in the state of New York. That [amendment] is going to protect reproductive health in the state of New York for generations to come.”
In defense of both votes, Governor Hochul said: “We're not going backwards. They may think that they can change our lives with the stroke of a pen. But we have pens, too," as reported by The Poughkeepsie Journal.
Abortion Rights Protection At The Federal Level In The Constitution
The Times Union interviewed Wilfred Codrington, an assistant professor at Brooklyn Law School and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, to discover more about the federal effort to add an equal rights amendment for women to the U.S. Constitution. According to him, it has been in the works since the 1920s.
Codrington said "the Constitution doesn't require women be treated equally." He explained that "if there’s nothing permanent and enshrined in the Constitution protecting those values, a number of statutes we’re seeing being contested in the courts and eviscerated or struck down that also were meant to be enduring."
Senator Krueger was starting with New York state by attempting a broader reach than just women, which "would make New York state, I believe, the first in the nation to recognize that all of our populations should have nondiscrimination protections within our Constitution ... (for) a broader universe of categories of humans and for a broader range of issues than gender," she said as reported by The Times Union.
With Senator Krueger’s bill “There's all kinds of precedent that we need to make sure we have the language correctly on, that we are not impeding one right by protecting another right. So I have found that attempting a complex change in a Constitution is a much more difficult assignment than I had originally hoped for," Krueger said.
In special session called by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday, after the Supreme Court voted to neuter New York of protections in its open carry gun law, the Democratic-led Legislature gathered to enact new restrictions on carrying guns in public, as reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal. The New York law that Justice Thomas and the other justices struck down cast doubt on lawmaker’s ability to restrict carrying guns in public places. A Little Beacon Blog first explored this law when it reported on this truck with the pistol mounted to the flagpole.
According to SCOTUS Blog: “Thomas rebuffed New York’s effort to justify its proper-cause requirement as an effort to regulate guns in ‘sensitive places’ – specifically, crowded urban areas, like Manhattan, where people are likely to gather. Thomas agreed that, as a historical matter, there have long been laws restricting guns in places like courthouses and polling places. Moreover, he continued, restrictions that apply to the modern versions of ‘sensitive places’ may also pass constitutional muster. Although Thomas left open exactly what might qualify as a ‘sensitive place,’ he made clear that urban areas do not meet that definition. The state’s ‘argument would in effect exempt cities from the Second Amendment and would eviscerate the general right to publicly carry arms for self-defense,’ Thomas concluded.”
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Responded To Justice Thomas With More Defined Restrictions
The pistol mounted to the flagpole of this truck prompts the question of if it is legal, and if it being real or decorative matters. Read more here.
While Justice Clarence Thomas felt that any person had a right to bear arms outside of the home, without needing to prove anything including the need for self-defense, Governor Hochul and many New Yorkers disagreed. When signing the law, the Governor “warned that easing restrictions on carrying guns would endanger New Yorkers by multiplying the number of hidden guns being carried in public places,” the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.
The new law signed Friday in New York, after the Supreme Court made its alteration, identifies gun-free zones that includes houses of worship, schools and colleges, stadiums, theaters, parks and playgrounds. “That prohibition applies to all types of firearms - rifles and shotguns in addition to handguns - and covers private properties unless a business owner posts a sign saying that they are allowed, or a homeowner grants permission. Those caught carrying guns in prohibited places could be charged with a felony,” reported the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Additional restrictions in New York’s new gun law include (as reported by the Poughkeepsie Journal):
“Applicants for concealed-carry licenses must undergo 16 hours of training and pass a proficiency test.”
“Guns must be locked up in vehicles as state law already requires for those in homes with children.”
“The state will do monthly checks of license holders for criminal convictions and other disqualifying acts.”
There are exemptions to who can carry firearms in public in the listed location types, which include retired police officers, on-duty security guards and military service members.
In terms of votes, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported that the” Senate voted 43-20 on the gun bill, with Democrats in support and Republicans in opposition. Several hours later, the Assembly approved the measure in a 91-51 vote after holding its own marathon debate with a stark partisan contrast. Hochul signed the bill shortly afterward. It's to take effect Sept. 1.”
On June 24, 2022, the United Healthcare Workers East 1199SEIU, the largest union of healthcare workers in the United States, sent a statement to the press in response to the overturning of Roe vs Wade, which fundamentally changed the control people who give birth have over their bodies and future lives.
“Large majorities of Americans support abortion rights. Yet the Supreme Court, stacked with extremist voices totally out of step with our nation’s values, has radically undermined the right of every person who can get pregnant to control their own bodies.”
— George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Their statement from George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East reads as follows:
“As a union of healthcare workers, we recognize that the right to an abortion is fundamental to reproductive health, overall health, and bodily bodily autonomy. 1199SEIU is appalled that the US Supreme Court has erased half a century of legal precedent allowing people to make the most basic decisions about their bodies, lives, and families. While much of the world is moving forward to secure greater reproductive rights, we have taken a tremendous step backward.
“Large majorities of Americans support abortion rights. Yet the Supreme Court, stacked with extremist voices totally out of step with our nation’s values, has radically undermined the right of every person who can get pregnant to control their own bodies.
Hello, World!
“Those who can afford it will travel out of state or out of country for abortion procedures; those with the least financial means will have nowhere to go. The same politicians who herald the end of reproductive freedom will not raise a finger to improve pre- and post-natal care and ensure that health services are universally available.”
— George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
“The ramifications of overturning Roe vs. Wade are as gut-wrenching as they are predictable: there will be an immediate wave of abortion bans in states around the country as trigger laws go into effect. People will seek out alternative and dangerous ways of ending their pregnancies. Rape victims, including children, will be forced to carry to term. Those who can afford it will travel out of state or out of country for abortion procedures; those with the least financial means will have nowhere to go. The same politicians who herald the end of reproductive freedom will not raise a finger to improve pre- and post-natal care and ensure that health services are universally available.
“This decision must be a glaring wake-up call to the dysfunction of our nation’s political life and the grave threat of authoritarianism to our democracy, our laws, and institutions.
“1199SEIU stands firmly behind the right to choose and we will continue to fight tooth and nail to preserve this most basic freedom. We call on Congress to codify abortion rights into federal law immediately.
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in America. They represent over 450,000 nurses and caregivers throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Florida. Our mission is to achieve quality care and good jobs for all.
Ushering in July’s First Friday this weekend, a new fundraiser popped up between Berte and Hyperbole. Beacon’s First Friday’s are a new initiative from all shops on Main Street who want to be involved. It’s a night to shop “late night,” which in Beacon means past 6pm. This is an especially great opportunity for locals who are already here and can settle in after hitting up their favorite shops, or ones they haven’t walked in yet.
The Aid & Abet Fundraiser On The East End Of Town Near The Mountain
Created by Amy at Berte in partnership with Hyperbole, this fundraiser let people in the community know where they as people and as their business stands. Usually risky for a business to do that, this issue has surpassed this veil of caution. Read more about why Amy created it here.
The owners of Hyperboleny shared this with their Instagram community:
“SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, a horrible nightmare for birthing people in this Country. Now is the time to branch out to your communities, organize, and take real action towards the right to abortion care.
“We're teaming up with @shopberte and @wildbowerstudio for a helpful and necessary raffle, by including our "Abort the Supreme Court" merch created in collaboration with @dzandone as a prize. Come to Hyperbole or Berte this #FirstFriday and buy a $10 raffle ticket (or multiple $10 raffle tickets) and your donation will go directly to @abortionfunds. Take a look at what you can win, and come support this incredibly dire cause. Low on cash? Share this post to spread the word!"
”Thank you Aimee (@shopberte) for creating this fundraiser. Community is everything.”
While the raffle may be over, now you know it happened. Follow them on their Instagrams and sign up for their newsletters to stay ahead of what they got going on.
Well, hello July 4th! May of you have written in asking: “Where is the protest? Where can I go to express? How do I get a permit for a protest? I can’t stay quiet on this one!”
Well friends - you are in luck. The 3rd Annual Chalk Art Protest created and produced by Moraya Seeger DeGeare, MA, LMFT is this Monday, July 4th, at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park from 10am-12pm. Did you just see that last name twice? You did. Moraya is a marriage and relationship therapist with BFF Therapy; she’s a relationship and sex columnist for Refinery29; she’s a parent of two young children in the Beacon City School District; and she’s a granddaughter of Pete and Toshi Seeger, the musical and poetic activists who were crucial in the civil rights movement and restoring climate justice to the Hudson Valley.
At this chalk-in, she''ll be hosting a session on identity, intersectional identity, and the value in understanding your own identity in your activism work. Read all about it.
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Fireworks At Memorial Park Day: Sunday, July 3, 2022
There will be fireworks at Memorial Park at dark. Parking is very limited so please consider walking and biking to the park. Might want to bring a chair or blanket! And bug spray. The best is Beacon-based SallyeAnder No-Bite cream available at Brett's Hardware.
July 4th Protest Chalk-In
Day: Monday, July 4, 2022 Time: 10am - 12pm Location: Pete & Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park Information >
Declaration of Independence Reading
Day: Monday, July 4, 2022 Time: 11am Location: City Hall (at the base of Wolcott Avenue and Main Street) Information >
First Friday's Raffle: The Aid & Abet Abortion Fundraiser from Berte et all
Day: Friday, July 1, 2022 Time: Shop late Location: 500 Main Street
Sometimes ALBB gets this newsletter out late on Fridays, usually because we are trying to attach at least one new article to it. Therefore - we've missed the opportunity to tell you about this fundraiser for First Fridays. BUT - we want you to that it happened nonetheless. From a boutique on Main Street, Berte, they were hosting a fundraiser: "SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, a horrible nightmare for birthing people in this Country. Now is the time to branch out to your communities, organize, and take real action towards the right to abortion care. We're teaming up with @shopberte and @wildbowerstudio for a helpful and necessary raffle, by including our "Abort the Supreme Court" merch created in collaboration with @dzandone as a prize. Come to Hyperbole or Berte this First Friday and buy a $10 raffle ticket (or multiple $10 raffle tickets) and your donation will go directly to @abortionfunds. Take a look at what you can win, and come support this incredibly dire cause. Low on cash? Share this post to spread the word!" Information >
Office for the Aging Summer Picnic Series Returns with Traditional Picnic 2022
Day: Wednesdays July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27 Time: Begins at 12pm Location: Thomas Boyce Park, 6420 NY 55, Wingdale
Proof of residency and advance reservations are both required, and space is limited; walk-ins cannot be accommodated. There is a $8 charge for each non-resident guest and those 59 or younger. Space is limited at each picnic, and residents who wish to reserve their space at the picnic are encouraged to call (866) 486-2555 during office hours.
So many of you want to know which restaurants are open on Mondays!
So ALBB enhanced our Restaurant Guide to show you. See it here >
EAT CHURCH
3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY
Go and get your Phat Thai! Fresh & HOT & GOOD! Guess you gotta just try for yourself TO GO! From Marbled Meat Shop in Cold Spring! You gotta act quick because they are sure to sell out! You can also find Eat Church at:
Industrial Arts Brewing
Fridays 3pm - 9pm
Saturdays 12pm - 9pm
Sundays 12pm - 7pm
You can also catch Eat Church:
Sundays at the Beacon Farmers Market &
ToGo at Marbled Meat Shop in Coldspring Keep up with all of the delicious pop-ups and events here > You can also visit their website for Weekly Menu/Specials > Website >
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BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St.
Whoa baby! The Bang Bang Chicken Sandwich special from BBC! A fried chicken cutlet, shredded lettuce, crispy onions, and theirr house-made Bang Bang sauce on a fresh-from-the-oven brioche bun (served with one of our famous pickles). If you missed out on this special, you must follow BBC on IG here > so that you never ever miss out on a special like this again! Open until 10 today and tomorrow. Happy Hour start at 4! TGIF! OPEN:
Sunday-Thursday until 7 pm (Closed on Wednesday)
Friday + Saturday until 10 pm Happy Hour $7 ‘til 7 pm menu is available every day starting at 4 pm! Menu > Order Pick Up or Delivery > Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you!
MEYERS OLDE DUTCH
184 Main Street, Beacon, NY
You know that feeling when you're trying to figure out what to get someone as a gift but have no clue... well, no more! Because it's easy.. everyone want's a MOD gift card, obviously! Who would be mad at free food from MOD?! Stop in, get delish food, and snag one of these so you're prepared the next time you're gifting someone. Open Sunday thru Thursday for Food 11:30am - 9pm; Bar until 10pm Friday and Saturday Food 11:30am - 11:00pm; Bar until midnight. Order Now > Meyers Olde Dutch is a Sponsor, thank you!
HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Platano Relleno ! (Sweet plantain boat) from El Nica Spot! Includes rice and beans, choice of protein, chimichuri, pico de gallo, avocado, crema & pickle onions! YUM! Stop in the HV Food Hall for this goodness! Follow HV Food Hall's foodies:
Miz Hattie's BBQ: Southern Style BBQ, from North Carolina. Order ahead via their Toast-app menu! El Nica: Nicaraguan Food Roosevelt Bar: Cocktail Bar in a well-ventilated space with Outdoor Patio! Shmuck's Sweet Stuff: Local Ice Cream, Hot Waffles, and Other Sweet Stuff Hudson Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters Ciao Chow - Hand made pasta and fried rice Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you!
BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Drink specials from Baja! Skinny pina colada, lavender lemonade, & blackberry basil margarita. Sounds so good & so refreshing! Stop in for all the good vibes, good food, and drinks. Sit out on Main St. by the garage doors and people watch (you know it's fun) PS: Different specials every week! You don't wanna miss out. See some examples here > PPS: Happy Hour Tues-Fri 4-6pm Check out their specialty drinks > Check out the specials >
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ZIATUN
244 Main St.
A meal that you can have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Yes please! Shakshuka with a poached egg! This hand-crushed, pan-fried tomato dish with garlic and peppers is the perfect anytime meal! Enjoy it with warm pita bread and maybe even a tabouleh salad with some added feta for extra deliciousness! Open for dining in or outside & Take-out and delivery are available. PS: Now also open on Tuesdays till 9pm! Ziatun is the go-to spot for commuters and "late night" eating Beacon-style. Menu > Order Online > HOURS
Monday + Thursday-Saturday 11 am-9pm
Tuesday + Wednesday 11 am-4pm
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WITCH HAZEL 176 Main Street, Beacon
Today is the DAY! Witch Hazel is officially open!!! Not only you can shop 24/7, but you can now shop in-person. This is the most exciting day! Stop in & check out their dry flower bar, perfumes, lipsticks, home goods, clothes, uhh... everything! At Witch Hazel, you’ll find flowers for local delivery around Beacon, plus a selection of botanical-inspired beauty products, gifts and more. Whenever possible, they source what they sell from local growers, small-batch brands and other eco-conscious companies that, you know, respect the planet where we live. CHEERS!
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BINNACLE BOOKS
321 Main Street, Beacon Otessa Moshfegh, “Lapvona” from Binnacle Books! “In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yet.” Order this or ANY book you like from Binnacle Books on their website. It will be sourced and found and ready for you to pick up at the shop. Or stop in & browse! So many goodies. Binnacle is *Open daily!
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BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon
Yup, you can ALSO get pet supplies at Bretts! We weren't kidding when we said Bretts has everything! From pet supplies, home goods, and hardware, to kids toys/supplies, cleaning supplies, and so much more in-between. Stop in for everything. Summer has started, it's maybe time to fancy up the lawn. OPEN
Monday-Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you!
LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon
Luxe Optique - where you can find the most beautiful and most fashionable reading, sunglasses, fashion, etc. This fine eyewear shop has so many amazing styles and has professional doctors of optometry on staff to make sure you're getting what you need and what you want! Shop the Luxe Optique Collection >
Check out Luxe Optique's Instagram to see the best eyewear collections and how you can style them!
PS: Appointments required for exams. HOURS:
Monday 10 AM - 5 PM
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ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY
340 Main Street, Beacon
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Several readers of A Little Beacon Blog have written in, asking “Where is the protest in Beacon? Where can I go to express? How do I get a permit for a protest? I can’t stay quiet on this one!”
Well friends - you are in luck. The 3rd Annual Chalk Art Protest created and produced by Moraya Seeger DeGeare, MA, LMFT is this Monday, July 4th, at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park from 10am-12pm. Did you just see that last name, Seeger, twice? You did. Moraya is a marriage and relationship therapist with BFF Therapy; she’s a relationship and sex columnist for Refinery29; she’s a parent of two young children in the Beacon City School District; and she’s a granddaughter of Pete and Toshi Seeger, the musical and poetic activists who were crucial in the civil rights movement and restoring climate justice to the Hudson Valley.
About The July 4th Chalk-In Protest
In this riverside protest, Moraya will be leading a chalk-based therapy protest in a way most likely none of you have experienced in a protest before. This chalk-in is about getting in touch with yourself to find your message, and most importantly to speak it loudly (or at all). Moraya, a human of multi-races (her grandmother is half Japanese and half from the USA’s South, her father is Black, and her mother and grandfather are White), maintains a very special lens for viewing the world. Her mission is to share it with you so that you can experience your surroundings more broadly.
“While you may be coming to this chalk-in protest for abortion-rights rage, you will be leaving with racial injustice rage that you should also be speaking about. Oppression is everywhere, and one person’s oppression that is unique to them cannot be ignored for another person’s oppression just because someone hasn’t experienced it. ”
— ALBB
One of her specialties is spotting intersectional morphisms. According to Wikipedia: “Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege. Intersectionality identifies multiple factors of advantage and disadvantage.”
While you may be coming to this chalk-in protest for abortion-rights rage, you will be leaving with racial injustice rage that you should also be speaking about. Oppression is everywhere, and one person’s oppression that is unique to them cannot be ignored for another person’s oppression just because someone hasn’t experienced it. If you feel an ounce of it here, recognize an ounce of it there. Respect it and do something.
This chalk-in can be an outlet for the rage anyone is feeling right now with the latest Supreme Court ruling that strips birthing people of the rights and independence to their bodies, as well as upcoming rulings the Supreme Court has reached out on (voting rights, redistricting, climate justice). Says Moraya about the chalk-in: “Identity work is understanding all the different parts of self. My persional view is that it builds from the values in your childhood home along with your location in the world aka culture and society. Sexual, race, gender, age, it’s constantly evolving.”
Kids Are Welcome & Encouraged To Attend
Part of Moraya’s mission in this is to encourage conversation between parents and caregivers with their children. But also with their own inner child. From her website of the movement:
“The heart of this project is to have deeper conversations about systemic issues with children so that they can grow up having language and confidence to continue to talk about racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, sexism, climate change and the list goes on. One of the main things I experienced in 2020 was the number of White people in my life who reached out with emails, texts, people from decades ago sliding into my DMs, and leaving outrageously long apology voicemails saying they had no idea that Black people have been navigating so much racism.
“I’ll be honest, each time someone who I have known for years said those words it nearly hurt worse than watching the news and seeing another Black person murdered. After talking to my Black friends, it turns out I was getting a particularly high number of these messages – I am talking hundreds of them in the spring of 2020. Even my 1st-grade teacher reached out with a story that only centered on her White experience as a teacher to me, her only Black student.
“I didn’t need to hear about how she learned so much from me, a 6-year-old, as I dealt with racism in her class. I needed her to say: ‘I am so sorry for not protecting you. For creating an environment you felt safe to learn in.’
“I got off the phone with her, I was 9 months pregnant, doing remote school with my kindergartener who also was struggling to learn to read, and I just cried. I wept for 6-year-old Moraya who was in all-White education environments her whole childhood.
“I cried for my own children, who are now living in a pandemic and civil unrest. My Black son just hugged me and said ‘let’s go garden and pick some tomatoes mom.’ I looked at him and thought, I have taught you to love the earth, to have a voice, to know that your birthright is to feel joy. A radical act for Black children in America. But I cannot keep you safe once you leave this little house in the woods, with our streams and waterfalls. I can’t protect you from other kids saying your skin is too dark to play their games.
“All of these moments fueled me. It told me that I need to do something to help folks understand that these conversations can and need to happen from a young age. If my kids can experience racism since birth, with their Black mother almost dying in the hospital, yours can certainly talk about it.
“This year’s project is focusing on the idea that if ALL of us are doing our own identity work, we will have deeper empathy and curiosity in ourselves, to hopefully have a deeper desire to understand and connect others who are navigating complex and marginalized identities.”
Chalk-In Schedule
10am: Start. Do any kind of chalk art, writing, scribbles, whatever comes out of your brain/hand.
11am: A little lesson on identity, intersectional identity and the value in understanding your own identity in your activism work.
Then back to chalking.
12pm: The chalk-in ends, “but people can chalk longer,” Moraya says.
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The City of Beacon entered into a contract with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to provide increased access to Beacon tenants facing eviction. They may also be able to help with sources of rent arrears assistance. Call the paralegal, Steven Mihalik at 845-253-6953 to inquire.
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