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Beacon Library's Prom Dress, Suits, Accessories Pop-Up Offers Free Attire To Beacon Students
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The Howland Public Library is hosting a Prom Pop-Up, a free prom attire giveaway for local students, on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The pop-up event will take place in the library’s Learning Annex, located at 311 Main Street.
“This event is all about making sure every student can feel confident and excited for prom, without worrying about the cost of formalwear.”
Students are invited to browse a selection of prom dresses, suits, jackets, pants, and accessories, all available at no cost. Each student may choose one complete outfit to take home. High school students are welcome to attend on both days, while 8th-grade students preparing for their formal may visit on Sunday, March 16. Attendees must present a student ID or other proof of local student status to participate.
“This event is all about making sure every student can feel confident and excited for prom, without worrying about the cost of formalwear,” said Michelle Rivas, Community Engagement Librarian at Howland Public Library. “Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have a wonderful selection to offer.”
The Howland Public Library is grateful for the outpouring of donations that have made this event possible and welcomes any last-minute contributions, particularly larger dress sizes (12+) and additional jackets and pants to ensure an inclusive selection for all students.
For more information, please visit beaconlibrary.org or contact Michelle Rivas at community@beaconlibrary.org.
About Howland Public Library
Located in the heart of Beacon, NY, the Howland Public Library serves as a hub for education, culture, and community engagement. Through programs like Prom Pop, the library continues its mission to support and uplift the local community.
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Parking Note Chronicles :: Threat To Call Police
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We’ve all done it. Left an enraged parking note for someone parked in a way we dislike. I did it to a car who parked in front of the fire hydrant to the side of my driveway because their car was overlapping my driveway a bit, making it hard to back out the driveway. But moments after I did it, I realized that after this car, there will be 20 more cars, and what’s the point. Not going to place 20 different notes every time on a different car parking in front of the hydrant. I have better use for my Post-Its.
This note, however, that a reader of ALBB received last week after parking on Church Street at Willow Street, was different. It included a threat to call the police, which depending on who you are, a call to the police could trigger a cascade of interventions. And for what.
In this case, I saw the note be placed on the vehicle. The guy who placed it was slender, wore a ski mask, and walked briskly down Church Street toward the mountain after he secured the note under the wiper blade.
I knew the driver of the car. I had just spoken to them an hour before. Before the note drop, they had driven by me and I didn’t recognize them. They park in the neighborhood regularly so that they can go to work on Main Street. On this day, when they parked and got out, I was headed out on my jog, and recognized them after they got out.
“I didn’t recognize you!” I shouted.
“It’s a new car. I just got it,” the driver beamed as they gathered their things and headed to work. “It’s beautiful!” I said.
When I returned from the jog, I saw the slender man placing the note. I went to Main Street to get my friend, just in case the note was bad.
My friend looked fearful and stood at attention. “Is the note telling me to move?” I didn’t know. We both went to look. “They say Willow Street is tough,” my friend reflected. “Seems like it is. I had the police called on me last year by a different house on Willow Street.”
“But you can park on the street. What is the problem? Did the police do anything to you? Did you move?” I asked.
“I don’t know what the problem was. But I did move after the police asked to see proof of my insurance. At that point, I have been through enough micro issues that I didn’t want anything to happen. So I moved.” I told my friend to park in front of my house every day if they wanted to.
On this day, the note said: “Hi - I almost hit your car today. Please stop parking so far from the curb. You can (will) get a ticket. In the future I will call. I drive down the street daily.”
Willow Street is consistent for its parking drama. Another house is known for calling the police on people who rented a house and parked their car on the street every day. But it was across the street from the rental house, and the across-the-street neighbor didn’t like that.
Several people who work on Main Street park on Willow Street. Once neighbors get annoyed, they pick up the phone and call. But it’s not like the neighbors need the parking. Most have driveways. It’s just a thing. Or they are attempting to hoard the street parking outside of their house for their visiting family. And call the police to hold their parking.
When I first moved to Willow Street, one of the first things a neighbor told me was how to call on another neighbor to complain and report them for messy yards. They said that in Beacon’s “point system,” if a house accumulates so many points, the people can be forced to move.
I had no interest in such a point system, and never fact checked it.
Beacon is a vengeful place. There are other stories of notes and even a gotcha-from-my-porch-camera-style color printed flyer taped to a car window on Willow Street. But Willow Street isn’t isolated. Other streets within the radius of Beacon have their own stories of parking annoyance. It would behoove people to not seek such vengeance on others, and to carry on with their days.
Turns out, the Parking Note Writer left a second note by the end of the day. An apology note. ALBB had published the first parking note when it happened to our Instagram Stories, knowing we couldn’t write the full article in the time we would like, but wanted to get the word out. Could have been a coincidence. The Parking Note Writer’s second note said: “Hello, I’m sorry. I had a difficult morning. Then I had that near miss.”
An improvement.
Matcha Thomas Temporarily Closed Due To Tariff Delays
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Matcha Thomas, the little tea shop on Main Street with the big following of devoted drinkers and aligned mindset, announced they are temporarily closing, citing the new tariffs imposed by a presidential administration who branded themselves as good business people, but is further choking many businesses instead. The tariffs have caused a customs backlog, Matcha Thomas said, resulting in an estimated two week delay.
“I’m really nervous right now,” confessed Matcha Thomas co-founder and sister of the business who refers to themselves as family-owned, sister-led. “As of right now, our small business is temporarily closing because of a 2 week delay of our matcha restock shipment.” The matcha & hojicha powders served at Matcha Thomas “are mindfully-sourced and crafted by tea farmers in Uji, Kyoto, Japan,” they explain.
“Our matcha restock shipment from Japan has been significantly delayed due to the new customers regulations and tariffs, making it impossible for us to restock as quickly as we need. We are completely out of our previous stock, which, paradoxically, has run out so quickly because of your incredible support...Without inventory, we can't operate, but our bills and expenses remain."
“There are millions of small businesses across the US who have been drowning slowly and silently under the weight of continuous inflation, limited funding, and now these tariffs and delays that will further suffocate our margins.”
The matcha drinks make up 90% of their sales, they say. “To close for 2 weeks is terrifying…As one of the first Gen Z Black-owned matcha shops in the US, you must know that we are not funded by big money, or generational wealth.”
In true Matcha Thomas form, they made their announcement, but also spoke for others. “We know that this situation isn’t unique to our background. There are millions of small businesses across the US who have been drowning slowly and silently under the weight of continuous inflation, limited funding, and now these tariffs and delays that will further suffocate our margins.”
She continued, opening their business world a bit more to their customers: “We are all tired of walking on thin ice, taking out loans and being in debt to keep our businesses running. Mega corporations can afford to raise prices, stockpile inventory, and pressure governments by lobbying to protect their financial interested. But us smaller businesses absolutely do not have that luxury.”
She made an observation that other businesses may agree with, especially those based in New York who operate under additional weight from New York State regulations. “It’s almost as if our government doesn’t want us to have integrity. Doesn’t want to incentive integrity.”
“We are all tired of walking on thin ice, taking out loans and being in debt to keep our businesses running. Mega corporations can afford to raise prices, stockpile inventory, and pressure governments by lobbying to protect their financial interested. But us smaller businesses absolutely do not have that luxury.”
“Policies like these disrupt our ability to operate. Truly creates dire situations that so many of our small businesses will not be able to recover from. And this is so much bigger than us. This disproportionately impacts communities that rely on international trade for their livelihood. The small farmers maintaining traditional growing practices. And the consumers that want authentic products and experiences.”
“These are discriminatory trade policies that don’t just reinforce economic inequality, but they deeply fracture our global interconnectedness. These trade policies favor Western corporate dominance. When small business struggle to access international goods, consumers will have fewer choices, cultural exchanges will be weakened, and these corporations will gain even more control over what we buy.”
“This is really scary to say out loud, but Matcha Thomas has been struggling. Even before this delay, a crisis has been impending. Despite being constantly busy and seeing our customer base grow.”
She said that she and her sister dedicated their 20s building the business, and they have yet to take a paycheck, with their profit margins being slim to none. “We choose to use real fruit and pure extracts for flavoring, and plant-based ingredients, and artistan ceremonial-grade matcha that we have been known for. But the rising cost of every shingle ingredient that we use have made things really difficult.”
“These are discriminatory trade policies that don’t just reinforce economic inequality, but they deeply fracture our global interconnectedness.”
She reflected on how they strive to create something that reflects their values. “I want to be brave enough to be honest about our commitment to upholding humanity in everything that we do. This new generation of business must be rooted in different standards and different values. Our ideas of success have to include vulnerability, compassion, equity, and radical community care.”
Matcha Thomas is one of the first in Beacon to experience a closure or major financial setback from the tariffs, but they are not alone. Businesses on Main Street have for years struggled with the rising cost of goods, with additional regulatory burdens placed on them by New York State.
Matcha Thomas is trying to keep their staff paid, pay urgent bills and rent, and order a larger restock of the matcha and other ingredients to keep them going after the reopening. They started a GoFundMe, which you can find here.
Trending: People "Dumping Teslas;" Tesla Dealerships, Sales and Stock Price Sliding As Elon Musk Slashes Federal Programs
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Elon Musk, one of the loudest Pied Pipers in the world, is feeling repercussions from slashing and burning federal social programs and firing large swaths of people at whim. As his so-called Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) added Beacon’s closest Social Security Office in Poughkeepsie to the DOGE list of upcoming canceled leases, Tesla dealerships around the world are being attacked, Tesla charging stations burned, the number of Tesla vehicles is declining, as is the stock. And Wired Magazine reports that Cheryl Crow dumped her Tesla.
When ALBB first published Elon Musk news at Facebook or Instagram, some of the readers got upset. For some reason, they equate criticism of Elon Musk, seemingly CEO Of Everything But Master Of Nothing, as “liberal.” ALBB does not understand the correlation, but is here for keeping our eye on Musk, as he is impacting all of our lives. Just three weekends ago, we learned that one of our friends using SNAP at the Beacon Farmer’s Market experienced their SNAP being slashed in half.
So. All eyes on Musk. As for reader reactions to ALBB touching “political” issues, well, it’s just enjoyable to watch Elon slash and burn his brand as he tries to slash and burn our lives. Equally enjoyable is making some Beacon locals angry when shown Elon protest videos, to where one person, Maggie Doggo at Facebook told ALBB to rename to “A Little Liberal Blog.” Loving the alliteration.
It’s a pivot from when others of you were calling ALBB “Katie’s Palestinian Plight,” as dubbed by Erin Hunt via email. Maggie Doggo said that ALBB has been in a “temper tantrum” since November 5th (does Maggie mean October 7th?). Tracy Eraca Pavlovic agreed: “they sure have!!!!!” with 2 angry face emojis.
Either way, ALBB is glad you are reading and feel so connected with ALBB that you feel like this publication is putty in your hands, to change as you wish.
Yes, we are getting back to Beacon News today!! Because we really need to get you that Sue Serino + Hulk Hogan = 💗💅🏼 while Elon and DOGE close the Social Security Office in Poughkeepsie. More to come! ✍🏼
Planning Board Meeting Posted For 3/11/2024: Includes Dunkin' Donuts, Telephone Building, More
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March’s Planning Board Meeting has been posted.
Notable items for March:
- The proposed apartments and Dunkin’ Donuts to Rte 52 / Fishkill Avenue. The City of Beacon is trying to zone out drive-throughs (and any business auto-related, which includes the handful of businesses already located there despite the proposal to grandfather them in, which is still a risk), and may not be excited about a Dunkin’ Donuts, despite it being a franchise, which means a small business owner behind the location.
- The Planning Board to discuss Beacon’s City Council’s new proposed law concerning regulations for drive-throughs and self-storage businesses. Council doesn’t want either business types located there.
- 291 Main Street: The Telephone Building: The 2 buildings that the owner is proposing to build in the parking lot. This is the first Public Hearing for this project, which means that the public is encouraged to come voice their opinion.
- The Prophecy Theater (former Reformed Church of Beacon).
- 45 Beekman Street (on the way to Brett’s Hardware, across from the other apartment building The View): Continued Public Hearing for this project. Last month the public came out to voice opinions. This month the public is invited to come again to voice opinions.
City of Beacon's Workshop Agenda for 3/10/2025 Posted: Legalizing ADUs (aka sheds as houses), 248 Tioronda Update, etc.
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The City of Beacon’s Workshop Agenda for the March 10, 2025 Meeting has been posted. At the meeting, the Council listened to a presentation from Dutchess County Department of Health on how people can access social benefits like SNAP, that the office is right in Beacon in the DMV building, and how emergency shelter housing works. As the Council continues to try to prioritized affordable housing as an issue, they had requested a presentation from the county. There continues to not be an overnight warming center in Beacon for the cold temperatures, and no one on City Council brought this up during the meeting. A Little Beacon Blog wrote about it earlier this season here.
The Council received an update from the owners of 248 Tioronda Avenue. At the owner’s continued request to open their residential units before building their required commercial office space that the City of Beacon mandated that they do years prior, the Council had reluctantly granted special permission for 248 Tioronda to open their residential units to be rented by the public before their proposed office space is built.
While the City of Beacon demanded that 248 Tioronda build and open the commercial space before their residential space, the owners of the development insisted that they tried and could not fill the commercial space. But that they had strong demand for their residential units. In a compromise, the City Council required that 248 Tioronda add a couple more Below Market Rate (BMR) apartment units to rent, and then report back.
This appearance by the owners was that required report. To which they said they rented all of the Below Market Rate apartments to people mainly from Beacon, and still had no deal or other interested parties except one that fell through on the commercial space.
The City of Beacon is reversing is decades long position on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). For a long time, the older generation of Beacon snubbed the idea of ADUs, not wanting to let people rent their back houses and sheds to other people. Now that the older generation needs places to live if they want to stay in Beacon, and now that New York Governor Hochul is encouraging the legality of ADUs and incentivizing them with grants, this City Council is spearheading the about face on ADUs to legalize them.
Tonight :: Things To Do In Beacon 3-7-2025
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DOCCS Terminates Corrections Officers Who Are Striking Calling It “Resignation” - Cuts Health Insurance, COBRA, and Salary Also
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A Corrections Officer holds a sign on Matteawan Road, which is the road to the Fishkill Correctional Facility and the Beacon High School and Middle Schools, that says: “No One Is Safe Inside.”
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has followed through on its threat to fire Corrections Officers who are striking in the name of unsafe conditions for all people inside of the New York prison system: Corrections Officers, Incarcerated People, and Visitors. DOCCS has sent a letter of resignation to officers who are striking, according to the letter ALBB has seen and republished below.
The letter states that any officer who has not reported to work in 10 days is considered AWOL and has resigned. Corrections Officers were warned via robo-call (audio recording included below) on Sunday that their employment would be terminated, and health insurance would end for themselves and all of their dependents, as would eligibility for COBRA.
According to a source familiar with the situation, about 20 Corrections Officers from Fishkill Corrections Facility, located in Beacon, have received the letter.
However, inconsistencies occurred with the delivery of the letter, which was emailed and text messaged to select officers, despite saying that it was sent Certified Mail. If so, the paper copy has not arrived yet. Additionally, some retired Corrections Officers also received the employment termination letter, according to sources. “They’re not organized,” one officer told ALBB.
The names of terminated officers were not on each letter. “Nobody knows if this is even true, if they are really enforcing this or if it’s just another threat,” one officer who received the letter told ALBB. “As you can see, I got sent that letter, but my name is not on it.”
Governor Kathy Hochul has threatened to arrest Corrections Officers still on strike. According to The City, “the Hochul administration is also pushing to get permission from a state judge to begin arresting striking officers for breaking the law. That process is expected to take several days,” according to Jackie Bray, the Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services who spoke to reporters on Monday (3/3/2025).
The Letter of Termination Emailed To Corrections Officers On Strike,
And Some Retired Corrections Officers
March 2, 2025
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
This is to confirm that your absence beginning on February 17, 2025 was unauthorized.
Section 14.10, Unauthorized Absence, of the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. states, "Any employee absent from work without authorization for ten (10) consecutive workdays shall be deemed to have resigned from his position if he has not provided a satisfactory explanation for such absence on or before the eleventh (11th) workday following the commencement of such unauthorized absence."
You did not provide a satisfactory explanation for this absence on or before March 2, 2025, the eleventh workday following the commencement of your unauthorized absence. Therefore, you are deemed to have resigned from your position of Correction Officer with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Accordingly, you are separated from employment with an effective date of March 2, 2025.
Please make immediate arrangements to return all Department equipment to the Correctional Facility. Failure to comply with this direction may result in the withholding of any monies due you, as well as possible legal action being instituted against you.
This termination revokes your Peace Officer status granted under Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedures Law*. If you possess a firearm(s) by virtue of your peace officer status, you must make arrangements to surrender the firearm(s) at a local law enforcement agency. DO NOT BRING YOUR FIREARM(S) TO ANY NYS DOCCS FACILITY.
Sincerely,
Daniel F. Martuscello III
Commissioner
cc: Personal/Labor Relations
NYSCOPBA
*2.10 Persons designated as peace officers.25. Officials, as designated by the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision pursuant to rules of the department, and correction officers of any state correctional facility or any penal correctional institution.
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The Lease For Poughkeepsie's Social Security Office Listed On DOGE Wall Of Receipts For Savings
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The Social Security Office in Poughkeepsie has made the DOGE Wall of Receipts, as first reported by WAMC. The lease for it, listed at $359,135/year, is slated to end July 31, 2025. It is one of 47 Social Security offices that are on list thus far.
Lease for the Poughkeepsie, NY Social Security office on the DOGE website.
White Plains' lease, valued at $511,908, is scheduled to end on May 31, 2025. The DOGE website says that the Lease termination notice was sent on 1/29/2025. DOGE projects the savings to be $262,689. It is not clear who is feeling this savings, since people cannot access a service at the office they paid for with their taxes.
Lease for the White Plains, NY Social Security office on the DOGE website.
The Social Security office in Horseheads, NY is also on the list, valued at $311,690 and a "savings" is listed for $1,558,450. The note on that "receipt" is: "Agency response on no longer a need for space provided by Portfolio. This payment assumes a 5-year continuation of the lease."
Lease for the Horseheads, NY Social Security office on the DOGE website.
Says Senator Rob Rolison who represents Beacon and used to be the Mayor of Poughkeepsie is quoted by WAMC as having said: "The public, they have a right to have clear and accurate information as it relates to government services. It’s like, ‘Maybe we’re gonna plow the roads today, or maybe [not]?' It’s not fair. Savings are great, especially when it comes to government. But when we’re talking about Social Security, people deserve better."
Or people deserve what they are currently paying for.
The Social Security office in Newburgh closed last June 2024. While the initial closure notice that was given for the Poughkeepsie office was that it was going to be temporary and done for renovations, there is no evidence of renovations having taken place. The phone number to the Poughkeepsie office routes in a robotic circle, eventually landing a caller in West Nyack, the office for which is also temporarily closed for renovations. According to WAMC, the Kingston Social Security office closed for "temporary renovations" years ago and never reopened.
Congressman Pat Ryan, whose district includes Beacon, has been suspicious of the renovations. Congressman Ryan spoke with WAMC last Friday, saying that this closure is what he feared: "“This will deeply harm so many of my constituents, so many people in the Hudson Valley that count on being able to go to an office to access the benefits that they have worked their whole lives to earn."
As reported by WAMC: "New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to Acting SSA Commissioner Lee Dudek this week asking him to reconsider closing the hub, which serves as a central point the Hudson Valley. James says the White Plains office currently has a backlog of roughly 2,000 cases, and that ‘eliminating the office would exacerbate the problem and harm even more vulnerable New Yorkers.’”
Closing these buildings feels like when the Post Offices were closing or experiencing severe staff reductions, including at the Beacon location.
Currently, the offices in Peekskill or Middletown are the closest to Beacon.
Trinity Solar LLC Issued Peddling Permit While City Administrator Encouraged Citizens To Call Police On Solicitors
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Trinity Solar LLC was the only entity issued a Peddling and Soliciting Permit by the City of Beacon in all of 2024, and so far in 2025, according to a FOIL request obtained by ALBB to see all permits granted by the city.
The City Administrator encouraging people to call the police on people out soliciting - if they are the solicitors the community is referring to - may cause an unnecessary escalation on individuals.
Often the people walking around soliciting are employed by energy companies, are staying in local hotels in Fishkill, have iPads and badges to help with their jobs, but may not have a copy of the permit with them you if you ask them.
During a recent City Council Meeting, Beacon’s City Administrator Chris White announced that people had been contacting the city about solicitations at their residences. While he informed the public about the Peddling Permit, encouraging residents to ask to see the permit when someone comes to the door, he failed to mention which if any entities had been granted such permit.
There are times when roofing and gutter companies walk up to front doors to offer their business cards, saying they are “doing a roof a few doors down.” But representatives from solar companies soliciting business have been common in Beacon over the years.
Monday's City Council Meeting Topics: 3/3/2025
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This week’s Agenda for the City Council meeting was posted, and includes a Community Segment for the Proposed Beacon-Hopewell Rail Trail Project from the Dutchess County Transportation Council Presentation.
Resolutions to be put to vote include:
Appointing a new Building Inspector II Bryan Murphy.
Approving 2024 Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) Contributions
Referring a Proposed Local Law Amending the Zoning Map Concerning East Main Street to the City of Beacon and the Dutchess County Planning Board. The proposed sale of the commercial condo at 1 East Main that houses Trax triggered a zoning flag, in that Trax was operating a coffeehouse in a zone, LI (Light Industrial) that did not permit that use. It permitted roasting of coffee, but not all of the offered seating. The subject of 7 East Main (Hudson Valley Brewery) was also raised as to the type of distillery they were in order to operate within the current LI zoning.
Therefore, the Council is considering rezoning all of East Main to be CMS (Central Main Street) where a coffee house with the number of seating needed is permitted.
Chinese Restaurant Reopens, and OG Beacon Is Here For It
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Left: Owner of the building and Chinese restaurant, Fa Tuan Ni was spotted behind the counter by a previous regular, the artist Teron Wright.
Right: Chinese character painted onto the side of the building: “Strength”
Fa Tuan Ni, owner of building and the Chinese Restaurant known as Xin Xing at 250 Main Street, has fired up the burners again and opened as promised on March 1st, 2025. The Beacon Internet is excited. Beacon-grown basketball player Elijah Hughes said on ALBB’s Instagram: “U can shakeback from anything in life.” Beacon-grown rapper TonyEChandy commented “Best Chinese spot in Beacon.”
Chef Drake KellzyLieu Hall said: "They're not new to this, they're TRUE TO THIS!"
The daughter of the artist Teron Wright who stopped in to the restaurant on opening day after delivering a piece of commissioned art to a collector who lives in Beacon.
On opening day, the Beacon-grown artist Teron Wright declared: “One time for the one time lol…They tried to shut us down but we back like we never left.” Teron had been delivering a commissioned piece of artwork to one of his collectors who lives in Beacon, and “figured why not grab me and my daughter a meal while we was in town,” Teron told ALBB.
“For those asking,” Teron reported on his own Instagram, “OG still behind the counter,” meaning, Teron was impressed and excited to see the familiar face of Fa Tuan Ni.
After a pause, Fa Tuan Ni gradually made changes to his building, which included painting the facade red and adding new characters to it that say “Peace” on the front of the building and “Strength” on the side of the building.
The Chinese character painted onto the front of Fa Tuan Ni’s building: “Peace”
Fa Tuan Ni can be seen on the outdoor fitness circuit, where he jogs up to the Beacon High School track to do calisthenics, or drops and does a few sets of 20 right outside his building on the sidewalk. In case anyone needed a dose of morning motivation.
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