A new design has been sprayed onto the left wall of the Skate Park, which so far has been used by presumably smaller kids and those who produce smaller designs and sketches. This composition is little bit pac-man, a little bit maze, a little bit domino blocks. But that’s just one interpretation.
A few friendly symbols adorn the inside, like a peace sign and a heart, maybe some polkadots, which could be in tribute to this side of the wall.
The start of a skull or X-ray is on the right side of the wall.
As with all of these graffiti arts, to be continued...
For our ladies, we are bringing perimenopause into the timeline. Now is a good time to promote your classes, products, benefits of pelvic floor health, fitness, therapy and nutrition if they are part of your services. See ALBB's Media Kit for ideas, or reach out for custom created content campaigns just for you. We have plenty of hotness left before the fall comes.
Speaking of fall...the Spirit of Beacon Day has announced that it is open for registration and sponsorships! Lots of Back to School brewing, but we are firmly still in summer.
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Connection is key to business owners. We want to see each other, talk shop, tap in with what is reality for everyone, as we all experience different realities in our businesses. This is a time for member advertisers to check in with each other, learn how to support each other, and come away energized with new ideas and revived conviction of moving forward.
Hosted by the generous Elizabeth Rodriguez, owner of the beautiful and intimate Estilo Y Vino Wine Bar at 173 Main Street. Members enjoy 1 free glass of wine with 1 tapas order.
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Stony Kill's Open Barn Days: Saturdays and Sundays Time: 11am-1pm
Step into the barn and experience our Open Barn program! Meet our heritage livestock up close, learn about the important role these unique breeds play in agriculture, and enjoy a fun, hands-on experience for all ages.
Stony Kill Looking For Event Volunteers
Says the organization: "Festival season is just around the corner, and we're looking for volunteers to help make our community events a success! Whether you can lend a hand with setup, running activities, selling our goods or cleanup, your support makes a big difference. Join our volunteer team, meet new people, give back to your community, and help create memorable experiences for families of all ages." Learn More >
STONY KILL'S BUTTERFLY & BLOOMS FESTIVAL
During our week-long festival, enjoy some of the amazing learning activities offered all week, and then join us for the culminating event on Saturday, August 16th from 4-7:30pm. The Festival Finale features music on the lawn, hay rides, activities, face painting, crafts, food trucks, and much more. Learn More >
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Mountain Stream Budo 340 Main Street, Beacon NY
In keeping with the matriarchal vibes that @sarahofmagdalene has been putting out (featuring @rosiejsargent@thatgirlfromavalon , this one about the sword resonated.
Available to ages Ages 13+. You will experience a typical class in the art of your choice! If you're checking out kobudo or iaido, you will be provided with loaner tools/swords for the day. All classes are beginner-friendly. Beginners welcome! Learn More >
Eggbert’s Free Range Farm
Eggbert's is available at 5 local farmer's markets, and now offers easy to arrange pre-ordering to pick up at a market of your choice. Head to their website today to schedule yours.
Wednesdays: Cornwall Farmer's Market 11am-5pm Saturdays: Cold Spring Farmer's Market 10am-1pm Saturdays: Pick-Up Pre-Orders Only at Newburgh Farmer's Market Sundays:Beacon Farmer's Market 10am - 2pm Farm Fridge: Shake and Grind, 190 S. Plank Road, Newburgh SHOP ONLINE:Order Online DELIVERY: 🚚 Free Website >Instagram > Eggbert's Free Range Farm is a Sponsor!
The Station Dispensary
463 Main Street, Beacon NY
In keeping with the weed/breakfast theme this weekend, may we present the Breakfast Connection, a weed many enjoy and seek out - a blunt in hemp wrap. The Breakfast Connection, which is new to The Station Dispensary, includes:
NASCAR Hybrid
Haze Sativa (more uplifting energetic)
Kush Hybrid
Sticky Buns Indica Dominant Hybrid (relaxing)
Cereal Milk (1gram Infused Blunt Hybrid)
Permanent Marker Indica (relaxing)
Candy Fumes - Sativa - an 8th (a "head-high" brain food)
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CARTER'S RESTAURANT 424 Main Street, Beacon NY
The Creamy Burrata. The Prosciutto Di Parma. The Kalamata Olives, Roasted Red Peppers and Toasted Crostini. Carter's knows how to do Italian. Walk-ins welcome. Or reservations. Either way, get there.
Back patio open! Instagram > Carter's is a Sponsor!
HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon NY
If Charleston, SC, Folly Beach and Greenville, SC make you happy, then this news will make you very happy. The burger company inside of the Food Hall, West Palmetto, is now open on Wednesdays. Making it a solid open 7 days a week. One less thing you need to think about when heading out for your weekly or daily burger. Please enjoy their tater tots and special sauce safely. You might order doubles.
PIGGY BANK 2.0 446 Main Street, Beacon NY
edible Hudson Valley just released their Best Barbecue in the Hudson Valley, and Beacon’s Piggy Bank 2.0 was recognized as one of them in Dutchess County. The magazine raved about the current menu “having a little bit of everything, from smoked brisket, St. Louis ribs and pulled pork, to Bank Nachos, shrimp and cheesy grits, and biscuits and brisket gravy.” ALBB has had the full-pull mozzarella sticks, but has yet to try the cheesy grits. Locals: don’t sleep 💤 on this opp. Go to Piggy Bank for lunch mid-week or order to go. Instagram > Piggy Bank 2.0 is a Sponsor!
ZIATUN BEACON 244 Main Street, Beacon NY
These Middle Eastern dishes from Palestinian recipes can never be enjoyed too many times. Open 7 days for your convenience, and open until 9pm. Instagram > Ziatün is a Sponsor!
BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193-195 Main Street, Beacon NY
Now you can get Rose Lemonade in a bottle. Plus many other drinks, including the Bear's Fruit Probiotic Sparkling Water in Beacon Bread's pretty new drink case. If your thirsty out there, stop in just for something bubbly, if not baked. Instagram > Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor!
Mountain Stream Budo 340 Main Street, Beacon NY
Programs are enrolling for summer at Mountain Stream Budo! The training does not stop for summer (and the air conditioning is on inside)!
Classes available for all ages - kids 4-12, teens and adults! Stop in any time this summer for a free trial class. No experience necessary; beginners welcome.
Pick from (or combine!):
Traditional karate
Okinawan weapons
Jujitsu
Swordsmanship Learn More >
Free Breakfast Program Day: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Time: 6:30am-8:30am Location: 12 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY 12508
They have a Wish List of food items! If you're in the mood to donate, find the list here. Information >
FRIDAYS: Fareground's Free Community Dinner Day/Time: Fridays, 5:30pm-7:30pm Location: First Presbyterian, 50 Liberty Street, Beacon, NY 12508 Information > Volunteer > Donate >
In keeping with the matriarchal vibes that @sarahofmagdalene has been putting out (featuring @rosiejsargent@thatgirlfromavalon , this one about the sword resonated. You can take Sarah’s course on decentering patriarchal men (it’s virtual), *and* learn how to use the sword here in Beacon. With precision, accuracy and core strength.
Weekly Class Schedule Tuesdays 7:30 Thursdays 7:15 Saturdays 1:00
Mountain Stream Budo also offers a self defense workshop. Pictured here is a Women’s Self Defense workshop that was put together earlier this year. If you have interest in a self defense workshop, or in the Battodo Iaido (swordsmanship) classes, email info@MountainStreamBudo.com for more information.
See also about a Trial Class! Where you can get all your martial arts questions answered, see the space, and the swords. Karate, jujitsu and weaponry classes are all offered. Beginners welcome! No experience necessary.
Located on Eliza Street (right off Main Street) next to Oui Oui and across from the Mobile gas station: 340 Main Street, Beacon, NY (entrance on Eliza Street)
Chocolate Chip Cookies baked by The Chocolate Studio Beacon that you cannot unsee. Try. But if you go in to this little candy shop on the east end of Main Street by the mountain, and if you do not buy the freshly baked cookie to eat before making it to your parked car or next destination, then you will be returning night after night, refreshing their closed hours to see if they are really closed or if they have another batch in the oven maybe for tomorrow. Go today.
Chocolate Studio is a longtime chocolatier famous for their caramel chocolate combinations. They love smothering sweets in chocolate, and carrying other brand’s candy. And for #stationeryday, they even have edible note paper for secret letter writing that your intended can eat.
See this shop and more in A Little Beacon Blog’s OG Shopping Guide:
Pictured here is a forever face of Beacon, former Mayor Randy Casale, who walks every morning, and used to wake up even earlier to water those petunias hanging above your heads back when watering the petunias had to be cut from the budget.
He’s not affiliated with this year’s Spirit of Beacon Day (that ALBB knows of), but here he was last week, wearing his Spirit t-shirt.
Following up to Wednesday’s article about the tree falling on Beekman, a resident, Katherine Mahoney, wrote in to A Little Beacon Blog to say: “Get your facts right! On 7/29 a tree did not fall. A big branch fell off the tree onto Beekman. I was there😊”
Two sources had verified to ALBB that “a tree fell.” However, to get more precise information, ALBB inspected the tree close to the sidewalk, on the other side of the fence of the Hammond Plaza residential units. While there, Katherine and another person was outside inspecting the tree. ALBB approached to learn more, and asked whose property the tree was on for future tree maintenance. Neither could confirm, but Katherine said: “We are trying to get a survey.” Katherine also recalled another tree incident last year along the sidewalk.
One year ago to the day, a Tree in the same line as this year’s branch break uprooted and fell into Hammond Plaza. Photo Credit: A Reader of ALBB.
It was speculated that more than one tree was not healthy, whereby a large branch falling into the street, such as Wednesday’s incident, may happen again.
Just one year ago, an entire tree fell over at the root, as photographed on July 30, 2025. A reader of ALBB submitted this time-stamped photo of the tree that fell in the direction of Hammond Plaza last year, almost reaching the residential parking lot and a parked car. Had it fallen the other way, it would have blocked the road.
‘Twas a busy morning for the Beacon Highway Department (and possibly the Water Department if they were helping, but they’d have to chime in to confirm). After Tuesday evening’s downpour and steady lightening storm, a tree branch fell on Beekman, the road that leads down to the Beacon train station.
After a steady downpour, cracks of lightening and rolling thunder Tuesday night, the sinkhole at the top of the Beacon Train Station entrance that revealed itself on May 21, 2026 also after rainfall, and was covered in with dirt, opened again early Wednesday morning. Drivers to the train station could continue down the driveway, but were advised by MTA Police to follow the cones around the sinkhole. All photos are at the bottom of this article.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the sinkhole was covered in with dirt again, and one side was covered with a metal plate. In May, the Beacon Police inspected the hole with a flashlight, as it was open and hollow under the asphalt. In these pictures, the dirt has already been thrown in. Compared with the photos in May 2026, the sinkhole appears to be spreading. More patches of sunken asphalt are opening further down the driveway.
Can this chronic sinkhole suddenly collapse, taking the MTA Police officer guarding it and the nearby MTA Police Station with it?
“If there is not enough support for the land above the spaces,” states the U.S. Geological Survey website, “then a sudden collapse of the land surface can occur. These collapses can be small, or they can be huge and can occur where a house or road is on top.”
New townhouses are also located at that intersection.
It is not clear why the MTA has not initiated a major repair on this sinkhole that is proving chronic. Dirt turns into mud, and sinks further down. Sinkholes can be caused by leaking pipes underneath the ground. ALBB has not confirmed where the storm-water line is down there on Railway Drive, right off Beekman Street, and who is responsible for repairing it: the MTA or the City of Beacon.
The next block party cookout at South Avenue Park above Loopers Plaza will be the annual Back 2 School Block Party on Saturday, August 22, 2026. This highly anticipated event usually coincides with a final basketball game of Beacon Hoops down at Loopers Plaza court, followed by hamburger’s and hotdogs at in the meadow of South Avenue Park, below the City of Beacon Parks and Recreation Center.
The theme is to “Stuff the Bus” with school supplies. Kids who attend come away with a free bag of school supplies while supplies last. In order to get a bag, kids must go around to the businesses and organizations who have registered for the event.
A Little Beacon Blog will be there offering free face painting at our table. Come say hi!
Beacon’s Cookout this year was complimented this year by a round of Beacon Hoops games that had been rescheduled due to rainfall earlier in the week. As the final teams let out at 1pm, the cheeseburgers and hotdogs were announced to be ready at the DJ booth, followed by an official welcome and call for Beacon’s Black voices to come forward to share their experiences living in Beacon, and their Black histories in Beacon.
“When The Smoke Cleared: What Was Lost In Beacon’s Revival” is a documentary research project about growing up in Beacon, NY and what life in Beacon is like today. The group is seeking individuals between the ages of 18-108 to share their stories, memories and experiences. Email admin@beaconblackvoices.com with interest.
What They Want To Hear About
The filmmakers want to hear about:
Historic Black Beacon
Jim Crow Era
West End Community
Factories and Industrial Life
Urban Renewal
Environmental Conditions
The Closing of Factories
9/11 and COVID-19 Impacts
Gentrification and Change
Heroes Who Built Beacon
Survival, Struggles and Hopes for the Future
Interview Information
Interviews will last between 30-60 minutes. Format can be in various formats including face-to-face, video conferencing, or phone interviews. Interviewees must have lived in or grown up in Beacon. No compensation for participation.
Say the organizers: “The documentary will preserve the voices of generations of African Americans who helped build Beacon and honor the truth of our past, present and future.”
It’s been a minute and there is so much Beacon News to share with you. But a few client projects greenlit all at once, so ALBB has been submerged in setting them up and managing them to spin freely and prosperously while we get back to reporting. A few new followers/readers have come on board, so we wanted to kickstart this re-entry back into the timeline with a couple slides from @sarahofmagdalene, with the first one highlighting what @prettyonfridays said in response to the desire to fighting everyone and napping at the same time.
SarahofMagdaline has been cooking up there in Maine, brewing up matriarchy and her collections of thoughts in her IG. She’s got a new program going on for it, so visit her and buy her a pretend cup of coffee with your dollars or join her program.
Meanwhile, ALBB is finally settling into the weekend edition of the Things To Do In Beacon Guides, which means we get to circulate in Retail Therapy of all of our Business Blog Squad members to see what they are up to and what they are selling.
At this moment, the dimming of the day is setting in, which means that the intense last rays of sun is smothering us while lighting the shadows inside the home. The dimming of the day can be an emotionally triggering time, so it’s always best to take care during this hour if it affects you.
The 5’oclock sun can light up corners you hadn’t seen in some time, illuminating dust bunnies and cat hair that you didn’t realize were there. Maybe even kitchen grease glopping down the wall in a now solid stream.
Rather than devote time to wipe it all away, as satisfying as that may be, you might choose to take a nap. If you can afford it, maybe once a month or once a year, let someone else clean it for you, which could be @uac_hv, a professional cleaning service here in Beacon who would be happy to let you rest. Your choice if you want organic products, or if you crave the harsh aroma of bleach, Fantastic and ALBB’s favorite, Murphy’s Oil Soap. Just let UAC know which products you want them to use. Treat yourself if you’re able. Or treat someone else!
Speaking of houses, Maneri Roofing yard signs have been popping up throughout Beacon with new roof projects. Call them for yours. Owner Frank doesn’t have an Instagram, so let him know you saw it on ALBB.
The Luminous Bride has moved! Once located down near the mountain and the old train tracks, this makeup studio has relocated to 249 Main Street Unit 105, sharing the space with Sullivan & Main Salon next to Lores Cafe in what is becoming a beauty enclave, with Vivash Aesthetics around the corner. This spot is opposite the Dutchess County DMV Parking Lot, so plenty of free municipal parking is available.
The Luminous Bride honors the uniqueness and individuality of all of their clients. Offering makeup for Weddings, Special Occasions and Beauty Pop Ups. Owner and Luxury Editorial Bridal Beauty Artist Jules Waldkoetter knows her clientele so well, she also offers Trials for makeup visions to see how the blended colors and lines fit.
With over a decade of experience and a reputation for elevated, on-location bridal beauty, Jules has built a trusted brand known for refined artistry, a calming client experience, and a highly curated team of professionals. The new studio marks an exciting evolution for the business—offering clients a dedicated, thoughtfully designed space for bridal trials, beauty services, and creative collaboration.
“This new studio is a meaningful next step for me,” says Jules. “It allows me to bring my clients into a space that reflects the experience I aim to create — one that feels elevated, welcoming, and personal.”
Located inside Sullivan and Main Salon, a growing hub for modern beauty in Beacon, the studio reflects Jules’ signature aesthetic: a balance of soft luxury, warmth, and editorial-inspired design. The space has been intentionally created to provide a serene, elevated environment where clients can feel both relaxed and confident during their beauty experience.
While continuing to serve a high volume of weddings throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond, the studio will function as a home base for trials, team education, and brand growth.
Jules and her team specialize in editorial-leaning luxury bridal beauty services, offering both in-studio and on-location experiences for weddings and events.
For more information, inquiries, or bookings, please visit www.theluminousbride.com or follow along on Instagram at @theluminousbride. The Luminous Bride can be found in ALBB’s Beauty Guide and is a member of the Business Directory.
The “poop parasite” memes and funny tweets are all over the Internet for the Cyclosporiasis parasite that may come from produce and bagged salads and raw berries. But Beacon-based Fareground, the food justice organization who distributes fresh produce to many individuals in need, and is connected to farms and other sources of produce, posted a helpful prevention flyer that was quite pretty.
A Little Beacon Blog reached out to Fareground to ask if it was an original design for Fareground, or if they got it from a government website. The designer, Yin Mei, who speaking for Fareground’s Instagram for that moment, answered back: “Yessss! I did design it - it’s public - welcome to share it!!”
Yin elaborated further: “It was Jamie’s idea!” Jamie Levato is the executive director of Fareground. “Jamie had the intuition that if we are handing out produce, that it would be a great idea to hand out some public health info about the foodborne parasite. So many versions on the Internet felt too dramatic - so we designed and built a calmer, higher-agency version that we felt appropriate.”
Yin continued: “We want people not to panic, and still enjoy the benefits of healthy eating. I ate grapes yesterday, but I peeled them like I used to do in the old days. It slowed me down a little, but that’s important in life I think :). Maybe that’s the lesson.”
FareGround’s Guidance To Handling And Eating Food During The Cyclosporiasis Parasite Outbreak
Fareground shared this message with their Instagram followers:
Please pay extra attention to food handling.
🧼Wash hands and surfaces thoroughly before handling food.
🚿Wash all produce thoroughly under running water.
🍌Peel all produce that you are not going to cook.
🥘Cook all produce that you cannot peel or wash thoroughly (berries, cut greens, vegetable platters).
🫶 Avoid directly eating the pre-washed bagged veggies if possible. Berries may be hard to wash, so please exert caution.
Here at Fareground, distributing fresh farm produce to our local food system is our act of care. To support our community health, we want to offer these simple instructions to help prevent the food-borne parasite from affecting our delicious healthy meals.
Feel free to share this flyer for anyone wondering what to do about the food-borne parasite called Cyclosporiasis.
If you have good recipe ideas for our cooked-food moment, comment below.
Clean and cook your produce!
Feel free to use Fareground’s flyer for your audiences.
Little known fact: Shelter Air’s founder, Kimberly Sevilla, is also a volunteer fire fighter and a sailor on the Hudson River. That’s why when she speaks fire and air quality, we listen.
“These wildfires are no joke,” Kimberly told her audience at Shelter Air’s Instagram. “Today’s air quality is a reminder that what happens outside doesn’t always stay outside. Fine smoke particles can make their way into your home, affecting the air you and your family breathe.”
Wanting to know how to protect the air inside residential and commercial areas, A Little Beacon Blog reached out to Shelter Air for their recommendation. “Shelter Air has been installing MERV 13 media filters to help capture a high percentage of smoke, dust, pollen, and other fine airborne particles that standard 1” filters often miss,” they told us.
“If your HVAC system can accommodate a media filter, it’s one of the best upgrades you can make for your home’s indoor air quality.”
All levels of leadership are recommending to stay indoors. But that is hard during this beautiful summer. Many recreational activities have been canceled or moved. Games for Beacon Hoops were canceled on Wednesday for the younger league, and then moved inside to Rombout Middle School for the high school league. The Riverpool at Beacon had to close 2 days this week due to the poor air quality, after coming up for air when the water quality improved after the sewage leak in Yonkers around July 4th when the Sloop Clearwater was banned from the Sail4th 250 tall ship 4th of July maritime parade for flying a banner that said “Save The Clean Water Act.”
Shelter Air’s final words: “Stay indoors when the Air Quality Index is high, keep your windows closed, and let your HVAC system do its job. Clean air matters—especially on days like today.”
This content is a re-post from the multi-advocate @JennaLynnKing, who collected and posted on her Instagram. The video she posted of the smoke bellowing from where the ocean meets the land is from @lyndo.tyler on July 14th or 15th, who is a photographer, who said in his caption of the video: "Can't believe this happened. I watched my home burn...Although happy we got everyone out at the last minute...Haven't slept yet."
“As of July 15, 2026, there are over 100 active wildfires burning across northwestern Ontario, with 148 active wildland fires in the province’s northwest alone — 69 of them not under control.
“Entire communities have been forced to flee. The sky over Toronto has turned orange. And the smoke is now drifting into the United States.”
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.
Dutchess County Helpline. Open 24/7 to take your calls, listen, and give you resources.
