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The Olde Rhinebeck Inn Offers A Two-For-One Innkeeper Deal

Photo courtesy of the Olde Rhinebeck Inn. By Lisa Green When she started reading, Jonna Paolella couldn’t have cared less about Amelia Bedelia or Pippi Longstocking. She was obsessed with Country Inns and Back Roads, by Norman T. Simpson. “I’ve known since age seven that I wanted to

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Real Estate

Statuesque Space

How does an office stand out in a custom-built estate in Stockbridge that's filled with noteworthy rooms? With stately details like tall bookshelves, woodwork and paneling. Built in 1994, the house features a foyer that opens to a two-story great room overlooking a pool. Nearby is the atrium

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Real Estate

Antique Office

This 1760 Saltbox has original details like hand-hewn post and beams, plank walls, wood ceilings, original doors and wide-board floors in every room, including the office area. In Norfolk, the home has been preserved but has been updated with a new kitchen and roof, and radiant heat. The five-bedroom, two-and-two-half-bathroom

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Real Estate

Work Place

Skip the commute, this Chatham home offers a large office space with built-in bookshelves and a fireplace. The 1850 center-hall Colonial is fully renovated with high ceilings and a brand new kitchen with Sub-Zero, Bosch and Viking appliances. There is a living room, library, formal dining with butler's

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Real Estate

Basement Boardroom

There's a home office and then there's this home boardroom with enough space for a large conference table for meetings. A pristine Colonial in Roxbury has been professionally restored while allowing original details like moldings, wide-board floors and four fireplaces to make a statement. The first

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Parties

Kent Historical Society Goes Authentic At A Tea and Musicale

Jamie Larson reports from Kent. The Kent Historical Society’s 19th Century Musicale and Spirited Tea Party on Sunday, April 17 gave today’s high society a taste of the best their cultural predecessors enjoyed in the 1800s. Replicating the time's food, beverage and musical entertainment, the dandy

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Style

Organic By John Patrick Trunk Show Is A Natural At J. Seitz

By Jacque Lynn Schiller Sustainability and transparency are buzzwords often thrown about these days. But for Hudson Valley resident and the namesake behind Organic by John Patrick, fair labor and green awareness shouldn’t be radical ideas but the norm. In fact, he introduced the world’s first certified organic

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Food

Recipe: Lemon Roasted Rainbow Trout

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Community

The Rural We: Nick Martinelli

Nick Martinelli's career transition from lawyer in Boston to running a Berkshire-based food hub isn't as an unlikely story as is seems. His fondness with the region began as a student at Williams College and he's had a life-long interest in agriculture. He soon

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Choosing A Favorite Flower Is Like Picking A Favorite Child

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. This week, we welcome Madaline Sparks to our gardening column. She is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years

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Two Firsts For Two Artists At MASS MoCA

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams. Another month, another chance to experience exceptional new art at MASS MoCA as the museum ramps up for its summer season. On Saturday, April 16, two exhibits shared an opening reception. Alex Da Corte’s Free Roses, comprised of sculptures, paintings and video installations,

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Arts

2016 Season Preview (AKA Tickets Not To Miss)

Some people try to tell you their favorite season is autumn. And personally, I do have a soft spot for spring. But here in the Rural Intelligence region, summer is a time like no other. This much we know. So even all you confirmed ski addicts and avid leaf peepers

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