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Real Estate

Two-Story For Stories

A bibliophile will be in paradise at this West Stockbridge home — it has a giant two-storied library with bookshelves from top-to-bottom and wall-to-wall. There's even a fireplace to snuggle up by with a book. The secluded 63-acre grounds overlook rolling land, a swimming pond and mountain views. The

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Real Estate

Library With History

This historic homestead was built in the early 1800s and has its own library with built-ins. Set back from the road and surrounded by a large lawn with old-growth trees and rolling pastures, this Sandisfield property was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Renovated in 2007, there is a

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Real Estate

Reading Room

In Gallatin, this home has devoted an entire room to the pleasures of reading: a wall of built-in bookshelves, a rolling ladder to access them, and a cozy nook with couches to relax with your book. This custom-built home on 131 acres, which includes a three-acre lake, has a copper

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Real Estate

Library Panels

A gleaming wood-paneled wood library adds to this Greek Revival's grand and polished feel. This stately Millbrook home is classic in design, opening to a large oval foyer that leads to a living room parlor with two fireplaces. There is a large dining room overlooking the patio, bright

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Real Estate

Novel Victorian

A richly appointed library with lots of bookshelves and places to relax with a book is natural for a Victorian, such as this Austerlitz residence. Surrounded by 21 acres of gardens, streams and a carriage house, the house is entered from a wraparound porch into double parlors and hardwood floors.

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Food

Review: The Bistro Box Is A Roadside Classic

[Editor's note: We're bringing back one of the most visited stories of last year because The Bistro Box continues to draw rapturous fans. Go and enjoy.] By Nichole Dupont There are those places that are just cursed. You know the kind. Switches hands every 1 to

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Arts

Review: "My Fair Lady" at Sharon Playhouse

By Dan Shaw As the nine-piece Sharon Playhouse orchestra delivers a rousing rendition of the lush, melodic Overture to Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady, the heart overflows with expectations and the mind with anxiety: One wonders whether Rufus Collins as Professor Henry Higgins and Lee Harrington as the

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Community

Rural Intelligence Gets Smarter: Introducing The RI Mobile App

Not to toot our own horn, but we hear it time and time again: “I really rely on Rural Intelligence." Lest you think we simply rest on our laurels (and thank you for the most satisfying feedback, by the way), we take that comment seriously. It’s made us

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Arts

Readers: Enjoy A Day Of Books And Authors At 'Off The Page'

By Paige Darrah New York City residents might be familiar with “Open House," in which publishing giant Random House invites readers to its offices to spend a day with A-list authors. In the wake of those successful events, Random House will take authors "Off the Page" and

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Community

The Rural We: Paul de Jong

Paul de Jong is best known as the cofounder, cellist and sound collagist of defunct duo The Books. The New Lebanon, NY resident has recently released his first solo album, 'IF,' to positive reviews in Pitchfork and on NPR. Although De Jong considers himself a musician first, he

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Food

Recipe: Roasted Strawberries

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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Parties

First Columbians Honors Architects

Jamie Larson reports from Kinderhook. Our region's notable architects and their work to protect, restore and add to our rich architectural history was honored Saturday, June 13 by the Columbia County Historical Society. The posh gala, called First Columbians, was held on the grounds of the Vanderpoel House

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