Editor

Real Estate

Walk Out To Relaxation

Not only does this home have a master suite loaded with fine details like hardwood floors, high ceilings and two bathrooms (one with spa shower), but it also has French doors that lead to a deck with private views. Sited on 18 acres in West Stockbridge, the Contemporary has six

By Editor

Real Estate

Masterful Suite

This Stockbridge home has a generous-sized master suite with a jet tub, glass shower, oversized vanity and glass doors that walk out to the property. Offering westerly mountain views from nearly every room, the open floor plan flows into a dining area, chef's kitchen, screened porch and first-floor

By Editor

Real Estate

Morning View

Wake up to morning mist and sunshine at this Copake home that has unparalleled views, care of the three walls of windows in the master bedroom and giant picture window in master bathroom. There's no need to draw the curtains:  the house is sited on four acres and

By Editor

Real Estate

Fit For A Queen

Straight out of a page in a storybook, this Great Barrington home actually has a “bed chamber" located in a Rapunzel tower with distant views on the horizon. Despite that fairytale feature, the rest of the house is contemporary and suited for modern life, with bright and open living

By Editor

Wellness

Fitness From the Field: Radiantly Hot Yoga

The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who

By Editor

Arts

Ashton Hawkins & Johnnie Moore: A Collected Life At Auction

Moore and Hawkins. By Jamie Larson Auctions at the laudable Stair Galleries in Hudson often capture specific artistic moments or movements. On display now and up for sale this Saturday is the sum of an artistic life steeped in style, history and love. The personal collection of Ashton Hawkins and

By Editor

Food

Third Annual Sandwich Summit: A Rye Look Between The Bread

Photo: Danny Ghitis By Andrea Pyros “Is It Insane To Insist That There Is No Such Thing As Half An Open Faced Sandwich?" If that query strikes you as irrelevant, ridiculous or just plain nuts, you’re probably not a sandwich aficionado. But if you are, you might actually

By Editor

Food

Recipe: Any Green Pesto

Twice a month, Berkshire 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, and

By Editor

Parties

Barnraising Begins At A Brunch For The GB Fairgrounds

Lisa Green reports from New Marlborough. It takes a village to build a barn, and the townspeople came out in force for the brunch to raise funds for the cowshed at the Great Barrington Fairgrounds. The long-dormant site is undergoing a renaissance thanks to the efforts of co-owners Janet and

By Editor

Parties

The Fairview Gala Hits A High Note With The Midtown Men

Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington.Fairview Hospital, a part of Berkshire Health Systems, gathered together staff, friends and supporters on the green outside the Mahaiwe Theater on Saturday, September 20 for its annual celebration. Guests mingled, dined and bid on some amazing silent auction items like stays in France

By Editor

Parties

OMI Lights Up The Night With A Fundraising First

Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. Sight, sound, smell, touch and taste were all accounted for at Omi International Arts Center on Saturday, September 20 for the first Light Into Night, a unique fundraiser that combined an auction, dinner, art exhibit and dance party. Art abounded in every nook and cranny

By Editor

Community

Autumn Outings: Harvest Festivals Across the Region

By Rachel Louchen Oh summer, we hardly knew ye. After our never-ending winter, it felt like things finally were getting warm again. But if there's one positive that comes with the return of cooler temps, it's the abundance of harvest festivals and autumn activities in our

By Editor