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Real Estate

Studio With A View

This historic center hall Colonial was built in 1774 as the Josiah Arnold homestead, one of the original 40 families that settled the town of West Stockbridge. It has large rooms with high ceilings, gleaming wood floors and five fireplaces, commonplace for a Colonial, but also a large studio built

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Community

Regional Rambles: Short And Easy Winter Hikes

By Jamie Larson With the Berkshire Mountains and the Hudson River in our midst, we are fortunate to live in a region of incomparable beauty. A long, invigorating weekend hike through our forests, streams, hills and fields will leave one deeply awed by the humble grandeur of it all… (Insert

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The 13th Annual "Not Your Average Dog Show" Packs BCC's Paterson Field House

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The 13th Annual Not Your Average Dog Show filled Berkshire Community College's Paterson Field House with canine competitors and their companions on Sunday afternoon, February 9. Some pooches came to compete for ribbons in events like Fastest Tail Wagger, Most Beautiful Eyes, or

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Food

Recipe: Breakfast Tata

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,

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Arts

Stacking the Cards: Michel Gill and Jayne Atkinson Talk Rural Life and Conspiracy Theory

By Nichole Dupont Great Barrington dwellers Michel Gill and Jayne Atkinson are not your typical Hollywood couple. Sure, they fly to New York and L.A. on a fairly regular basis, but this down-to-earth duo are always on the lookout for the next big role. They may have

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Scenic Hudson at Tremaine Gallery

Amy Krzanik reports from Lakeville. The traveling photography exhibit, On Time and Place: Celebrating Scenic Hudson's First 50 Years, is currently at its final stop at the Hotchkiss School's Tremaine Gallery, after visiting six public spaces in the Hudson Valley last year, including Grand Central Terminal.

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Food

A Free Range of Egg Sandwiches

Recently, a friend was singing the praises about the latest neighborhood du jour (not in the Rural Intelligence region, but you can probably guess) who said the restaurants are fabulous…except you can’t get an egg sandwich. And what’s a town without a good egg sandwich? Fortunately, our

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Moments House Makes Time For Wine

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. If there seems to be an inordinate number of people hoisting wine glasses in these photos, it’s because that’s what they were at the Moments House fundraiser to do. On Saturday, Feb. 6, Pittsfield’s own winery, Balderdash Cellars, hosted the Winter Warmer

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Community

The Rural We: Jeff Neumann

Jeff Neumann really knows our region. In his 20 years in the area he has lived in Lenox, West Stockbridge and currently makes his home over the border in Copake. After working in the paper industry and then teaching, he knew the career he was destined for was art and

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Real Estate

Income-Producing Victorian

This large house on Main Street in Kent was built in 1890 and retains all its Victorian glory plus offers the income of 10 rented condominiums. The beautifully restored and decorated main house includes two parlors, a formal dining room, eat-in kitchen and five bedrooms, each with a full

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19th Century Stunner

A dramatic curved staircase greets you as you walk into this Poughkeepsie Victorian. Built in 1865, it still has the characteristic crown molding, beam box ceilings, hardwood floors and marble hearths. The home has a total of three and a half bathrooms and eight bedrooms, with a legal four-bedroom

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On The Hill

You couldn't ask for a better location or a more ornate Victorian. Located on "The Hill" in Great Barrington and a short walk to Main Street, this 1890 painted lady is beautifully preserved with many fine features which include grand entry hall, formal living room with

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