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Food

Columbia County's Oldest Bars Still Have A Lot to Offer, Even Good Grub!

By Jamie Larson An old Columbia County bar can be a thing of great beauty if you look at it from the right angle. The squeaking door, the dim glow of red-brown light over a long plank of wood, worn-in patches from the thousands of familiar forearms and

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Garden: The Perrenial Divide

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey explains the importance of breaking up your perennials,

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Arts

Happening on the Hudson: Lit Lions and Pop Provocateurs at Basilica Soundscape

By Robert Burke Warren “Anything can happen here," says Melissa Auf der Maur, former Smashing Pumpkins/Hole bassist, and rising Upstate arts maven.  “This place is a shape shifter, a beast." She’s speaking of Basilica Hudson, the multi-purpose venue she and her filmmaker husband, Tony Stone,

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Parties

WBCR Wilderness Song Benefit

Amy Krzanik reports from Sheffield. The community spirit was strong on Saturday, August 31 as volunteers and guests gathered on Dewey Hall's back lawn to celebrate WBCR'sWilderness Song fundraiser. The local radio station broadcasts from Great Barrington on 97.7fm and is a volunteer-based, noncommercial

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Parties

Mod and Cool on a Hot Day: AIDS Council Garden Party

Scott Baldinger reports from Kinderhook. The modern architecture  of the self-designed home of designer Lucien Rees Roberts and architect Steven Harris (the latter pictured at left with a painting of grandma Maddie Gallow Hill Harris), served as the cool backdrop on a hot and humid Sunday, September 1, for

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Food

Recipe: Beets Two Ways

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), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make

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Real Estate

Rural Retreat

Quiet country road? Check. Abundance of acreage? Check. Classic red barn? Check. Unique Saltbox-style home? Check. Mark country charm off your checklist with this Sharon residence filled with beautiful rooms and antique touches. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom home has a chef's kitchen with custom cabinetry, gathering

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A Box In The Country

While located close to Catamount Ski Area, this Saltbox is so much more than a ski house — it's also a well-maintained summer getaway. Located in the quiet town of South Egremont, it features a living room with cathedral ceiling and skylights, kitchen with breakfast bar and dining

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Real Estate

Saltbox, Cottage, And Barn, Oh My!

East Chatham is home to a three-structured property that includes a Shaker-inspired Saltbox-style house, a cottage perfect for toiling away at artist's work, and a barn for cultivating plants throughout the winter (or using it for storage). The main house is filled with antique touches

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Functional For Family

Sitting on two acres and surrounded by perennial garden beds, this Saltbox home is perfectly country but convenient to Chatham and all Berkshire attractions. The Canaan home has rooms built for family life: gathering room with fireplace, family kitchen, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The kitchen opens to a large

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Updated Antique

History and style converge in this wonderfully preserved 18th-century Saltbox in Sharon. Located on a quiet side road, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has living room and dining rooms (both with fireplace and exposed beams), and a recently renovated kitchen that retains original features. The master bedroom has

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Garden: Going To (Tomato) Seed

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey of the BBG explains how to store your

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