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Leather Man: A Fine Piece Of Verk

By David McDonald Imagine, if you will, an engine made out of leather. A fire hose made out of leather. A gasket made out of leather. Chris Tekverk, an internationally known leatherworker who lives and works just outside of Hawthorne Valley in Ghent, has made them all. And more. Tekverk,

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Food

Locavore Versus Organic Versus....

By Sam Pratt Has local replaced organic as a prime selling point for the region's top restaurants? Is farm-to-table a bigger deal to people than pesticide-free? And what about Animal Welfare approval? Rural Intelligence consulted with several of the area's dining gurus to

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The Wright Stuff: Berkshire Playwrights Lab Gala Celebration Of New Works

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. The Berkshire Playwrights Lab summer season kicked off at The Mahaiwe on Friday, June 7, with a 90-minute performance showcasing new works (and newcomers) as well as notable talents. Entering its sixth season, BPL began as a way for local playwrights to develop

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Norman Rockwell Museum's Enchanted Evening

Fiona Breslin reports from Stockbridge.To honor the 75th anniversary of Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) hosted an enchanted evening on June 8th, to coincide with the opening of their new exhibit “Snow White and the Seven

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Summer Slaw With Poppy Seed Dressing

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

Easy Elegance

It's a condo in name only, because once inside, this residence, located at Hunter's Chase Condominiums in Litchfield, feels like a spacious, private abode. The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home has large living, dining room, and kitchen areas, and two fireplaces. Not only

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Main Street Loft

In terms of location, it doesn't get much better than this loft above Rubiner's Cheesemongers in the historic Courier Building condominium, right on Main Street in Great Barrington. This condo was renovated in 2006, leaving the high ceilings and original hardwood floors intact, and adding new

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A Condo In The Woods

Located in the Woods at Rhinebeck, this one bedroom has the ideal offerings of a condo: comfort, convenience (the Amtrak station is nearby), and easy maintenance. The first floor features an open floor plan combining a living room with a fireplace and dining room. There is a kitchen, laundry area,

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Garden: Rejuvenating Lilacs

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back and front-yard toiler, proffered by the people who know best, the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, they ponder the proper care of lilacs. Sometimes in the garden,

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Food

Dining: Smoked and Satisfied at Big W's

By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson Husband Edgar had had enough. It was time to get off the sofa and on our way from NYC to our home in the Berkshires. “If you take me to one more locavore, non GMO, vegan, nouvelle vegetarian, organic, or whatever place, I’m not moving

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Fade Out On the Berkshire International Film Festival

Sarah Todd reports from Great Barrington.Was there any doubt that the stars would align for the Berkshire International Film Festival's eighth year? The celebrated four-day festival drew to a show-stopping close on Sunday, June 2. Frances Ha director Noah Baumbach (left, with BIFF founder Kelley

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Fast Cars Under the Stars: Annual Gala for Community Mental Health Affiliates

Rachel Louchen reports from Lakeville, Ct. It didn't take a car enthusiast to appreciate the beauty of Lime Rock Park on Saturday, June 1, with the racetrack nestled between rolling mountain views. The venue was the setting for "An Evening Under the Stars: Jazz and Chrome,"

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