Real Estate Zen House You'll get your ohm on in the appropriately named "Zen House," an Asian-inspired home in Germantown, designed by architect Barry Price. Glass walls running the length of the house showcase views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains and the cantilevered deck seems to By Editor
Real Estate Ice Glen A creatively corrugated metal roof, painted a not-so-shocking pink, makes a cheerful Po-Mo first impression, and is just one element that sets this contemporary three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home apart. Walking distance to downtown Stockbridge, with distant mountain views, it sits on two-plus By Editor
Real Estate Sun-Drenched in the Mountains Stripped down to pure geometry (and warmly colored siding), this four-bedroom home located in the mountains of Great Barrington looks and feels bigger than its 3,500 square feet. Close to Ski Butternut and downtown, its hardwood floors throughout and open floor plan (not to mention loads of windows) By Editor
Community Making A Day of Hyde Park Springwood, the Dutchess County estate commonly (though erroneously) called Hyde Park, is to the pantheon of great American houses what Franklin Delano Roosevelt, its scion, is to the pantheon of great American men— perhaps not the most brilliant, but so preternaturally confident, relaxed, good-humored, and patrician that any shortcomings By Editor
Parties Berkshire Grown's March Maple Dinner Taps Into Syrup Season Sarah Todd reports from Lenox.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single person in possession of warm maple syrup must be in want of some pancakes. But on Monday, March 18, the six celebrated chefs behind Berkshire Grown's March Maple Dinner proved that the earthy, amber By Editor
Style Let's Get Lost (In Hudson) There was a time when shopping vintage (or vintage-ish) was a serendipitous adventure in which the sky seemed to be the limit, whether at a flea market or some delightful hodgepodge of a store. (Ah the 90s.) The town of Hudson, despite blossoming as an upscale decorative-arts destination, By Editor
Parties Hudson Children’s Book Festival Fundraising Cocktail Party Dale Stewart reports from Ghent, NY.On Saturday, March 16, the Red Barn Roadside Bistro played host to the Hudson Children’s Book Festival Fundraising Cocktail Party. Teachers served prosecco and passed canapés and rice balls to the attendees, who's contributions went towards helping a young student who By Editor
Food Via Route 9: A Passage to India It’s an incongruous, eye-catching sight — a ranch house painted gold and orange along Route 9, just south of Rhinebeck. This exterior is the first of many warming surprises people will notice when they stop to encounter what lies inside the fragrant Cinnamon, Dutchess County’s new South Indian By Editor
Food AgriCulture: Give Peas (and Favas) a Chance AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Peter writes. It was only a few days away last week, as of this writing, from St. Patrick’s Day. No, I’m not Irish. In fact, I have always tried to By Editor
Arts The Bacon Brothers Sizzle Acclaimed actor Kevin Bacon and his big brother, renowned film and TV composer Michael, do not care what gets you to Infinity Hall when they return as the Bacon Brothers on Monday, March 25. (The performance will be filmed for CPTV.) “If people come out because they want to see By Editor
Real Estate At Home in the Rolling Hills What would you do if you had 14.5 acres all of your own? Not much we hope. This five-bedroom, five-bathroom home offers expansive views of Indian Lake and beyond, hardly in need of tampering with. The nearly 7,000-square foot country retreat also boasts fireplaces in By Editor
Parties The Berkshire Award 2013 at Berkshire Museum Fiona Breslin reports from Pittsfield. The Berkshire Museum, which has advocated for art, history, and education across Berkshire County for more than a century, held the first ever Berkshire Award on Friday, March 15. The award served to recognize those who promote the artistic, natural heritage, and history of our By Editor
