Community The Age of Innocence is Over "The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it."—Edith Wharton David Dashiell The Mount, novelist Edith Wharton's estate and gardens in Lenox, MA, is fighting for its survival. The not-for-profit's board must raise $3 By Editor
Arts Hudson: A Fork and Fine Art Fete The Columbia County Council on the Arts is at it again. Not content with long ago having won our hearts and minds, they now appear to be after our stomachs, as well. On Saturday, March 1, they will celebrate their 13th Annual Juried Art Show with a gala opening and By Editor
Style Hudson: Revising History on Warren Street Hudson resident Belinda Breese relates the saga of her house, one of the town’s earliest and among its proudest. Built in the late 18th century by a whaler from Providence, R.I., it later became a brothel; still later, welfare apartments. Now it has come full circle and resumed By Editor
Food La Puerta Azul If you're one of those people who disdain dining in strip malls, La Puerta Azul (less than a mile from the Taconic Parkway's Route 44/Millbrook exit) will radically change your outlook. The colorful, professionally decorated interior with its locally-wrought iron chandeliers is so exuberant By Editor
Food Bistro Zinc You've gotta love a high-end Berkshires restaurant that keeps the bar open 'til 1 a.m. Not that one would ever avail herself of the privilege. But it strikes a blow for a brand of fun that's thin on the ground around here. Berkshire- By Editor
Parties What Do You Wear to Rock the Opera? For its annual costume ball benefit, IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, the innovative not-for-profit center for children and adults in Stockbridge, MA, practices what it teaches. Its fundraisers are displays of exuberant creativity, and this year's Rock the Opera dance party on March 1 at By Editor
Food Stissing House Restaurant & Tavern After 20 years running the pioneering SoHo bistro Provence, Michel & Patricia Jean finally moved full-time to their weekend house in Dutchess County and purchased the landmark Stissing House, a quintessential New England inn, which just so happens to be in New York State not far from the Taconic By Editor
Arts Red, White & Blacklisted: "Trumbo" Opens at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield In this highly politicized season, Barrington Stage artistic director Julianne Boyd decided to open her 2008 season on February 14 with Trumbo, a play that explores how the United States government's crackdown on dissent in the McCarthy era affected the blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (who, apparently, liked to By Editor
Food Manna Dew The other night at Manna Dew, a couple in their twenties played chess at the bar as they sipped Shiraz from oversized goblets, a reflection of this wine bar/restaurant's hybrid appeal. Manna Dew encourages hanging out (there's an open mike on Thursdays and live music By Editor
Style 10 Tips for Selling in a Buyer's Market ● Don’t try to wait it out. "I don't see a major turnaround for at least 18 months," says Nancy Kalodner, owner and principal broker at Benchmark Real Estate in Otis, MA. "It's not like day trading. You don't sell a By Editor
Arts Berkshire Theatre Festival To Get a Facelift If you've ever gone to the Berkshire Theatre Festival, in Stockbridge, MA, you know that the parking situation can be like a screwball comedy, with student volunteers sending you and your car in circles and sometimes into ditches. Now, as an 80th birthday present to itself, BTF has By Editor
Food Chaseo's Pork Medallions with Apples and Onions 2 pork tenderloins 2 T. chopped rosemary leaves (optional) 1/4 c. olive oil 2 T. butter 2 onions, sliced medium-thick 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut in eighths 2 T. brown sugar 2 T. demi-glaze (or 1 beef bouillon cube, crushed) Splash of brandy Season the By Editor
