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Real Estate

French Country

Reminiscent of a French country manor, this stone estate sits on five acres with frontage on Hidden Pond in Litchfield. Offering water views from most rooms, the property offers a well-planned kitchen with high-end appliances, formal dining, detailed moldings, wainscoting, coffered ceilings, and several sound systems throughout. There are four

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Real Estate

Enchanting Cottage

Tucked away in Lakeville, yet six minutes to the center of the village, this stone cottage has a chic interior design. There is a brand new eat-in kitchen with Subzero and Viking appliances, a formal dining room, large living room with fireplace and French doors, and a new full bathroom.

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Food

Farmers Market Fave Aba’s Falafel Now Available Year-Round

By Andrea Pyros For those who frequent our area’s bountiful farmers markets, the final days of fall signify not only the end of the outdoor market season but the last time we can get our hands on Aba’s Falafel until the following spring. Talk about heartbreaking! Though winter

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Community

The Rural We: Rory Block

Photo by Sergio Kurhajec “Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly,” The New York Times has said of singer and guitarist Rory Block. Born in Princeton, N.J., Block grew up in Manhattan, where she was playing guitar by the age of 10 and sitting in on jam sessions in

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Food

Recipe: Hillstone-Inspired Kale Salad

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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Parties

The Sylvia Center Celebrates 10 Farm-To-Table Years

Lisa Green reports from Kinderhook. Attendees of the annual farm-to-table dinner in the fields of Katchkie Farm always know there will be a tsunami of new, wonderfully unique foods served at the event that benefits The Sylvia Center’s programs for children in Columbia County. On Saturday, July 15, around

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Style

At The Hudson Company, What's Old Is Reclaimed And Customized

Hudson Company flooring in a private home in Ancram, New York. Photo by Garrett Rowland. By Jamie LarsonThe Hudson Company, based out of a mill and showroom in Pine Plains New York, is quietly making some of the best reclaimed wood flooring and siding produced anywhere. That’s why so

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Food

The Old Mill: Country Elegance, Exceptional Food

By CB Wismar The menu is one page. “Keep it simple” is one of chef/owner Terry Moore’s restaurant rubrics at The Old Mill in South Egremont, Mass. The daily specials are hand written on a second sheet. Armed with those two guides, a great dining experience begins. The

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Parties

The Berkshire HorseWorks Derby Wins The Blue Ribbon

Amy Krzanik reports from Richmond. Hats off to the folks who planned a fun summer gala where, as you can see below, most guests had their hats on. Berkshire HorseWorks, located at the Berkshire Equestrian Center, threw a fundraising derby-themed shindig on Saturday, July 15, complete with mint juleps, cucumber

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Community

The Rural We: Chan Lowe

Chan Lowe, a syndicated editorial cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other papers, has recently joined the staff of the Berkshire Eagle. He spent 33 years at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, and was a Pulitzer

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Parties

WAM Benefits Soldier On Women's Program Under The Stars

Rachel Louchen reports from Richmond. Despite a stormy sky, WAM Theatre’s benefit cocktail party, Stars In The Orchard, was a successful (and sold out) event that not only served as a major fundraiser for the organization but provided a sneak peek of WAM's upcoming fall production. Held

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Food

Recipe: Pan-Fried Vegetable Dumplings

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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