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Food

Recipe: A Kale Salad Like No Other, Part 2

By Lisa Fielding of Secret Ingredients Every time I drop into Los Angeles I make a pit stop at the Hillstone Restaurant in Santa Monica at Wilshire and Second. It’s one of the successful restaurant chains’ best locations. It is always packed upstairs and downstairs, the open kitchen’s
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Garden: Bluebonnets And Lupines, With Love

Fields of blubonnets in Texas hill country.

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Garden: Bluebonnets And Lupines, With Love

We may not be able to grow bluebonnets in the Northeast, but there are many lupines that can thrive in our climate.
By Madaline Sparks
Parties

Columbia County Habitat For Humanity Takes A Break For Art

Lisa Green reports from East Chatham. Supporters and volunteers for Columbia County Habitat for Humanity eased off from building homes and community for a bit on Sunday, April 22 with Brunch for Habitat, held at the Society of New Concord Meeting House. The program that followed the well-attended brunch featured
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Real Estate

Location, Location, Location

Located on desirable Cliffwood Street, this home is just a short stroll into the village of Lenox or to Tanglewood. The interior has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half bathrooms, handcrafted cherry kitchen, bi-level living/dining room with a fireplace, and extra space for a possible fourth bedroom. The screened porch, two patios,
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Real Estate

Historically In-Town

Historic Birchwood, built in 1840, is a unique mix of Dutch Colonial and Mission Bungalow architectural styles in the village of Red Hook. The interior features a living room and adjoining glass-walled gathering room, both with wood-burning fireplaces. There is an eat-in kitchen and a separate dining room with fireplace.
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Real Estate

Village Center

This brick Colonial is within walking distance to Falls Village center. The three-bedroom house has a large living room with south-facing windows, dining room, kitchen with eastern and southern views, dormer windows, and a breezeway that connects to a two-car garage.The bottom level offers a walkout to the back
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Real Estate

The Langdon Gatehouse

Built in 1876 in the French Renaissance style, this house is located in the heart of Hyde Park. Architecturally and historically significant, the residence was the original gatehouse to what is now the Vanderbilt Estate. Masterfully restored employing handcrafted techniques and the finest materials, the house offers modern updates that
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Real Estate

Village Revival

Located in the historic village of Salisbury, this classic 1905 "Revival" home is set on over three beautifully landscaped acres with specimen trees and a private pond. There are formal living and dining rooms, intricate moldings, archways, pocket doors, original stained glass windows, circular solarium room, a kitchen
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Real Estate

Spring Hill Farm

Spring Hill Farm is conveniently located between Kinderhook, Valatie, and Chatham, and is also close to Hudson. Two architectural gems grace the property: a classic Center Hall Colonial built in 1790 and a Greek Revival built in the 1820s. Restored by the current owners, there are formal rooms with high
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Community

The Rural We: Stephen "Steve" Sears

Steve Sears has been collecting guitars for the past 40 years, and is an inspired cook as well as an avid amateur photographer. But you might know him better as the president and co-owner (along with his wife, Maria Cruz, and business partner Willa Kuh) of The Stationery Factory in
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Food

Recipe: Smoky Black Bean Beet Burgers

Recipes from The Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm are those used to to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on the farm and in the kitchen. Madeleine Fischer, program coordinator at The Sylvia Center, offers recipes that they cook with the youth, teens
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Arts

2018 Season Preview: RI's Performing Arts Starter Guide

We've got the Summer of 2018's hottest tickets, all in one place, in our season preview.
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