Rural Intelligence (Page 356)

Community

The Rural We: James Crisp

The founder of Crisp Architects, a prominent architectural and design firm based in Millbrook, New York, Jimmy Crisp was born in Pumpkin Center, Louisiana. While he was working in the city after graduating from Louisiana State University, he renovated a one-room schoolhouse in Dutchess County, and started getting work

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Food

Railhead Jerk: Savory Dinner On The Right Side Of The Tracks

By CB Wismar By all means, don’t let the name of the restaurant perplex you. "Railhead Jerk" is not a pejorative directed at an employee of Metro-North. It is, in fact, a delightful restaurant that has blossomed on Route 22 in the southern end of Amenia,

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Real Estate

Down By The Lake

This 1920s stone and clapboard home has an open, level lawn with direct access to Lakeville Lake. Features of the home include two stone fireplaces, hand-hewn beams, wood floors, and stained glass windows. There are four bedrooms, three-and-one-half bathrooms, a spacious open floor plan, and access

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Real Estate

Open Spaces

Up a winding driveway, this 3,250-square-foot contemporary Queen Anne enjoys distant views in Clinton. The main level features an open layout with a two-story foyer, living room with fireplace, kitchen with six-burner Wolf range, sunroom, den and dining room that opens to large rear deck.

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Real Estate

Church And State

Known as The Belfry, this chic, in-town Washington Depot house was once the Salem Covenant Church. Completely restored and renovated keeping original details and floor plan intact, the light-filled main living area has a fireplace, wood floors, and original moldings. A galley kitchen opens to the dining room.

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Real Estate

Two On The Water

Two new buildings occupy this Lake Waramaug property: a four-bedroom house and a boathouse with living area. The newly-constructed main home was custom designed and custom built and has never been occupied, so it's ready for immediate occupancy. The living room, dining area, kitchen, and bedrooms

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Real Estate

Waterfront Contemporary

This architect-designed contemporary, completed in 2015, is secluded on Round Pond in Great Barrington. The first floor has an open kitchen, dining, and living room with great views, two guest bedrooms, and a full bathroom. Two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms on the second-floor offer views of the

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Arts

Live In The Landscape: "Performing Olana"

By Amy Krzanik Take two professional theater directors, add one award-winning playwright, one Hudson River School painter’s visually jaw-dropping home and a person who’s keen to share it with others, and what do you get? A unique, immersive event, but one that can only be experienced

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Food

Recipe: Deconstructed Rib-in Pork Roast

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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Food

Updated Menus Still Pack People In At 2 Litchfield Cty Eateries

By CB Wismar Longtime diners of The Falls Village Inn and The Woodland already know about the revamped menus at these places, and the new culinary fare is still bringing them back time and time again. Newcomers, we're quite sure, are just as welcome. The Falls Village Inn,

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Community

The Rural We: Linda Mussmann

Claudia Bruce and Linda Mussmann Time and Space Limited has been a haven for artistic and cultural energy in Hudson for over 25 years. TSL’s co-founders and co-directors Claudia Bruce and Linda Mussmann turned the old factory on Columbia Street into a destination to experience vital works

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Parties

Community Celebrates BNRC's Half Century Of Landkeeping

Lisa Green reports from Dalton. “Landkeeping is for all of us.” So says the Berkshire Natural Resources Council’s website, and for 50 years, this organization has valiantly worked with landowners who want to donate land, it has scouted for new acquisitions, and planned, built and maintained trails — all so

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