Real Estate Shingle Overlook This shingle-style home is sited above South Spectacle Lake, Kent's private and pristine 100-acre lake. Custom built and designed, the house's living room features a window seat and library alcove, a kitchen open to an eat-in area, and a separate pantry, mudroom, and By Editor
Style Lenox Garden Club's 2017 Tour Spotlights Great Barrington Photo by Lisa Vollmer By Amy Krzanik You often hear the phrase “This year’s event will be the best one yet!” and think to yourself, “Well, they have to say that, so people will go.” But this year’s Lenox Garden Club tour of five rarely seen Great Barrington By Editor
Food Recipe: Easy Peasy Summer Appetizer Party 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 By Editor
Community The Rural We: Peter Taylor Peter Taylor has been president of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation since January 2016. His path to philanthropy started while he was associate dean of students at Bates College; that’s when he started to serve on nonprofit boards. He left higher education to work for the Maine Community Foundation. By Editor
Community An RI Recommendation: The Hudson Valley Then And Now Fest Photos courtesy Barbara Todd. By Lisa Green Last summer, my husband and I spent a few jam-packed days in Dutchess County, and its brevity notwithstanding, it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable mini vacations I’ve ever had. Which is why, when the Artists Collective of By Editor
Parties Shakespeare & Company's Ruby Gala Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Bright garnet gowns, crimson lips and fingertips, and deep scarlet dress ties were de rigueur at Shakespeare & Company on Saturday, July 1, as the non-profit theater celebrated its 40th or “ruby” anniversary. Party guests sipped Ruby Drop cocktails – a mixture of vodka, triple By Editor
Food The Millerton Inn: Greek Roots Tied To The Family Farms By CB Wismar At The Millerton Inn, farm-to-table means not only their table — but their farm, as well. Peter Stefanopoulos, a longtime restaurant owner and operator in the Hudson Valley/Litchfield County area, has combined fresh, exceptionally well-prepared food with a welcoming ambience that encourages comfortable conversation, By Editor
Parties Food, Farm, School...Hawthorne Valley Association Does It All Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. The threat and eventual arrival of a torrential downpour didn't put a damper on spirits for Hawthorne Valley Association's Declaration of Interdependence field-to-table dinner. On Saturday, July 1, the third annual event benefited the education, research, and cultural programming By Editor
Real Estate Handcrafted Hardwood Handcrafted from repurposed wood, this post-and-beam contemporary is an artistically designed barn renovation. Sited on a prestigious road in Sheffield, the home has a huge foyer, open dining room and kitchen, newly painted double-height living room, and a screened porch. There are three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and By Editor
Real Estate Reimagined Barn Newly converted, this 1800s post-and-beam style home in Taghkanic started out as a barn. Offering high ceilings with hand-hewn beams, the open floor plan has a contemporary kitchen, fireplace, and multiple sitting areas. There are four bedrooms, two-and-one-half bathrooms, and a partially finished basement By Editor
Real Estate Classic Country In Kent, the exterior of this home looks like a traditional barn but the inside is a chic reconstruction. A three-story silo entrance leads to antique beams and wide-board floors in many of the living spaces. There is a kitchen, living room, dining area, double-height great room, By Editor
Real Estate Farm Beginnings In 1888, this was a cow barn. Today it's a masterfully-designed home in Lenox with a fully-equipped kitchen, dining room that opens to a stone patio, a living room that adjoins to a library, and a family room with a fireplace and entertainment center. The private By Editor
