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Compact On The Bowl

An entree into life on Stockbridge Bowl, this 672-square-foot cottage is steps from the town beach. Recently renovated, the cottage evokes the charm of when it was built in 1900 while still being comfortably livable by today's standards. The large eat-in kitchen/living room opens to a screened

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Real Estate

Easy In The Valley

With just over 1,000 square feet, this Pine Plains home offers low maintenance and lots of outdoor space. Nestled in the Shekomeko Valley, the home offers an open floor plan combining the dining and kitchen areas with a vaulted beamed ceiling and wood-burning fireplace in the living room. There

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Small Home, Big Style

This Sheffield farmhouse fits a lot of interior style, fine finishes, and high-end appliances in just 1,000 square feet. Built in 1936, the multi-story home has been updated to incorporate natural light and well-conceived storage spaces. There is an open kitchen/dining area on the first floor and the

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A Home In Hillsdale

Live the simple life at this two-bedroom, one-bathroom 960-square-foot home located near the heart of Hillsdale. The main level has a living room with bamboo flooring and a pristine kitchen with brand-new cabinets. There is a deck off the kitchen that looks out to the yard and there is a

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Community

The Rural We: Van Shields

If you’ve been hearing more and more about the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. over the past five years, that has a lot to do with its executive director, Van Shields. Under his benevolent watch, the venue has become a powerhouse of creative programs for kids, wide-ranging workshops and

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Style

The High-Performance Home, Part 4: Windows And Wraps

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the second installment of eight

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Wellness

How Berkshire Running Center Became Leader Of The Pack

By Lisa Green Runners, like any other athletes, are used to pushing themselves. In 2011, when master runners Kent and Shiobbean Lemme opened the Berkshire Running Center in Pittsfield, Mass., their goal was to become the Grand Central Station for runners in the Berkshires. Just five years later — in record

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Wellness

A Smooth Transition: Power In A Glass

By Nichole Dupont Before you head down the smoothie hole, you need to set an intention. You can’t just toss a bunch of greens, ice cream, and a banana in a Breville and hit “smoothie.” Actually, you could do this, but what’s your motivation? Smoothies can have seriously

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Food

Recipe: Roasted Winter Vegetable Burrito

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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Arts

Andres Serrano and Home Room at The School

By Jamie Larson Since its inception, Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, opened in an expansive and historic former schoolhouse in Kinderhook, New York, has wowed visitors (Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. only) with artwork from the world's most notable modern artists and with Shainman’s

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Parties

The Four Freedoms Ring Loud And Strong In Pittsfield, Mass.

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. Those of us who live in or visit the land of Norman Rockwell are intimately familiar with Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech through the Rockwell paintings depicting freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of speech and freedom of religion (on view at

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Real Estate

Copper And Green

This contemporary-style home designed by architect Andrew Bernheimer is clad in corrugated copper. The Hillsdale residence has three skylights that bathe it in natural light and the well-placed windows offer great views. The four-bedroom house has an eight-foot-high shelving system that divides the hall and living spaces, a kitchen with

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