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Now There Are Four RI Apps On The Map

When we launched our first app, The Rural Intelligence Guide to the Berkshires and Beyond, last spring, we were thrilled to bring our readers into the app universe with us. It was — and still is — the only app of its kind that focuses on our region. As we said at

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Parties

Edna St. Vincent Millay In Words And Song

Amy Krzanik reports from Spencertown. Tomorrow, Friday, May 6, marks the 2016 opening day of Steepletop, the former home and gardens of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. But The Millay Society threw a pre-opening benefit celebration at Spencertown Academy Arts Center on Saturday, April 30. Held

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GreenBuilt Insulates Homes From Harm...With Hemp

By Jamie Larson Hemp — genetically distinct from its sister plant, marijuana — has long been used for paper, textiles and organic body care. But now GreenBuilt, a Columbia County company, is using hemp plants to create an eco-friendly and startlingly efficient building material called Hempcrete. The versatile material, unfortunately, has

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Community

The Rural We: Erica Freudenberger

Erica Freudenberger, a Hudson Valley resident since 2001 and the director of the Red Hook Public Library since 2010, was recently named a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker." She was selected because of her commitment to the profession, her excellent leadership, and her ability to build community through collaboration

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Real Estate

Full Bloom

Highland House in Sharon is outstanding in all respects and that extends to the grounds with mature specimen trees, shrubs, gardens, an orchard, and a formal rose garden. Built in 1920, the house has been totally renovated and is now move-in ready. Rooms include the kitchen with adjoining family

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Real Estate

Treasure Trove

A tree grows in Spencertown...as so do flowers, rolling lawns, pergola, plantings and many other garden treasures. The rustic country house has extensive landscaping, vegetable gardens, sheds for storage, fenced areas for growing and outdoor rooms to enjoy the sights. Inside has hardwood floors and walls, vaulted ceilings, curved

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Real Estate

Botanical Abode

This Egremont home is covered with flowers of many hues, flourishing vines and lush shrubbery. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom contemporary is the centerpiece of the eight-acre property that includes an apple orchard, rose garden and post-and-beam barn. Inside is bright and sunny with

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Real Estate

Garden Of Olde

Sitting high above the banks of Stockport Creek, this well-maintained 18th-century home is surrounded by a private garden and mature trees on over two acres. Located just 10 minutes from Hudson, the house was built in 1794 and blends old and new, as seen in the living room

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Real Estate

Floral Roundup

Surrounded by tapestry and vegetable gardens, pear trees and striking views in Sharon, this unique property is a silo and antique barn conversion. Offering three floors of living space, four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, the house places the kitchen is in the original silo so it retains

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Real Estate

Shrub And Stone Estate

This Washington property offers 30 pristine acres (bordering a protected land trust) of flowers, pergola and rolling fields. The 1910 stucco-and-stone estate is formerly a hunting lodge and has been impeccably restored with attention to period details. There are seven bedrooms, eight-and-two-half bathrooms, nine fireplaces,

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BerkChique! Is Back

By Marilyn Bethany Berkshires fashion icon Vicki Bonnington will begin planning next year’s BerkChique!, a charity clothing sale she co-chairs with Rebecca Weinman, as soon as this year’s (May 6 - 8 at the former Crane Stationery factory in Dalton, Mass.) wraps. As Bonnington, whose cast-offs last

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David Pirrotta Brands Pops Up At Privet Lives in New Preston

By Amy Krzanik Some brands are so exclusive that you can only find them in Los Angeles, New York City and… New Preston, Connecticut. No, that’s not a typo. Thanks to Privet House owners Suzanne Cassano and Richard Lambertson’s Privet Lives pop-up shop, launched in July of

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