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Real Estate

Summer Nights

Totally secluded in Kinderhook, this home was designed with open-plan, light-filled rooms to let in the beauty of the surrounding wooded landscape. The modern country retreat has a living room with a soaring ceiling, a bright kitchen with dining area that opens to a huge deck, two bedrooms,

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Poolhouse Living

Enjoy the outdoors via lounging by the pool house (equipped with a refrigerator and icemaker) or among the extensive gardens at this Germantown property equipped with ample outdoor amenities. The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom main house has pine floors, kitchen with butler's pantry and living

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Outdoor Abundance

Take a dip in the pool, play a match on the tennis court, swing in the hammock or dine out on the expansive deck in this Stockbridge listing. The entire backyard is fenced, so wildlife wandering in will never be a problem. The home has a wide and open floor

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Gracious Grounds

This Washington home makes good use of its surrounding 12 acres with a tennis court and pavilion, heated gunite pool with a flagstone terrace and expansive views. The gracious six-bedroom shingle-style has nearly every amenity, including five fireplaces, most notable in the eat-in country kitchen, living room,

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Wellness

Body Lab GB: An Urban Oasis Of Massage And Mobility

By Lisa Green When Dan Shaw visited Bridget Ford Hughes for Rural Intelligence back in 2009, he wrote about The Pastures, the massage therapist’s spa retreat at her home, a beautifully renovated dairy barn in Southfield, MA. At the time a recent cancer survivor, Hughes offered wellness weekends to

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Yoga At Ashintully Gardens

The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who

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Community

A Pittsfield Milestone: Hotel On North Opens

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. How long did it take to get to this point? The answer to that might be up for debate, but this much is known: A blend of Berkshire roots and cosmopolitan style, the fabulous boutique Hotel on North officially opened on Thursday, June 4 with

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Food

Recipe: Creamed Spinach

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller

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Community

The Rural We: Athenaide Dallett

Litchfield County resident and Kent School English teacher Dr. Athenaide Dallett is the author of the newly published book, "The Absinthe Association." Based on a true story, the book chronicles the lives of a group of college grads who distill absinthe for fun, but find that its popularity

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Parties

Something Pleasant: NRM Welcomes Cartoonist Roz Chast

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. Partygoers flocked to the sold-out spring gala at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, June 6, which also gave attendees a chance to preview the Museum’s newest exhibit, Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs. The charming illustrator was on hand to give a personal tour

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Parties

The Beat Goes On At Berkshire Pulse 10th Anniversary Gala

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington.Berkshire Pulse’s tenth anniversary gala celebration on Saturday, June 6 was a triumph in so many ways. The energy, artistry and emotion that beat through the heart of Berkshire Pulse dancers and drummers on the stage at Bard College at Simon’s Rock

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From Page To Stage With Berkshire Playwright Lab's Eighth Season

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. The opening night gala for the eighth season of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab (BPL) on Friday, June 5th at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center was a night filled with uproarious live performances and short films by local playwrights featuring local actors. The 90-minute

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