Rural Intelligence (Page 468)

Parties

High Fashion At The Factory: The BerkChique! Preview Party

Amy Krzanik reports from Dalton. In the immortal words of David Bowie, “Fashion! Turn to the left. Fashion! Turn to the right. Oooh, fashion!" To the left we had BerkChique! event chair Vicki Bonnington’s hand-curated couture in a wide range of styles, sizes and price points. To

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Arts

Author/Pilot Mark Vanhoenacker Captures the Magic of Flight

By Nichole Dupont Last year, on a flight from JFK to San Juan, my 11-year-old son was only concerned with two things. One, was I sure the hotel had a pool? And two, did I book him a window seat on the flight? Yes, and yes. I looked

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Real Estate

Enduring Style

This handsome shingle-style country estate in Pine Plains demonstrates why the classic home style has remained in fashion over the decades. The first floor features a living room with a wall of windows, a large eat-in kitchen with a coffered ceiling, office with fireplace, den and a formal

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Real Estate

Shingle-Style Renovation

Beyond the shingle-style exterior, this 1958 Colonial has been extensively renovated over the past couple of years and is move-in ready. The Colebrook property has 3,476 square feet of living space which includes a kitchen/dining with granite fireplace and views, den with fireplace, grand living room

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Real Estate

Country Style

The first example of shingle-style houses originated on the New England coast, but this Roxbury version proves the classic style looks just as good in the country. Private on three acres but not secluded from town, the home is surrounded by stone walls, a vernal pond, woods and gardens.

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Real Estate

Shingle Seclusion

Extensive perennial gardens and surrounding stone paths highlight this Stephentown home's distinct shingle-style architecture. On nearly six acres with an in-ground pool, the house has three to four bedrooms and four bathrooms, a large living room with fireplace, media room with a wood stove and kitchen/

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Style

Designers Share Secrets In The Teahouse At Day Of Design

Robert Couturier Design. When you’re in interior design mode, it helps to be in a place and with people that excite and motivate you. Because really, how inspired do you feel at one of those weekend how-to workshops at the Home Depot? On Saturday, June 13, a Day

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Community

Clermont's 'Wordscape' Adds Literature To The Landscape

By Amy Krzanik From published poets and writing teachers to elementary school students, a huge range of submissions have come in for Clermont Historic Site’s newest exhibit, Wordscape. Laminated words (poems, quotes and other writings) have been placed along Clermont’s woodland paths, lilac walk and garden for guests

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Food

Recipe: Zucchini And Tomato Pizza

Madeline Delosh, a Columbia County resident, owns Mado Patisserie in Chatham, NY. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, she worked with Jean-Georges Vongerichten and was the pastry chef at La Grenouille Restaurant. “I like to reach out to those who love baking and pastries," Madeline says. With

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Parties

Happy 200th: The Lenox Library Celebrates Its Building

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Around 250 people gathered together at the Lenox Library on Saturday, May 30 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the building in which it’s housed. Built in 1815 as the second Berkshire County Courthouse, the building has been home to the Library since 1874.

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Parties

A Sneak Peek At The Leaf Peepers Concert Series

Lisa Green reports from Hillsdale. It wasn’t just standing room only at the Leaf Peepers fundraising concert on Saturday, May 30. It was a stair sitting, loft leaning and barstool perching audience that packed Richard Collens’ home in Hillsdale for a benefit concert to help fund one of Columbia

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Community

Artisans Breathe New Life Into Historic Winsted Mill

Don Wass. Photos by David Archambault. By Lauren Curran Here in the Rural Intelligence region, we are blessedly removed from the land of strip malls. We like our commercial areas to be as artistic as the people and contents inside. And we’re fortunate that New England’s history of

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