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Real Estate

The Architectural Eye

Without even having to step inside this Sheffield Contemporary it’s clear that an architectural genius had a hand in its design. The main house has an efficient kitchen that links two wings. One wing is a two-level summer living room with a dining porch and multiple doors opening

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Food

Gaskins Makes Germantown A Destination To Dine

Photo by Michael Kennedy By Jamie Larson It’s rare to see the successful intersection of modern, relevant fine dining and a family-friendly, neighborhood restaurant. But at the crossroads in the center of Germantown, New York, Gaskins is proof it can be done with a refreshingly casual sophistication. Gaskins

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Style

Know Your Hydrangeas

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by Brian Cruey, who as General Manager of Naumkeag for the Trustees of Reservations, knows about beautiful gardens. If one had to pick a true superstar of the late summer

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Parties

Jacob's Pillow Festival Finale Celebrates Ella

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket.Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival closed out its 83rd season on Saturday, August 29, but Ella Baff took her very final bow as the Festival’s executive and artistic director during the evening’s finale. After 17 incredibly successful and visionary years at the helm of

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Food

Recipe: Spicy Summer Squash Soup

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: Ella Baff

Accepting the National Medal of Arts from Pres. Obama. Photo: Jeff Malet. After 17 years as executive and artistic director of Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., Ella Baff is leaving the world-renowned dance colony to join the Mellon Foundation in NYC. Baff’s list of accomplishments is stunning;

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Parties

Berkshire Medical Center's Healing Gardens

Rachel Louchen reports from Pittsfield. There are many characteristics that make The Berkshire Medical Center’s Cancer Center at Hillcrest Campus stand out from other cancer care facilities, from its peaceful setting and private views of Lake Onota to its architecturally unique building to the high caliber of staff who

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Style

In Keeping With Traditions Linens, The Labor Day Outlet Sale

If you love luxury linens, you already know Traditions, though you may not realize it. The drool-inducing bedding in the Neiman-Marcus, Orvis and Horchow Collection catalogs? Traditions. The irresistible matelassé coverlets and iconic Black Lab Throws on the shelves at Classic County in East Chatham and at all

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Real Estate

Soaring Sights

An architect-designed contemporary is tucked away on seven forested acres with a clear and far-reaching view to Queechy Lake and the mountain ranges beyond. The main level is open and airy and consists of of the living room, kitchen and dining room, all with oak floors, soaring ceilings

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Real Estate

Rare On The Market

Available for only the second time in its 80-year history, this Litchfield Colonial was built in 1935 and has elevator service on all three levels. The current owners, who are only the property's second, have done major updates while retaining the home's original style. Comprised

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Real Estate

Vacation Destination

With superior craftsmanship and refined amenities such as a mosaic-tiled elevator and a putting green, this Chatham house on 16 acres evokes the feeling of a boutique hotel. The surrounding greenery is lush and tranquil with mountain views but is only five minutes from the Taconic Parkway. The four-

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Real Estate

Homeward Bound

Sited on the edge of conservation land and with an all-floor elevator, this Dalton Colonial has spacious common rooms which include the living room with a fireplace, kitchen with counter seating and dining room with a Waterford chandelier. There are five bedrooms, (a first-floor master suite), four bathrooms,

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