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Style And Substance

While the exterior looks classic, the inside of this 1930s Cape Cod in Kent has been completely transformed, thanks to the discerning eye of a designer. The pergola-extended home has been stylishly redone and has new bathrooms, kitchen, roof, windows and systems. The fine materials are abundant in the
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Real Estate

Walk To Town

This contemporary Cape built in 1962 is within walking distance to Main Street Lenox and evokes the feeling from the period it was built. Recently updated with a new master suite and fresh exterior paint, the home has hardwood floors, living room with bay window, a large dining area right
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Real Estate

Privately Sited

Located down a quiet country road in Norfolk, this large and welcoming Cape Cod home has six bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. The living and dining rooms have oak flooring, the eat-in kitchen features granite counter tops and the family room has a fireplace. There is a
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Real Estate

Sunny In Stephentown

The exposed hemlock beams and hardwood floors add rustic style to this open-floor plan Cape Cod in Stephentown. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has a living room with a brick hearth and the well-appointed kitchen opens to the dining room with the first-floor master suite located
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Food

The Taste Of Southern India At Home: Maya Kaimal Sauces And Snacks

Photo by Michael Kraus. By Amy Krzanik Indian food: a cuisine so delicious when served in a restaurant, yet so difficult to duplicate at home. No matter how many spices and sauces you buy or recipes you attempt to follow, your chicken tikka masala or saag paneer just never has
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Food

Little Ghent Farm Bridges Farming, Food And Community

By Katherine Abbott On a Thursday morning, Mimi Beaven stands over a restaurant stove, preparing to make paté. The Black Freedom Ranger chicken that provided the meat on her cutting board grew in the pasture outside her window. Mimi and her husband, Richard, have built a rare combination — a working
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Food

Recipe: Zhoug

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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Parties

Hudson Library Supporters Raise Money To Raise The New Roof

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. “Who knew library people could have this much fun?" quipped Bob Rasner, surveying the guests kicking up their heels at a good old-fashioned barn dance. This was shortly after they had proved their commitment to the still-under-construction Hudson Area Library at
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Community

The Rural We: Jen Glockner

Photo by Eric Korenman. Twelve years ago, Jen Glockner had never even heard of the Berkshires. Now she is one of the biggest and most vocal supporters of our culturally rich region. She specifically loves her new hometown of Pittsfield, where she works as the Director of the Office of
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Parties

Kent Presents: An Ideas Conference About ‘What Comes Next’

Lisa Green reports from Kent. Being present at a heady assemblage of the most high-powered laureates (Nobel and otherwise) in one setting over the course of one weekend is an extraordinary experience, and for that some 300 attendees had Ben and Donna Rosen to thank. Their vision, to create
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Parties

Volunteers In Medicine Does Bourbon Street

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington.Ski Butternut was transformed into a Mardi Gras party for more than 200 doctors, nurses, professional healthcare providers and supporters who attended the annual gala for Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Berkshires on Thursday, August 13. The ski lodge was outfitted a la the festivities
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Real Estate

Sweet And Salty

This Saltbox-style house in Clinton sits on 12 acres. The post-and-beam interior features soaring ceilings, an eat-in kitchen with island, dining room, and two-story atrium that opens to a large rear deck. There is a master suite on the second floor and the third level
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