Rural Intelligence (Page 478)

Real Estate

Stucco, Stone And Staircase

This very private stucco/stone estate in Roxbury is a mix of informal and elegant details that start in the foyer with the staircase and its wraparound railing up to the second floor. Originally a hunting lodge, the residence has been impeccably restored with attention to period details including the

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Real Estate

French Country Foyer

Set well back on 25 acres in Canaan, this French Country home features a formal entry foyer with hardwood floor and a curved staircase. The French style is displayed in the living room with delicate moldings, limestone fireplace, “parquet de Versailles" floor, and two walls of French doors that

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Real Estate

Dramatic Entrance

This Litchfield Colonial greets the homeowner with a double-height entry, sweeping circular staircase and granite floors. An equal mix exciting design and comfortable living spaces, the home has a gourmet kitchen with a sunny eat-in area, family room with fieldstone fireplace, formal living room and four bedrooms with

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Real Estate

Curved And Colonial

A dramatic curved staircase fancies up this handsome brick Colonial. Located on 55 hilltop acres in LaGrange, this home has a top-of-the-line kitchen, great room that lives up to its name, large dining room and six fireplaces. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom has crown

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Arts

BSO's Free Chamber Concert Is A Tease To Tanglewood Season

Poring over the 2015 Tanglewood season brochure is a pretty delicious activity, but it also leads to jonesing for the Boston Symphony Orchestra to get here already. You’ll have to wait until June for the entire orchestra to arrive, but a healthy contingent will be giving a (free) concert

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Community

10 Things To Love About Norfolk

By Rachel Louchen The “icebox of Connecticut" has a lot more going for it than severe winters and not terribly hot summers. Norfolk happens to have many cultural destinations and historic sites, surrounded by beautiful state forests that offer hiking, camping and swimming, among other activities. While its proximity

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Food

Recipe: Broiled Grapefruit With Maple Sugar and Mint

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: Rona Easton

After a couple of decades living and working in several of the world's major cities – London, Berlin, Hong Kong and New York City – Rona Easton and Lonn Combs found their way to the Hudson Valley, and on to the Berkshires. EASTON+COMBS, their business partnership, is an award-

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Parties

A Saturday Evening for J.C. Leyendecker at The NRM

Rachel Louchen reports from Stockbridge. The arrival of spring brings change and, at Norman Rockwell Museum, it means "fresh new work" said Director Laurie Norton Moffatt, as she addressed the crowd at the opening reception for J.C. Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post on Saturday, March 21.

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Food

Talbott & Arding Embraces A Piece Of Hudson’s Past And Present

Photos by Annie Schlechter By Greg Cerio Customers of the new Hudson, NY food shop Talbott & Arding Cheese and Provisions might be so busy admiring the shop’s crisp interior details (white tile, dove-gray wainscoting) that they only glance at the pitted marble counter used to display house-

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Parties

Gutsy Gals Make Films And Walk The Red Carpet

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. A red carpet event in our region? It’s happening frequently these days, and on Saturday, March 21, the carpet and backdrop were staged for the first-ever Gutsy Gals Inspire Me Film Awards at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Presented in conjunction

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The Farmers Have Many Friends At Carhartts + Cocktails

Lisa Green reports from Williamstown. Just a day after National Agriculture Day, farmers and supporters met up on Thursday, March 19 at Mezze Bistro for Carhartts + Cocktails. Nancy Thomas, owner of Mezze (and Allium in Great Barrington), wanted to recognize the growth of several new CSAs and farms in northern

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