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Real Estate

Very Villa

The country villa at White Plains in Stockbridge has it all: large living spaces and a host of condo amenities. The beautiful great room sets the tone of the entire home, with soaring ceilings, an elegant fireplace and lots of space and continues into the modern kitchen with the sunny

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The Condo At Lion's Head

With pastoral and private back views and a yard with established trees, this home has a country feel but the convenience of a condo. Located in the Lion's Head Complex in Salisbury, which offers a shared pool and tennis court, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has many

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Ideal Location

This Lenox condo offers access to Cranwell Resort's outdoor pool, tennis court and golf course. The dining room, living room, family room, sunroom and master bedroom with bathroom and large closet are located on the main level. Upstairs, there is another bedroom and bathroom, plus a bonus loft

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A Touch of History

While most condos are associated with a more modern aesthetic, this one presents the unique opportunity to live in an historic home built in 1794. Filled with period details, this Norfolk condo has a bright kitchen, living/dining room with tiger- and bird's-eye maple paneling and Dutch

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Luxurious Space

This elegant and well-cared for condominium in Litchfield feels more like a free-standing Colonial inside. There are hardwood floors, crown moldings, a fireplace and large living spaces. The condo includes three bedrooms, three and one-half bathrooms, a spacious eat-in kitchen, sunny dining room, formal living room

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Clock Tower Conversion

This Pittsfield clock tower has been converted into a stylish and energy-efficient condo. Just a short walk from all of Pittsfield's cultural attractions, this unit maintains the building's original details while integrating the living space with modern conveniences and elements. The two-bedroom, two-bath

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Bodywork On Horseback

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

BerkshireFlirt Helps Turn Singles Into Doubles

George Manley, Stephanie Mendoza and Julia Dixon at the Taggart House. Photo courtesy of Marc J. Wrzesinski. By Amy Krzanik If you’ve ever been single and attempted to mingle in Berkshire County, you’ve probably come up against at least two obstacles -- distance and quantity. Due to the seeming

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Community

The Rural We: Derek Grout

In 2005, when Harvest Spirits owner Derek Grout began working on an idea to use the surplus apples at his family’s Golden Harvest Farm (in Valatie, NY) to make vodka and brandy, the plan was ingenious and illegal. Over the next few years he lobbied Albany with the Farm

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Community

Gutsy Gals Wanted: Women in Film Honored

By Nichole Dupont Like the skies over the region, the recent Oscars was a dismal affair punctuated by political outbursts of truth (thank you, Patricia Arquette and John Legend) and abysmal-even-for-Hollywood underrepresentation of women across the board. Writer/director/actor and pretty much everything elser Cathryn Michon

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Parties

Three Cheers For The Winners Of 2015's Berkshire Awards

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The Berkshire Awards, started three years ago to honor those who have significantly advanced the arts, historic preservation and environmental conservation in the Berkshires, held its 2015 awards ceremony at the Berkshire Museum on Friday, March 13. This year’s three recipients were preservationist, conservationist

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Food

Recipe: Cumin Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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