Real Estate Circular Conversion Built from a silo in 1978 by its current owner, the interior is approximately 1,200 square feet of a flowing living/dining/kitchen area, all of which open to the deck and outdoors. Located at the end of a long winding driveway off one of the most scenic roads By Editor
Real Estate Holy Home Built in 1835 as a church, this building in Williamstown was converted to a contemporary-style home in the 1980s. Maintaining the outward appearance of a church, the interior has been modified to include a kitchen, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, dining room and multiple sitting areas. Highlights of the home By Editor
Real Estate Waterfront Contemporary Perched on the edge of Lake Garfield in Monterey, this Contemporary is a true example of open plan living. Each living space is flush with sunlight and takes advantage of the waterfront views. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom house has an updated eat-in kitchen, two fireplaces, huge living room, By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
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; By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
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 By Editor
