Rural Intelligence (Page 486)

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Berkshire South Shines From The Top Of The Bryant Building

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. It's rare to report from a building high above downtown Great Barrington, but the newly renovated Jane Iredale Headquarters makes it possible. On Friday, August 21, Jane Iredale hosted a fundraising party called Makeup, Martinis & Moustaches to a benefit Berkshire South

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Real Estate

Quality Construction

This custom-built Cape in Hillsdale is a true example of the style with traditional characteristics like low frame construction, a pitched roof with end gables and a large central chimney. Located just steps from Robinson Pond, the house was built with quality materials and has an open floor plan.

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Country Road

Standing out on one of Hillsdale's prettiest roads, this country Cape is surrounded by a huge, lush lawn, shady trees and long-distant views of mountains beyond. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has hardwood floors, walls of windows in the living room and wood ceiling beams. There

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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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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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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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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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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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