Rural Intelligence (Page 523)

Community

The Rural We: Dan McManmon

Dan McManmon enjoyed growing up in the Berkshires but has a newfound appreciation for the area now that he is raising a family of his own. He has been involved with the College Internship Program (which his father, Michael McManmon, founded in 1984) for a good portion of his life,

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Real Estate

Dutch Barn And Studio

Built in the mid-18th century and lovingly updated and transformed over the last 30 years, this New World Dutch barn in Red Hook that once housed cows now has stunning living spaces in a basilica floor plan. A large studio space and gallery are located within the living areas,

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Real Estate

Private Renovation

Located on a secluded dead-end road in Claverack, this converted barn features soaring beams, exposed bricks and high ceilings that add a dramatic element to the cozy living rooms. The home is considerably more spacious than the outside appearance lets on, with an eat-in kitchen, huge dining room,

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Real Estate

Rustic Conversion

Despite its rustic exterior, this barn was converted into a charming home in the 1970s with intimate living spaces that retain the hand-hewn beams and half-round rafters. Located on a quiet country road in Falls Village, the home has a great room with stairs to a loft, gallery-

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Real Estate

Born From An Apple Barn

This 1940s apple barn has been completely renovated for modern living while still letting the post-and-beam construction and original details shine through. The Richmond home has a deck, patio, inviting great room with a pellet stove and high ceiling, cook's kitchen, two master suites and two

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Real Estate

Dairy Barn Beginnings

Located in New Milford, this home was a dairy barn in its former incarnation and is now a wonderful country escape. The family room has a wood stove, the living room a wall of bookcases, the kitchen is light filled and the office displays original stone walls. The three bedrooms

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Parties

Crowds Travel To Stair Galleries For Hermes Mallea's 'Escape'

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. It was a perfect antidote to the weekend after the Thanksgiving snowstorm: a booksigning for Hermes Mallea’s second outrageously beautiful book, Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour. On Saturday, November 29, the Stair Galleries enhanced its already magnificently adorned walls (filled with works from

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Parties

The re:TREE Exhibit Pops Up In Kinderhook

Amy Krzanik reports from Kinderhook. As has plagued many downtown areas across the region, the loss of trees due to age, disease, salt and severe weather had become a problem in Kinderhook’s business district. Replacing them is costly, but has been no deterrent to the generous residents of this

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: The No-Ego, But Competitive CrossFit

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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Food

Recipe: Pork Shoulder Roast

This week, we asked Jeremy Stanton, owner of The Meat Market in Great Barrington, if we could borrow one of his recipes. It looked like just the thing you'd want to serve at a big holiday dinner, and if anyone knows how to prepare a pork shoulder roast,

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Parties

Monet | Kelly Opens At The Clark

Amy Krzanik reports from Williamstown. A large crowd packed the atrium and gallery of the recently redesigned Clark Art Institute on Saturday night, November 22 for the unveiling of the new exhibit Monet | Kelly. The exhibition focuses on the role Claude Monet’s motifs and the sites that inspired his

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Oenophiles Flock To Support The Warner Theatre

Rachel Louchen reports from Torrington.The Warner Theatre'sAnnual Wine Tasting kicked off the holiday season on Friday, November 21. A critical fundraiser for the Warner, proceeds raised go not only towards programming theater, music and dance performances, but for arts education as well. The signature event usually sees

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