Rural Intelligence (Page 526)

Real Estate

Kitchen Convenience

A sunny breakfast nook brightens the kitchen in this contemporary property in Dalton located within the Silver Maple community. Privately sited at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, the property has one-of-a-kind views of October Mountain. The home, built in 2004, has been maintained with

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Real Estate

Casual Dining

Dining rooms will always have a place at dinner parties and holidays, but for more informal and relaxed daily meals, you can't beat a breakfast nook. This bright and immaculate Lenox home close to town has large living spaces and is outfitted with quality materials. The large kitchen,

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Real Estate

A Gathering Space

A contemporary house in Richmond takes the sometimes smallish breakfast nook to a whole new level; with walls of windows and a fireplace, it's more accurately a breakfast room. The nine-acre property was inspired by the work of architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen and features interior spaces which

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Real Estate

Good Morning

A bay window sets off a cozy breakfast space in a two-level ranch located on a quiet road in Craryville. The house features an open living room/dining room/kitchen area which gives it a spacious feel. The home office has separate entrance and there is a family room

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Real Estate

The Breakfast Spot

Every room in this house is masterfully designed, and the breakfast nooks offers a quiet place to relax with a cup of tea while enjoying the park-like grounds. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom house has an inviting great room with an eye-catching antique wood-paneled

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Real Estate

Morning Views

A 1930s farmhouse nestled amongst trees has an updated breakfast nook with western-facing views. Located on 32 acres of privacy in Lenox, the original farmhouse was moved to a new foundation 30 years ago and faces October Mountain. The living room opens to a large dining room with a

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Hiking at Hilltop Orchards

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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Arts

BUMP at Basilica Hudson

By Lisa Green Try this, and see what happens: Touch a dinosaur skeleton in the American Museum of Natural History. You might not get arrested, but you’d have security all over you faster than you can say Tyrannosaurus rex. So maybe don’t. But next week, at Basilica Hudson,

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Food

Grand Cru: A Place For Tasting Craft Beer And Artisanal Cheese

All photos courtesy of Grand Cru. By Andrea Pyros Rod Johnson often hears from people who claim not to like beer. His response? “You just haven’t had the right one!" Johnson, along with his wife Alicia Lenhart, is the owner of Grand Cru, a popular hybrid bar and

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Community

TEDxHudson To Bring Big Ideas – And Big Names — To Town

Photo by Amanda Marsalis. By Greg Cerio The revered chef Alice Waters [in photo, left] has much in common, perhaps surprisingly, with Theodore Roosevelt. For example, they enjoy some of the same regional cuisine. On October 8, 1914, the Boston Globe reported: “Col. Roosevelt likes the soup they make in

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Food

Recipe: Summer Oats

Twice a month, Berkshire 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 status,

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Parties

Hancock Shaker Village Supper Is A Farm-Fresh Experience

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. It’s one thing for guests at a fundraiser to listen to a trustee talk about finances. But when the cows in the pasture move over to a spot where even they can hear the spiel, you know you have a good pitch. On Saturday,

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