Rural Intelligence (Page 528)

Style

Stair Galleries: Finds From A Friend (Tom Noonan)

RUN...DON'T WALK! Time is short and the merch is top quality, so get to Stair Galleries and view the sale slated for Saturday, May 17 – Confluence: The Collection of Tom Noonan. Sadly, Tom has decided to close up his shop, Noonan Antiques. Tom’s iconic "signage:

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Style

Trade Secrets: New Vendors Join The Perennial

Martha Stewart and Manhattan florist Zezé at last year's Trade Secrets. Trade Secrets is northwestern Connecticut’s grandest garden party of the year. What started 14 years ago at Bunny Williams’s Falls Village home as a community rare-plant-and-antique sale for charity has morphed into

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Community

The Rural We: Alex Reczkowski

Alex Reczkowski's career as a librarian has been in the cards since the age of five when he would play pretend library. His childhood interest lead to his present day job as supervisor of technical services at The Berkshire Athenaeum where his department acquires, catalogs, and processes all

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Wellness

As Tick Infestation Grows, So Does Lyme Disease Research

Dr. Ostfeld tagging a white-footed mouse. Photo by Pam Freeman. By Tresca Weinstein Here are a few things you might not know about ticks: One, they’re not insects. They’re closer to the spider in nature, making them arachnids. Also, they don’t fly, hop, jump or fall

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Arts

In Bette Isacoff’s Memoir 'Star Crossed,' An Unlikely Pair Beats The Odds

By Lisa Green In 1968, when Bette Francesconi met Richard Isacoff, she was a 21-year-old Catholic, a senior in college doing her practice teaching assignment. He was a 17-year-old Jewish student, a senior at the school where she was teaching. Seven weeks later they were engaged.

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Food

Recipe: Udon with Ramps and Tempeh

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

Hudson Opera House Sets Up The Season With Spring Fling

Jamie Larson reports from Hudson. It's such a wonder that the eclectic beauty of the Hudson Opera House is still a bit of a secret to the region. The HOH's comeliness, however, and its packed calendar of performances, talks, classes and good works is no secret

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Parties

The Community Shows Its Smarts At The BART Trivia Fundraiser

Amy Krzanik reports from Adams. A combination of light drinking and heavy thinking occurred at the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School (BART) on Saturday night, May 3 as the school held its 7th annual “Get BART Smart" team trivia fundraiser. The school's atrium held a

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Parties

BerkChique! Fun And Funding With Fashion

Lisa Green reports from Stockbridge. Did the shoes at left get your attention? Never fails; they also called out to plenty of guests at the third annual BerkChique! Preview Night Party on Friday, May 2 at the Stockbridge Town Offices. After waiting in line to enter the gym-turned-fashion

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Food

The Return of the Farmers' Markets 2014

It seems as if a little sunshine was all that was needed to restore our landscape to the familiar lush green of springtime. The much-needed warmth has also benefited our farms; evidence will be on display throughout the region as the seasonal farmers' markets return. Herewith is our

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Real Estate

New-Angled Barn

The exterior of this house in Copake looks contemporary but inside the workings of the barn conversion are on display with the rafters and hand-hewn beam. The home has an open plan, with a modern kitchen and living area and a staircase leading to the loft with an office

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Real Estate

From A Barn On The Farm

This structure was originally a barn on a Canaan farm before being converted into a house in 1976. The period post-and-beam construction offers spacious and sunny living spaces and wide plank floors. Newer improvements include a metal roof, well pump and water heater, and utility shed. The house

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