Real Estate Morning View Wake up to morning mist and sunshine at this Copake home that has unparalleled views, care of the three walls of windows in the master bedroom and giant picture window in master bathroom. There's no need to draw the curtains: the house is sited on four acres and By Editor
Real Estate Fit For A Queen Straight out of a page in a storybook, this Great Barrington home actually has a “bed chamber" located in a Rapunzel tower with distant views on the horizon. Despite that fairytale feature, the rest of the house is contemporary and suited for modern life, with bright and open living By Editor
Wellness Fitness From the Field: Radiantly Hot Yoga 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 By Editor
Arts Ashton Hawkins & Johnnie Moore: A Collected Life At Auction Moore and Hawkins. By Jamie Larson Auctions at the laudable Stair Galleries in Hudson often capture specific artistic moments or movements. On display now and up for sale this Saturday is the sum of an artistic life steeped in style, history and love. The personal collection of Ashton Hawkins and By Editor
Food Third Annual Sandwich Summit: A Rye Look Between The Bread Photo: Danny Ghitis By Andrea Pyros “Is It Insane To Insist That There Is No Such Thing As Half An Open Faced Sandwich?" If that query strikes you as irrelevant, ridiculous or just plain nuts, you’re probably not a sandwich aficionado. But if you are, you might actually By Editor
Food Recipe: Any Green Pesto 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, By Editor
Parties Barnraising Begins At A Brunch For The GB Fairgrounds Lisa Green reports from New Marlborough. It takes a village to build a barn, and the townspeople came out in force for the brunch to raise funds for the cowshed at the Great Barrington Fairgrounds. The long-dormant site is undergoing a renaissance thanks to the efforts of co-owners By Editor
Parties The Fairview Gala Hits A High Note With The Midtown Men Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington.Fairview Hospital, a part of Berkshire Health Systems, gathered together staff, friends and supporters on the green outside the Mahaiwe Theater on Saturday, September 20 for its annual celebration. Guests mingled, dined and bid on some amazing silent auction items like stays in France By Editor
Parties OMI Lights Up The Night With A Fundraising First Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. Sight, sound, smell, touch and taste were all accounted for at Omi International Arts Center on Saturday, September 20 for the first Light Into Night, a unique fundraiser that combined an auction, dinner, art exhibit and dance party. Art abounded in every nook and cranny By Editor
Community Autumn Outings: Harvest Festivals Across the Region By Rachel Louchen Oh summer, we hardly knew ye. After our never-ending winter, it felt like things finally were getting warm again. But if there's one positive that comes with the return of cooler temps, it's the abundance of harvest festivals and autumn activities in By Editor
Community The Rural We: Howard Rosenfeld When Howard Rosenfeld first came to our region, his mind was set on relaxing. But soon, despite no retail experience, he saw a lot of business potential in the walkable village of New Preston. Using vintage materials and methods, he rebuilt the village blacksmith's shop and opened The By Editor
Real Estate Private Park While a tennis court, heated paddle-ball court, swimming pond, stream with footbridge, waterfall, horse barn, walking trails, fields and flower gardens on 115 acres sound like features in a park, they're just the lawn at this Tyringham house. Known as South House, the estate was the home By Editor
