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Why The Colonial Style Was Revived, At The Litchfield Historical Society

By Lisa Green Litchfield may look like the archetype of the perfect Colonial village — white clapboard Congregational meetinghouse, big white homes with black shutters, a pastoral town green. Yet there’s more to it than meets the eye, because the picturesque place you see now evolved from a Victorian setting.
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Food

Recipe: Potato Mashup With Spring Herbs

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in
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Food

Patisserie Lenox

A newer satellite of the Lenox store, is as inviting as its mother ship
By Nichole Dupont
Community

MASS MoCA: Party Like It’s 15!

By Robert Burke Warren Since the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, a.k.a. MASS MoCA, opened its doors in 1999, it has garnered a reputation as one of the liveliest arts centers in the country, if not the world. That’s code for “great party museum." Keeping its
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Community

The Rural We: Gary Schiro

Gary Schiro is a tried-and-true east coaster. Originally from Niagara Falls, he's also lived in NYC, Dutchess County and currently makes his home in Connecticut. A theater major in college, he is the executive director at Hudson Opera House, New York State's oldest surviving
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Community

Club Members At Lime Rock Park Feed Their Need For Speed

The Chalet deck, best corner of the track and home to Lime Rock Drivers Club during all Lime Rock Park races. By Don Rosendale It’s a damp Friday morning in May. Jeanette Veitenheimer, executive administrator at the Driver’s Club at the Lime Rock race course (the members call
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Food

Pleasant & Main

A cafe, general store, serving breakfast, lunch and community suppers
By Nichole Dupont
Parties

It's Never Too Soon to Celebrate ASAP

Sarah Ellen Rindsberg reports from Washington, CT. Not even the torrential downpour on the evening of Saturday, May 10 could dampen the spirits at the After School Arts Program’s (ASAP) 9th annual Celebration of Young Writers. Partygoers gathered under a tent in front of the First Congregational Church in
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Food

Bocuse Restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America

"Star Wars meets Escoffier"
By Lisa Green
Food

Pizzeria Posto

This is pizza as good as it is in the city. But it’s different, too
By Lisa Green
Real Estate

A Lovely Homestead

The comfort of a farmhouse awaits at this Craryville home with large rooms suited for family gatherings and an in-ground pool surrounded by lush grounds. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house features an eat-in kitchen, family room with exposed beams, formal dining and living rooms and a sunroom.
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Real Estate

Farmhouse Sanctuary

This gracious property offers an antique farmhouse located on private grounds buffered by a nature conservatory for privacy and protected views. The three-bedroom residence has all the beautiful details associated with a farmhouse: preserved post and beams, high ceilings and hardwood floors. Each room is filled with natural light
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