Rural Intelligence (Page 567)

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One-Of-A-Kind Design

On water's edge sits a modern vernacular house that allows all the beauty of nature inside with an abundance of windows in every rooms and decks directly overlooking Lake Washinee in Salisbury. Originally built in 1969 and completely rebuilt in 1994, the 1,5000 square-feet home has

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Over The Brook And In The Woods

This home is nestled in the woods down a long, private drive in Falls Village. Structurally one of a kind, the house was designed with nature in mind, made with only non-toxic and vapor-free products and passive solar energy efficiency. The large living room has a limestone fireplace,

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Style

Haldora Offers Classic Fashion Designed In Rhinebeck

By Andrea Pyros Women’s fashion designer Haldora spent much of her life traveling in the states and abroad. But when it came time to pick a dream location for her eponymous clothing boutique, she chose Rhinebeck. “I was always drawn to the area. I’m extremely visual and the

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Food

Recipe: Moules â la Marinière

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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Parties

Speed Sisters Race To Lime Rock Park And The Falls Village Inn

Lisa Green reports from Falls Village. It would seem that women who drive race cars need no excuse to show up at a track, but on Monday, March 3, there was a very good reason, indeed, to gather at Lime Rock Park. Marah Zahalka, the “fastest woman in Palestine,"

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The Community Noshes For Berkshire South

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. The community came out to support a great cause on Thursday, February 27, at the fourth annual Taste of Community hosted by Berkshire South. The event raised funds for the Community Supper Program, which serves a free weekly meal to members of the community,

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Community

The Rural We: Rory Chase

Rory Chase was born and raised in Pine Plains, and it's where he's chosen to run his business, The Amazing Real Live Food Company, located at the multigenerational Chaseholm Farm Creamery. In addition to making artisanal cheeses (you really have to try the Camembert), the Chase

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Real Estate

Statuesque Design

Resting on a ridge on Mount Merino in Hudson, this iconic home offers views from every room. Designed by award-winning architect Joel Sanders, the house takes full advantage the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains panoramas with the wall of glass on the main floor. The three-bedroom, two-and-

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Modern Mountain House

This contemporary mountaintop retreat set on 26-plus acres in Hancock was built in 2005 but was renovated in 2009, so the details and state-of-the-art amenities are unparalleled. Offering cherry floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and a bay window, the house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a

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Entertain With Ease

This country contemporary offers panoramic views of the Catskills from its East Chatham perch. Dramatic and light filled, the house is a welcoming entertainment space, thanks to its great room with a fireplace and concentric arches, walls of glass leading to a wraparound deck and an open kitchen. The four-

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Architecturally Contempo

This Richmond contemporary designed by renowned architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen offers a floor plan that allows natural light all day. The great room has floor-to-cathedral ceiling windows, an interior balcony with library, soaring fireplace and a spacious kitchen with custom maple and cherry cabinets. There are four bedrooms

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The Indoor Garden

Inside and outside merge in this Salisbury contemporary: it has a beautiful interior garden that rises to a peaked skylight and contains mature Norfolk pines. The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home includes central air, living room with large wood-burning fireplace with bluestone hearth and mantle, kitchen/

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