Real Estate Move In Tomorrow This house in Copake has an open living area with a large fireplace, chef's kitchen with dining area and four bedrooms...and it's all brand new. The just-built home has an expansive master suite and three bathrooms, and sits on 2.59 acres including frontage By Editor
Real Estate Easy Maintenance In LaGrangeville Located in Lagrangeville, this house was designed with minimal maintenance in mind for an easy lifestyle (and no renovations needed before you move in). It's been built with top quality materials and energy efficiency. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home includes large living spaces, and By Editor
Real Estate New Construction, New Colonial This Sharon property has all the aesthetics of a Colonial but none of the upkeep required for a home built during that time period. The house is extremely spacious, starting in the gracious foyer leading into the living room with a wood-burning fireplace, separate library with custom moldings and By Editor
Real Estate Cutting-Edge Contemporary Renovating a historic Colonial home is rewarding in theory, but this new-construction house is a stress-free reward. The 4,000-square-foot contemporary sits on 7.5 acres in North Egremont and offers stunning views of the meadows right off the screened porch. The home has four bedrooms, By Editor
Arts Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Heats Up Hudson By Robert Burke Warren Perhaps you've got a top hat and tailcoat in the closet? Or a corset and tutu you've been dying to wear? The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus invites you to dig them out, put them on, and be part of the spectacle at a By Editor
Food Recipe: Lamb and Freekeh Stew 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 By Editor
Community The Rural We: Tim Lovett Tim Lovett is the owner of Berkshire Property Agents, so he really knows the lay of the land. After spending his summers in Otis as a child, his roots in the Berkshires were so strong he was unable to shake off his country dreams even as he pursued a career By Editor
Arts MASS MoCA Finds The Faith In Documentary Films By Rachel Louchen The Rural Intelligence region is flush with independent theaters that eschew the commercial box office smashes dominating the chain cinemas in order to highlight smaller fare like simulcasts and critics' choice films. Documentary films are among the most popular, and MASS MoCA has long responded with By Editor
Parties Behind Izhar Patkin's "Wandering Veil" at MASS MoCA Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams.MASS MoCA's largest gallery is now home to Izhar Patkin: The Wandering Veil (on view through September 1), an overview of the Israeli-born, New York-based artist's 30-year career. On Saturday, January 18, guests packed the gallery for By Editor
Style The Dog Blog (Frankie Update) Baby Frankie, nee Stan We welcome back our Wandering Eye blogger, interior designer Carey Maloney. He and his husband, architect Hermes Mallea, are principals in the Manhattan based design firm M (Group). Carey signed on with Rural Intelligence four years ago to document the restoration of their neighbor’s historic By Editor
Community Nice Ice: Where and When To Skate There is nothing more romantic than skating on a pond or a lake. But this winter's eccentric weather is making it hard to tell when it's actually safe to go skating outdoors. Fortunately, there are public skating sessions at indoor rinks across our region (some at By Editor
Real Estate Cozy In Claverack What a great location: this Claverack bungalow is located right on the waters edge of Mill Pond. The sweet house has a large kitchen and living areas, and the hardwood floors and board walls look brand new (especially impressive because the home was built in 1800). The three-bedroom, one- By Editor
