Rural Intelligence (Page 585)

Real Estate

Gilded Age Elegance

Step back to the elegance of the Gilded Age in this 1900 Stockbridge home, which overlooks the Konkapot Brook wetlands with views of Monument Mountain. Inside, as you'd expect, there's a large formal dining and living room, screened-in porch, den/library, grand staircase, and three

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Style

Thumbs Down On Rotten Tomatoes: Getting Rid of the Hornworm

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey offers tips on how to keep your tomato

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Parties

Art for Community's Sake: Claverack Free Library and the Columbia County Council on the Arts Benefit

Dale Stewart reports from Martindale, NY. An intimate crowd gathered to celebrate and bid on art for two good causes at "A Summer Celebration of Art," a co-benefit for the Claverack Free Library and Community Center and the Columbia County Council on the Arts on Friday, July

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Parties

Brunch In The Barn: Chef & Farmer Brunch and Summer Barn Party

Rachel Louchen reports from Millerton. The third annual Chef & Farmer Brunch and Summer Barn Party to benefit the North East Community Center, was a roaring success on Sunday, July 28, far surpassing the previous year's turnout as well as income, due to the support of underwriters like

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Real Estate

Everything For The Equestrian

This Canaan property is ideal for a professional horseback rider looking for a place to train and work throughout the seasons. The horse facilities include a huge indoor riding arena, outdoor training rings, stables, tack room, office, riding pastures, and storage shed. The house is quaint and modest, offering three

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Real Estate

Home For Horse And Human

Nestled on 14 acres to the south side of Geer Mountain in Kent, this stately home was built for human comfort, and the outdoor facilities for the horse's. The three bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home has a spacious living room with fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen

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Community

New Deal for a New Generation: The FDR Library and Museum, Renovated and Rededicated

By Robert Burke WarrenFranklin Delano Roosevelt died in 1945, and his wife, Eleanor, in 1962, but modern technology at the recently renovated FDR Library and Museum in Hyde Park comes thrillingly close to revivifying these icons. In its first major facelift since FDR himself dedicated the library in 1941, state-

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Real Estate

Stately For Stallions

What more could you ask for? A stunning Greek Revival on 46 acres in Chatham, with views of the Catskill mountains, offers ample space for horses in the 21-stall barn, plus fenced paddocks for your and all your guest horses' pleasure. The six-bedroom, four-bathroom house was

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Food

After All These Years: Blueberry Ricotta Coffee Cake

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), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make

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Arts

All’s Welles That Ends Welles: A New Book From Chatham Film Festival's Peter Biskind

By Sam PrattOne afternoon in Los Angeles in 1983, Richard Burton cautiously approached Orson Welles’ usual table at Ma Maison, to ask if he could bring Liz Taylor over to meet him. Welles rudely shooed both away. Now, with the publication of Vanity Fair critic and Chatham Film Festival honcho

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Food

A Welcome Tweak: No. Six Depot Roastery and Café

By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson Living in this region is a joy a minute (OK a joy an hour), but I, or more often husband Edgar, sometimes tire of all the driving. The need for as many delectable coffee destinations as possible is something we both can appreciate while schlepping to

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Parties

Alchemy Initiative Works Its Magic at The Empty Stein Fundraiser

Amy Krzanik reports from Richmond.The Inn at Richmond served as the most beautiful backdrop a gala could ask for, as Alchemy Initiative held its Empty Stein Fundraiser there on Monday, July 22. As guests arrived, they picked their stein of choice from a table of finely crafted ceramic mugs,

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