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Real Estate

Grand and Greek Inspired

This is what you think of when you hear Greek Revival: a 10,000-square-foot home in Falls Village, built in 2002 with the characteristic columns and porches...but with modern, custom-designed details. This seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom property includes separate sets of children’s suites, as well

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Grange Hall

Designed to invoke a classic Greek Revival Grange Hall, this Claverack home sits squarely facing an enormous Catskill view. The large great room features a granite-framed fireplace with big windows for natural light and perfectly displayed views of the mountains. The gourmet kitchen includes a wine cooler, dual sinks

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Elegantly Restored

This 1850s Greek Revival in Lee has been carefully updated with 21st-Century amenities while maintaining its architectural integrity. It features multiple master suites, five-and-a-half bathrooms, two staircases, and formal and informal gathering rooms with fireplaces. The dining room has a large stone hearth, and the bright

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April Hill

Originally built in 1850, April Hill is a meticulously restored New England compound in Richmond. Period details have been maintained, such as the entrance hall opening onto the formal dining room with an arched niche and fabulous columns setting off the living room. The mahogany-paneled library with fireplace has

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Food

A Quick Fix: Pasta with Lemon, Sardines, and Capers

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, 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

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Estate with Panoramic Views

This Chatham manor on 100 acres of landscaped parkland offers a 360-degree view of the Catskill and Berkshire Mountains. As befits a residence like this, there are seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, five fireplaces, a wine cellar, full projection media room, exercise room, and a fully integrated alarm system. The

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Modern Merging

This 15,000-square-foot Salisbury estate, though traditional on the outside, has been renovated and transformed into a home with contemporary living spaces ideal for both entertaining and family living. There are nine bedrooms, ten bathrooms, seven fireplaces and a gourmet kitchen befitting a large home. As if that

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Scenic Setting

Formerly a mill, this wonderfully restored colonial in Stephentown is bright and spacious, with a convenient location to the Berkshires and Southern Vermont. The three-bedroom, three-bath home has a beamed living room with stone fireplace, a large country kitchen in traditional country hues, a wraparound deck, and loft

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Very Victorian

Talk about comfort! This luxuriously appointed house, built recently in a convincing Victorian style, is located on 30 private acres and minutes from the village of Norfolk. Featuring four bedrooms and three baths, it also has a gourmet kitchen, comfortable living room, perks such as a theater, exercise rooms, three

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Arts

At Vassar: Focus on the Polaroid Years

“Industry is best," said scientist, visionary, and prolific inventor Edwin H. Land, “at the intersection of science and art." His revolutionary Polaroid SX-70 camera, marketed from 1972 to 1981, epitomizes this maxim. While Land invented instant photography in 1947, the elegant, portable, and inexpensive SX-70 brought

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Style

Reading a Community: The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington

“I never wanted to own a bookstore, but if I was going to, this was the one," explains Hickory Stick Bookshop owner Fran Keilty. “This is where I came when I was a child. I’ve always been a bookseller; before this I was part of [New Haven'

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Parties

MASS MoCA Celebrates in 3-2-1!

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams.On Saturday, April 6, MASS MoCA marked the conclusion of its Oh, Canada show and the opening of three new exhibits with the 3-2-1! Celebration, a night jam-packed with events. The evening commenced with a cocktail party in the galleries and

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