Rural Intelligence
Artist Proposes Suicide Prevention Signs After Uptick in Deaths at Hudson River Bridge
A rendering of a proposed sign by Norm Magnusson. - Norm Magnusson
Wellness

Artist Proposes Suicide Prevention Signs After Uptick in Deaths at Hudson River Bridge

Rhinebeck Norm Magnusson drafts more hopeful and poetic suicide-prevention signs for the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge.
By Brian K. Mahoney
Kenyan Farmer Finds Land and Home with Support from Two Regional Agriculture Programs
Aoma Muma, founder of Bombeta Farms
Food

Kenyan Farmer Finds Land and Home with Support from Two Regional Agriculture Programs

Aoma Muma brings Bombeta Farms and family to Grow Food Northampton fields.
By Natasha Tarpley
MASS MoCA Launches New Record Label With Malawi Roots Album
The Kasambwe Brothers perform at the Hunter Center - Ryan Harper
Arts

MASS MoCA Launches New Record Label With Malawi Roots Album

The museum partners with California based Hen House Studios, focusing on live group recordings.
By Jamie Larson
Kind of a Big Deal in Hudson
Real Estate

Kind of a Big Deal in Hudson

An 1800s home with a new gray exterior and shiny brass gutters on a corner lot near Oakdale Park.
By Francesca Olsen
Romantic Millbrook Cottage
Real Estate

Romantic Millbrook Cottage

The country charm has been retained, with painted white wood bedrooms (slanted ceilings mandatory).
By Francesca Olsen
Magical Spires in Great Barrington
Real Estate

Magical Spires in Great Barrington

Wonderful Victorian character inside and out.
By Francesca Olsen
Old-School Style in Copake Falls
Real Estate

Old-School Style in Copake Falls

A pretty, historic eyebrow Colonial with its own on-property waterfall.
By Francesca Olsen
Behind the Scenes at the Crandell: New Look, New Leadership, and a new FilmColumbia
Arts

Behind the Scenes at the Crandell: New Look, New Leadership, and a new FilmColumbia

The theater's new executive director gives an inside look at the renovations, her life and all that's to come.
By Jamie Larson
Sunshine Orange Crosstrek Parade: Great Barrington's Unexpected Spectacle
The parade rolls through Great Barrington to the befuddlement of many. - Michelle Kaplan
Community

Sunshine Orange Crosstrek Parade: Great Barrington's Unexpected Spectacle

The event's organizer Michelle Kaplan, a local DJ, writer, and fun-haver, said the parade had no meaning.
By Jamie Larson
A Coffee Table Book on the Way We Live: "Upstate Now"
Librarium Used Books in East Chatham has been in business for over 30 years, housed in a barn with over 40,000 used books.
Style

A Coffee Table Book on the Way We Live: "Upstate Now"

A launch party for "Upstate Now" will be held on Thursday, October 9, 5 to 7pm, at Marton & Davis, 33 Main Street in Chatham.
By Brian K. Mahoney •
Sinterklaas Canceled Again Due to Low Funds, Tariffs, and Lack of Arts Grants
Community

Sinterklaas Canceled Again Due to Low Funds, Tariffs, and Lack of Arts Grants

After 25 years the hand-crafted holiday tradition may be gone for good.
By Jamie Larson
"Riefenstahl" at TSL Probes the Legacy of Nazi Cinema’s Most Infamous Auteur
Arts

"Riefenstahl" at TSL Probes the Legacy of Nazi Cinema’s Most Infamous Auteur

Early female cinematic genius and Nazi propagandist, Riefenstahl's story is one history forgets at its peril.
By Brian K. Mahoney

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