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The Rural We: Matt Tannenbaum

Matt Tannenbaum grew up in Mt. Vernon, New York and began his book career in New York City, then later moved to Washington, D.C. But the literature lover found a home in the Berkshires, where he’s been happily running The Bookstore in Lenox for the past 40 years.

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The Rural We: Ralph Gardner

For many years, Ralph Gardner wrote a column, “The Urban Gardner," for the Wall Street Journal. At times, it might have been called “The Rural Gardner," because he also wrote about his life at his country home in Ghent, NY. “I have a sort of Seinfeldian type of

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Learn And Taste At Maplefest (Plus Bake Sale) In Sharon

Just because this isn’t much of a mud season doesn’t mean there won't be a maple sugar harvest to enjoy this year. In our region, you don’t need to go far to find a sugaring operation, and this weekend, Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Conn.

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Hotel Tivoli And Its Restaurant Bring An Artistic Vision To Town

By Jamie Larson Since its opening a little over a year ago, Hotel Tivoli has been adding a rich vibrancy to the happening, yet slightly hidden, scene growing in its namesake village, Tivoli, New York. The walls lined with art created by the hotel’s notable owners Brice and Helen

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IWOW: The Space And Place For Artistic Voices

Deb Koffman By Lisa Green There’s only one rule at Deb Koffman’s open mic. You get five minutes, and for a few reasons: so that everyone who wants to can share, and so that if someone’s contribution is, well, not exactly stellar, it’s over before things

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The Rural We: Akemi Hiatt

Akemi Hiatt was born in one paradise — Hawaii — and now lives in another — the Hudson Valley — but in between she, like so many of us, took a detour to New York City. Since graduating from NYU, she’s worked for arts nonprofits in the region, including Basilica Hudson and Omi

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The Rural We: Ryder Cooley

Ryder Cooley is an inter-disciplinary artist, musician and performer based in Hudson, N.Y. She studied sculpture at RISD, has a combined media masters from SUNY Albany, and an MFA in integrated electronic art from RPI. Currently, she performs with Hazel, a disembodied (taxidermy) ram, and with her band Dust

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Tierra Farm's Gunther Fishgold Takes On Main Street

By Jamie LarsonTierra Farm, based in Valatie, New York, is well known for its high-quality organic nuts, coffee, chocolate and dried fruits. While Tierra’s owner, Gunther Fishgold, could easily rest on the accomplishments of his growing company, his latest endeavor is a mix of philanthropy, commerce and civic redevelopment

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Zephyr Teachout, New HV Resident, Makes A Move For Congress

By Jamie Larson New York’s progressive breeze is intensifying these days with Zephyr Teachout now running for the state’s 19th district congressional seat, which represents half of the Rural Intelligence region. If you don’t know who she is by now, you will soon. The former Democratic gubernatorial

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The Rural We: Peter Steiner

Peter Steiner has had a variety of careers and lived in a handful of cities. The former German professor and longtime New Yorker cartoonist (he's published over 400 cartoons in the magazine and his drawing captioned 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.'

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The Rural We: Daniel Seward

Daniel "Dan Bunny" Seward, the central and only permanent member of the amorphous and prolific noise/punk/performance group Bunnybrains (New EP now available on Bandcamp) has run some incarnation of a record/vintage shop for 20 years. He’s been in 10 different locations, most of them

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10 Things To Love About Kinderhook

By Jamie Larson While the City of Hudson has rapidly re-ascended in stature over the past decade and a half, the town of Kinderhook, New York had been the center of life and less-fashionable culture in Columbia County for generations before that. The town’s rolling farms, forests and streams

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