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The Rural We: Stephanie Iverson

Jeweler Stephanie Iverson wasn't a long-time visitor of the Berkshires before she moved here;  she simply was looking for a good place to raise her family and instantly felt at home. After leaving her job as a bookbinder, her new calling came about when friends and neighbors

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The Rural We: Bill Wright

You might recognize photographer Bill Wright from his work at Blue Q or from his ongoing series photographing veterans. Or maybe you've seen him out supporting the Berkshire Museum, IS183 or numerous other arts-related community organizations. He's also a father of three who made a

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The Rural We: Judith McElhone

Torrington native Judith McElhone is Executive Director of Five Points Gallery, a small contemporary art gallery that has helped with the revitalization of downtown. The lifelong artist  was originally brought on as just a consultant when some Torrington residents wanted to do something about all the vacant storefronts downtown. Fueled

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A Sweet Scene: Red Hook Celebrates Its Chocolate Heritage

“People are willing to brave horrible conditions just to eat chocolate!" said Kimberley McGrath Gomez, executive director of the Red Hook Chamber of Commerce. Indeed. Last Saturday was a chilly, blustery day, but that didn’t seem to stop hordes of people from the village’s inaugural festival celebrating

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The Rural We: Dana Cowin

Although she’s New York City born and bred, Dana Cowin, the longtime editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine, has found a happy second home in Amenia, NY. Catch her this coming Saturday (4-6 p.m.) and Sunday (4-5 p.m.) at one of her favorite

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Kitchens For A Cause: The 12th Annual NWCT Kitchen Tour

If you're looking for pie-in-the-sky kitchen design ideas, you can read scores of shelter magazines, watch endless HGTV programs, and tour pristine kitchen showrooms. But the best way to accumulate ideas for redoing your own kitchen is snooping around other people's houses to

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The Rural We: Avery Danziger

Photographer and filmmaker Avery Danziger was born in Chapel Hill, NC and spent many years living and teaching in both Los Angeles and Mexico. Three years ago, he moved to Sharon, CT and embarked upon what became known as the "Harlem Valley/Wingdale Project." After gaining permission to

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It's Baaaaack: The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival

October 18 & 19 in Rhinebeck A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a 200-year-old manor house near the Hudson River with an impenetrable, overgrown meadow, and he decided that keeping goats might be the most efficient, ecological and economical way to clear and maintain the

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The Rural We: Christina Barrett

Christina Barrett is the Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment at Berkshire Community College, but her involvement with local nonprofit organizations is practically another full-time job. On top of all her charitable work, she also manages to find some time for herself, hitting rural roads in the Berkshires as

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Getting Crafty: IMPACT At Etsy Provides Tools And Ideas For Entrepreneurs

Scott Tillitt, Re>Think board chair and Antidote Collective founder, and Ajax Greene, Re>Think board vice chair and On Belay business advisor. By Jamie Larson “Seminar" and “workshop" aren’t words you’d typically associate with the unconventional character of Hudson and Etsy. But the

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A Fall Foliage Drive: Millerton to Hudson, NY (or Vice Versa)

Not all scenic drives are created equal, and this bucolic 30-mile jaunt delivers enough smiles per mile to justify the gasoline you'll use. The route, which connects Millerton and Hudson, is not only an insider's shortcut between the two towns, but also a reminder that

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The Rural We: Matthew White

Photo by Andrea Labshere Hillsdale General Store owner Matthew White dubs his hamlet “world class but low key" because of its convenient location to East Coast cities and the unique community of people who live here. Originally a weekender, White is a serious “preservationist" who saw potential in

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