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Jumpfest Weekend Leaps Into New Activities

By Sarah Ellen Rindsberg Photo by Kathleen Doyle. Get your hand and foot warmers out; now you’re all set to join the thousands of spectators at the annual Jumpfest Weekend at the Satre Hill Ski Jumps in Salisbury on February 7-9. The weekend has been a highlight of winter

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The Rural We: Bowie Zunino

Like so many of our residents, Bowie Zunino came into our region as a weekend and summer dweller (in Kent) but never anticipated moving here full time. Things all changed when she was in graduate school and her father purchased the old grain elevator in the hamlet of Wassaic. Bowie

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From Pittsfield to Sochi: Terry Holland Heads For the Olympics

By Lisa Green Terry Holland goes for a run. "There are a lot of religious conversions at the top of a skeleton run," says Terry Holland, who’s on his way to the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he’ll be coaching New Zealand’s Olympic skeleton team.

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The Rural We: Tim Lovett

Tim Lovett is the owner of Berkshire Property Agents, so he really knows the lay of the land. After spending his summers in Otis as a child, his roots in the Berkshires were so strong he was unable to shake off his country dreams even as he pursued a career

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Nice Ice: Where and When To Skate

There is nothing more romantic than skating on a pond or a lake. But this winter's eccentric weather is making it hard to tell when it's actually safe to go skating outdoors. Fortunately, there are public skating sessions at indoor rinks across our region (some at

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The Rural We: Colin Chambers

Colin Chambers, an advertising executive from New York, first came to the Northwest Corner of Connecticut because one of his accounts was Lime Rock Park. Like so many of us, he fell in love with the area, and when the economy took that royal dip a few years ago, he

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Inside Rubi's: Living The Hipster Barista Fantasy

Last winter, I had a bad case of yearning to be young. I was a middle-aged guy seeking a short cut back to the future. Inspired partly by a book called How Starbucks Changed My Life, I set out to become a barista, a hipster archetype that did not even

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Norman Rockwell Reconsidered: The Closet Case as Gay Icon?

By Dan Shaw Norman Rockwell’s paintings have become the all-American Rorschach Test. As scholars, collectors and museum-goers reconsider his cultural significance and uncover new layers of symbolism in his work, the artist who lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, for 25 years has become an Everyman, a hero to liberals and

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Holiday Celebrations and Shopping

Holiday spirit is highly infectious, but one trip to any mall will guarantee immunity well past New Year's Eve. Our small town holiday festivals, on the other hand, are veritable petri dishes of the stuff. Attend any or several of the many scattered throughout our region and you

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Catching The Holiday Spirit: Celebrations and Shopping

Holiday spirit is highly infectious, but one trip to any mall will guarantee immunity well past New Year's Eve. Our small town holiday festivals, on the other hand, are veritable petri dishes of the stuff. Attend any or several of the many scattered throughout our region this weekend

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A Mercantile Matriarchy on a Main Street: The Women of Hudson's 400 Block

By Jamie Larson Zoom in on Hudson New York, with its eclectic diversity and history. Zoom in closer on Warren Street and its stylish economy of art, antiques, design, fashion, and culture. Now, get closer still. Focus on the 400 block and an interesting anomaly; the large majority of the

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In Memoriam: Jane P. Fitzpatrick of the Red Lion Inn

Jane Pratt Fitzpatrick was the undisputed queen of the Berkshires, a regal woman with a common touch. When she passed away at age 89 on November 9, she left behind an unparalleled and indelible legacy. As Brooke Astor was to New York City, Jane Fitzpatrick was to the Berkshires, a

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