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Definition of a “relational food economy" is Random Harvest Market

Food

Definition of a “relational food economy" is Random Harvest Market

Random Harvest is a farm fresh market cafe and community center thinking hard about how we can all work and live together.

By Jamie Larson

The RuraList: 4 New Northern Berkshire Takeout Options — A-oK Berkshire Barbecue in North Adams

Food

The RuraList: 4 New Northern Berkshire Takeout Options

Even if you don't feel like cooking, dinner doesn't have to be Domino's with these great new to-go options.

By Amy Krzanik

Swoon Kitchenbar: A Rapturous Experience in Hudson — Scallops crude
- Nina Bachinsky Gimmel

Food

Swoon Kitchenbar: A Rapturous Experience in Hudson

Our first visit was in 2008. Eleven years later, has it maintained its standards? And how.

By Mary A. Nelen

Red Hook For Sale — The center of Red Hook.

Community

Red Hook For Sale

A dozen buildings in the center of the village of Red Hook are being sold as a single portfolio all at once by a local family.

By Jamie Larson

The Vinyl Donut: Rock ‘n’ Roll And Donut Holes — The Vinyl Donut set up outside.
- The Vinyl Donut

Community

The Vinyl Donut: Rock ‘n’ Roll And Donut Holes

This traveling record store and donut shop is the brainchild of drummer Carmine Covelli.

By Amy Krzanik

Shiro Kitchen & Asian Market: Eat In, Shop, And Share In Asian Cuisine — Harry Wu and Wei Wei Shi

Food

Shiro Kitchen & Asian Market: Eat In, Shop, And Share In Asian Cuisine

The reinvented restaurant and marketplace will appeal to both customers and home cooks.

By Lisa Green

The RuraList: 10 Fishmongers in the RI Region (and why it's helpful to know one) — Photo: Mary Nelen

Food

The RuraList: 10 Fishmongers in the RI Region (and why it's helpful to know one)

Here's where you can find the freshest fish, curated by seasoned fishmongers (plus an ode to oysters).

By Mary A. Nelen

Megabrain Comics is a superheroic effort for the community — Reading, not texting, after school at Megabrain Comics

Community

Megabrain Comics is a superheroic effort for the community

Megabrain Comics in Rhinebeck has become a creative community hub, but now it needs a battalion of heroes.

By Jamie Larson

Residents of Ghent, NY Get Their Closeups In Portraits Of A Town — Patrick Devine, 19 years in Ghent

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Residents of Ghent, NY Get Their Closeups In Portraits Of A Town

“All of Us: Portraits Of The Ghent Bicentennial” was shot by photographer and Ghent resident Richard Beaven.

By Ralph Gardner Jr.

The Maker Lounge Is A Dazzling Hideaway In Hudson — Head Mixologist Michael Kang at work on the new cocktail list.

Food

The Maker Lounge Is A Dazzling Hideaway In Hudson

The Gilded Age-style lounge is the first part of a multi-use project.

By Jamie Larson

The RuraList: Six Thanksgivings To Go

Food

The RuraList: Six Thanksgivings To Go

We've prepared a list of restaurants and caterers in the Rural Intelligence region that will make your Thanksgiving stress free.

By Lisa Green

Bellefield: A $500 Million Development Breaks Ground in Hyde Park — An artist rendering of just part of Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park.

Community

Bellefield: A $500 Million Development Breaks Ground in Hyde Park

Homes, hotels, an agricultural complex and more are moving in across from the Culinary Institute of America.

By Jamie Larson