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For Gibson Buffs, OK Guitars Is The Sound of Dreams

By Robert Burke Warren Charlie Gelber makes dreams come true. A semi-retired NYC film editor and director, Gelber collects and deals stringed instruments, specializing in the shapely Gibson ES-335 electric guitar. From his Kent, CT store, OK Guitars, he sells them, mostly to men aged 48 to 68 who desire

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The Enchanted Cafe Conjures Up A Vegan Valentine's Dinner

By Jamie Larson We’re going vegan for Valentine’s Day at the Enchanted Café in Red Hook. The humble, spiritually minded café in the center of town has become well known for its inclusiveness as a venue for uncommon thought, but owner Joe Moscato is also happy to make

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Fourth 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival Is Collaborative And Creative

Eli Merritt Sculpture for Ten Spot. By Lisa Green If you’ve watched Pittsfield’s 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival develop since its 2012 inception, you’ve witnessed the ideal of community collaboration in action. Returning for its fourth year February 12-22, the wintertime festival, which was created to get people

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A Family Tradition: Monte's Kitchen & Tap Room

By Don Rosendale Ann Marie Pallan thinks maybe it was the flat roof, or perhaps the corner location. Or maybe the ugly pistachio paint job that made her fall for the building on Mechanic Street in Amenia. Whatever it was, it reminded her of Monte’s, her family’s iconic

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Bruno's In Hudson: A Cafe Market Becomes A Community Hub

By Jamie Larson It’s hard to quantify the unmistakable appeal of Bruno’s in Hudson, a small café and grocery tucked into a discreet downtown storefront at 227 Warren Street. Like the people we love most, it’s a combination of a million little things that make Bruno’s

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Nancy Fuller Of 'Farmhouse Rules' Is At Home in the Spotlight

By Jamie Larson When we first interviewed Nancy Fuller, just days before the premiere of her show “Farmhouse Rules" on the Food Network in November 2013, she was filled with nervous excitement, concerned about saying all the right things, still finding her show’s voice. What a difference a

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The Flammerie Brings Flammkuchen To Kinderhook

By Katharine Millonzi Approaching The Flammerie, a new bistro in Kinderhook, NY, was a bit like peering into Mr. Fezziwig’s Christmas party: a warm, illuminated scene that beckoned bright and welcoming against the dark, snowy evening outside. A jolly crowd filled the front bar area, some waiting to be

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10 Holiday Traditions We Love In The RI Region

By Rachel Louchen The Rural Intelligence region is never short on things to do. But come the holidays, each weekend is packed with festivals, strolls, bazaars, parties and performances that have become beloved traditions. While some of these holiday happenings are fairly new, many of them have been going on

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MASS MoCA Announces A Mind-Boggling Expansion

By Jeremy D. Goodwin Sometimes bigger really is better. We already knew that MASS MoCA was one of the biggest contemporary art facilities in the country. So it’s mind boggling to consider that its new expansion project will double its existing gallery space. That’s not a fudged number

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At Trattoria San Giorgio, The Pizzas Are A Work Of Art

Photo courtesy Rebecca Baldridge. By Don Rosendale Until seven years ago, Joe Comizio [right] was a commodities broker on Wall Street, one of those guys you saw on TV in a white jacket waving scraps of paper and shouting orders. And then his skill was replaced by computers. He decided

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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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Serious Comfort: District Kitchen & Bar

By Nichole Dupont It’s getting hard to keep the toes warm these days. Once the smell of wood smoke pervades the sky, and dry pine needles the ground, it’s time; we all know it’s time. So, I guess our recent jaunt into District Kitchen & Bar, Pittsfield’

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