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Intimate Lunar New Year Feast at Recently Reopened Retreat in Salisbury March 1

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Intimate Lunar New Year Feast at Recently Reopened Retreat in Salisbury March 1

The year of the snake slithers on with a dinner event steeped in tradition, at one of the region's newest venues.

By Jamie Larson

A Defunded Future: Local Stakeholders brace for Federal Cuts — Dark Clouds over Great Barrington.
- David McIntyre

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A Defunded Future: Local Stakeholders brace for Federal Cuts

Nonprofit and institutional leaders are preparing for cuts to formerly reliable funding streams.

By Jamie Larson

$17 Million Federal Grant Paves Way for New Path Connecting Mass Art Orgs — Early concept of Adventure Trail follows North Branch of the Hoosic River, along MASS MoCA campus. Credit Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architecture.

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$17 Million Federal Grant Paves Way for New Path Connecting Mass Art Orgs

Stakeholders are optimistic Trump cuts won't cause roadblocks.

By Barbara Reina

The Most Popular Stories Of 2024

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The Most Popular Stories Of 2024

We hear you loud and clear: you're crazy about our food and restaurant coverage!

By Lisa Green

Isola Wine Bar Brings Taste Of European Coasts And Islands To Kinderhook

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Isola Wine Bar Brings Taste Of European Coasts And Islands To Kinderhook

It's a place to slow down and enjoy coastal and island-inspired wine and tapas, crafted with local Hudson Valley ingredients.

By Maggie Baribault

Simon's Rock Closure: Loss And Opportunity — The Bard Collage at Simon's Rock campus in Great Barrington, MA

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Simon's Rock Closure: Loss And Opportunity

Bard College CFO Taun Toay responds to faculty and community concerns.

By Jamie Larson

Readers' Choice Awards 2024: The Winners

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Readers' Choice Awards 2024: The Winners

Introducing the winners of the fourth annual Rural Intelligence Readers' Choice Awards.

By Lisa Green

The Ruralist: 5 Places To Get French Onion Soup Extraordinaire — Shadow 66 onion soup gratinée

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The Ruralist: 5 Places To Get French Onion Soup Extraordinaire

Wouldn't a crock of scratch-made French onion soup hit the spot right now? Here are 5 places in the RI region to go for it!

By Marie Doyon and Lisa Green

Variations On A Thanksgiving Theme: Pumpkin Desserts That Aren’t The Standard Pie — Bartlett House pumpkin coffee cake. Photo credit: Jennifer Wakamatsu

Food

Variations On A Thanksgiving Theme: Pumpkin Desserts That Aren’t The Standard Pie

We've scanned the region to find pumpkin-forward desserts that are less conventional than the traditional Thanksgiving pie.

By Lisa Green

Grab A Mug: Hot Plate Brewery Adds Coffee Service Alongside Its Beer Lineup — Photo courtesy of Hot Plate Brewing

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Grab A Mug: Hot Plate Brewery Adds Coffee Service Alongside Its Beer Lineup

Hot Plate Brewing in Pittsfield is now a coffee house by day, a brewery by night, and sometimes both at once.

By Lisa Green

Hamrah's Satisfies A Craving For Lebanese Food In Kinderhook — Julia and Theo Fels

Food

Hamrah's Satisfies A Craving For Lebanese Food In Kinderhook

Julie Hamrah Fels missed the Lebanese food of her childhood and is recreating it at her shop for us locals.

By Jamie Larson

Now Showing: Rare Footage Of "Hillsdale in the 30s, 'A Swinging Town'" — Documentary stills courtesy of Julia Brandi and Marilyn Herrington

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Now Showing: Rare Footage Of "Hillsdale in the 30s, 'A Swinging Town'"

Local historians preserve well-shot footage of 1930s Hillsdale, a bustling town in transition.

By Jamie Larson