Community Modern Distillery with Dramatic Bootlegging History for Sale in Pine Plains Dutch's Distillery brought the spirit of a prohibition era operation back to life. Now it's ready for its next chapter. By Jaime Stathis
Food 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
Dark Clouds over Great Barrington. - David McIntyre Community 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
Early concept of Adventure Trail follows North Branch of the Hoosic River, along MASS MoCA campus. Credit Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architecture. Community $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
Community The Most Popular Stories Of 2024 We hear you loud and clear: you're crazy about our food and restaurant coverage! By Lisa Green
Food 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
The Bard Collage at Simon's Rock campus in Great Barrington, MA Community Simon's Rock Closure: Loss And Opportunity Bard College CFO Taun Toay responds to faculty and community concerns. By Jamie Larson
Community Readers' Choice Awards 2024: The Winners Introducing the winners of the fourth annual Rural Intelligence Readers' Choice Awards. By Lisa Green
Shadow 66 onion soup gratinée Food 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
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
Photo courtesy of Hot Plate Brewing Community 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
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
