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Shopping: Linen and Then Some In Great Barrington

By Dale Stewart “Linen is the best fabric out there, not just because of the crisp, clean look it provides, but because it also keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer," William Caligari says while showing the simple detail in a $600 sheet set by

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Small Batch, Big Space: A Hipster’s Mecca in Great Barrington

By Nichole Dupont At first glance, Abby Webster and Andrew Pruhenski are the typical hipster couple. They are young. They raise chickens. He is mousy-haired and sports vintage jeans and canvas shoes. She is uber-creative, only slightly adorned with a gray t-shirt and asymmetrical bead necklace (which she made, of

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The Rhinebeck Department Store: A Bit of History Repeating

by Dale Stewart Barbara and Dick Schreiber set their sights on One East Market Street back in 1985. The historic three-story Italianate building has been a cornerstone in Rhinebeck village since 1870, where, catty-corner from Beekman Arms Hotel, it stood as proof that the all-purpose shop has not gone the

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Second Home: Making All Local Stops

By Dale Stewart The Berkshires are known for all things summer, but nothing is more beloved than the Tanglewood Music Center. If Suzannah Van Schaick, owner of Lenox's Second Home, has her way, her hard-to-keep-in-stock Tanglewood tables ($37) will be dotted all over the venerable fest’s rolling

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Pergola Home: Landscapes for the Mind and Eye

By Dale Stewart It all began as an accident. “Friends of ours bought the building, and they had a tenant back out at the last minute. They suggested that we just try it as a pop-up shop." So David Whitman says, remembering the beginnings of his and Peter Stiglin&

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Finch: A New Nest in Hudson

“I remember being in our kitchen and it was a really cold winter, and I thought, 'What the hell have we just done?'" Andrew Arrick remembers, as he surveys his seven-week-old Hudson shop, Finch. A fashion refugee turned small town shop-keep, Arrick once ran top fashion houses

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Rural Runway: Regional Fashion Designers in the Now

By Fiona BreslinWhether you need a beach bag for summer, a funky piece of jewelry, or an airy dress that flatters in all the right ways, we’ve compiled a list of recently established and emerging local designers — who have not yet been widely reported on — but who are grinding

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Leather Man: A Fine Piece Of Verk

By David McDonald Imagine, if you will, an engine made out of leather. A fire hose made out of leather. A gasket made out of leather. Chris Tekverk, an internationally known leatherworker who lives and works just outside of Hawthorne Valley in Ghent, has made them all. And more. Tekverk,

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BerkChique Returns

By Marilyn BethanyThink: Clothing swap on steroids.  Much to the joy of all who love good clothes at beyond bargain prices, BerkChique, an “alternative fundraiser" for Berkshire Creative, is back. (Photo collage at left by Kaitlyn Pierce of the blog Naturally Chic Life.) Berkshire Creative is a non-profit dedicated

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The House That Privet Built

“We already feel like we don’t have enough room," Suzanne Cassano says, as she surveys the new digs of the home-furnishings and antiques store, Privet House, in the tight-knit community of New Preston, Connecticut. "It instantly feels like home, though. In the former location in Warren, we

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Great Finds in a Little Locale

“I have dug my heels into this spot." Maggie Calhoun is talking about Great Finds, her bright, airy, restored 1880’s millhouse perched directly across from the Cotton Mill Falls on Kinderhook Creek in Valatie. “I like the underdog. Valatie isn't as posh or pretty as its

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Reading a Community: The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington

“I never wanted to own a bookstore, but if I was going to, this was the one," explains Hickory Stick Bookshop owner Fran Keilty. “This is where I came when I was a child. I’ve always been a bookseller; before this I was part of [New Haven'

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