The Rural We

Community

The Rural We: Maddy Stevens

At fifteen years old, Maddy Stevens is already the owner of a successful online business called MissMaddyMakes. The Kent, Connecticut homeschooled 10th grader began selling her handmade cat and dog toys at a roadside stand in 2012. But with the launch of her Etsy store this past January – and a

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Sal Lopes

Less than a year ago, master stylist Sal Lopes opened his Salvatore Anthony Hair Studio in New Preston, Conn. Like many in the Rural Intelligence area, Sal is still doing the city/country commute, but with a home in Cornwall Bridge and now his own studio open Thursdays through Saturdays,

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Elwood H. Smith

Elwood H. Smith studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Institute of Design at IIT, and worked for eight years as an art director, before deciding to become a full-time illustrator. In 1976, he moved to New York City and established himself in the field, where his

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Stacey Matthews

Stacy and Pels Matthews, far right, with their sons and Stacey's sister. Stacey Matthews and her husband, Pels Matthews, own The Matthews Group, a division of William Raveis Real Estate. Both were working on Wall Street but after Stacey had her twin boys, and having fallen in love

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Tom Hope And Lynne Michael

Tom Hope is the former proprietor of Pint O Gwrw (now the People’s Pub) in Chatham, NY, and his wife, Lynne Michael, owns American Pie, a contemporary general store on Main Street. Lynne is still running American Pie, but Tom, who supposedly was going to “retire” and get back

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: David Cicchetti

A few weeks ago we reported on Annie Selke’s launch of the her first consumer catalog. If you received one in the mail, you’ve seen the work of David Cicchetti, the company’s new retail creative director. Prior to joining the Annie Selke Company, he was creative director

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Mary Mott

Mary Mott is a writer and monologist who lives in Stockbridge, Mass. Two years ago, she performed a one-woman show presented by the Berkshire Theatre Group at The Unicorn Theatre (in Stockbridge), and is now following that up with another show beginning Friday, Oct. 29. Mott was inspired to write

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Anne Garrels

For more than three decades, Anne Garrels reported from some of the most dangerous places on earth — the Middle East, Nicaragua, El Salvador, both Gulf Wars, Afghanistan and Iraq. She was the Moscow bureau chief and reporter for ABC, and the NPR correspondent in Russia, and has won nearly every

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Jay Weintraub

An apple didn't have to fall on Jay Weintraub's head for him to come up with a great idea to prevent food waste and help people in need. After planting apple trees in the backyard of his Alford, Mass. home, he noticed how fast those apples

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Zoe Bellot

Bellot at the press. Zoe Bellot is an artist  with a passion for printmaking, bookmaking, mixed media and blogging. “These are among my weapons of choice to celebrate words,” she says. The Hudson Opera House has selected her to be its artist-in-residence from October 8 to November 13. Bellot will

By Editor

Community

The Rural We: Tom Schiller

xx

By The Rural We

Community

The Rural We: Jayne Benjulian

Jayne Benjulian grew up in Westchester, New York, but lived many lives before returning to the East Coast and making a home in the Berkshires. She served as chief speechwriter at Apple, investigator for the public defender in Washington, director of new play development at Magic Theater, lecturer in the

By Editor