As a longtime real estate writer and reporter, and like so many post-pandemic work-from-home weekenders, my two residences have flipped. The run-down former chicken and rabbit farm that my husband and I bought on eight acres in Stone Ridge 25 years ago is now our primary, and our Hell’s Kitchen co-op is mostly a pied-à-terre. Those of us who’ve been in the Hudson Valley for a couple of decades watched with fascination—and no shortage of trepidation—as wave after wave of New Yorkers discovered our piece of paradise during the height of the global pandemic. Could that poky $315,000 raised ranch…
What I love about Mirbeau Inn & Spa’s brand is, aside from being a cluster of New York-only destination spas, they fully understand global trends in treatment aesthetics and cutting-edge…
Music, like everything and everyone, needs space to breathe. And space is something we have in spades up here in mountain country. It was Beethoven himself who once said, “No…
Rubi’s Cafe Rubi’s hits the brunch trifecta with its excellent lattes, tastiest grilled cheese offerings (I mean, they are cheesemongers) and coziest seating due to their always-on fireplace. 264 Main Street,…
Warm-Up Suit This Carhartt staple personifies function over style—big time. | By Jane Larkworthy When you become a denizen of the area, the cold-weather must-have becomes the cold weather go-to.…
When I graduated from The School of Professional Horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden more than a decade ago, I moved from Brooklyn up to the Hudson Valley and…
Here are a few of my favorite things. Most of my shout-outs have websites or Instas, but a few are so new that they’re just a smidge about a whisper.…
Photography by Matthew Sussman I’m a transplant,” says Manhattan-born Connie Griffin, owner of griffin, a funky design, vintage fashion and home concept store in Great Barrington. But she doesn’t see…
You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not…