Issue: December 2012-January 2013
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A taste for the tart
By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer STOCKPORT, N.Y.Steven McKay looked out over a patch of elderberry bushes, dormant for the season, on a cold and sunny November day. His sprawling Hudson Valley property is home to many things: dozens of berry bushes and a few grape arbors, a small flock of wandering hens, a family of read more
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Flavored by a colorful past
Lodge’s owner works to keep ambience of ‘70s folk music hangout By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer BECKET, Mass.When Daniel Osman bought The Dream Away Lodge in 1997, he became the caretaker of a special corner of Berkshire County lore. The Dream Away is a 110-seat restaurant, lounge and music venue that has been operating since read more
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Locally grown foods at the mall
Supersized Saratoga store aims to show a niche is now mainstream By THOMAS DIMOPOULOS Contributing writer WILTON, N.Y. Construction workers were busy inside Wilton Mall last month preparing the space that will soon house the region’s largest natural foods and organic supermarket. New flooring had been installed, refrigeration equipment had begun to arrive, and workers read more
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Power center? Utility pushes to make Rutland the Northeast’s solar capital
By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer RUTLAND, Vt.The 3-acre lot at the end of Cleveland Avenue was until recently considered unsuitable for development. The property on the western edge of Rutland was a brownfield, its soil contaminated by a coal gasification plant that occupied the site decades ago. The area is considered a blighted section of read more