Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:
Property of the Week – Lori Rose of Stone House Properties offers a spacious modernist 4 BR/3 bath escape on 4.8 wooded acres, a seasonal creek, and a footbridge to a bonus cabin in the woods.
Transformations – Architect Pamela Sandler opens up a house on Onota Lake to light, movement, and, most importantly, to the lake itself.
Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
Market Perspective – In...
“We started with nothing. It was just a rubble heap. As more and more people came forward, I had to struggle to keep up with their desire for bringing the river back into the community.”
-- Rachel Fletcher, describing the beginnings of the Housatonic River Walk
“His love of rivers and his dedication to environmental justice play a very small part, but can be a lens through which to understand his fuller achievements. There is no better place in the world to tell this part of the story, at the very spot where he was ‘born by a golden river.’ ”
-- Rachel Fletcher, founder of River Walk
It's clear that the Trump administration's actions, including the weakening of the Environmental Protection Agency, are the animating force behind some of the demonstrators, whose signs proclaim opposition to "alternative facts."
There are five sections on the poster: birth and childhood, familial ties, civil rights activism, a return to Great Barrington, and lasting impact. Photographs and captions accompany each section and there is a scannable QR code to learn more about Du Bois.
In her letter to the editor, Rachel Fletcher writes: “The Lake Mansfield Improvement Plan now proposed represents the fulfillment of an idea envisioned more than 40 years ago.”
“Instead of pouring money into attorneys that fight the Environmental Protection Agency, pour it into cleaning the river.”
-- Berkshire Natural Resources’ letter to General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt
“It’s all coming to a point where I feel like I can do my little thing — a symbolic push — bringing attention to what all the warriors along this river have done and what they are doing. I’m the messenger not the hero.”
-- Denny Alsop
In its 127 pages containing 150 profiles, and references to many more South Berkshire residents, past and present, the answers to who we are may surprise you.
Unlike many farmers, the couple does not have an off season because they produce their products all year long, selling at winter farmers markets and wholesale. As Elling says, “Buying our products is not just for consumption — it’s an investment in local agriculture and business.”
"Their creative journey turning discarded tin into works of art demonstrated that exploring the artistic possibilities and learning how to joyfully and creatively move outside boundaries is as essential to life as food shelter and health care. "
-- Phil Pryjma, owner of the St. Francis Gallery in South Lee, Mass., referring to the art work of Kenyan children
"We are honored to be the new owners of the Great Barrington Bagel Company. We look forward to serving our customers with the same level of attention to detail that they have come to expect and to providing a gathering place for the community."
-- Bob Climo, new owner of Great Barrington Bagel Company
