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Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers a property that has it all. The real estate market is down but opportunities still exist. Designer/developer Bobby Houston takes us through an amazing restoration in downtown Great Barrington. Plus, real estate market view, recent sales, gardening columns and more.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers a property that has it all—gracious house, golf and tennis next door, 20+ private acres, views and location.
  • Transformations – Designer/developer Bobby Houston gives “that old yellow thing” in downtown Great Barrington a new life.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – The operative word is “down” for inventories, sales and dollar volume, but differences among areas of Berkshire County do exist as do opportunities.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – Lee wonders if he should keep giving plants to people who will kill them.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Marauding critters are the bane of every gardener’s existence, but Jodi is triumphant!
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Fashion designer and icon Bob Mackie to attend Berkshire International Film Festival’s showing of ‘Naked Illusion’ documentary

“I never think of what I do as ‘fashion,’" Bob Mackie told The Berkshire Edge. "Costume design, to me, is being in show business."

Almost showtime for Berkshire International Film Festival, starting on May 29

This year's festival will include 27 documentaries, 23 narrative features, and 25 short films, all originating from 22 countries.

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Monte Levin and Gary Lazarus of Compass offer an immaculate contemporary lakefront home on the shores of the legendary Stockbridge Bowl. See how architect Pamela Sandler transformed a lake house on the shores of Lake Onota. A report on real estate sales in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

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