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Over the past 133 years, people have visited the granite-block courthouse just south of Litchfield’s Town Green for everything from murder cases to child-custody disputes. In less than two years, however, the roughly 18,000-square-foot historic building could become a mecca for leaf peepers, wedding guests and tourists seeking an escape to the tranquil Litchfield hills. A planned $14-million redevelopment spearheaded by Hartford-based Lexington Partners will transform the building into a 20-ro...

Kevin O'Shea and David Bowd, the cofounders of Salt Hotels, are behind properties like the Aster, Hotel Greystone, and more.

The West Hotel, a forthcoming property from Salt Hotels, will occupy a former brass foundry in Minneapolis' North Loop.

A new take on members' clubs.

A conversation with the chef and co-founders.

There are traditional holidays, and then there are EPIC holidays. The latter often includes a unique destination that sets the scene for a lifetime of memories. Such a destination is Costa Palmas, a 1,500-acre resort and residential community on the East Cape of Mexico’s Baja California Sur Peninsula. What makes for ongoing epic holidays? The unveiling of dazzling new features year after year.

Plus: a historic revival in the Hudson Valley, a chef-y farmhouse near Paris and more recommendations from T Magazine.

It is among several North Loop culinary projects that will debut in 2023.

Kevin O’Shea is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Salt Hotels. After graduating from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, Kevin pursued a career in the corporate hotel design world. From working with Starwood Hotels and Resorts to Morgans Hotel Group, he strengthened his passion for interior design with every project that came his way.

The Ned NoMad in New York and the Aster in Hollywood, California are two of the latest private social clubs to debut in the U.S.