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Gin Blossoms to Headline Belmont on Broadway Concert

If you were a fan of Blues Traveler, the band that headlined last year's free Belmont on Broadway concert, chances are, you're going to...
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12 Under 12: Graham Boyd

Age: 6   Hometown: Ballston Spa    School: Gordon Creek Elementary SchoolCommunity involvement: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region When Graham Boyd was born...
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Saratoga Clay Arts Center Opening Ceramics Store on Henry Street

While earning her Bachelor of Science in Art Education at Skidmore College, Jill Fishon-Kovachick, a 1981 graduate of the school, fell in love with...
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SLAH: The Mystery Behind Saratoga’s Mystery Machine

When most people think of a mid-life crisis, they think of chopped hair, sports cars, and exotic trips. Not Roger Sharp. When the co-owner...
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SLAH: How to Make Friends in Saratoga

When I’m out and about with my friend Kate, I tell the story of how we met to everyone that will listen. In May...
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At Long Last, Innovation Center at Saratoga Eyes a Summer Opening

Picture this: An engineer, an artist, and a marketing director walk into the same building to work, and it’s totally normal—no one is out...
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Bikeatoga Launches Weekly Bike Ride and Happy Hour

Spring is most certainly in the air in Saratoga, and those looking to take advantage of the warmer weather and Daylight Savings Time on...
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A Floating Sauna Is Coming to Saratoga Lake in 2025

What do Norway’s breathtaking fjords and our very own Saratoga Lake have in common? Soon, it will be the rejuvenating presence of floating saunas.  Yes,...
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How Gideon Putnam Became Saratoga’s Founding Father

If a Mount Rushmore honoring the important figures in the history of Saratoga Springs were to be commissioned, Gideon Putnam would be the George...
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Your Complete Guide to St. Patrick’s Day in the Capital Region

Photo courtesy of Crawl With Us The Capital Region is seeing green this year, with dozens of St. Patrick’s Day events happening across Saratoga, Albany,...
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New York Race Track Chaplaincy to Honor John and Leona Velazquez

Once a young boy riding horses through the streets of his home country, Puerto Rico, John Velazquez—known endearingly as Johnny V—has become one of...
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Listen Up: The Future Is Bright Sighted

As a young TV journalist, Christine O’Donnell often bore witness to the dark side of life. She interviewed people experiencing terrible tragedies and gathered...
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12 Under 12: Mackenzie Bedard

Age: 12   Hometown: Saratoga Springs    School: Maple Ave Middle SchoolCommunity involvement: Saratoga Springs Children’s Theater, Saratoga Springs Public Library and more It’s a common...
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Saratogian of the Month: Spencer Sherry is Doing the Damn Thing

Photography by Richard Lovrich Lots of people have big ideas. Spencer Sherry actually makes his happen. Community outreach and grants coordinator for Saratoga Arts by day,...
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At Saratoga’s Afterglow Sunless Tans, the End of Summer Doesn’t Mean the End of Beautiful, Bronzed Skin

Who among us hasn’t known the feeling of looking in the mirror and seeing insecurities—things that we want to change about our appearance? As...
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This Saratoga-based, AI-powered Tech Platform is Making Writing Cool Again

Photography by Megan Mumford You’ve probably heard about all the ways in which AI is ruining education—namely, how students are getting out of hours of...
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Maria Bucciferro on the Legacy of the Late John Hendrickson

On a bluebird day this past August, I ran into John Hendrickson, Marylou Whitney’s third husband, after several years of not seeing him. He...
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A Look Inside G. Willikers’ Iconic Holiday Window Displays

Portrait by Shawn LaChapelle There is no shortage of ways to show love during the holiday season. After 37 years of owning G. Willikers Toys...
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TBT: Football, Grace Kelly and a Field Trip to Remember

Photography by Anita Zatz In 1956, the marriage of actress Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco—and the couple’s subsequent pregnancy announcement—was front-page news. Four...
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Downtown Saratoga’s Holiday Décor, by the Numbers

The Christmas tree that goes up outside Putnam Market is 27 feet tall and from Bob’s Trees. The tree is secured with 4 guide wires...
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Drew FitzGerald Knows How to Change the World

Glens Falls native Drew FitzGerald has a running joke with a friend who’s the former head of the material science department at MIT. “If I...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Diane Nazzaro, Executive Director, VCHC

In America, 35,574 veterans are homeless, 1.25 million receive food stamps, and 1.7 million lack proper health care. “The words homeless and veteran should never...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Matt Whitbeck, Vice President of the Board, NCTWC

When Matt Whitbeck was in high school, a career in the trades wasn’t exactly something that was promoted to him. “It was almost the...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Lisa Morahan, Founder, Floydwarriors

It was Easter, and Kristen O’Dell was fighting a courageous battle with end-stage bladder and lung cancer. She knew that it would most likely...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Rasi Harper, Supporter, BEST

When Rasi Harper first heard tales of Saratoga Race Course from the trainers and jockeys who sat in his barber chair, it wasn’t the...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Tom Denny, Founder, SoBro Conservancy

For decades, South Broadway has been the, shall we say, less glamorous step sibling of bustling Broadway and picturesque North Broadway. But thanks to...
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DeCrescente and Panza’s: A Tale of Two Saratoga Legends

Today, brothers Tony and Michael Panza operate a wildly successful Italian restaurant on South Broadway. But over the course of the last century, numerous...
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Hebe Medical Spa: On to The Next

Often, when we think about aesthetic treatments, the word natural is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, at Hebe Medical Spa,...
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Behind the Bar: The Jake and Margaret Show

Some people go to Caroline Street Pub to play darts, while others go to grab a drink (they now serve Aperol spritzes, people!) in...
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Is This the End of Fully Remote Work? [Sponsored]

While Covid-19 isn’t in the rearview mirror yet, many are looking to move past those dim days. Where has that become most evident recently?...
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Local Beauty Brand Acta Celebrates Clean Victory

Eight years ago, Jillian Ehrenberg was studying to become an herbalist. Cultivating remedies from her garden, Ehrenberg would make oils from her harvest—and a...
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