The year I started that miserable adolescent odyssey known as middle school was the same…
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Philadelphia’s Music Man: Yannick Nézet-Séguin The celebrated orchestra conductor gets ready to 'wow' again at SPAC.
As a child, I had a bird’s-eye view of the Metropolitan Opera. In 1962, I…
Al’s House Of Sports Cards In Schenectady Is A Collector’s American Dream Newly-minted citizen, Alex Itskov, owns the area's coolest card store. Period.
A brief confession: At the age of 13, when my parents suggested I squirrel away…
Miss America Pageant To End Swimsuit Competition After Nearly A Century Miss New York USA contestant Heather Thompson weighs in on the decision.
Ever since the Miss America pageant first wowed audiences on the Atlantic City boardwalk in…
Stars Love Saratoga: Celebrities, Athletes And Power Players Converge On The Spa City If you've spent a summer in Saratoga Springs, you know that it's a stomping ground for the rich and famous. Here are a few of our favorites.
It was 2004. Just months into moving to New York City, and I was perched…
Saratoga Springs Is Planning Multiple Events For LGBT Pride Month The Spa City's Pride chapter is planning and taking part in a number of marches and fun events in June.
The entire month of June is national LGBT Pride Month, and this year Saratoga Pride…
Saratoga Goes Hollywood: 15 Movies Shot In Saratoga And The Surrounding Region For decades, the Capital Region has played host to a number of film crews for films as diverse as 'Seabiscuit,' 'Billy Bathgate,' 'Scent of a Woman' and 'The Way We Were.'
I distinctly remember, when I was a fifth-grader at Lake Avenue Elementary School, one of…
Our Biggest Movie Star: Honoring Living Legend, Kirk Douglas, Who Hails From Amsterdam Just how did ‘Izzy Demsky’ from the Upstate New York town become Kirk Douglas, Hollywood icon? Not easily.
I attended a wedding in Amsterdam, NY, years ago, but only recently learned that the…
SPAC Celebrates ‘Festival Of Young Artists’ With More Than 400 Of The Area’s Best And Brightest Program featured performances from members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet Company and Capital District Youth Chorale
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) partnered with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet…
Amazon Prime Series Filmed In Saratoga Is Hitting The Streaming Service On June 15 The locally produced and filmed 'Adventures of Snow White & Rose Red' was shot at locations throughout the area.
A brand-new family TV series, The Adventures of Snow White & Rose Red, is coming to…