For the Home: Bethany Khan
@arcadianrevival
1. Live Holiday Wreath
Starting at $65 / Arcadian Revival
There are always a few people we end up scrambling to find a holiday...
MYSTERY
Witch Window: A Murder on Skis Mystery
By Phil Bayly
Phil Bayly’s fourth novel in his Murder on Skis mystery series follows a television reporter’s inexplicable...
A longtime Saratoga establishment, one that saw countless weddings, dinners, conferences and fundraisers hosted within its walls, is closing after more than 25 years...
Following the grand opening of First Fill Spirits on Washington Street last summer, Saratoga Living teamed up with the brand-new whiskey shop on a tasting...
It's that time of year, Saratoga foodies! Discover Saratoga's Restaurant Week will return Monday, November 7 through Sunday, November 13, and this year you've...
On Wednesday, Saratoga Living teamed up with Bailey's and Deep Eddy Vodka to host the first-ever Single in Saratoga mixer event. Some 50 local singles...
Miss Scarlett is best known for summertime dresses and accessories that dominate the Saratoga Race Course fashion scene all season long, but come fall,...
Second grade teacher Emily Mopsik started her @slice.of.saratoga Instagram account to share photos and videos of the way her family-of-three lives: their love of...
Bookmark this one, bibliophiles: The second annual Saratoga Book Festival is hitting downtown October 21 and 22, with engaging keynotes, panel discussions, readings, interviews,...
There are several iconic sports records that will likely never be broken—or even approached: Baseball legend Cal Ripken’s 2,632 consecutive games played, hockey GOAT...
On the last weekend of September, Saratoga Living teamed up with the Saratoga Automobile Museum to host an exclusive VIP Lounge at the museum's annual two-day...
As soon as Witt Construction was contracted to build a 4,000-square-foot custom home for a client in Saratoga’s Oak Ridge neighborhood, builder John Witt...
A : Architecture Firm
Gold: Phinney Design Group
While Phinney Design Group offers both interior design and construction management services, it’s best known throughout Upstate NY...
Nonfiction
New York’s Greatest Thoroughbreds: A Contemporary History
By Allan Carter
In addition to being home to some of horse racing’s most historic and important tracks, New...
Saratoga National has long been revered not only for its gorgeous 18-hole public golf course, but also for the unparalleled al fresco dining available...
The 27 acres of farmland owned by Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga (THS) are alive with memories from four years’ worth of heart-lifting work involving...
Carson Kressley may have been the celebrity guest at last Saturday's Racing & Rosé brunch party and fashion show Saratoga Living hosted with Miss Scarlett Boutique...
On Wednesday evening, Saratoga Living celebrated the release of "The Races!" issue, which this year featured leading Saratoga rider John Velazquez on the cover, at The...
When a certain meme starts making the rounds of Saratoga’s hospitality workers’ group chats, the nightlife industry knows it’s time to get pumped for...
John Velazquez warmheartedly remembers his humble beginnings learning to ride horses while growing up in Puerto Rico. He never envisioned those early learn-on-the-fly experiences...
Cooperstown is home to only 1,730 people, but more than 300,000 journey to the tiny Otsego County village’s world-famous cultural attraction each year. In...
It’s hard not to smile when you look at Terry Decorah’s Lego minifigure photography. There’s just something inexplicably endearing about a ceaselessly smiley, tiny...
Mystery: Deadly Reputation
By David K. Wilson
Author David K. Wilson has just released the fourth installment in his Sam Lawson series. Part mystery, part comedy, the...
The Saratoga summer officially started last week: On Thursday, Saratoga Living welcomed a crowd of beach-ily dressed revelers for our "Beach, Please" kickoff to summer...
The year was 1933, and Discovery—a golden chestnut bred by Walter Salmon, Sr. of Mereworth Farm near Lexington, KY—wasn’t necessarily a horse to write...
When it comes to the sheer talent possessed by Ledisi, the genre-fluid powerhouse singer-songwriter who’s coming to SPAC not once but twice this summer,...
Mostly Modern Festival (MMF) was born when classical music powerhouses Robert and Victoria Paterson (he’s a composer, she’s a violinist) were looking for a...
This past April, Saratoga-based trio Warden and Company released its first full-length album, an insanely catchy, sing-along-able 11-track folk/rock debut called Somewhere, to rave...
Jason Golub just crushed his first two weeks as Commissioner of Public Works. After being unanimously chosen by a special committee, the announcement of...
In a comeback classical season that’s about as buzzed-about and fanfare-filled as it could possibly get, there’s no denying that Yo-Yo Ma’s return to...
Opera fans may remember that last year, due to concerns about performing indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Opera Saratoga took its 60th Anniversary Season...
New York City Ballet (NYCB) principal dancer Sterling Hyltin is preparing for her bittersweet final Saratoga performance—she’s sad to be saying goodbye but thrilled...
The Long Island Medium is back, Capital Region! Theresa Caputo, the country’s most famous medium, is bringing her brand of healing-through-spirit to the Palace...
We Shall Not Shatter
By Elaine Stock
Elaine Stock’s tug-at-your-heartstrings historical novel We Shall Not Shatter follows the story of friends Zofia and Aanya on the...
Anyone who’s been to Carson’s Woodside Tavern overlooking Saratoga Lake knows that the stunning views from the patio are almost as important—if not as...
Bethany Bowyer Khan
@arcadianrevival
One easy design tip to spruce up a room?
Add live flowers, greenery or house plants. Especially during the dormant months of winter...
Saratoga Springs is known for many things—horse racing, performing arts, history…the list goes on. But fashion design? Not so much. Sure, we have Staci...
There is no shortage of longtime Saratogians—especially former students from a certain Catholic school—who have fond memories of Katz’s Newsroom, a hot dog, candy...
Chad Dorrough and Chris McCarthy, owners of best-kept-Saratoga-secret The Hideaway at Saratoga Lake Golf Club, aren’t hiding away any longer. The restaurateur duo have...
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed
Directed by Chris Stearns
Written by Tom Mercer and Anthony Vertucci
Release Date: November 2, 2021
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed is a must-see visual...
Darcie Burroughs escaped the craziness of New York City life for the peaceful backwoods of the Adirondack Park before it reached peak pandemic-era coolness....
It’s been a rollercoaster of a couple years for Artisanal Brew Works (ABW), a nationally known craft brewery that’s been serving Saratoga since 2016....
The beauty of a side hustle—especially a wedding industry side hustle—is that when something like, oh, a global pandemic comes around, effectively decimating your...
Hansen Hill is a historic property-turned-wedding venue that began booking weddings in 2021, this one with a country-chic bent. “My goal was always to...
For being a brand-new wedding venue, Fort Ticonderoga is old—really old. “Fort Ticonderoga has a long history of hospitality dating to the 19th century,”...
