The Saratoga 25
Photography by Rachel Lanzi/The Content Agency
In honor of Saratoga Living's silver anniversary, we selected 25 people who have made Saratoga what it is and who will continue to shape its future for years to come. From the couple that literally built this city to a star high school student with high hopes for her hometown, meet The Saratoga 25.
Join us in celebrating these movers...
Checking in With Lucky Puppy Rescue
When Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living honored 10 noble do-gooders—who each represented a worthy local nonprofit—last December, one of the honorees went above and beyond. Dog lover Dan Graham partnered with local dog-walking Instagram star Tim Pink to help shore up donations for Argyle’s Lucky Puppy Rescue and Kennel—and ended up raising the most money of the honorees.
Five months later, we wanted...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Giving
Those who know me well—and I’m lucky to say a lot of amazing people can easily make that claim—have invariably heard my go-to refrain...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Being Your Best Self
For the past quarter century, without exception, I’ve spent the week leading up to Labor Day at the US Open tennis championships in New...
Dorinda Medley Gets Real: The Breakout Star Of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives Of New York City’ Spends A Day In Saratoga
The moment Dorinda Medley and I locked eyes—as we were being introduced some seven years ago at a fancy soirée in lower Manhattan by...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Horses And Other Firsts
As it was happening, it was such a non-event, such a nothingburger, that the moment wasn’t even noted by me in any significant manner;...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Summer In Saratoga Springs
A couple of weeks into the fifth grade, my best friends (we all played tennis together every day) somehow got their hands on tickets...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On His Design Superhero
I’ve always loved that word, “designer.” Even as a kid, the concept of someone being called a designer—be it for flower arranging, home interiors,...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Marriage
As I write this, on my mother’s birthday no less (she’s 84 and fabulous, thanks for asking), I feel compelled to look up at...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Heroes
The holidays are a curious time for me. As much as I do love the many traditions—the food, the bulky sweaters and, yes, the...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria: What ‘Luxury’ Means To Me
For someone who doesn’t meet the stratospheric monetary requirements to be so deeply invested in this word, I spend an inordinate amount of time—and...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria: Top Chefs, Great City
Every Sunday, when I was growing up in Miami, my family had a tradition that, given today’s frenetic schedules and perpetual motion, seems impossibly...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Setting Up Shop In A Horse Racing Town
Telling the truth, as I found out in stark terms, may not always be the best policy.
Some years ago, I was the newly minted...
‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On All His Favorite Parties, Past And Present
I’ve always been a night owl. Even as a kid, I was one of those cloying children who begged their parents to let them...