We don't know who needs to hear this, but for this year's masked-up, six-feet-apart, no-more-than-10-people-at-the-table Thanksgiving, it's OK to do less. That's right: In...
With increased interstate travel restrictions due to the pandemic—and new mandates limiting private gatherings to 10 people in New York State—this holiday season could...
The New York City–based Selects Gallery, an online hub for high-quality fashion and beauty photography, will be hosting an exhibition of American photographer Robert...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Capital Region in mid-March, all manner of normal life seemed to vanish in a flash: restaurants, bars, boutiques,...
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series of stories that have been published on saratogaliving.com under the shared heading of “What’s Going...
During a time when most bars and restaurants around the country are struggling with reduced capacities and other COVID-19 restrictions, at least one Saratoga...
Sixty-year-old former NXIVM leader, Keith Raniere, who preached empowerment and happiness through his organization but was secretly running a sadistic sex cult, has been...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ballston Spa–based end-of-life care organization, Gateway House of Peace, will be hosting its seventh annual gala virtually on...
No, you're not seeing double. Back in early July, Caffè Lena's Executive Director Sarah Craig confirmed to Saratoga Living that the historic Saratoga Springs...
Hosting an automobile auction is difficult enough: You have to coordinate the transportation, presentation and sale of hundreds of vehicles; keep hundreds of bidders...
Saratogians hungry to help out local restaurants during the pandemic and before the upstate winter kicks in have their second official restaurant week to...
For Capital Regionites already worrying that the ongoing pandemic, plus an über-cold, ennui-inducing winter in insolation, is going to lead to Shining levels of...
Attending college during the COVID-19 crisis hasn't been so easy for many students, especially, those that have chosen to remain on campus, despite the...
This story originally appeared in the September/October edition of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
Most people find their way to holistic healing in an effort...
Just because the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) wasn't able to present its regularly scheduled lineup of classical programming and Live Nation concerts this...
This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
Is stress weighing you down? Do you ever just want to...
This story originally appeared in the September/October edition of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
If you’ve paid any attention to alternative medicine in the past...
This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
Thought playing cards were just good for game night? Think again....
Move aside, Tabasco: There's a new spicy condiment in town. When the pandemic forced Albany's family-owned French restaurant La Serre to temporarily close back...
Your four-legged friend's social life is about to get a whole lot more exciting. Chow Bella, Saratoga's first canine social club, has officially opened...
More bad news for New York State's hospitality industry. The results of a new national survey of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members...
Editor’s Note: In her semi-regular column for Saratoga Living, correspondent and homeless advocate Lisa Mitzen has introduced Saratogians to a number of faces of...
This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
When Saratoga Farmers’ Market customers started asking Smoothie Shoppe owners Laura...
It's no secret that the restaurant industry has been one of the hardest-hit during the pandemic, with a recent survey concluding that nearly two-thirds...
Tonight's National Football League (NFL) opener, featuring the Houston Texans battling the 2020 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, will be an extra special...
No "Dave" this year? No problem. Every year since 2007, Ballsfest, the national nonprofit organization that advocates for cancer survivors and raises money to...
During this anything-but-traditional year of racing—and spectator-less summer at Saratoga Race Course—Tiz the Law brought a little slice of joy to Upstate New York....
It’s finally happening, folks. After a four-month delay, the much-anticipated Kentucky Derby has finally arrived. (It's this Saturday, September 5, if you need to...
It’s a tough, but uniquely Saratogian, conversation to have. I’m talking about telling your boyfriend (or any other newbie or visitor not from Upstate...
In one-half of Saratoga Living’s current cover story, Stewart’s Shops President Gary Dake, singled out what he believed to be the most important thing...
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a parallel crisis for those suffering from behavioral health issues. People are under an undue amount of stress these...
As part of its 60th anniversary celebration and just a handful of months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck Saratoga, Caffè Lena announced plans to...
Even with no fans at Saratoga Race Course, local track-season-only hotspot Siro's Restaurant can't seem to catch a break. According to CBS' Albany affiliate,...
This past Wednesday, August 5, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced its first-ever Beethoven Virtual Festival, which will feature a number of musical events...
This Saturday, August 8, exactly one year after hometown hero Tiz the Law's first career win at Saratoga Race Course, the Sackatoga Stable-owned horse...
Move aside, candy bars and soft drinks—there's a new type of vending machine in town. Oscar's Smokehouse, a family-owned, regionally known, specialty meat and...
For Saratogian Bridie Farrell, today marks another new beginning. Farrell, who had her sights set on speedskating for the US national team and eventually...
Don't ever let them tell you that a music degree equals burger-flipping. Skidmore graduate Nathan Barr, who studied English and music at the college...
Now, that's a thing of beauty. Sharon Springs–based Beekman 1802, a lifestyle and beauty brand that sells locally produced, artisanal skincare products and soaps,...
Saratoga Marketplace, a popular indoor shopping destination located at 454 Broadway, recently unveiled a new look after months of renovations. The temporary closure of...
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that we’ll be publishing on saratogaliving.com under the heading “What’s Going On,” tackling subjects like the...
It’s the Friday before the Alabama Stakes, and Saratogian Patrick Poirier’s out-of-town friends and family are descending on the Spa City. His Saratoga friends...
When the pandemic forced Saratoga businesses to temporarily close their doors back in March, it didn’t take long for Marianne Barker and Maddy Zanetti,...
I don’t know about you, but seeing a mounted police officer directing traffic outside of Saratoga Race Course or holding court along Broadway in the...
You may recall back in April, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo telling the audience of journalists gathered at his daily press briefing the following:...
The City of Saratoga Springs has been particularly inflexible when it comes to offering local restaurant and business owners space for street-level socially distanced...
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that we'll be publishing on saratogaliving.com under the heading “What’s Going On,” tackling subjects like...
Time and time again, during the COVID-19 crisis, Capital Region businesses have shown how much they're invested in the community at large. The latest...
Utica's world-famous Boilermaker 15K road race, which annually reins in runners from all over the world and the Capital Region—including, quite begrudgingly, this writer,...
When Connecticut native Kirsten Lambert was younger, she wanted to be three things: a hairdresser, teacher and store owner. While the hairdresser gig didn’t...
James McCaffrey will tell you first-hand: Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. According to the actor’s IMDB page, “James McCaffrey was born...
Tawn Malison
Associate Director, Saratoga Senior Center
“During every single Zoom call, our toddler finds me, no matter where I hide.”
Billy Chapman
District Sales Manager, Mission Foods
“I...
One day, shortly after the COVID-19 stay-at-home order was put in place, Max Oswald, the director of sales and operations at Queensbury’s Northway Brewing...
When Saratoga Living Senior Photographer Francesco D’Amico pitched his idea for a “porch project,” just weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, our editorial team immediately...
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily closed many small businesses in cities and towns around the world—some even permanently. You’ve been hearing it for months,...
As the Capital Region began the first step of its phased reopening last week, a number of Saratoga restaurants followed suit, themselves reopening for...
Editor's Note: In her semi-regular column for Saratoga Living, correspondent and homeless advocate Lisa Mitzen has introduced Saratogians to a number of faces of...
Despite the recent announcement of New York's horse racing tracks reopening again in June without fans—and a Triple Crown hunt, beginning for the first...
After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on May 15 the hard-to-swallow news that the work-from-home order would be extended for the Capital Region...
