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Kim and Leigh McConchie: Saratoga Superstars
It’d be difficult to be an involved member of the Saratoga community and not know Leigh and Kim McConchie. That’s because, whatever the couple does, they do it to the max.
Take horse racing. Kim goes to the track every single day of the season, mid-July through Labor Day. She even has the GPS coordinates of Saratoga Race Course tattooed on her arm. Leigh joins...
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...
2021 Capital Region Gives Back: Lois Celeste, Executive Director, Saratoga Senior Center
This story is part of a larger feature on 10 do-gooders from Saratoga and the rest of the Capital Region. To meet the other...
2021 Capital Region Gives Back: Zippy Chippy, Thoroughbred Aftercare Advocate, Old Friends at Cabin Creek
This story is part of a larger feature on 10 do-gooders from Saratoga and the rest of the Capital Region. To meet the other...
2021 Capital Region Gives Back: Janet Abrahamson, Founder and Executive Director, Joy US Foundation
This story is part of a larger feature on 10 do-gooders from Saratoga and the rest of the Capital Region. To meet the other...
Mark Thomas Men’s Apparel to Open Store in Downtown Saratoga
In a city bursting with clothing boutiques—you can't walk a block on Broadway without being tempted by a trendy outfit in an immaculately decorated...
Richard Blanco, Obama’s Inaugural Poet, to Be First Visiting Artist at SPAC’s School of the Arts
Talk about an "inaugural" visiting artist. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center's soon-to-open School of the Arts just landed its first visiting artist, poet Richard...
A Closer Look at Saratoga’s Commissioner of Finance
Ever since Saratoga Springs voted to keep its commission form of government intact in November 2020, Saratoga Living has been focusing in on the...
2021 Ultimate A2Z Guide: The ‘Best of Everything’ in Saratoga
After a difficult 2020-21 for most Saratoga Springs small businesses, let’s start off by giving them all—the shops, restaurants, firms, salons, practices, nonprofits, et...
Pause, Renew, Retreat, Repeat: How Yaddo Survived Pandemic Lockdown—With Its Magic Intact
If you’re one of the lucky souls who has gotten past the barriers at Yaddo’s front gate—and haven’t been deterred by the “no trespassing”...
The Other Saratoga: 5 Things to Know About Sarasota, Florida
As amusing as it may be when people mistake “Saratoga” for “Sarasota,” the two cities do share a number of similarities—and some major differences.
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Made in Saratoga: Broadcast’s Schenectady Beginnings
Would you be surprised to learn that your car radio and flatscreen TV both have roots just down the road in Schenectady?
It all started...
Why Saratoga’s Urban Forest Matters
Over lunch at the Cantina bar, I offhandedly asked my companion, 35-year Saratoga resident Max Oswald, if he had any tree stories. “Tree stories?”...
Saratoga’s Showcase of Homes Returns for Its Silver Anniversary
Every fall, Saratogians turn off HGTV, put on a pair of shoes that are easy to take on and off, and hit the road,...