MVP: RJ Burtt Is Saratoga’s Late-Shift Hero
If you’ve ever been hungry in Saratoga at 1am on a Saturday night (technically Sunday morning), you’ve likely found your way into Esperanto, which has been a late-night mecca for Caroline Street patrons for more than a quarter century. And while owner Will Pouch is surely deserving of our collective gratitude for opening a grab-and-go restaurant in the middle of the city’s drunkest street,...
#tbt: Local Legend Hattie Moseley Austin
You can’t talk about Saratoga’s food scene without talking about Hattie Moseley Austin, a Louisiana native who found her way to the Spa City and opened up a chicken shack on Federal Street in 1938. “Saratoga was fast, man; it was fast,” Miss Hattie once said of the era. “It was up all night long.”
Through the years, Hattie’s Chicken Shack became known not only...
Styling Summer at Encounter Boutique
I don’t know who decided that watching horses run around a track was an activity best done while wearing a fancy dress and fascinator,...
The Plate Show: How One Homeowner Uses Fine China to Keep Her Home’s Look Seasonal and Fresh
In Jessica Rhodes’ historic Montgomery County home, fine china isn’t just for special occasions.
“One thing I love about decorating with plates is that there...
Fashion: It Was All Yellow
Photography by Dori Fitzpatrick
Who ever said florals were just for spring? Broadway’s Yellow Boutique is riding that flower power all the way into the...
Haute Property: In Horse Heaven
Photography by Marc Jacobs
Why bet on a winning racehorse when you can raise one? Those in the market for a high-end horse farm should...
Interior Designer Lee Owens Makes a Case for the Blues
Photography by Elizabeth Haynes
When Lee Owens met with future clients Steve Soucy and Tom Becktold over Zoom and saw their Palm Springs home in...
A Historic Chicken Coop Becomes a Modern Marvel
Move over, victorian mansions: The Spa City has a new architectural aesthetic that’s on full display at 499 Union Avenue. Nestled within the city’s...
On Paper: Designer Eteannette Seymour Expounds the Big Business of Bold Wallpaper
From the window to the walls, Eteannette Seymour loves this Glenmont dining room. “One of the most undervalued interior design elements is window treatments,” says...
Inside the Wilton Home Featured in a Coffee Table Book on Country Living
Bethany Bowyer Khan has been slowly curating her country-chic dream home for the past two years, after moving to Saratoga County from Brooklyn (by...
Panel: Local Builders Bob Marini and Peter Belmonte
Bob Marini
CEO, Marini Homes
Biggest home design trend you’re seeing in 2023? In the wake of the cost escalations of 2022 and much higher interest rates,...
Motif Home Gallery Springs Forward
Ever since it opened at 18 Division Street in November 2022, Motif Home Gallery has been more than a furniture store. And now more...
Designer Kathleen Rourke Gears up for Her Second Saratoga Summer
Albany-born fashion designer Kathleen Rourke, owner and designer at Kathleen Maeve, always dreamed of being a business owner but didn’t know what kind of...
How to Dress Like a Local
Apparel brands that pay homage to a particular place aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon—Straight Outta Compton shirts, Keep Portland Weird! buttons and OBX bumper...