Christmas is coming early to Saratoga Springs this year! There…
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SARATOGA AFTER DARK
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On Friday, November 8, Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist (H.O.P.E.)…
THE BIG STORIES
Saratogians can thank John Morrissey for bringing horse racing to the Spa City. (Matthew Brady)
John Morrissey: The Championship Boxer And Friend Of Abraham Lincoln Who Launched Saratoga Race Course The legendary businessman, who would also become a New York State Senator, brought the first races to town in 1863.
In Saratoga Race Course: the August Place to Be, author Kimberly Gatto sets the scene: It’s the summer of 1861, and a tall, mean-looking boxer shows up in Saratoga Springs with the…
Members of the Saratoga Winter Club practicing in 2017. (Robert Sanson)
The Saratoga Winter Club: Churning Out Speed Skating Olympians For Decades Formed 130 years ago, the SWC is now manned with elite coaches who are inspiring the next generation of Olympic medalists.
Long removed from its humble beginnings as the Saratoga Toboggan Club in 1888 (the year of the city’s Great Blizzard, by the way), the Saratoga Winter Club (SWC) has become the top speed…
The Olde Bryan Inn is not only one of Saratoga Springs' oldest buildings, but it's also a popular restaurant. (Patrick Byrne)
What Makes The Olde Bryan Inn’s 200-Year-Old Interior Design Look So Revolutionary Learn what it's taken to keep one of Saratoga's most historic homes looking delightfully old from the inside out.
For any Saratogian who calls this wonderful city home, it’s a well-known fact that restaurants come and go. Maybe you were a fan of the Saratoga Pizza House, Mino’s Sushi or Jacksland’s.…
The winner of last year's women's 4K snowshoe championship crosses the finish line. (Skye Marthaler)
Saranac Lake Getting Prepped For Its Inaugural Adirondack Snowshoe Fest One year after the hugely successful 2017 World Snowshoe Championships, Saranac Lake begins a new tradition.
Tucked between the High Peaks Wilderness and McKenzie Mountain Wilderness areas, just under ten miles west of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake’s 5,000 villagers are preparing for the second coming of the World…
Daily Racing Form
Trainer Steve Asmussen (far right) will receive a stay of suspension for two positives for the regulated sedative acepromazine while he appeals the penalty.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Steve Asmussen will receive a stay of a 30-day suspension recently handed down by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for two positives for a regulated sedative while he appeals…
FROM THE EDITOR
'saratoga living' Editor in Chief Richard Pérez-Feria is happily surrounded by SPAC's Junior Committee officers: (from left) Samantha, India, Amanda, Ashley, Caitlin and Katrina. (Dori Fitzpatrick)
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 whenever I’m asked to do something I’m not…
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(from left) C.J. DeCrescente, Dave DeVoe, Tony Ianniello, Chad Brown and Dan Pickett are five Mechanicville natives, who’ve become captains of their industries and remain friends. (Dori Fitzpatrick) -
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Vocalist/guitarist Caitlin Barker of Saratoga band Candy Ambulance. (Danny DeRusso) -
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(from left) Walter M. Jeffords, Sr., owners Sonny and Marylou Whitney, jockey Bill Hartack and trainer J.J. Greely, Jr. at Saratoga Race Course in 1960, after the Whitneys' horse, Tompion, won the Travers Stakes. (National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame) -
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Pig N' Whistle in Downtown Saratoga, with Co-Owners Scott Solomon (left) and Jordan Bush (left) at center. (Gabriella Boschetti) -
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The Adelphi Hotel's David Burke; Boca Bistro's Roslyn Riggi; Osteria Danny's Danny Petrosino; Fish at 30 Lake's Tracey Kwiecien; and Hattie's Restaurant's Jasper Alexander are five of the master chefs in Saratoga's explosive restaurant scene. (Fahnon Bennett)