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On Friday, November 8, Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist (H.O.P.E.)…
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Factsheet Five, a zine first published by Mike Gunderloy. (Rendered)
What’s A Zine, And Why Does The New York State Public Library Have 10,000 Of Them? Getting to know the distant cousin of the magazine and its earliest champion, Mike Gunderloy.
“It’s hard to say what defines a zine,” writes co-author Mike Gunderloy in The World of Zines: A Guide to the Independent Magazine Revolution. “They’re created by one person, for love rather than money.”…
British tenor Ian Bostridge is set to perform at Union College. (Union College)
Exclusive: British Tenor Ian Bostridge Bringing Sounds Of Franz Schubert To Union Performer is known for his unique vocals, onstage performances of the Austrian composer's 'Winterreise.'
Few vocalists hold the recital stage like British tenor Ian Bostridge, who brings his operatic chops to Union College’s Memorial Chapel on Feb. 10. It has everything to do with how he…
A class on mindful meditation led by Pierre Zimmerman, MS (back left); and Caroline Russell Smith, LCSW-R (back right) at One Big Roof. (Lawrence White)
Learning How To Breathe And Reduce Stress Through Mindful Meditation Practice saratoga living takes an eight-week program at local meditation center, One Big Roof.
Entering the One Big Roof space during a meditation session, one feels the powerful yet serene energy released when a group of people agree to sit quietly together. In the corner of…
Inside The Death-Defying Car Races That Go Down On Lake George’s Frozen Surface The Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club has been taking to the ice since the mid '60s—and is showing no sign of stopping.
“Pretty much everyone that does this for awhile has flipped a car,” says Pat Stringer. Weather permitting, Stringer’s been racing cars across Lake George’s frozen surface every winter since 2005. “Everyone runs…
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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(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 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)