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Due to the pandemic, Saratoga's Pavilion Grand Hotel will be relaunching itself as a luxury apartment building. (Tom Stock/SaratogaPhotographer.com)
Saratoga’s Pavilion Grand Hotel to Transition to Luxury Apartments in November The shift comes on the heels of more troubling news for the local hospitality industry.
More bad news for New York State’s hospitality industry. The results of a new national survey of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members show a hotel industry teetering on the precipice…
A screen-used 1959 Plymouth Fury, from the horror classic 'Christine,' sold for $275,000 at the Saratoga Motorcar Auction.
Vroom, Vroom, Vroom! 2020 Saratoga Motorcar Auction Hauls In $3.7 Million The auction, which took place on September 19, is the Saratoga Automobile Museum's biggest annual fundraiser.
While most Saratoga Springs nonprofits had to cancel their live, in-person fundraising events this past summer due to the pandemic, the Saratoga Automobile Museum had the unique opportunity to bring theirs in-house.…
Albany Pump Station's $1 "Bar Bites." (C.H. Evans Brewing Albany Pump Station/Facebook)
Where to Get the Best (Mostly) Free Food When Buying Drinks in the Capital Region From "Cuomo Chips" to free pizza, these local bars and restaurants have made the most of Governor Cuomo's executive order.
If you’ve gone out for drinks in New York any time since mid-July, you know the drill: You can’t get an alcoholic beverage without also ordering a food item. The rule was…
Tiz the Law (with white bridle) leading the pack at the Belmont Stakes on June 20. (NYRA)
Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law Skipping Preakness Stakes The one-time Triple Crown contender will be pointed toward the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Tiz the Law’s Triple Crown bid officially ended on September 5, when the Sackatoga Stable’s Thoroughbred got edged out by Authentic at the Kentucky Derby. And since then, horse racing fans have…
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As we settle into the “new normal,” with all manner of businesses in the Capital Region slowly beginning to reopen and a number of the strictest restrictions being lifted, it’s worthwhile taking…