# Saratoga Living

> The City. The Culture. The Life.


## Posts

- [Guilderland Animal Hospital](https://saratogaliving.com/guilderland-animal-hospital/): Guilderland Animal Hospital has been providing veterinary services for the Capital District since 1955.
- [Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/gallagher-benefit-services-inc/): Gallagher Benefit Services is proud to serve as Upstate New York’s premier employee benefits consulting firm, and we understand the challenges finance and human resource professionals face today in regards to their benefits programs.
- [Fusco Personnel, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/fusco-personnel-inc/): Fusco Personnel, Inc. is a New York State Certified Women Business Enterprise, established in 1994.
- [The Davey Tree Expert Company](https://saratogaliving.com/the-davey-tree-expert-company/): The Davey Tree Expert Company provides tree and lawn care services throughout the United States and Canada.
- [Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/crisafulli-bros-plumbing-and-heating-contractors-inc/): Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc. is a third-generation, locally owned and operated, NYS Certified Women Business Enterprise.
- [Capitol Hill Management Services, Inc (CHMS)](https://saratogaliving.com/capitol-hill-management-services-inc-chms/): Capitol Hill Management Services, Inc. (CHMS), founded in 1981, has established itself as the preeminent association management firm in the country.
- [Bovenzi Architects](https://saratogaliving.com/bovenziarchitects/): Many people approach building projects with a keen sense of the limits: limits on space, budget or schedule.
- [Troy Management Group, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/troy-management-group-inc/): Company Background - Troy Management Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 by Michael Hart.
- [Capital Region Living Magazine](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-living-magazine/): Capital Region Living magazine published its first magazine in the summer of 2003 and has continued to publish the widely read and loved monthly magazine ever since!
- [Coldwell Banker](https://saratogaliving.com/coldwell-banker/): Coldwell Banker Prime Properties Making a positive difference in people's lives by improving the real estate experience.
- [Albany Executive Association: AXA](https://saratogaliving.com/axa/): AXA Albany Executive Association TAKING THE LEAD TOGETHER... The Albany Executives Association (AXA) is the premiere business and professional networking organization in the Capital District that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals. The organization is structured as one company per profession, working together to build businesses through word-of-mouth marketing.
- [July 2014: Best Doctors Section](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-july-2014/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [National Museum of Dance Hosts Day of Performances Honoring Black History Month](https://saratogaliving.com/celebrating-black-history-month/): Clifford Oliver Mealy has an ongoing dialog with Solomon Northup’s memoir, Twelve Years a Slave.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Shelters Of Saratoga Hosts Gala At Longfellows](https://saratogaliving.com/shelters-of-saratoga-gala-at-longfellows/): Guests milled about tables draped in white linen, and were accompanied by the tasteful sounds of a four-piece jazz ensemble during the annual Shelters of Saratoga Gala at Longfellows Restaurant in April.
- [Saratoga After Dark: A Song Of Ice And Fire](https://saratogaliving.com/fire-and-ice-gala/): For the first time, the American Red Cross held its Fire + Ice Gala at the City Center, on March 22, and drew a record crowd of 420.
- [Marky Ramone Takes Stage at Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/marky-ramone-speaks-at-skidmore-college/): Draped in a black leather jacket and donning dark mirror shades, Marky Ramone carried an auditorium filled with young Skidmore College students and middle-aged punk rockers alike on a verbal journey that began with his modest Brooklyn upbringing and was highlighted by a 15-year stint as the drummer for The Ramones.
- [Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Educates, Assists, Advocates And Restores](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-heritage-saratoga-springs-preservation-foundation/): The historic preservation movement in the United States is often said to have begun with the fight to save Pennsylvania Station in New York City, which was demolished in 1963.
- [Is Saratoga Springs The Health Mecca Of The Northeast?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-health-mecca-yoga/): For more than 200 years, when the first bathhouse went up at the Old Red Spring, health-minded folks have been dipping into the naturally carbonated waters of Saratoga Springs.
- [Why Saratoga Springs Has Become Such An Amazing Place To Live](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-real-estate-trending-upward/): Certain parts of Saratoga Springs are “like a block out of New York City,” where all the amenities of day-to-day living—services, food, coffee, entertainment—are within walking distance of residential spaces, says Barry Potoker, executive director of Saratoga Builders Association.
- [Here, It's a Wonderful Life](https://saratogaliving.com/flower-fruit-fte/): “It’s a Wonderful Life!” was the theme for the wonderful holiday party given by the Flower and Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital at the Hall of Springs on Dec.
- [Honoring Our Home Made Theater Maven](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-arts-honors-home-made-theater-maven/): Stacie Mayette Barnes has worked behind the scenes and as general manager of Home Made Theater for nearly two decades.
- [Destination Saratoga: Weddings Aren't Just For The Caribbean Anymore](https://saratogaliving.com/destination-saratoga/): There was a time when destination weddings were associated strictly with tropical locations.
- [Solomon Northup Had A Saratoga Connection Long Before 'Twelve Years A Slave' Became A Hit Movie](https://saratogaliving.com/solomon-northup-twelve-years-a-slave-saratoga-springs/): Long before there was a movie, the story of Solomon Northup was recognized as an important narrative.
- [Saratoga County's Remarkably Long Connection To The Winter Olympics](https://saratogaliving.com/the-olympic-connection/): Led by a gang of speed skaters that graduated from the Saratoga Winter Club, Saratoga County has had a remarkably long connection to the Winter Olympics.
- [The Capital Region's Trail System: Saratoga County And Beyond](https://saratogaliving.com/green-connections/): In a world of cars, transportation for people who want to travel on foot, with bikes or even by horse often seems senseless.
- [Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: Eat, Drink And Be Merry…For A Good Cause](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-wine-food-festival-eat-drink-and-be-merry-for-a-good-cause/): A sold-out crowd filled the Saratoga Performing Arts Center grounds on Sept.
- [From Market To Menu, Saratoga County Does Food Right](https://saratogaliving.com/short-journey-to-a-delicious-plate-from-market-to-menu-in-saratoga-county/): Here’s the thing about going to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market as a food writer. It inspires. It makes you want to build a story around what you see.
- [August 2013: Best Doctors Listings, Part 2](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-august-2013-part-2/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [August 2013: Best Doctors Listings, Part 1](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-listings-august-2013-part-1/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [Portraits Of Beekman Street: Saratoga's West Side Gem Has Much To Offer](https://saratogaliving.com/portraits-of-beekman-street/): Beekman Street, in the heart of Saratoga’s West Side, has always been a neighborhood in transition—and one that accommodates new people and new ideas.
- [2013 Bridal Guide: Safeguard Your Capital Region Wedding Day](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-guide-2013-safeguard-wedding/): How to protect the wedding of your dreams
- [Get to Know Chef Charles Jones of The Ice Man](https://saratogaliving.com/chef-charles-jones-ice-man/): Until you meet Chef Charles Jones, owner of The Ice Man, a Hudson Falls-based custom ice sculpture studio ...
- [Nick-of-Time Tips to Make Your Home Holiday-Ready](https://saratogaliving.com/tips-make-home-holiday-ready/): Preparing your home for holiday guests doesn't have to be time consuming or costly.
- [Paula Deen Shares Tips for Staying on Track With Diabetes](https://saratogaliving.com/paula-deen-tips-diabetes/): "I've realized that diabetes management doesn't have to get in the way of enjoying life, even in the summer," said Paula.
- [April 2012: Wellness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/wellness-section-april-2012/): The great thing about getting older is that you don t have to lose all the other ages you ve been. Madeline L Engle
- [8 Healthy Patterns to Adopt for 2012](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-patterns-adopt-2012/): Everyone wants to lead a healthier life that incorporates eating better and getting more exercise
- [October 2011: Wellness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/wellness-section-october-2011/): Many people get nervous or self-conscious on occasion.But Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is more than just shyness or occasional nerves.
- [September 2011: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-september-2011/): Are you undermining your fitness?
- [February 2011: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-february-2011/): Want to lose weight?
- [January 2011: How to Treat Depression](https://saratogaliving.com/treating-depression-january-2011/): There is a great deal of confusion surrounding depression, namely understanding the symptoms, what causes it and how can we best treat it.
- [January 2011: Healthy, Wealthy, Wise Section](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-section-january-2011/): Fitness - New science may help the number one most common New Year's Resolution of losing weight
- [January 2011: How to Fix Your Sleep Habits](https://saratogaliving.com/fix-sleep-habits-january-2011/): A good night's sleep
- [Healthy, Wealthy, Wise: How to Improve Your Spirituality](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-improve-spirituality/): I believe that we all have the power to create our own destiny by improving our spiritual self! How do you do this?
- [Healthy, Wealthy, Wise: Why You Should Be Giving Back](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-giving-back/): Legal - Giving back has never been more important
- [Special Promotional Section: Holiday Dining Guide](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-holiday-dining-guide/): The Adelphi Hotel is pleased to announce the grand opening of Morrissey’s Bistro dining room in the Adelphi conservatory.
- [2019 Saratoga Gives Back Party: Meet The 'saratoga living' 10 Under 40 List Honorees](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-holiday-party-saratoga-gives-back/): Get ready, Saratoga!
- [Two Day-Trips for Local Adventurers](https://saratogaliving.com/day-trips-local-adventurers/): Howe Caverns 255 Discovery Dr., Howes Cave 518.296.8900; howecaverns.com Howe Caverns nabbed an impressive Bestie for Seasonal Event after hosting its first ever totally immersive haunted cave tour.
- [Your Wellbeing, Handled](https://saratogaliving.com/your-wellbeing-handled/): The Spinney at Van Dyke 6 Parker Mathusa Pl., Delmar 518.689.0162; thespinneyatvandyke.com Leaving your house does not mean you have to leave your privacy behind.
- [Home & Garden: April Showers Bring...Home Improvement Projects](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-improvement-projects/): J. Hunziker Paving, LLC 25 Corellis Dr., Rensselaer 518.858.7917; jhunzikerpavingllc.com When it comes to driveway paving, work only with seasoned driveway contractors who can ensure that your driveway is smooth and functional.
- [Because Your Pet Deserves It](https://saratogaliving.com/because-your-pet-deserves-it/): Chow Bella 50 West Ave., Saratoga Springs 518.516.1006; chowbella.store Does your four-legged friend need a more active social life?
- [Saratoga Springs' Historic Adelphi Hotel Reopens to Public](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-historic-adelphi-hotel-reopened/): The long-awaited renovation of the historic Adelphi Hotel is finally completed!
- [Proctors Wants to Send Students to See 'The Color Purple'](https://saratogaliving.com/proctors-send-student-the-color-purple-schenectady-boys-and-girls-club/): Seeing a Broadway show can make memories that last a lifetime.
- [Saratoga in the Spotlight: C-SPAN Visits Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-c-spans-airing-in-december/): C-SPAN producers Ashley Hill and Tiffany Rocque got up close and personal with horses on a chilly fall morning at the Oklahoma track during their week of filming in Saratoga Springs during the last week of September.
- [Grant Cottage Named a Literary Landmark](https://saratogaliving.com/grant-cottage-wilton-named-literary-landmark/): The Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, a State Historic Site on Mount McGregor in Wilton, was named a Literary Landmark by United for Libraries at a dedication ceremony Sept.
- [Saratoga's Giving Circle Sends Two Trucks of Supplies for Hurricane Victims](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-giving-circle-sends-two-trucks-of-supplies-for-hurricane-victims-2/): Saratoga is known far and wide for its horses, for jazz, for its beautifully preserved downtown.
- [Forge a New Dining Experience in Hudson Falls](https://saratogaliving.com/forge-a-new-dining-experience-in-hudson-falls/): Sometimes we just want to get out of town and try something new and exciting.
- [August 2017: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-august-2017/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 518.785.1857; TheCenturyHouse.com Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [August 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-august-2017/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD, FACOG 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com If you’re a woman diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you have specialists to watch over your platelets, lymph nodes, and CT scans.
- [Travers Day 2017: Baffert Wins Second Straight With West Coast](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-travers-stakes-baffert-wins-second-straight-travers-with-west-coast/): West Coast took the east coast by storm, winning the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
- [Vintage Fashion Photos Auctioned at Brookside Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/vintage-fashion-photos-auctioned-at-brookside-museum/): Bradford J. Smith’s first photograph, taken when he was 12, was published in Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
- [John Hendrickson Elected President of The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/john-hendrickson-elected-president-of-the-national-museum-of-racing-and-hall-of-fame/): John Hendrickson has been elected president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by the Museum’s Executive Committee.
- [August 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-august-2017/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 270.5802; advancedaudiologyservices.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, trying to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- [Opera Saratoga Stages 'The Cradle Will Rock'](https://saratogaliving.com/opera-saratoga-stages-cradle-will-rock/): The second most infamous night of theater happened eighty years ago, when the New Deal era Federal Theater Project pulled funding for Marc Blitzstein’s opera The Cradle Will Rock and had the doors of the theater locked on opening night.
- [A Saratoga Carriage House in Full Color](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-carriage-house-full-color/): You may or may not have noticed the stately, black carriage house on the north side of town.
- [Meyer Lansky: When His Casinos Shuttered in Saratoga, He Created a Gambling Empire in Havana](https://saratogaliving.com/when-the-mob-came-to-cuba/): In the spring of 1953, as mob mogul Meyer Lansky began a three-month sentence in the Saratoga County Jail in Ballston Spa - his only jail term ever - he may have dreamed of the welcoming warmth of Havana.
- [Encounter Boutique Creates Saratoga's Essential Race Course Fashion Statement](https://saratogaliving.com/encounter-boutique-creates-saratogas-essential-race-course-fashion-statement/): It's just a coincidence that Nancy Matt's name rhymes with "fancy hat."
- [To Cuba, With Love: Traveling to the Island Nation, Post-Travel Ban](https://saratogaliving.com/to-cuba-with-love/): Plastered across a roadside billboard in the Vedado district of Havana, two rows of young ballerinas smile with eyes upturned and arms outstretched.
- [Kentucky Derby 2017: A Love Letter From Louisville to Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-love-letter-from-louisville-saratoga/): Four or five times in my adult life, I've had the good fortune to attend the Kentucky Derby.
- [Saratogian's Pastels and Passion Power Triple Crown Artistry](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogians-pastels-and-passion-power-triple-crown-artistry/): There is a very simple reason Tony Cristello focused his artwork on horses.
- [Travers Stakes 2017: Could Tapwrit Win the Mid-Summer Derby?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-travers-stakes-tapwrit/): As he watched Tapwrit catch and pass Irish War Cry in the stretch to capture the Belmont Stakes on June 10, Brian Spearman found himself in one of those rare can-you-believe-this moments in life.
- [Stepwise Farm Hits a High Point With Twisted Tom, a Starter at the Belmont](https://saratogaliving.com/stepwise-farm-hits-high-point-twisted-tom-starter-belmont/): It was a Triple Crown season in which all three winners had solid connections to Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region. Dr. Joan Taylor and Dr.
- [Exclusive Q&A With Local Plastic Surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Ridha](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-interview-local-plastic-surgeon-dr-jeffrey-ridha/): Looking for the perfect plastic surgeon to meet your needs? Dr.
- [My Escape to Complexions Spa](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-complexions-spa-my-escape/): When I heard about the Custom Two-Hour Time Journey spa experience at Complexions Spa for Beauty & Wellness, it seemed made for someone like me, a busy woman with a "monkey mind" who needs serene surroundings and more than an hour to wind down.
- [Michael Panza Takes His Passion For Music to The Charles Cornell Trio](https://saratogaliving.com/michael-panza-panzas-takes-passion-music-charles-cornell-trio/): Michael Panza is a living and breathing example of the well-known phrase, "pay it forward."
- [Heaven on Earth: Exploring Saratoga Springs' Top Rail Farm](https://saratogaliving.com/top-rail-farm-heaven-on-earth/): If it's your first time approaching Top Rail Farm, home of Burke Equine Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapy, watch carefully for the unassuming turn-off, a meandering dirt road punctuated by a rustic swinging gate beneath a canopy of trees.
- [How To Grow Anything in Your Garden...Including Tomatoes](https://saratogaliving.com/how-grow-anything-garden-tomatoes/): Tomatoes have never had it easy. Despite their sweet, bright and tangy nature, they have never been the star of the show.
- [Artist Tom Myott's Become a Regional Star With His Horse, Saratoga Race Course Portraits](https://saratogaliving.com/artist-tom-myott-horse-saratoga-race-course-portraits-favorites-region/): Most art lovers — even the most cerebral and academic — turn to the medium for simple delight or deliverance from everyday cares.
- [Conductor Marin Alsop Returns to SPAC](https://saratogaliving.com/conductor-marin-alsop-returns-spac/): Marin Alsop is coming back to home territory on Wednesday, Aug. 9 and Thursday, Aug.
- [Hyde Collection Now Featuring Warhol, Hartigan, Picasso in New Gallery](https://saratogaliving.com/hyde-collection-featuring-warhol-hartigan-picasso-new-gallery/): With its new Feibes & Schmitt Gallery, The Hyde Collection art museum is now a destination for modern and contemporary art.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2017: Watching for Winners](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2017-watching-for-winners/): Without question, the safest bets of the 149th Saratoga season are that history will be made and champions will emerge during the 40-day season that opens on Friday, July 21 and runs through Labor Day, Sept.
- [Saratoga's Pint Sized Small Bar and Bottle Shop Has Huge Beer Selection](https://saratogaliving.com/pint-sized-yes-beer-selection-huge/): You'll wish you had thought of this business for downtown Saratoga Springs. But since you didn't, just stop in and enjoy!
- [Sinclair Saratoga: Happy Hour For A Lifetime? Well, Why Not!](https://saratogaliving.com/sinclair-saratoga-happy-hour-for-lifetime-well-why-not/): Through the beer garden, past the picnic tables and into the green-leaf patterned walls of Sinclair Saratoga, there is a pink neon sign that says, “Together is a beautiful place to be.” Hilary Morrison took the name from a bar in Manhattan that closed during Prohibition.
- [Farmer's Hardware: A Tasty Respite That Honors Its Saratoga History](https://saratogaliving.com/farmers-hardware-a-tasty-respite-that-honors-history/): Whether you want a burger at 8 a.m. or French toast at 2 p.m., you’ll be more than satisfied at Farmer’s Hardware.
- [Author Terry McMillan Gives Spellbinding Reading at Yaddo](https://saratogaliving.com/author-terry-mcmillan-gives-spellbinding-reading-yaddo/): Torches lit the meandering path into the 400-acre estate at Yaddo one summer evening, where a magical night unfolded at the artist colony’s annual Summer Benefit.
- [The Ginley Girls: A Quartet Of Singing Sisters](https://saratogaliving.com/ginley-girls-quartet-singing-sisters/): The last month of the school year? It’s all about studying for exams and anticipating the freedom of summer.
- [Saratoga Inspiration: Katie Q Line Celebrates the Travers and the Paddock](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-inspiration-katie-q-line-celebrates-travers-paddock/): When Kate Bowen was growing up, her father always made a visit to the Saratoga Race Course a special day.
- [Saratoga Snacks: Bright Legacy, Comfy Retirement](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-snacks-bright-legacy-comfy-retirement/): Saratoga Snacks, a thoroughbred that won nearly $750,000, has become quite the celebrity at ReRun, his retirement home in East Greenbush.
- [ReRun Lovingly Provides Retired Thoroughbreds With Doorways to New Homes](https://saratogaliving.com/rerun-lovingly-provides-retired-thoroughbreds-with-doorways-new-homes/): It's a sweltering June day. At high noon, the heat is rising.
- [Saratoga Race Course's Checkered Past](https://saratogaliving.com/when-there-was-trouble-at-the-track/): Fixing a horse race is not easy.
- [Saratoga Race Course Timeline: Looking Back at Its History](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-timeline-looking-back-history/): For the 2017 meet, we're looking back at the Saratoga Race Course throughout its history. Were you at the track in 1992? Or did you cash a winner in 1967?
- [Racing Hall of Fame Induction Class 2017: Honoring the Top Jockeys, Horses, Trainers and Leaders](https://saratogaliving.com/racing-hall-of-fame-induction-class-2017-honoring-top-jockeys-horses-trainers-leaders/): The 2017 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is holding its induction ceremony at 10:30am on Friday, August 4 (doors open at 9:30am).
- [National Of Saratoga Provides Summer Fashion Tips For Men](https://saratogaliving.com/national-saratoga-provides-summer-fashion-tips-for-men/): When going for a tailored look this summer, don't be shy to stray from what's conventional. Go for a double-breasted suit.
- [Paul Lo Duca, Former MLB All-Star and Current Horse Racing Analyst, to Join Saratoga Live](https://saratogaliving.com/paul-lo-duca-former-mlb-all-star-current-horse-racing-analyst-join-saratoga-live/): The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the hiring of veteran horse racing analyst and Major League Baseball All-Star Paul Lo Duca.
- [Teddy Foster, Elizabeth Sobol And All The Talented Women Shaking Things Up The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/teddy-foster-elizabeth-sobol-all-talented-women-shaking-things-up-capital-region/): The bell tower at the 146-year-old former Methodist Church on Washington Street is the tallest structure in Saratoga Springs, with a bell cast in Troy.
- [June 2017: Boomer Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/boomer-living-section-june-2017/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [Exclusive: Q&A With SPAC's President, CEO Elizabeth Sobol](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-president-ceo-elizabeth-sobol-exclusive-interview/): As the new president and CEO of SPAC, Elizabeth Sobol is dreaming big.
- [Gas Station-Turned-Clam Shop, Moved and Saved, Now Thrives as Bread Basket Bakery](https://saratogaliving.com/gas-station-turned-clam-shop-moved-and-saved-now-thrives-as-a-bakery/): The gas station at 522 Broadway was an unlikely candidate for preservation.
- [Saratoga Center for the Family's 'Power of Hope' Dinner](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-center-for-familys-power-of-hope-dinner/): Longellow’s Restaurant was the scene of a bustling celebration of hope and family support on April 27, as Saratoga Center for the Family put on its annual “Power of Hope” dinner.
- [Vermont's Finest? Ben & Jerry's Tried to Launch Their Ice Cream Empire in Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/vermonts-finest-ben-and-jerrys-tried-launch-their-ice-cream-empire-saratoga/): Play the association game: What company or brand would you link with the word “Vermont”?
- [Whitehall: Old Photo Album Sheds Light on Former Slave's Family and Past](https://saratogaliving.com/whitehall-old-photo-album-sheds-light-on-former-slaves-family-past/): In the half-century after the Civil War, small numbers of hard-working African-Americans made their way northward and became citizens, not just of the big cities but of small Northern towns.
- [The Erie Canal At 200: Celebrating the Birth of 'Clinton's Ditch'](https://saratogaliving.com/erie-canal-200-celebrating-birth-clintons-ditch/): Whether you travel by bike, by boat, by train or car, or simply stop by for a short visit, there’s plenty to see, do, taste and hear along the Erie Canal this summer.
- [Flower and Fruit Mission's Annual Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/flower-and-fruit-mission/): Spring was in full bloom at the Flower and Fruit Mission's annual luncheon on May 16 at the Hall of Springs.
- [Saratoga After Dark: The 2017 Wesley Foundation Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/wesley-foundation-gala/): Martinis were shaken, not stirred at the Saratoga Golf and Polo Club on May 20. The Wesley Foundation was throwing its annual gala, this time with a Bond theme.
- [Saratoga Springs' Historic Homes Tour: A Glimpse Inside The City's Architectural Gems](https://saratogaliving.com/grand-old-homes/): Elle Décor? Sunday drives down dreamy lanes? MTV’s Cribs on Snapchat? We all like to look at other people’s homes; we are all curious about how people live.
- [Sawyer Fredericks On His Humble Capital Region Roots](https://saratogaliving.com/my-uncle-taught-me-three-chords/): Folk singer Sawyer Fredericks, at left, made his debut performance at Caffè Lena when he was 14. At 16, he won The Voice and had a SPAC gig.
- [Kentucky Derby 2017: Dreams Come True For Always Dreaming And Team](https://saratogaliving.com/derby-dreams-come-true/): As Always Dreaming reached the finish line of America’s most important horse race just before 7 p.m.
- [May 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-may-2017/): East Greenbush Window Coverings 601 New Loudon Road, Suite 4, Latham 477.9025; EastGreenbushWindowCoverings.com Have you visited the East Greenbush Window Coverings showroom in Latham to see what are the latest and greatest in window treatments?
- [May 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-may-2017/): VENT Fitness Studio 307 Broadway, Saratoga Springs www.ventfitnessstudio.com VENT Fitness Studio is a new boutique fitness concept located in the heart of historic Saratoga Springs.
- [Cheers to Spring! Delicious Cocktail Recipes From Saratoga Bars](https://saratogaliving.com/cheers-to-spring/): Spring has sprung in the Spa City! So saratoga living has asked some local mixologists to cook up some of their favorite springtime cocktails.
- [A Grand Debut: Renovated Adelphi Hotel to Be Unveiled as International Destination This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-renovation-international-destination/): Sprawled across tables in a room at the former rectory of the Bethesda Episcopal Church were hundreds of samples of just about anything one could expect to find in a hotel room—from ice buckets to shoehorns to cork screws.
- [May 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-may-2017/): The Furniture House 1254 Highway 9P, Saratoga Springs 1060 Route 9, Queensbury thefurniturehouseny.com The Furniture House has two great locations to serve you: our flagship store at 1254 Highway 9P on Saratoga Lake, and now at Sutton’s Marketplace, 1060 Route 9, Queensbury.
- [May 2017: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-may-2017/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 785.1857; TheCenturyHouse.com Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [Charles Evans Hughes: The Man Who Waged War for Saratoga's Soul](https://saratogaliving.com/charles-evans-hughes-man-who-waged-war-for-saratogas-soul/): Daniel Chester French’s “Spirit of Life” statue, arguably the most brilliant gem in the civic jewel box known as Congress Park, may obscure the words etched in concrete behind it: “To the Memory of Spencer Trask, His One Object in Life Was to do Right, and to Serve His Fellow Men.” The memorial was the result of a donation to Saratoga Springs from Trask’s widow, Katrina, herself a writer.
- [The Witt Family: Three Generations Committed to Saratoga's Future](https://saratogaliving.com/witt-family-three-generations-committed-saratogas-future/): As Saratoga Springs has evolved, three generations of the Witt family reflect that growth and commitment to community.
- [Adelphi Artifacts: Bidding for a Piece of History at Canaan Auction](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-artifacts-bidding-for-piece-history-canaan-auction/): Denise Eliopulos pensively listened to the auction chant, her hands clutching a framed photo from her wedding two decades earlier.
- [Raw Fitness Brings Boxing to a New Level in Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/raw-fitness-brings-boxing-new-level-saratoga/): With boundless energy, a passion for fitness and the pure enjoyment she derives from hitting things, Jennifer Ricupero believes she has found her life's calling through her new business endeavor in the Spa City.
- [March 2017: Home & Garden Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-section-march-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 691.0428; redbuddevelopment.com Redbud Development.
- [Holiday Fashion Forward: Classic Looks And Legacy At The Adelphi](https://saratogaliving.com/fashion-forward-classic-looks-and-legacy-at-the-adelphi-hold/): The newly renovated Adelphi Hotel made the perfect backdrop to saratoga living's latest holiday fashion shoot.
- [January 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-january-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 691.0428 www.redbuddevelopment.com​ Redbud Development Inc.
- [January 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-advertising-section-12/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 270.5802; www.advancedaudiologysvcs.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, trying to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- [December 2016: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-december-2016/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 785.1857; www.TheCenturyHouse.com ​ Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [November 2016: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-november-2016/): Capital District Wellness Management Services 1375 Washington Avenue, Suite G102, Albany 489.2628; www.weightlossalbanyNY.com Miraculous LED technology offers save and effective weight loss alternative How can you lose 2 inches or more of real body fat in one hour?
- [November 2016: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-november-2016/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations www.homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [2016 Albany Executives: Learning, Sharing and More](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-executives-learning-sharing-2016/): The membership of the Albany Executives Association is made up of a collection of self-employed people, businesses or corporations and even a nonprofit, representing diverse industries.
- [October 2016: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-october-2016/): Sevenzocks 1277 US Route 9W, Selkirk Just 2 miles south of Jericho Drive In 635.4111 Sevenzocks has been family owned and operated for over 15 years, offering a wide range of homeowner and commercial services.
- [September 2016: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-september-2016/): AAA Travel Agency Various locations 426.1000; AAA.com\Travel Vacations are about relaxing. Let AAA Travel Agency take the stress out of planning them.
- [September 2016: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-september-2016/): Vent Fitness various locations; www.ventfitness.com Ask A Trainer:Women and Weight Lifting The secret to getting toned is lifting heavy.
- [August 2016: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-august-2016/): Look more Youthful and Feel Your Best!
- [August 2016: Education Section](https://saratogaliving.com/education-section-august-2016/): Paul Smith’s College Paul Smith’s NY 888.873.6570; www.paulsmiths.edu When it comes to cookie-cutter colleges, Paul Smith’s is anything but.
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- [Music & Mingling At Saratoga Polo](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-music-mingling-saratoga-polo/): The Adult & Senior Center of Saratoga’s fifth annual Music & Mingling event on May 28 at the Saratoga Polo Field kicked off the summer season in style.
- [Fashion, Film And French Food Bring Cannes To The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-fashion-film-french-food-cannes/): Saratoga area Francophiles didn’t need a plane ticket to enjoy a bit of the Cannes Film Festival in May.
- [Wesley's Great Gatsby Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/wesleys-gatsby-gala/): The Saratoga Golf and Polo Club took on the air of Jay Gatsby’s West Egg mansion in the Jazz Age for the Black & White Affair Gatsby Style gala on May 30.
- [Uncorking the Cure](https://saratogaliving.com/uncorking-the-cure/): On June 18, JDRF hosted “Uncorking the Cure: Tapping into Hope” at the Saratoga National Golf Club.
- [Opera Saratoga Presents Annual 'Pasta and Puccini' Event](https://saratogaliving.com/pasta-and-puccini/): In spite of the unseasonably cold April evening this year’s Opera Saratoga Pasta and Puccini fell upon, Mediterranean food and some well chosen arias made the inside of Saratoga Golf Club feel warm and cozy indeed.
- [Tiaras, Tulle and Trailing Trains At The Third Annual Mom Prom](https://saratogaliving.com/tiaras-tulle-and-trailing-trains/): Tiaras, broad satin bows, and yards of tulle were the order of the evening at the 3rd annual Saratoga Mom Prom.
- [The Wildflower Bounty of Saratoga County](https://saratogaliving.com/the-wildflower-bounty-of-saratoga-county/): Luckily for me, since I live in these northern climes, I love ice and snow.
- [Moms Do Prom](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-mom-prom-camp-abilities-saratoga/): For some of us, the high school prom is a memory marred by a bad date, bad hair or bad formal wear—something we’d prefer the keep in the distant past.
- [SPAC Junior Committee Throws 'Vintage Hollywood' Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-winter-ball-vintage-hollywood-black-white-saratoga-springs/): “Vintage Hollywood: A Black & White Winter Ball” was this year’s theme for the SPAC Junior Committee’s annual fundraiser that chases away the February blahs.
- ['Saratoga Living' and Local Booksellers Offer Up Gripping Holiday Reads](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-local-booksellers-holiday-reads/): From books of local historical interest to the latest in acclaimed fiction, this season offers plenty of enticing options for the book lovers on your holiday shopping list.
- [Lord And Taylor Returns To Albany After Decade Away](https://saratogaliving.com/lord-and-taylor-returns-albany-after-decade-away/): While downtown Saratoga Springs is lined with quaint fashion boutiques, upscale department store Lord and Taylor has returned to Albany after nearly a decade, giving shoppers in the Saratoga-Capital Region even more options.
- [August 2014: New Businesses in Town Section](https://saratogaliving.com/new-businesses-town/): Truly Rhe One Broadway, Troy 273.1540; www.trulyrhe.com Truly Rhe: The place to go for extraordinary plus size fashion.
- [August 2014: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-august-2014/): Coming inside to exercise...Accessories to make the transition more enjoyable!
- [August 2014: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-august-2014/): 90 State Events 90 State Street, Albany 512.3231; www.90StateEvents.com Dazzle your wedding guests at 90 State Events, located in the heart of downtown Albany.
- [Superior Business Products, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/superior-business-products-inc/): At Superior Business Products, we don’t just offer thousands of office products at competitive prices, we offer solutions.
- [McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C.](https://saratogaliving.com/mcnamee-lochner-titus-williams-p-c/): McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C. is a full-service law firm located in Albany.
- [Maaco Collision Centers Auto Body Repair Shop & Car Painting](https://saratogaliving.com/maaco-collision-centers-auto-body-repair-shop-car-painting/): Maaco Collision Centers in Schenectady and Albany are locally owned and operated by Mike and Tom Ryan.
- [Kiskis Tire & Autocar](https://saratogaliving.com/kiskis-tire-autocar/): Kiskis Tire & Autocare is a family owned and operated business located at 978 Albany- Shaker Road in Latham.
- [The John R. Zongrone Agency](https://saratogaliving.com/the-john-r-zongrone-agency/): The John R. Zongrone Agency is a full-service independent agency offering both personal and commercial products to meet your needs.
- [The Hoosick Street Wine Cellar](https://saratogaliving.com/the-hoosick-street-wine-cellar/): The Hoosick Street Wine Cellar has been proudly serving the Capital District for 11 years.
- [Decoda Ensemble, Saratoga Youth Team Up to Make Music](https://saratogaliving.com/decoda-ensemble-saratoga-youth-team-up-make-music/): Dennis Moench, SPAC’s Director of Youth Communication, is leading several professional musicians from the Decoda Ensemble and a large group of very young Saratoga Independent School students through a series of vocal warmups in the school’s main hall.
- [Sawyer Fredericks, Sydney Worthley Helping To Define New 'Saratoga Sound'](https://saratogaliving.com/sawyer-fredericks-sydney-worthley-shane-guerrette-defining-the-saratoga-sound/): San Francisco had its moment in American music history. I was there and experienced it.
- [Esperanto's Doughboy: The Past, Present And Future Of Saratoga's Tastiest Late-Night Snack](https://saratogaliving.com/esperanto-doughboy/): Marsha and John Guarino's three boys spent the tender years of their childhood in Saratoga Springs, scrounging spare dollars for after-school pilgrimages to Esperanto.
- [Thirsty Owl Saratoga Crowned Chowder Champion Again](https://saratogaliving.com/chowderfest/): Nothing cures cabin fever like a hot bowl of chowder.
- [January 2018: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-january-2018/): CR Gas Logs & Fireplaces, Inc. 15 Drywall Lane, Voorheesville 518. 595.3215; crgaslogs.com CR Gas Logs & Fireplaces Inc.
- [January 2018: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-january-2018/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations, Saratoga County homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [How Saratoga's Code Blue Homeless Shelter Is Saving Lives This Winter](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-code-blue-homeless-shelter/): "Everybody thinks that everyone who's homeless is either a drunk or addicted to a substance or mentally ill," says Mike Finocchi, Executive Director for Shelters of Saratoga (SOS).
- [Saratoga's Real Estate Market Will Continue To Sizzle In 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-real-estate-market-will-continue-to-sizzle-in-2018/): Even during the deep freeze of winter, Saratoga's real estate market is sizzling hot.
- [Pond Hockey Bruisers Facing Off At Third Annual Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/pond-hockey-enthusiasts-face-off-at-third-annual-saratoga-frozen-springs-classic/): Capital Region hockey fans that didn't have a ticket (or the energy) to catch the NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field on New Year's Day now have three second chances: Saratoga has its own highly competitive, three-day international version coming up in February.
- [Valerie June Bringing Cosmic Folk Kaleidoscope to the Egg (Exclusive)](https://saratogaliving.com/valerie-june/): Every day on my way in and back from work at saratoga living, I crank the radio in my Honda Fit.
- [Ready to Roll: Luxury SUVs, Sporty Rides and Hybrids Hit the Road](https://saratogaliving.com/ready-to-roll-2018-luxury-suvs-sporty-rides-and-hybrids-hit-the-road/): Alfa Romeo Stelvio Alfa Romeo has a reputation for making agile-handling, sporty cars.
- [December 2017: Weddings Section](https://saratogaliving.com/weddings-section-december-2017/): The Vista at Van Patten Golf Club 924 Main Street, Clifton Park 518.877.4979; vanpattengolf.com​ The Vista at Van Patten Golf Club, located in beautiful southern Saratoga County in the hamlet of Jonesville, has breathtaking views from the highest point in Clifton Park.
- [Love Is in the Air](https://saratogaliving.com/love-is-in-the-air/): saratoga living is saying "I Do!" to 2018.
- [It’s Here! 'Saratoga Living' Announces Big Changes by Hiring Veteran Editor In Chief, New Look, Increased Frequency Reveals Its New Branding for 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/its-here-saratoga-living-reveals-its-new-branding-for-2018/): saratoga living, the premier lifestyle media company in Saratoga Springs and New York's Capital Region, has just released its new branding for 2018.
- [A Uniquely Saratoga Oral History: Going to See 'Titanic' on Opening Night in 1997](https://saratogaliving.com/a-uniquely-saratoga-oral-history-going-to-see-titanic-on-opening-night-in-1997/): It's safe to say that on December 19, 1997, when Titanic opened in movie theaters, few people expected it to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.
- ['Saratoga Living' Announces Big Changes By Hiring Veteran NYC Editor In Chief, New Look, Increased Frequency](https://saratogaliving.com/isaratoga-livingi-announces-big-changes-by-hiring-veteran-editor-in-chief-new-look-increased-frequency/): saratoga living, the premier lifestyle media company in Saratoga Springs and New York's Capital Region, announced today several exciting developments, including the hiring of veteran media executive, Richard Pérez-Feria, as the company's President, CEO and Editor in Chief.
- [New Life Breathed Into North Creek Ski Bowl](https://saratogaliving.com/gore-mountain-nordic-ski-bowl-boom/): A variation on the “More Gore” marketing theme at Gore Mountain Ski Center fits nicely at the North Creek Ski Bowl: “More Nordic.” The historic site, operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority in partnership with the Town of Johnsburg, now offers cross-country ski facilities, a direct result of the non-winter weather of 2015-16.
- [Saratoga's Adelphi Hotel Reborn](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-reborn/): When you step into the Adelphi Hotel, look for the pineapples.
- [Saratoga Arts Soiree Honors Marcia White](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-arts-salutes-marcia-white/): This year’s Saratoga Arts Soiree at Longfellows honored former powerhouse Saratoga Performing Arts Center President Marcia J. White.
- [Jeff Durstewitz Publishes New Novel, 'The Devil's Room'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-author-jeff-durstewitz-publishes-new-novel/): Saratoga author Jeff Durstewitz, writing as Joe Fegan, has published his second novel, The Devil's Room.
- [The Dish It Out Celebrity Chef Gourmet Challenge at Saratoga National](https://saratogaliving.com/dishing-it-out-to-keep-children-safe/): Chefs from around the Capital Region competed in The Dish It Out Celebrity Chef Gourmet Challenge at Saratoga National on Oct.
- [SPAC's 13th Annual Fall Lecture Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/the-spirit-and-life-of-katrina-trask/): A sold-out crowd of 350 people filled the Spa Little Theatre to hear literary dramatist Betty Spinelli’s talk on “The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask” at SPAC’s 13th annual Fall Lecture Luncheon Oct.
- [Dark Faerie Tale Ball a Tour de Force](https://saratogaliving.com/dark-faerie-tale-ball-a-tour-de-force/): More than 170 costumed celebrants filled the Canfield Casino for the inaugural “All Hallows Eve Dark Faerie Tale Masquerade Ball” on Oct.
- [Girlfriends Lend a Helping Hand to Wellspring](https://saratogaliving.com/girlfriends-lend-a-helping-hand-to-wellspring/): It had been a very bad week for women.
- [Saratoga History: The Worden, The Spa City's Year-Round Hometown Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/the-worden-saratogas-year-round-hometown-hotel/): For most of its history, the northeast corner of Division Street and Broadway has been focused on serving guests who come to visit Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Hosts 31st Annual Victorian Streetwalk](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-hosts-31st-annual-victorian-streetwalk/): Holiday spirit was out in full force at the 31st annual Victorian Streetwalk, held on Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs on Nov.
- [Sarah Fisk: Fresh Ideas for Young Minds](https://saratogaliving.com/sarah-fisk-fresh-ideas-for-young-minds/): Sarah Fisk is excited.
- [A New Boat Can Make Winter Fly By](https://saratogaliving.com/a-new-boat-can-make-winter-fly-by/): castawaymarina.com | (518) 656-3636[/caption] THE GIFT OF BOATING LASTS A LIFETIME.
- [Troy's Children's Museum of Science and Technology Brings Science to Life](https://saratogaliving.com/science-comes-to-life-in-troy/): There are few things more amazing than seeing a child’s eyes and mind light up with wonderment and excitement.
- [Bonacio Construction President Presented With Restored Truck](https://saratogaliving.com/you-never-forget-your-first-truck/): As the country singer Kip Moore says, there’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” You don’t need to tell that to real estate developer Sonny Bonacio because oh, he knows.
- [Cars Are the Stars at Inaugural Saratoga Auto Auction](https://saratogaliving.com/cars-are-the-stars-at-inaugural-saratoga-auto-auction/): Bob Moser came for the Cobra. It was a slick, black, two-door 1965 Shelby Cobra with a red interior — one of only 50 built.
- [Peppermint Pigs, Micemeat Pies and Other Tasty Saratoga Holiday Traditions](https://saratogaliving.com/our-tasty-traditions/): Tasty traditions, our timeless return to the taste and smells of foods passed down from generation to generation, are most alluring during the holidays.
- [Baked By Jordan Dresses Up Cupcakes for the Holidays](https://saratogaliving.com/sweet-treats/): The holiday season is brimming with delicacies, especially in the dessert category.
- ['Top Chef' a Top Draw in Saratoga Area This Year](https://saratogaliving.com/top-chef-a-top-draw/): Chef challenges are a growing trend at fundraising events in the region, along with a heightened awareness of local food, farms and produce.
- [Savory Pantry Transforms Into Shrub Hub and Pub](https://saratogaliving.com/savory-pantry-transforms-into-shrub-hub-and-pub/): Shrubbing, the newest trend in cocktail mixology, is quickly winning the hearts of Saratoga’s bartenders, bar-goers and bar-raisers.
- [Delicious Holiday Drink Recipes From Gaffney's, Max's and More](https://saratogaliving.com/cheers/): The holidays are a great time for getting together with family, eating, and well, imbibing.
- [Saratoga Holiday Gift Guide: Good Things Come in Small Shops](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-holiday-gift-guide/): From watches to whiskey, purses to paintings and bracelets to bowling, check out these gift ideas from area merchants.
- [Saratoga Runners Impress at Breeders' Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/breeders-cup-wrap-up/): The condo development Saratoga West sits right across the street from Del Mar Racetrack, which could have been called Saratoga Race Course West during the 34th Breeders’ Cup, Nov.
- [More at Gore Mountain This Winter Following Offseason Renovations](https://saratogaliving.com/more-at-gore-mountain-this-winter-following-off-season-renovations/): In the upcoming season, visitors will see significant changes at Gore Mountain ski resort after $10 million in improvements.
- [Golf Pro Dottie Pepper Designs ProEyes Shades](https://saratogaliving.com/keep-your-pepper-proeyes-on-the-ball-with-lpga-champ-designed-shades/): When CBS golf commentator and LPGA champion Dottie Pepper told Saratoga Springs optician Susan Halstead that she was having trouble seeing the ball, Halstead designed a pair of special prescription sunglasses for her.
- [Restore Balance Founder On Her Career In Health And Wellness](https://saratogaliving.com/restoring-balance/): You have no idea how much I needed this! Many have spoken these words after stepping into Restore Balance, a new business at 451 Glen St. in Glens Falls.
- [The Heart Of Survival](https://saratogaliving.com/the-heart-of-survival/): In March 2015, at age 45, Dr. Joy Lucas, a veterinarian at Upstate Animal Medical Center in Saratoga Springs, appeared to be the quintessence of health.
- [New Research Clarifies Revelations From The Trask Memorial Restoration](https://saratogaliving.com/rocks-trees-water-and-light/): In 1917, sculptor Daniel Chester French returned to Saratoga to visit his 1915 masterwork, The Spirit of Life.
- [PBS' Vietnam War Series Hits Close To Home](https://saratogaliving.com/we-interrupt-this-white-street-idyll-for-a-very-important-message/): We’ve lived on White Street, between the track and park in Saratoga Springs, for almost 33 years now, and our long tenure seems almost like a dream.
- [Izzy and Moe: How The First Prohibition Agent And His Partner Tried To Dry Up Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/izzy-and-moe-how-the-first-prohibition-agent-and-his-partner-tried-to-dry-up-saratoga/): One hundred years ago, in January 1918, Americans were waiting for Prohibition to take effect.
- [C-SPAN's Mobile Cities Tour Features Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/city-in-the-spotlight/): While filming episodes of Cities Tour, a series on C-SPAN, producers drive around selected cities in red, white and blue vans outfitted with cameras and production equipment to visit literary and historic sites.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Big Eyed Phish Concert Benefits UPH, SAM](https://saratogaliving.com/big-eyed-phish-concert-benefits-uph-sam/): Amid an array of vintage “Wheels at Work” vehicles, the Dave Matthews tribute band Big Eyed Phish performed to benefit Universal Preservation Hall and the Saratoga Automobile Museum at the museum October 14.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Saratoga's Spirit Comes To Life At Trask Art Show](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-spirit-comes-to-life-at-trask-art-show/): The past, present and future were on display at the 2017 Trask Art Show & Sale at Canfield Casino in Congress Park.
- [Proctors, SPAC And UPH Present Sachal Ensemble And Film](https://saratogaliving.com/the-sounds-of-peace/): Imagine this: You wake up tomorrow and immediately learn that a radical group within the military has staged a coup of your government.
- [Tom Petty Remembered, From San Francisco to Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/tom-petty-remembered-from-san-francisco-to-saratoga/): When I heard about Tom Petty’s untimely passing, it struck me that I had witnessed his genesis as an artist through the lens of my camera.
- [NYC's Cultural Carnival Is Just A Short Ride Away From The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/arts-road-trip-to-nyc/): No sooner do the holiday celebrations begin, than a certain weary plea is heard.
- [Upstate Alliance For The Creative Economy Working To Strengthen The Freelance Community](https://saratogaliving.com/upstate-alliance-creative-economy-working-strengthen-freelance-community/): There was a time when working Americans could expect to spend their career in one, maybe two, places, where they received healthcare and other benefits, including a pension upon retirement.
- ['House Hunters' For A Day: Exploring The Saratoga Builders Association's Showcase of Homes](https://saratogaliving.com/house-hunters-for-a-day/): On a grassy cul-de-sac in Stillwater, a custom-built sage green two-level home overlooks Saratoga Lake.
- [To Sell Or Not To Sell, That Is The Question](https://saratogaliving.com/to-sell-or-not-to-sell/): Having watched local real estate patterns for over 11 years, I often have gut feelings about timing a sale.
- [Simply Sidney, A Full-Service Florist, Opens On Broadway](https://saratogaliving.com/simply-sidney-a-full-service-florist-opens-on-broadway/): In a bright white room surrounded by perennials, patrons, and a peacock, Saratoga Springs' latest business owner Sidney Martin, along with Saratoga Mayor Joanne Yepsen, took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening his Simply Sidney Floral Design and Home Accents.
- [November 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-november-2017/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 518.270.5802; advancedaudiologysvcs.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, to try to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- ['Live At The Jazz Bar' Brings Some Swing to the Hall of Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/live-at-the-jazz-bar-brings-some-swing-to-the-hall-of-springs/): Saratoga Performing Art Center's Live at the Jazz Bar series began during the 2017 summer season.
- [Adelphi Hotel and Double H Team Up for Fundraiser](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-and-double-h-team-up-for-fundraiser/): The evening of Thursday, Nov. 16 marked the grand opening of the newly renovated Adelphi Hotel on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- [Saratoga Veterans Saluted at Hall of Springs Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-veterans-saluted-at-hall-of-springs-ball/): The Veteran & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC) held its second annual Veteran's Ball at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Nov.
- [Death Wish Coffee Profiles Featherbed Lane Farm Owner](https://saratogaliving.com/death-wish-coffee-profiles-saratoga-native-featherbed-lane-farm-owner/): Round Lake, New York–based Death Wish Coffee first made a name for itself, locally, as the "World's Strongest Coffee"—and then had a national coming-out party during the Super Bowl.
- [Spa Mirbeau Opens Crossgates Mall Location](https://saratogaliving.com/spa-mirbeau-opens-crossgates-location/): The next time you're at Crossgates Mall, you might find yourself in a robe and slippers with cucumber slices over your eyes.
- [Feature Film 'Spy Intervention' Shooting in Glens Falls, Lake George Areas](https://saratogaliving.com/feature-film-spy-intervention-shooting-in-glens-falls-lake-george-areas/): Hollywood is once again using the Capital Region as the backdrop for a feature film.
- [Journalist Chris Hedges Gets Political at The Sanctuary](https://saratogaliving.com/chris-hedges-gets-political-at-the-sanctuary/): It's not every day that a Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author finds his way to the Capital Region. On Nov.
- [Izetta Jewel Exhibit Opens at MiSci](https://saratogaliving.com/izetta-jewel-exhibit-opens-at-misci/): Izetta Jewel's the most famous woman you've never heard of.
- [Vin Le Soir Supports AIM Services](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-event-supports-aim-services/): AIM Services hosted Vin Le Soir, a celebration of wines from all around the world, at Longfellows Restaurant on Oct.
- [Share Your 'Birth Stories' at the Tang Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/share-your-birth-stories-at-the-tang-museum/): Do you have an interesting story about giving birth? Or maybe one about watching a baby come into the world? On Nov.
- [Don Byron Jazzes Up Schenectady](https://saratogaliving.com/don-byron-jazzes-up-schenectady/): The Whisper Dome in Schenectady was the place to be on Nov.
- [November 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-november-2017/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- ['Mad Men' Creator to Discuss New Novel at Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/imad-meni-creator-to-discuss-new-novel-at-skidmore/): Matthew Weiner, the Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director and creator of the popular television series Mad Men, will discuss his debut novel at Skidmore College Nov.
- ['Touched By An Angel' Draws Big Crowd for Community Hospice](https://saratogaliving.com/touched-by-an-angel-draws-big-crowd-for-hospice/): The National Museum of Dance was filled with more than 450 attendees for Community Hospice’s 22nd annual “Touched By an Angel” benefit on Thursday, Oct.
- [Revisiting the 2015 Trask Memorial Restoration Project](https://saratogaliving.com/rocks-trees-water-and-light-2/): Editor’s note: As the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary, Saratoga Living looks back at how the city and its citizens worked together to preserve Saratoga’s rich heritage and restore its historic landmarks.
- [Hotel Concert for Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands](https://saratogaliving.com/hotel-concert-for-hurricane-relief-in-puerto-rico-and-virgin-islands-2/): The Israel family, owners of The Inn at Saratoga, hosted a benefit concert for hurricane relief for the U.S.
- [Identity Fashion Show at New York State Museum Pushes Boundaries](https://saratogaliving.com/identity-fashion-show-pushes-boundaries/): Individualism prevailed at the Identity Fashion Show held in July by the Electric City Couture.
- [Saratoga Mayor Yepsen Cuts Ribbon at Restored Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/mayor-yepsen-cuts-ribbon-at-restored-adelphi-hotel/): Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen officially re-opened the Adelphi Hotel on Thursday, Oct.
- [Code Blue Saratoga Returns to Soul Saving Station](https://saratogaliving.com/code-blue-saratoga-returns-to-soul-saving-station/): As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, dozens of Saratogians will find shelter through Code Blue Saratoga, a program of Shelters of Saratoga.
- [Fall In Love: Fashion Trends That Are on Fleek](https://saratogaliving.com/fall-in-love/): Fall is approaching, so it’s that time to cue a new wardrobe.
- [Here Comes the Sun: Saratoga Sundress Opens Location in Downtown Glens Falls](https://saratogaliving.com/here-comes-the-sun/): Downtown Glens Falls is in the midst of a Cinderella story.
- [Man O' War Project Studies How Retired Thoroughbreds Help Veterans With PTSD](https://saratogaliving.com/horses-healing-veterans/): Earle I. Mack is a businessman with a deep philanthropic nature. A veteran of the U.S.
- [Ruby Walworth: The Spanish-American War Era Nurse Who Haunted Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/angel-or-ghost/): In August 1898, the United States government opened Camp Wikoff at Montauk, Long Island, for soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
- [Fasig-Tipton: A Century in Saratoga and Still Going Strong](https://saratogaliving.com/fasig-tipton-a-century-in-saratogaand-still-going-strong/): Fasig-Tipton’s Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion on East Avenue will come alive again on Oct.
- [Saratoga Ghosts: Touring the Haunted Sections of the Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/): Health, history, horses … haunted? It’s just another reason to love Saratoga Springs. Not all ghosts are spooky.
- [Tales From Saratoga's Tombs: The Famous and Infamous Rest in Our Midst](https://saratogaliving.com/tales-from-the-tombs/): An astounding number of important people and fascinating folks have lived and died in our area.
- [Fort Edward: On the Crossroads of America's History](https://saratogaliving.com/fort-edward-on-the-crossroads-of-americas-history/): If the ancient walls of the Old Fort House could talk, they would describe fascinating accounts of visits by future presidents George Washington and James Madison.
- [StoryHarvest Brings Food, Music, Poetry and Art to Troy](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-storyharvest-troy/): The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy held its seventh annual StoryHarvest: A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table! on Sept.
- [Schenectady's Stockade Walkabout Explores Historic Homes and Churches](https://saratogaliving.com/schenectady-stockade-walkabout-explores-historic-homes-churches/): On a crisp and glorious Sept. 23, Capital Region history lovers gathered in Schenectady’s historic Stockade District for the 56th annual Stockade Walkabout.
- [Where to Grab That Perfect Cup of Tea in The Saratoga Area](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-tea-shops/): As temperatures begin to drop, it’s only natural to find yourself craving something that will warm you from the inside out.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2017: A Look Back at Another Stunning Summer Season](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2017-summer-season/): Throughout this summer’s Saratoga racing season, Yogi Berra’s famous line “It’s like déjà vu all over again” fit and fit and fit again.
- ['Friends' Producer Kevin Bright Joins Gateway Board of Directors](https://saratogaliving.com/friends-producer-kevin-bright-joins-gateway-board-of-directors/): Kevin Bright, an executive producer behind the Emmy Award-winning television series Friends, has joined the board of directors at Gateway House of Peace in Ballston Spa.
- [Culinary Road Trip: Taking a Scenic Drive Through Washington, Warren Counties in Search of Deliciousness](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-washington-county-warren-county/): In the autumn, the colors on the rolling hills of Washington County and the mountains of the southern Adirondacks rival anything you can see in Vermont, and New York’s backroads are more peaceful, with less traffic.
- [Saratoga Springs Hosts Annual Pooches Parade for a Good Cause](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-hosts-pooches-parade-for-a-good-cause/): Poodles, pugs, shepherds and schnauzers flaunted their furry frames in four-legged fashion at the 7th Annual Pooch Parade in Congress Park Sept.
- [Culinary Road Trip: A Tour of the Capital Region's Best Apple Orchards](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-capital-region-apple-orchards/): There’s a particular deep, bright blue in the sky and a slight chill to the air that announces apple season has arrived.
- [Our Hoppy History: Craft Beers Have Been on Tap for More Than 30 Years in the Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/craft-beer-tap-more-than-30-years-capital-region/): Upstate New York is replete with beer and beverage trails, and there are at least six beer trails that include the Capital Region.
- [How You Can Win the College Expense Game by Investing in Off-Campus Housing](https://saratogaliving.com/investing-in-off-campus-housing-capital-region-saratoga-albany/): It’s that bittersweet time that parents dream of and dread. Your child is heading off to college.
- [Culinary Road Trip: Why Now Is the Best Time to Embrace Local Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-capital-region-wine/): The roots of American wine are right in our backyard.
- [A Summer to Remember in the Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-summer-remember-spa-city/): It’s the end of another remarkable social season in Saratoga, with some standout moments we’ll never forget.
- [Saratoga WarHorse Hosts a Blue Spangled Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-warhorse-hosts-a-blue-spangled-gala/): Saratoga’s Hall of Springs was a flurry of red, white and blue on Aug. 14 as over 300 patrons gathered for Saratoga WarHorse’s fifth annual Blue Spangled Gala.
- [Sizzling Hot Pink Saratoga Hat Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-sizzling-hot-pink-saratoga-hat-luncheon/): Play for P.I.N.K.
- [Sugar Plum Soiree Raises Money for Backstretch Kids](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-sugar-plum-soiree-backstretch-kids/): The Hall of Springs was transformed into a winter wonderland on Aug.
- [October 2017: Capital Region Chef Profiles Section](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-chef-profiles-october-2017/): Elliott Vogel Daley’s on Yates 10 Yates Street, Schenectady 518.687.3561; olddaley.com How well can you handle stress? How do you do it?
- [October 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-october-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 518.691.0428; redbuddevelopment.com Redbud Development, Inc., is a landscape construction company specializing in the custom design and quality installation of residential improvement and development projects.
- [Houston Astros' World Series Trophy To Visit Tri-City ValleyCats' Stadium This August](https://saratogaliving.com/houston-astros-world-series-trophy-to-visit-tri-city-valleycats-stadium-in-troy/): Welcome back, baseball.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Attention Capital Region Trekkies: William Shatner's Bringing His 'Wrath' To Proctors](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-star-trek-william-shatners-wrath-of-khan-proctors/): If you consider yourself a major sci-fi geek like I do, you'll know that, while there are any number of binge-watch-able shows on television these days—The X-Files reboot, Stranger Things and Travelers, to name a few—all roads lead back to Star Trek.
- [Folk Legend Eric Andersen Returns to Caffè Lena On April 13](https://saratogaliving.com/eric-andersen-folk-legend-returns-caffe-lena/): "My artistic writing goal is to express interior feelings and reveal situations in the world around me.
- [Slate Valley: This Upstate New York Town Is Known As 'The Colored Slate Capital Of The World'](https://saratogaliving.com/slate-valley-upstate-new-york-town-known-colored-slate-capital-world/): As I drove through what is known as the Slate Valley—a 24-mile-long, 6-mile-wide region with an overabundance of the metamorphic rock—I couldn't help but feel inspired.
- [Dags Basketball Clinic Returning to Saratoga Springs In July](https://saratogaliving.com/dags-basketball-clinic-returning-saratoga-springs-july/): With spring just around the corner, it's time to start considering what summer vacation might look like in your household.
- [March 2018: Home & Garden Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-section-march-2018/): Randall Implements Co.
- [Project Easter Bunny Preparing 500 Easter Baskets For Families Fighting Cancer](https://saratogaliving.com/project-easter-bunny-floyd-warriors-easter-baskets-families-fighting-cancer/): For newly diagnosed cancer patients in the Capital Region, organization Floyd Warriors is nothing short of a godsend.
- [Saratoga Unites Raises Funds To Bus Spa City High School Students To The March For Our Lives](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-high-school-students-march-for-their-lives/): Community organization Saratoga Unites has reached its fundraising goal of $4,000 to bus Saratoga Springs High School students to Washington, DC, for this Saturday's March for Our Lives, a protest aimed at ending "gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today," and raising awareness in the nation's capital among lawmakers there.
- [CapitalWomen NY Launches Saratoga Springs Branch](https://saratogaliving.com/capitalwomen-ny-launches-saratoga-springs-branch/): "We set no limit on goals and what we will accomplish, but our focus will remain on electing individuals who are supportive of progressive ideals, such as LGBTQ+ issues and reproductive health," says Tara Gaston of CapitalWomen.
- [Saratoga Mayor Meg Kelly On Special Council's Historic Vote To Ban Gun Shows On City Property](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-mayor-meg-kelly-historic-gun-show-ban/): Gun shows and the sale of firearms and ammunition are officially prohibited on city property in Saratoga Springs, according to a measure that passed unanimously at a special council meeting on March 9.
- [Downtown Troy's Getting A 12,000-Square-Foot Waterfront Food Hall](https://saratogaliving.com/downtown-troy-waterfront-district-river-street-market-food-hall/): Troy's $125 million re-development of the Waterfront District just got a little more delectable.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-events-calendar-opera-saratoga/): Welcome to The Calendar on saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Skidmore College Women's Basketball Player Becomes Team's All-Time Leading Scorer](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-womens-basketball-player-becomes-programs-all-time-leading-scorer/): Skidmore College senior guard/forward Kelly Donnelly just wrapped up a record-breaking basketball career with the Thoroughbreds.
- ['Sex And The City' Actress Cynthia Nixon Announces Run For Governor Of New York](https://saratogaliving.com/sex-and-the-city-actress-cynthia-nixon-announces-governor-candidacy-new-york/): At 38, I've seen a lot of interesting things happen in the political realm from my perch here in Upstate New York.
- [Exclusive: Award-Winning Poet Brenda Shaughnessy On Her Saratoga Ties, Yaddo Residencies](https://saratogaliving.com/brenda-shaughnessy-poetry-saratoga-residency-at-yaddo/): The first time I read poet Brenda Shaughnessy's work was during a long layover in San Antonio, TX.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2018: Season Ticket Plans Go On Sale March 20](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2018-season-ticket-plans-on-sale-march-20/): The fact that Saratoga Race Course is still covered in mountains of snow and ice isn't helping me shake my nagging case of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
- [What Would Woody Do: March Madness In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-volume-four/): Hello again from Woody's Barbershop. March isn't like any other month of the year here in Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Dermatology And Medical Spa](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-dermatology-medical-spa-business-spotlight/): Dr. Jean Buhac, board-certified dermatologist and founder of Saratoga Dermatology and Medical Spa in Saratoga Springs, NY, says her intention is to help people, and she aims to do that by providing cosmetic results that look natural.
- [Ballston Spa Gears Up For Its First-Ever Birdhouse Competition](https://saratogaliving.com/ballston-spa-gears-up-birdhouse-competition/): Sure, the Capital Region's still getting shelled by weekly Nor'easters and chilly temps.
- [The Calendar: Everything That's Going On In Saratoga Springs On St. Patrick's Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/st-patricks-day-calendar/): St. Patrick's Day is this Saturday, March 17, and as always, the Spa City is cooking up a number of Irish-tinged shindigs.
- [Where To Get Your Pie On, People, This Pi Day In Saratoga County](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-pi-day-pie-shops/): If you didn't happen to be co-president of the math club your senior year of high school, March 14 may come and go just like any other cold and gloomy day here in the great Spa City.
- [High Rock Spring: How The Spa City Got Its Name](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-high-rock-spring-spa-city-mineral-water/): Saratoga Springs' slogan includes "health," "history" and "horses." But what about those springs?
- [Saratoga After Dark: Caffè Lena's InnVasion Fundraiser Raises $15,000](https://saratogaliving.com/caffe-lena-innvasion-saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-springs/): The Union Gables Inn hosted the second iteration of Caffè Lena's now annual, one-of-a-kind InnVasion fundraiser last weekend.
- [Saratoga Springs' Newest Brewery To Open Its Doors On March 16](https://saratogaliving.com/racing-city-brewery/): Keep your eyes peeled this St. Patrick's Day weekend for some new suds in town.
- [Saratoga Springs' Mint Condition](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-mint-condition/): The legendary and refreshing mojito has garnered somewhat of a fixed existence in the saratoga living team’s boozy repartee recently.
- [Inside The Saratoga Room, The City's Most Fascinating (And Free) Historical Archive](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-room-saratoga-springs-public-library-historical-archive/): A couple of years back, my boyfriend and I spent a spring and summer carving a big "S" across the continental United States.
- [What Would Woody Do: Saratoga's Kindness and Generosity Bubble](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-woodys-barbershop-saratoga-springs/): Here at Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs, lots of things happen.
- [Howe Caverns: Exploring A Side Of The Underground Cave We Bet You've Never Been On](https://saratogaliving.com/howe-caverns-exploring-uncharted-side-underground-cave/): Howe Caverns has come a long way since its early days, when 50 cents bought you an oil lamp, a bag lunch and tour led by dairy farmer Lester Howe.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-capital-region-event-calendar/): Welcome to The Calendar on saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [The 2018-19 Ski Passes Saratogians Should Consider](https://saratogaliving.com/ski-passes-saratogians-should-consider/): We all knew it was too good to last. The Max Pass, that is.
- [Behind The Plan To Link Up Saratoga, Rensselaer, Albany And Schenectady County Trails](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-district-transportation-committee-saratoga-rensselaer-albany-schenectady-trails/): Public officials, trail supporters and residents recently gathered at a workshop in Ballston Spa to plan a new network of trails that will connect Saratoga, Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer counties.
- ['saratoga living' Team Conquers Vent Fitness Studio In Downtown Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-team-conquers-vent-fitness-studio/): As a regular gym-goer, I feel like I take pretty good care of my body.
- [Meet Saratoga Springs' John Farra, Team USA's Paralympic Nordic Skiing Director](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-saratogas-john-farra-team-usa-paralympic-nordic-skiing-director/): I never gave much thought to the Paralympics.
- [Saratoga County Restaurant Week Kicks Off This Thursday](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-restaurant-week/): Saratoga County Restaurant Week kicks off this Thursday, March 8, and there's never been a better time to treat yourself to some of the area's top restaurants—for a deal.
- [Oscars 2018: Predictions For All The Major Categories Including Best Picture, Best Actress](https://saratogaliving.com/oscars-academy-awards-2018-predictions/): This year’s Oscars, airing this Sunday, March 4, at 8pm on ABC, comes as the Academy has attempted to play a long-overdue game of catch-up, adding younger and more diverse members to a voting body that has traditionally skewed very old and very white.
- [Teen Playwright From Saratoga Springs Penning World War II-Themed Script](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-teen-forms-acting-troupe-prepares-play-warsaw-uprising/): Remember the name Grace Alberti; you could be seeing her work on Broadway soon enough.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/calendar-events-saratoga-springs-capital-region/): Welcome to The Calendar on saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Attention Saratogians: Congress Park Is Now Offering Free WiFi](https://saratogaliving.com/congress-park-free-wifi-smart-city-initiative/): Attention local laptop users, duking it out for the nearest coffeehouse outlet and free internet: There's a new source in town.
- [February 2018: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-february-2018/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD, FACOG 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com If you’re a woman diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you have specialists to watch over your platelets, lymph nodes, and CT scans.
- [Opera Saratoga Betting On D.H. Lawrence's 'Rocking Horse Winner' For Summer Season](https://saratogaliving.com/opera-saratoga-rocking-horse-winner-summer-season/): When Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson first joined Opera Saratoga, the regional company was somewhat of a fixer-upper.
- [Skidmore Theater Students Staging Production Of Emmy Award Winner's Play](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-theater-students-staging-production-emmy-award-winners-play/): You could say it's Showtime at Skidmore.
- [Anne's Washington Inn: Saratoga's Family-Run Gem](https://saratogaliving.com/annes-washington-inn-start-family-history-saratogas-living-time-capsule/): It was during a 2008 kitchen renovation that Leonard Muller, a lifelong carpenter for Anne’s Washington Inn, spotted a message in a bottle tucked between two walls of the 130-year-old, two-house property.
- [Saratoga Staycation: Become A Tourist In Your Own Hometown For A Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/winter-blues-plan-saratoga-staycation/): As a Saratogian, you know you live in a special place. But do you ever take the time to enjoy your city the way tourists do?
- [What Would Woody Do: Chapter II](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-world-band-played/): How many times have you gone to a bar or restaurant to see a live local band and they take a break every 20-30 minutes for 20-30 minutes?
- [John Morrissey: The Championship Boxer And Friend Of Abraham Lincoln Who Launched Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/john-morrissey-championship-boxer-abraham-lincoln-saratoga-race-course/): 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 intention of building a gambling empire.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga/): This marks saratoga living's inaugural entry of The Calendar, our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays of each week.
- [The Saratoga Winter Club: Churning Out Speed Skating Olympians For Decades](https://saratogaliving.com/history-speed-olympians-saratoga-winter-club/): 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 skating training center for the area's most elite athletes.
- [What Makes The Olde Bryan Inn's 200-Year-Old Interior Design Look So Revolutionary](https://saratogaliving.com/exploring-the-200-year-old-interior-design-of-the-olde-bryan-inn/): For any Saratogian who calls this wonderful city home, it's a well-known fact that restaurants come and go.
- [Saranac Lake Getting Prepped For Its Inaugural Adirondack Snowshoe Fest](https://saratogaliving.com/adirondack-snowshoe-fest-saranac-lake/): 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 Snowshoe Championships.
- [Exclusive: Grammy-Winning Folk Artist Tom Paxton Discusses His 15th Gig At Caffè Lena](https://saratogaliving.com/tom-paxton-returns-caffe-lena/): "It’s so intimate; people are right in your face; it’s a living room kind of a feeling; very personal," says Tom Paxton, reminiscing about his 14 previous gigs at Caffè Lena.
- [Local Students Learn Dance, Choreography Skills From Broadway Pros](https://saratogaliving.com/ballston-spa-school-district-spac-broadway-motown/): The energy inside the Malta School auditorium in Ballston Spa is off the charts.
- [Saratoga Jazz Festival: 2018 Lineup To Include Superstars Chris Botti, Herbie Hancock](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-jazz-festival-2018-lineup-to-include-chris-botti-herbie-hancock/): Who needs to go to Montreux? Or take the slow train down to New Orleans? Or travel all the way to Chicago, Newport or Montreal, even?
- [Historian, Author, Crime-Fighter: Getting To Know Saratoga's Chief Of Police, Greg Veitch](https://saratogaliving.com/closer-look-greg-veitch-local-police-chief/): In most small towns, the Chief of Police is someone you don't ever want to be in the same room with for obvious reasons.
- [Latrell Sprewell: Ex-New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors Star Making Appearance In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/latrell-sprewell-new-york-knicks-golden-state-warriors-star-saratoga-stadium/): If you grew up in the 1990s like I did, the name Latrell Sprewell will immediately spark a flood of memories. His name was everywhere.
- [Indie Film Shot Locally Wins Sundance Prize](https://saratogaliving.com/we-the-animals/): "I would love to have a movie like that produced here every summer," says Paul Buckley, who manages the Media Department at Utica City Hall and is affectionately known as the "Film Czar" of Utica.
- [Disney World: 'The Happiest Place On Earth' Features A Mini Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/disney-world-saratoga-springs-resort-spa-florida/): Saratoga Springs is currently under a deep winter freeze, but there's another one that exists in near-perpetual sunshine and warmth—in Orlando, FL, of all places.
- [Binge On Broadway: 'Hamilton' Coming To Proctors Theatre In 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/proctors-theatre-broadway-shows-hamilton/): The frenzy behind the seemingly "impossible" Broadway ticket is coming to the Capital Region. Actually, it's already here.
- [New Age Sage: Remembering Saratoga Psychic Jane Roberts (And Seth, The Spiritual Guide Who Spoke Through Her)](https://saratogaliving.com/remembering-the-famous-psychic-of-saratoga-and-seth-the-spiritual-guide-who-spoke-through-her/): As a journalist for saratoga living, I spend hours rifling through Saratoga Springs' bottomless bag of tricks, searching for new and interesting stories.
- [Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation 'Heart Bombs' The Spa City For Valentine's Day](https://saratogaliving.com/heart-bomb-campaign/): "Heart bombs are basically love letters to historic places," says Nicole Babie, Membership and Programs Coordinator of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (SSPF).
- [Fat Tuesday, Folks! Hattie's Rules On Mardi Gras](https://saratogaliving.com/fat-tuesdays-hatties-restaurant/): "Hattie’s is a Southern restaurant, and we love a reason to throw a party," Beth Alexander tells me.
- [Love On The Road: Five Romantic Valentine's Day Getaways Within An Hour's Drive Of Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/five-romantic-oases-for-capital-region-locals/): Valentine's Day shouldn't be about stressing and straining to concoct some complicated getaway for you and your significant other.
- [Having Lots Of Fun in the 'Saratoga Living' Photo Booth](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-dark-fun-saratoga-living-photo-booth/): In addition to photographer Dave Bigler's wonderful red carpet photos taken at the new-look saratoga living's fabulous re-launch party on the evening of February 8, the talented people behind Smile Lounge brought one of their photo booths to the party for guests to pose in.
- [On The Red Carpet With 'Saratoga Living'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-on-the-red-carpet-with-saratoga-living-at-the-i-do-issue-launch-party/): February 8 was "saratoga living Day" in Saratoga Springs, as the publication hosted its official re-launch party, unveiling its stunning new-look magazine and website at Putnam Place.
- [Arias Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-arias-wine/): When Arias Wine co-owner and former Boston Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz hit home runs, he was known to point towards the sky in honor of his mother, Angela Rosa Arias, who passed away in a tragic car accident in 2002.
- [Chris Morrow, Co-Owner Of Northshire Bookstore](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-neighbor-chris-morrow-owner-northshire-bookstore/): I recently had the chance to interview Chris Morrow, the co-owner of Northshire Bookstore, a much-loved, two-story storefront on Broadway in Saratoga Springs that sells—of course—loads of great books, as well as stationery, journals, tote bags and a limited (but well-curated) selection of records.
- [Barber, Raconteur, Horse Enthusiast: Woody Is Someone You Should Know](https://saratogaliving.com/became-saratoga-barber-never-looked-back/): Hello. I'm Joe "Woody" Wood. Or just Woody to my friends. Pleased to meet you all. I'm the owner of Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs.
- [Interior Designer Leah Margolis Is Shaking Things Up In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/leah-margolis-design/): The decor that I’m willing to pay for is limited to what I accidentally knock over and break (and even then, I might not replace it).
- [Hennessey Performance's Venom F5 Is Beyond Beyond. Buckle Up](https://saratogaliving.com/hennessey-performance-venom-f5/): If you reside long enough in New Jersey, two things will happen: You’ll eventually drive like a maniac and, invariably, you’ll live the lyrics of a Bruce Springsteen song.
- [Snowmageddon! What It Was Like Weathering Saratoga Springs' Great Blizzard Of 1888](https://saratogaliving.com/snowmageddon-what-it-was-like-weathering-the-great-blizzard-of-1888/): I’ve always loved history. I’d better—I’ve been teaching history for three-and-a-half decades at both Saratoga Springs High School and the University at Albany.
- [Upstate New Yorkers On The Addition Of Lyft And Uber To Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/broadway-saratoga-lyft-uber/): We literally walked “off Broadway” to ask the people who live, work and visit here a burning question about this place that we love.
- [7 Brides, 7 Stories: Saratoga Brides Tell Us All About Their Big Day ](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-brides/): saratoga living tracked down seven brides—Emily Borisenok, Amanda Kriss, Shanley Henry, Masako Yamada, Tristina Torreggiani, Marissa Seagrave and Donna Wilcox—and interviewed them about their big day in Saratoga Springs.
- ['saratoga living' Calls It: We Know Who's Going To Win The Next Kentucky Derby. Seriously.](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-winner-good-magic/): You ready? Another Kentucky Derby is approaching, and with future wager opportunities available in February, March and April, it’s time to start getting serious about the 144th consecutive Run for the Roses.
- [Saratoga's Proud Medalist: Women's Hockey Olympian Kathleen Kauth](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-bronze-medalist-kathleen-kauth/): My first memory of the Olympics was watching Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor absolutely dominate in women’s beach volleyball at the 2004 Athens Summer Games.
- [Can Local Hero And Team USA's Bobsled Driver Codie Bascue Win Olympic Gold?](https://saratogaliving.com/codie-bascue-team-usa-bobsled-olympics/): As a former sports columnist and reporter at Schenectady’s The Daily Gazette for a quarter century, I covered my fair share of Olympians.
- [Exclusive: A Conversation With Saratoga Springs' New Mayor, Meg Kelly](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-mayor-meg-kelly/): "I love to reinvent myself and jump into new things,” says Saratoga Springs Mayor Meg Kelly of her professional trajectory.
- [The Next Big Thing In Fashion: Designer Cristina Ottaviano](https://saratogaliving.com/cristina-ottaviano-fashion-designer/): To tread the line between memorable, au courant fashion design and timeless elegance is a tricky thing—and it’s even rarer to find it in bridal design.
- [This Couple Got Married While Snowboarding At Killington](https://saratogaliving.com/snowboarding-wedding-killington/): Skiing purists may still turn their noses up at snowboarders, but it’s now been an Olympic sport for two decades.
- [Hattie's Throws Epic Soirée For Mardi Gras 2018—and the Good Times Rolled!](https://saratogaliving.com/after-dark-hatties-mardi-gras-soiree/): It’s not every day you get Latin music, jambalaya and salsa dancing here in Saratoga, and on January 13, Hattie’s Mardi Gras Soirée gave us all three.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Hamlet & Ghost's 'Saratoga Sunset'?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-cocktail-hamlet-ghost-saratoga-sunset/): Hamlet & Ghost is first up as saratoga living endeavors to crown the legitimate heir to the next great Saratoga cocktail.
- [David Bowie Tribute, Duchamp at the Tang Among Must-See Events in Capitol Region](https://saratogaliving.com/david-bowie-marcel-duchamp/): Three years after his death, the music world is still mourning the loss of icon David Bowie.
- [Catch the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Les Miz in the Capital District This Winter](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-symphony-les-miserables-capital-district/): The Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony Orchestra will be performing their Valentine’s weekend lineup—Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet”—for all of you star-crossed (classical music) lovers out there at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall February 10-11.
- [Saratoga Spa Day: Pampering Bliss for One](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-spa-roosevelt-baths-complexions-ridha-medspa/): Ever since the Native Americans who once populated Saratoga’s magical landscape referred to the region’s spiritually filled mineral waters as a gift shaken down from their god, Manitou, the Capital Region’s natural elements have never stopped erupting or healing those in need.
- [Oleg Cassini: The Man Who Dressed Jackie Kennedy and Grace Kelly](https://saratogaliving.com/oleg-cassini-jackie-kennedy-grace-kelly/): I go crazy for pillbox hats. Peggy Olson’s creamy white one on Mad Men gave me goose bumps.
- ['Purple' Rains Down on Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/purple-tie-affair-national-museum-dance/): Last month, organizers bathed the National Museum of Dance in lavender-hued light for the fifth annual Purple Tie Affair to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Nick’s Fight to be Healed Foundation for pediatric cancer.
- [Glen Sanders Mansion Hosts 18th Annual Tuscan Dinner](https://saratogaliving.com/glen-sanders-mansion-tuscan-dinner/): Without all of its dedicated volunteers, the Double H Ranch wouldn’t be what it is today.
- [The Way I Was: Cornelia Guest, America's Original 'It' Girl on Her Summers in Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/cornelia-guest-saratoga/): Saratoga Springs holds a very special place in my heart; it always has. Growing up, August meant Saratoga. My parents—Winston and C.
- [Running Toilets: Inside Frozen Lake Desolation's Winter Outhouse Races](https://saratogaliving.com/outhouse-racing/): Nothing breathes life into a frigid winter day like sailing across a frozen lake on an old toilet bowl.
- [Ride Out The Winter At The Top Snow Tubing Spots Near Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-snow-tubing-spots/): Another day, another snowstorm.
- [Did Edgar Allan Poe Really Write 'The Raven' In Saratoga Springs?](https://saratogaliving.com/did-edgar-allan-poe-write-the-raven-in-a-spa-city-tavern/): If you're a native Saratogian, you've heard this tasty historical morsel: famed poet of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, wrote "The Raven" in Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2018: The Travers, Whitney And Key Stakes Race Dates](https://saratogaliving.com/travers-whitney-saratoga-race-course/): For Saratogians suffering through this unseasonably cold winter, there are brighter (and altogether warmer) days on the horizon.
- [Saratoga Springs' Zip Code Is The Wealthiest In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-zip-code-is-the-wealthiest-in-the-capital-region/): If your zip code is 12866, you're living in an Upstate goldmine.
- [Read All About It: All the Hottest Movies Coming to the Capital Region in 2018 (and Where to Watch Them)](https://saratogaliving.com/all-the-hottest-movies-coming-to-the-capital-region-in-2018-and-where-to-watch-them/): A plethora of at-home entertainment options have cut into moviegoing time for many audiences, but it’s still tough to beat the theatrical experience, especially with more options than ever in the Capital District.
- [What's A Zine, And Why Does The New York State Public Library Have 10,000 Of Them?](https://saratogaliving.com/whats-a-zine-and-why-does-the-new-york-state-public-library-have-10000-of-them/): "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.
- [Exclusive: British Tenor Ian Bostridge Bringing Sounds of Franz Schubert to Union](https://saratogaliving.com/ian-bostridge-bringing-sounds-of-schubert-to-union-college/): Few vocalists hold the recital stage like British tenor Ian Bostridge, who brings his operatic chops to Union College’s Memorial Chapel on Feb.
- [Learning How to Breathe and Reduce Stress Through Mindful Meditation Practice](https://saratogaliving.com/learning-breathe-mindful-meditation/): 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.
- [Inside The Death-Defying Car Races That Go Down On Lake George's Frozen Surface](https://saratogaliving.com/inside-the-death-defying-car-races-on-lake-georges-frozen-surface/): “Pretty much everyone that does this for awhile has flipped a car,” says Pat Stringer.
- [The Refrigerators Are The Chillest Band In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/the-refrigerators-are-the-capital-regions-hardest-working-band/): Dave Cerrone, lead trumpet player and band manager of one of the Capital Region's longest-running bands, the Refrigerators, was still recovering from a life-threatening case of encephalitis when he returned to band practice last year.
- [Did Oprah's Skidmore College Commencement Address Hint At A Presidential Run? Maybe Not.](https://saratogaliving.com/did-oprahs-skidmore-commencement-address-hint-at-a-presidential-run-before-the-globes/): It doesn't surprise us in the least that Oprah Winfrey's rousing speech at the Golden Globes became 2018's first zeitgeist-y "moment."
- [Eight Remarkable Artists That Played at Caffè Lena Before They Hit It Big](https://saratogaliving.com/eight-remarkable-artists-that-played-at-caffe-lena-before-they-hit-it-big/): Pretty much every Saratogian knows that Bob Dylan performed at Caffè Lena back in the early '60s, just as he was beginning to kick off his legendary folk career.
- [20 Years Of Design: Expert Designer Takes Us On A Journey Two Decades In The Making](https://saratogaliving.com/20-years-design-saratoga-living-expert-beverly-tracy-takes-journey-two-decades-making/): When I was asked to write this article about 20 years of interior design in Saratoga Springs, my mind immediately traveled back to a glorious time in my life: my twenties.
- [Matt Mazzone, Chief Financial Officer Of Mazzone Hospitality](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-matt-mazzone-chief-financial-officer-of-mazzone-hospitality/): If you’ve been to a wedding at the Canfield Casino or attended a corporate event at the Hall of Springs, you’ve experienced what Mazzone Hospitality does best: make parties tick.
- [Saratoga After Dark: 'saratoga living' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-at-putnam-place/): For saratoga living, there was a lot to celebrate on the night of Wednesday, May 30, at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-puerto-rico-on-my-mind/): It's officially summertime—at least from where I'm standing—and that usually means more time with the family.
- [The Big REVEAL: Saratoga Springs' First, Major Contemporary Art Fair Is Coming To Town](https://saratogaliving.com/the-big-reveal-saratoga-springs-first-major-contemporary-art-fair/): On a recent trip to the Louvre in Paris, it wasn’t until I went up to the third or fourth docent and asked in my minimal French, “Could you tell me where Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus is?,” that I realized I was wasting valuable time.
- [SL Experts: Colin Cowie To The Rescue](https://saratogaliving.com/colin-cowie-to-the-rescue/): I have traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of my clients, I’ve been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures and traditions all over the world, allowing me to bring new and exciting elements to my designs.
- [The Belmont At 150: Celebrating The Final Leg Of The Triple Crown's Big Birthday](https://saratogaliving.com/belmont-horse-racing-150-birthday/): This year marks the milestone 150th running of the Belmont Stakes—“The Test of the Champion”—on June 9 at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
- ['saratoga living' Hall Of Fame: The Five Most Recognizable Faces In Saratoga And Beyond](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-hall-of-fame/): For saratoga living's 20th anniversary, we decided to compile a list of the most recognizable faces who actually hail from Saratoga Springs, the Capital Region and beyond.
- [S.R. Stoddard's Lake George: Photographing 'The Queen Of American Lakes'](https://saratogaliving.com/lake-george-then/): I recall seeing a David Hockney work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City last winter, one of his composite Polaroid pieces, where a series of individual photographs, all taken from slightly different vantage points, are assembled to form a “complete” picture.
- [The Pride Of Saratoga: Meet 20 Locals Who've Tasted Fame And Never Looked Back](https://saratogaliving.com/the-pride-of-saratoga-meet-20-locals-whove-tasted-fame-and-never-looked-back/): One of the benefits of being a product of Saratoga Springs and its public school system—this year marks my high school class’ 20th reunion—is that I’ve had the chance to get to know a number of Saratogians who’ve ended up becoming way more famous than this guy.
- [The Saratoga 20: Local Superstars Who Are Changing The Way We Think About Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-20/): Lists are tricky things for magazines: Top 10 this and Power 50 that are minefields most editors in chief avoid at all costs. I’m not one of those editors.
- [Skidmore's Senior Artist-In-Residence, Joel Brown, Premiering New Guitar Work In Troy](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-senior-artist-residence-joel-brown-premiering-new-guitar-work-troy/): Skidmore College's Joel Brown is a bit of a musical Renaissance man.
- [May 2018: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-may-2018/): Hewitt's Garden Centers, Inc. Various locations hewitts.com Hewitt's Garden Centers, Inc.
- [City Of Saratoga Springs To Offer Gun Buyback Program On June 2](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-to-offer-gun-buyback-program-june-2/): Back in March, Saratoga Springs' Mayor Meg Kelly spearheaded a historic vote that banned all future gun shows from the city.
- [May 2018: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-may-2018/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD, FACOG 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com If you’re a woman diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you have specialists to watch over your platelets, lymph nodes, and CT scans.
- [American Bugatti Club Gives 'saratoga living' A Taste Of What's To Come At 2018 International Tour Stop](https://saratogaliving.com/american-bugatti-club-gives-saratoga-living-a-taste-of-whats-to-come/): As you know, this September 7-9, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will once again play host to the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival.
- [Celebrate The 20th Anniversary Of 'saratoga living' At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/celebrate-the-20th-anniversary-of-saratoga-living-at-putnam-place/): I know where I was in May of 1998: several weeks away from wrapping up a successful stint at Saratoga Springs High School and heading off to college.
- [Saratoga Jazz Fest Collaborating With Saratoga's Businesses To Offer Fans Third Day Of Music](https://saratogaliving.com/freihofers-jazz-fest-2018-to-increase-its-role-and-collaboration-with-saratogas-business-community/): The Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival is a cultural immersion experience, just as quintessentially Saratoga as the summer Thoroughbred races (or, if you’re from Alabama like me, going to Talladega).
- [SL Experts: Fenimore Asset Management On Transferring Wealth From Generation To Generation](https://saratogaliving.com/fenimore-asset-management-on-transferring-wealth/): In a new web-exclusive for saratogaliving.com, Fenimore Asset Management, headquartered in Cobleskill—which offers separately managed accounts through the Fenimore Private Client Group and is the investment advisor to FAM Funds (mutual funds)—will be providing saratoga living's audience with expert advice on all things wealth management.
- [Exclusive: Critically Acclaimed Folk Band, Darlingside, Playing Pair Of Upcoming Saratoga Shows](https://saratogaliving.com/darlingside-harris-paseltiner-talks-about-the-bands-new-album-pair-of-upcoming-saratoga-shows/): A few winters ago, I was just starting to get used to my new life in Troy after moving there from New York City.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs For Memorial Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-for-memorial-day-weekend/): Nothing rings in summer quite like a BBQ-and-music-filled Memorial Day weekend. That’s right, folks, another week, another Calendar.
- [Philip Roth, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Of 'American Pastoral,' Dead At 85](https://saratogaliving.com/philip-roth-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-of-american-pastoral-dead-at-85/): I'll come right out and say that I've only read one Philip Roth book, Indignation, too many years ago to remember the details.
- [Want A Summer Job At Saratoga Race Course? Here's How To Get One](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-saratoga-springs-jobs-how-get-one/): I've been told that Saratoga Race Course jobs are popular among local teachers.
- [British Horse-Racing Reporter Grabs Runaway Racehorse Live On TV](https://saratogaliving.com/british-reporter-grabs-racehorse-live-on-tv/): I've been in the Grandstand and at the rail for a lot of races at Saratoga Race Course—and one thing I've never seen is a runaway racehorse.
- [A Graduate's Perspective Of The Skidmore College Commencement Ceremony And Keynote Speakers](https://saratogaliving.com/graduates-perspective-skidmore-college-commencement-keynote-speakers-alison-bechdel-dr-robert-sd-higgins/): It’s not everyday that you graduate from college. Nor is it everyday that you graduate at the age of 31—1,100 miles from where you were born and raised.
- [Commentary On Seven Saratoga County School Districts' Decision To Add Armed Deputies (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-to-add-more-armed-deputies-in-some-schools/): When I was growing up, the biggest threat that faced school children was an act of nature.
- [Dimitar Lukanov Embraces Mother Nature With New Sculpture In Amsterdam](https://saratogaliving.com/dimitar-lukanov-embraces-upstate-new-yorks-natural-beauty-new-public-sculpture/): A new bronze sculpture by Bulgarian-American artist Dimitar Lukanov was unveiled in the city of Amsterdam, NY, on May 17.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs For Skidmore's Graduation Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/whats-going-on-saratoga-springs-skidmore-college-graduation-weekend/): Welcome back to The Calendar, my fair Saratogians.
- [What Would Woody Do: Saying Goodbye To A Friend](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-farewell-to-a-friend/): Hello from Woody's Barbershop! Sorry to be away for so long, but it's been a tough few weeks.
- [Saratoga Springs: Are You On Team Yanny Or Team Laurel?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-are-you-on-team-yanny-or-laurel/): If you're on social media all day long—it's part of my job, so I have a good excuse—you tend to see quite a few memes go viral.
- [Rural Soul In Schuylerville Brings World Music To The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/rural-soul-in-schuylerville-brings-world-music-to-the-capital-region/): My girlfriend, Gabriella, and I pulled up to Burton Hall in Easton, NY, on what was a sunny Mother’s Day (it's a teeny-tiny town about 30 minutes from Saratoga Springs).
- [Dance Critic And 'saratoga living' Contributor Octavio Roca Giving Series Of Talks In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/dance-critic-octavio-roca-coming-to-saratoga/): Ballet fans in Saratoga Springs have a lot to look forward to in the next few months.
- [Exclusive Q&A: Indigo Girls' Amy Ray Talks Music And Activism](https://saratogaliving.com/indigo-girls-amy-ray-saratoga-living-exclusive-music-activism/): Grammy-winning folk-rock act the Indigo Girls is headed to Skidmore College's Zankel Center on Saturday, May 12.
- [Public Library Lecture Series Highlights Saratoga's Jewish Community, Post-World War II](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-public-library-lecture-series-highlights-jewish-community-post-world-war-ii/): When Saratoga Springs native Sidney Gordon was 11, he broke out of his yeshiva (an Orthodox Jewish seminary).
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs For Mother's Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-for-mothers-day-weekend/): Hello, and welcome back to the Calendar!
- [SPAC Teams Up With Colin Cowie And Automobile Museum For The Annual Saratoga Wine & Food Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-teams-up-with-colin-cowie-and-automobile-museum-for-the-saratoga-wine-and-food-festival/): Looks like the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has outdone itself yet again (little surprise there).
- [Skidmore Professors Crack The Code On Sentence Spacing](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-professors-crack-code-sentence-spacing-washington-post/): For people like me who toil away in the wordsmithery business, there's no credible argument.
- [Laura Mullen, Owner of Lily Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-laura-mullen-owner-of-lily-saratoga/): Saratoga Springs’ bridal boutique, Lily Saratoga, has actually been a fixture in town since 2004, with current owner, Laura Mullen, taking over in 2014.
- [10 Remarkable Artists Who Attended Skidmore College](https://saratogaliving.com/remarkable-artists-attended-skidmore-college/): Skidmore College is more than just that co-ed institution that peeks out from a wooded area at the end of North Broadway.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-kentucky-derby/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Rich Sheldon, Proprietor Of Saratoga Strike Zone](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-rich-sheldon-proprietor-of-saratoga-strike-zone/): Need a respite from the horses or Caroline Street this summer—or just a fun diversion after a tiring workday?
- [Saratoga After Dark: Scenes From The American Cancer Society's Gala Of Hope](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-scenes-from-the-american-cancer-societys-gala-of-hope/): On Saturday, April 28, the American Cancer Society (ACS) held its annual Gala of Hope, raising money and awareness of ACS' mission, at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs.
- [April 2018: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-april-2018/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [April 2018: Weddings Section](https://saratogaliving.com/weddings-section-april-2018/): Flowers By Pesha 177 River Street, Troy 518.272.1980; FlowersByPesha.com Flowers By Pesha offers a gorgeous selection of custom bridal bouquets, floral cake decorations, wedding ceremony flowers and centerpieces to fit any budget.
- [Exclusive: 10-Time Tony Award Winner Tommy Tune Wows At The National Museum Of Dance](https://saratogaliving.com/10-time-tony-award-winner-tommy-tune-tap-dance-national-museum-of-dance/): Champagne and raspberries, oodles of red roses and Western civilization’s brightest dance stars—Fred Astaire, Michael Jackson, Shirley Temple, Tina Turner and many more—busting a move on five flashing video screens.
- [Finishing Touches Home Decor, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-finishing-touches-home-decor-inc/): Shelly Walker’s award-winning interior design firm, Finishing Touches Home Decor, Inc., was more than two decades in the making—the result of her desire to bring the best-of-the-best in home decor to Saratoga Springs and the greater Capital Region.
- [What Would Woody Do: Kentucky Derby Edition](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-kentucky-derby-edition/): OK, folks, all the barbershop talk is about horses right now!
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-invitational/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Sue Waldron Designs: Finding Beauty In The Discarded](https://saratogaliving.com/in-plain-sight-trash-to-treasure/): I’m constantly torn between my desire to have a house that looks like it’s been designed by Fixer Upper’s Joanna Gaines and my unwillingness to spend money on anything that isn’t essential to my survival.
- [Mary Hirsch: The Little Told Story Of The Only Woman To Train A Travers Winner](https://saratogaliving.com/mary-hirsch-little-told-story-only-woman-train-travers-winner/): The sport of horse racing traces its lineage back to the 17th century, and buried deep within its history are countless untold stories.
- [Nuclear Missile Silos: Inside Upstate New York's Hottest New Real Estate Trend](https://saratogaliving.com/nuclear-missile-silos-inside-upstate-new-yorks-hottest-new-real-estate-trend/): Of late, I’ve been plowing through the biography of Morris “Moe” Berg—a historically significant figure I can almost guarantee you’ve never heard of.
- [Hudson Valley Road Trip: Exploring Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park And The Surrounding Region](https://saratogaliving.com/hudson-valley-road-trip-exploring-poughkeepsie-hyde-park-surrounding-region/): Of course, I’m always in a hurry to get back to Saratoga Springs.
- [Exclusive Q&A: Legendary Graphic Designer Milton Glaser Looks Back At His Iconic Posters](https://saratogaliving.com/legendary-graphic-designer-milton-glaser-looks-back-iconic-posters/): Milton Glaser is the Dean of American graphic designers, one of the most influential—and prolific—of the past half century.
- [What's Next: 5 Must-Haves For Your Saratoga Home From The Architectural Digest Design Show](https://saratogaliving.com/five-must-haves-your-home-nyc-architectural-digest-design-show-new-york-city/): Even before my alarm sounded, I was awoken by the chirping of early-spring birds outside my window.
- [Heavenly Prize Lone Contemporary Inductee To The Horse Racing Hall Of Fame In 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/eclipse-award-winning-heavenly-prize-elected-to-the-horse-racing-hall-of-fame/): This year's Hall of Fame class at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will be a small one—at least the one made up of contemporary picks.
- [Make Earth Day Your Mission With The 'Round The Lake Challenge' In Lake George](https://saratogaliving.com/earth-day-mission-lake-georges-round-lake-challenge/): When you go to college in Burlington, VT, Earth Day is kind of a big deal.
- [How Saratoga's Betsy Olmsted Channels The Whimsy Of Nature Into Her Original, Vibrant Textiles](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-betsy-olmsted-channels-whimsy-nature-original-vibrant-textiles/): It’s hard not to be charmed by Betsy Olmsted’s contagious brand of laughter.
- [Bryant Luizzi, Owner Of Luizzi Bros. Sealcoating & Paving](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-bryant-luizzi-owner-of-luizzi-bros-sealcoating-paving/): saratoga living recently had the chance to interview Bryant Luizzi, owner of Luizzi Bros. Sealcoating & Paving (LBS), a third-generation, Albany-based business.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-earth-day/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [Newly Minted Pulitzer Prize Winner Kendrick Lamar To Appear At SPAC This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/pulitzer-prize-winner-kendrick-lamar-appear-spac-summer/): Up until yesterday, Saturday, June 9, was just another would-be enjoyable date on Saratoga Performing Arts Center's upcoming summer schedule.
- [A Beginner's Guide To Hiking In Upstate New York: Part II](https://saratogaliving.com/a-beginners-guide-to-hiking-in-upstate-new-york-adirondack-high-peaks/): Regardless of what the headline of this story might suggest, by this point—assuming you’ve already completed all the hikes in my first "guide to hiking"—you’re no longer a beginner hiker: You’re in the big leagues now.
- [Exclusive: Skidmore Professor Discusses His Contemporary Spin On 'Julius Caesar'](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-professor-discusses-contemporary-spin-julius-caesar/): Julius Caesar once crossed the Rubicon to conquer Rome—but this time, he's doing it across the Hudson with an updated wardrobe on the Skidmore College campus.
- [Three Designers Who Are Ready To Take The Fashion World By Storm](https://saratogaliving.com/three-designers-aurora-james-brandon-maxwell-gabriela-hearst-fashion-world-storm/): There’s a changing of the guard happening in the fashion world.
- [Hall's Boat: Lake George Company Is Elevating Wooden Boat-Making Into An Art Form](https://saratogaliving.com/halls-boat-lake-george-company-elevating-wooden-boat-making-art/): Growing up on the California coast, I was around boats for most of my life.
- [Smart Home: A Buyer's Guide For Your Futuristic Saratoga Palace](https://saratogaliving.com/smart-home-buyers-guide-your-futuristic-saratoga-palace/): When I was asked to write a feature on the ultimate smart home, I felt an overwhelming...nothingness overtake me. But why?
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Morrissey's At The Adelphi's 'Saratoga Smash'?](https://saratogaliving.com/next-great-saratoga-cocktail-morrisseys-saratoga-smash/): In saratoga living's "I Do!" Issue, local bar Hamlet & Ghost offered up the "Saratoga Sunset," what it believed to be the next great Saratoga cocktail.
- [Maude White Finds Inspiration (And Courage) In Her New Book, 'Brave Birds'](https://saratogaliving.com/maude-white-finds-inspiration-courage-book-brave-birds/): I’ve loved many birds in my life.” That’s how artist Maude White begins her new book, Brave Birds: Inspiration On The Wing (Abrams Image), and I can certainly feel the depth of White’s affection as I take in the incredible detail of the 65 cut-paper birds featured in it.
- [Oklahoma's Spring Season Kicks Off On April 16](https://saratogaliving.com/oklahoma-training-track-season-kicks-off-april-16/): Technically, this year’s Saratoga horse racing season begins on April 16, not July 20 (i.e., opening day at Saratoga Race Course).
- [William Nack, Famed Sportswriter And Secretariat Biographer, Dead At 77](https://saratogaliving.com/william-nack-famed-sportswriter-and-secretariat-biographer-dead-at-77/): Secretariat, the much-lauded 1973 Triple Crown-winning Thoroughbred—who later weathered a stunning defeat in the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course—has gone down in history as one of the top horses to ever set foot on any racetrack, let alone Saratoga's.
- [Saratoga After Dark: The 'Saratoga Living' Design Issue Party at the Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-design-issue-party-at-the-adelphi-hotel/): On Wednesday, April 11, saratoga living threw its first-ever Design Issue party at The Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga Springs.
- [What Would Woody Do: The Power Of Forgiveness](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-power-forgiveness/): Happy spring from Woody’s Barbershop! As you may know, sometimes I randomly rant about this or rave about that. But not this time.
- [Eight Cities In Upstate New York That Have Invented Their Own Cuisine](https://saratogaliving.com/eight-cities-in-upstate-new-york-that-have-invented-their-own-cuisine/): A few months after I graduated from college, I bought a plane ticket and flew to Madrid, Spain, where I set out to live and work for the year.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-event-calendar-black-violin/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [A Beginner's Guide To Hiking In Upstate New York: Part I](https://saratogaliving.com/the-beginner-hikers-guide-to-hiking-in-upstate-new-york/): I'm looking out the window at saratoga living headquarters, and it looks like spring.
- [NXIVM: What You Need To Know About The Capital Region's Most Secretive Organization](https://saratogaliving.com/nxivm-what-you-need-to-know-about-capital-regions-most-secretive-organization/): Twice a day, five days a week—and sometimes more, depending on whether or not I'm on deadline—I drive past Exit 8 on the Northway.
- [Saratoga's Amtrak Trains Will Reroute to Grand Central Station This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-amtrak-trains-will-reroute-to-grand-central-station-this-summer/): If you're a Saratogian training it down to New York City this summer, expect to be deposited in a much nicer-looking station, with one of the world's greatest food courts and oyster bars.
- ['Saratoga Living' Design Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-design-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living's new Design Issue—p. 140, for all of you keeping track—there's a crossword puzzle, entitled "Built To Last."
- [Cuban National Ballet's 'Giselle' Set To Thrill The Saratoga Performing Arts Center](https://saratogaliving.com/cuban-national-ballets-giselle-set-thrill-saratoga-performing-arts-center/): In dance, as in life, we fall in love all of a sudden and then, if we’re lucky, we can spend a lifetime working out the details.
- [Believing In 'Magic': Horse Racing's Upstart Edwards Family And Its Meteoric Rise In The Sport Of Kings](https://saratogaliving.com/horse-racings-upstart-edwards-family-good-magic-kentucky-derby-breeders-cup-juvenile/): A few summers ago, just when e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ horses first started appearing at Saratoga Race Course, few people in the horse racing industry knew anything about the stable and its fluorescent green-and-purple silks—including me.
- [The Makeover Artist: Glen Coben, The Man Behind The New-Look Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/glen-coben-man-behind-new-look-adelphi-hotel/): As a hoary old reporter who’s found himself on the road a fair amount, I’ve come to despise hotels.
- [Rachael Ray: How Lake George's Own Media And Entrepreneurial Superstar Conquered The Design World](https://saratogaliving.com/rachael-ray-how-lake-georges-own-media-entrepreneurial-superstar-conquered-design-world/): I like Rachael Ray. A lot. On this, America and I agree. The lady’s a star.
- [Top Chef: David Burke Tapped As Adelphi's New Head Of Culinary Operations](https://saratogaliving.com/david-burke-the-adelphis-new-top-chef/): Angry lobster dumplings. Foie gras with chocolate sauce. Strips of candied bacon hung by clothespins, served on a tiny clothesline.
- [How Lake George's StoriedBoards Builds The Present With The Past](https://saratogaliving.com/how-lake-george-storiedboards-builds-present-with-past/): In 1876, John H. Symes returned home to Ryegate, VT, to care for his aging parents and tend to the family farm.
- ['saratoga living' Debuts First-Ever Design Issue, Event At The Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-debuts-first-ever-design-issue-adelphi-hotel-event/): saratoga living, the premier lifestyle media company in Saratoga Springs and New York’s Capital Region, announced today the release of its Design Issue with Lake George native Rachael Ray on the cover.
- [Newly Renovated Gideon Putnam Hotel Slated To Reopen On May 1](https://saratogaliving.com/gideon-putnam-slated-to-reopen-on-may-1/): Good news for locals and tourists who've been missing out on staying at the Gideon Putnam.
- [Seeing Double: Skidmore College's Texas Doppelgänger](https://saratogaliving.com/seeing-double-the-skidmore-college-campus-has-a-doppelganger-in-texas/): Recently, my dad, who taught Shakespeare at Skidmore for more than four decades, mentioned something to me about the college that I’d never heard before.
- [Exclusive: 'Clerks' Star Brian O'Halloran Talks About Saratoga, His Place In Indie Movie History](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-clerks-star-brian-ohalloran-talks-about-his-place-in-indie-movie-history/): I remember going through a big independent film phase when I was in my early teens. I watched them all.
- [Exclusive: Lou Ferrigno, TV's 'Incredible Hulk,' Talks About His Smashing Career](https://saratogaliving.com/lou-ferrigno-tvs-the-incredible-hulk-talks-about-his-smashing-career/): When I was growing up in the 1980s and '90s, comic book geeks didn't have the luxury of the glutted Marvel and DC Universes on the big screen to keep us constantly rapt beyond the page.
- [TOGA HERITAGE](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-toga-heritage/): TOGA HERITAGE is a true labor of love. “It’s something that I’ve wanted to do my entire life,” says owner Deborah DePasquale.
- [Capital Region Cold Case: The Disappearance of Suzanne Lyall Still Haunts The Albany Area 20 Years Later](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-cold-case-the-disappearance-of-suzanne-lyall-still-haunts-the-albany-area/): In 1998, I was an 18-year-old senior at Saratoga Springs High School, juggling homework, the SATs, college applications, cello lessons and a number of other extracurricular activities, which I'd loaded on to impress the liberal arts institutions I was applying to.
- [William Shatner: Star's Trek To Proctors Is A Sci-Fi Fan's Dream Come True](https://saratogaliving.com/william-shatner-stars-trek-to-proctors-a-major-win-for-capital-region/): Three years ago was the first time I experienced audience interaction during a movie.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-us-air-force-concert-band-singing-sergeants/): Welcome to the Calendar at saratogaliving.com—our expertly curated list of the top events, live music, readings, workshops and everything else in between hitting the Capital Region on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- [10 Most Memorable Upstate New York Advertising Jingles](https://saratogaliving.com/10-most-memorable-upstate-new-york-advertising-jingles/): If you grew up in the Capital Region and owned a television set, they were unavoidable.
- [Albany Craft Beer Week And Festival Bring Sensational Suds To The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-craft-beer-week-and-festival-bring-sensational-suds-to-the-capital-region/): Having spent 14 years in the Big Apple and nine of those years in a trendy part of Brooklyn, I became accustomed to ordering an expertly crafted cocktail, made by a curlicue-mustached hipster, with several artisanal liquors I'd never heard of in it and an oversized ice cube swimming in the middle.
- [Glens Falls' Hyde Museum Showcasing Rare Pair Of Rockwell Kent Collections](https://saratogaliving.com/glens-falls-hyde-museum-showcasing-rare-rockwell-kent-works/): Two art collections collide at the Hyde museum this April, highlighted by a number of seldom-seen works.
- [Bob Dylan's 'Going Electric' Tour Guitar Set For Auction](https://saratogaliving.com/bob-dylans-going-electric-guitar-set-for-auction/): I admit it: I wasn't always a big fan of Bob Dylan's music.
- [March For Our Lives: Checking In With Four Locals Who Attended Four Different Marches](https://saratogaliving.com/march-for-our-lives-checking-in-with-four-local-attendees/): It’s already been a week since the now historic March for Our Lives.
- ['Nightmare On Elm Street,' 'Stranger Things' Actors Appearing At Empire State Comic Con](https://saratogaliving.com/stranger-things-nightmare-on-elm-street-actors-appearing-at-albany-comic-con/): When I was a teenager attending Saratoga Springs High School, I wasn't part of the cool crowd. No, I was about as big a dork as they come.
- [Exclusive: Award-Winning Architect Antoine Predock On His Design For Skidmore's Tang Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/antoine-predock-architect-on-his-design-for-skidmore-college-tang-museum/): Before I spoke to Antoine Predock, the award-winning architect behind Skidmore College’s Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, I found the building architecturally intriguing but almost entirely inscrutable.
- [Get To Know GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Marc Molinaro](https://saratogaliving.com/get-to-know-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-marc-molinaro/): Things have gotten a little more interesting for upstate Democrats in the past week or so, as Sex And The City actress Cynthia Nixon launched a gubernatorial campaign, attempting to unseat current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a potential primary runoff.
- [‘saratoga living’ The Races Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-races-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living‘s new “The Races!” Issue—page 176, for all of you keeping track—there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “The Stakes Are High!” Below is the answer key—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [Daily Racing Form: Youth Movement On Saratoga Race Course's Backstretch](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-a-younger-wave-of-thoroughbred-trainers-descends-on-saratoga-race-course/): While the racing industry struggles with ways to attract a younger fan base, there is a youth movement of sorts happening on the backstretch.
- [Saratoga Race Course: Two New Inductees, General Assembly And Checkmate, Enshrined In The Hoofprints Walk Of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-two-new-inductees-general-assembly-and-checkmate-enshrined-in-the-hoofprints-walk-of-fame/): Last weekend, the Saratoga 150 Committee announced two new inductees into the Hoofprints Walk of Fame at Saratoga Race Course: 1979 Travers Stakes winner General Assembly and champion horse Checkmate.
- [Piper Boutique Leads The Way In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-piper-boutique-leads-the-way-in-saratoga/): If you’ve lived in or around Saratoga Springs in the past seven-and-a-half years, and you’re a woman, you’ve probably popped in Piper Boutique on Broadway.
- [Daily Racing Form: Manny Ycaza, Barrier-Breaking Jockey, Dies At 80](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-manny-ycaza-barrier-breaking-jockey-dies-at-80/): Manny Ycaza, the Hall of Fame jockey widely credited with paving the way for Latin American riders in North America, died Monday in New York at age 80.
- [Daily Racing Form: Proctor's Ledge On Favorite Turf Course In Diana Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-proctors-ledge-on-favorite-turf-course-in-diana-stakes/): Proctor’s Ledge will have at least one thing in her favor when she takes on trainer Chad Brown’s arsenal of three Grade 1 winners in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana Stakes, the first Grade 1 race at Saratoga this year.
- [Daily Racing Form: DRF's David Grening, Mike Welsch On What To Expect At This Year's Saratoga Meet](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-saratoga-report-july-19-2018/): The Daily Racing Form's David Grening and Mike Welsch report from Saratoga Race Course on the opening of the 2018 meet, and why you need to attend.
- [Horsing Around The World: 5 International Equine Sports That You Won't Believe Actually Exist](https://saratogaliving.com/horsing-around-the-world-5-international-equine-sports-that-you-wont-believe-actually-exist/): Here in Saratoga Springs, our options for viewing (or participating in) horse sports are pretty much limited to polo, equestrian and, of course, Thoroughbred and harness racing.
- [Art Before The Horse: Tracey Buyce's Spectacular Horse Photography Will Take Your Breath Away](https://saratogaliving.com/art-before-the-horse-tracey-buyce-spectacular-horse-photography-take-your-breath-away/): I’ve been to Saratoga Race Course countless times and have snapped countless photographs during myriad races, whether it be on my camera or smartphone.
- [5 Iconic Hollywood Horses: From 'The Wizard Of Oz' To 'Seabiscuit,' Tinseltown Sure Loves Its Ponies](https://saratogaliving.com/iconic-hollywood-horses-from-wizard-of-oz-seabiscuit-tinseltown-sure-loves-ponies/): Back when Saratoga Springs’ Arts Center was still the public library, I remember piling into a room one evening with a bunch of families and watching The Black Stallion on one of those rickety, old-school projectors.
- [Bob Baffert: 10 Questions With The Two-Time Triple Crown-Winning Thoroughbred Trainer](https://saratogaliving.com/bob-baffert-10-questions-with-two-time-triple-crown-winning-thoroughbred-trainer/): Most summers, Bob Baffert makes the cross-country trip from SoCal’s lovely seaside track at Del Mar to Saratoga Springs during the racing season.
- [How Arnold Rothstein, One Of The Prohibition Era's Most Infamous Gangsters, Fixed The 1921 Travers Stakes (Or Did He?)](https://saratogaliving.com/how-arnold-rothstein-one-of-the-prohibition-eras-most-infamous-gangsters-fixed-the-1921-travers-stakes-or-did-he/): A few years ago, I was obsessed with the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
- [Marylou Whitney (1925-2019): The Savior Of Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/marylou-whitney-the-savior-of-saratoga/): Early in 2018, when the saratoga living editorial team hunkered down to discuss what stories we were going to place in our best-ever “The Races!” (track) issue, I remember some of the longest conversations being about how to properly honor the “Queen of Saratoga,” Marylou Whitney.
- [A Red, White & Blue Triumph for ACS](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-a-red-white-blue-triumph-for-acs/): Red, white, blue and gourmet barbecue! (Yes, it rhymes.)
- [Brothers José And Irad Ortiz Are Horse Racing Phenoms. Isn't It Time Everybody Knew That?](https://saratogaliving.com/jose-and-irad-ortiz-are-horse-racing-phenoms-isnt-it-time-everybody-knew-that/): I remember the first time I saw Irad Ortiz, Jr., when he wasn’t on the back of a horse.
- [The 'saratoga living' Food + Drink Guide 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-food-drink-guide-2018/): Starting in the “Saratoga After Dark” Issue (July 2018), saratoga living is pleased to introduce its exciting new special promotional section: “The saratoga living Food + Drink Guide 2018,” which showcases the top restaurants and bars in the Saratoga area.
- [Top Docs: Upstate New York](https://saratogaliving.com/top-docs-upstate-new-york/): Starting in the "Saratoga After Dark" Issue (July 2018), saratoga living is pleased to introduce its exciting new special section: "Top Docs: Upstate New York," which showcases the very best physicians this area has to offer.
- [Summer Music Playlist: 15 Horse (And Horse Racing!) Songs You Should Be Blasting On Your Way To Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/summer-music-playlist-horse-horse-racing-songs-saratoga-race-course/): About eight years ago, I was pretty certain that I was going to quit my job in New York City and tour the country as a traveling musician.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs Opening Weekend At Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-opening-weekend-at-saratoga-race-course/): This week's Calendar pick was a fairly obvious one. This Friday (July 20) is opening day at the Saratoga Race Course! (Cue the fireworks and fancy hats.)
- [Saratoga Race Course: Handicapping The 2018 Lake George Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-handicapping-the-2018-lake-george-stakes/): For the duration of the 2018 Saratoga Race Course season, saratoga living will be providing you with exclusive handicapping videos from our friends at the Daily Racing Form.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saratoga Race Course Opens With The Bar Set Higher Than In Recent Years](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-saratoga-race-course-opens-with-the-bar-set-higher-than-in-recent-years/): In 2015, there was American Pharoah. The following year, Songbird.
- [Skidmore's Summer Writers Institute: Catching Up With Award-Winning Authors Rick Moody, Robert Pinsky, Mary Gaitskill And Joanna Scott](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmores-summer-writers-institute-catching-up-with-award-winning-authors-rick-moody-robert-pinsky-mary-gaitskill-and-joanna-scott/): Sure, Saratoga Springs is known for its mineral water, racetrack and arts scene.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Shakespeare And Sherry](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-shakespeare-and-sherry/): In saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, we introduced you to native Londoner William Roach, the Wine Director at Putnam Market's Wine Room on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, who provided you with 20 incredible pieces of wine knowledge that he learned throughout his 20 years in the business—and has taught many a connoisseur-in-the-making (he holds a level four diploma in Wine & Spirits from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust).
- [Saratoga Springs Welcomes A New York City-Style Jewish Deli To Broadway](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-welcomes-a-new-york-city-style-jewish-deli-to-broadway/): To me, Saratoga Springs has always felt like a little neighborhood someone cut out of Manhattan and pasted in Upstate New York.
- [Bob Baffert: Triple Crown Winner Justify Likely Not Running In Travers At Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/bob-baffert-triple-crown-winner-justify-likely-not-running-in-travers-at-saratoga/): Pretty much every horse racing fan in the country—and especially, those in Saratoga Springs (including me)—were hoping to catch a glimpse of recent Triple Crown winner Justify at Saratoga Race Course this August in the Travers Stakes.
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: Handicapping Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-handicapping-opening-day-at-saratoga-race-course/): Hello, it's Woody again, from Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs, and well, things have taken a turn for the scary here in the last few days.
- [Capital City Goes Hollywood: Netflix's 'The Punisher' Shooting All Week In Albany](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-city-goes-hollywood-netflixs-the-punisher-shooting-all-week-in-albany/): When I was a kid growing up in Saratoga Springs in the 1990s, the place to geek out on comic books was Spa City Comics on the bottom floor of the Saratoga Marketplace on Broadway.
- [Philadelphia Orchestra Trumpet Player Moonlights As A Cartoonist—Poking Fun At Classical Music](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphia-orchestra-trumpet-player-moonlights-as-a-cartoonist-poking-fun-at-classical-music/): I grew up in a musical family, and as such, started taking piano lessons early on.
- [SPAC's 2018 Ballet Gala To Celebrate The 100th Birthdays Of Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins](https://saratogaliving.com/spacs-2018-ballet-gala-to-celebrate-the-100th-birthdays-of-leonard-bernstein-jerome-robbins/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) continues to bring good times to Saratoga Springs with its freshly revamped Ballet Gala: The Four Seasons on Saturday, July 21.
- [EXCLUSIVE: 'saratoga living' Talks With Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-saratoga-living-talks-with-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro/): When I say that one of the top three concerts I’ve ever been to was just one guy with a ukulele, people don’t believe me. Did he have a backing band? they ask.
- [The Buzz In Saratoga: Expert Beekeeper Jen Dunn Is Helping Save The Bees, One Honeycomb At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/the-buzz-in-saratoga-expert-beekeeper-jen-dunn-is-helping-save-bees-one-honeycomb-time/): One of my very first memories is of stepping on a bee.
- [Brandon Phillips: Polo's Toughest Star](https://saratogaliving.com/brandon-phillips-polos-toughest-star/): Growing up in Vermont, horses were the love of my early adolescence.
- [Power Player: June Farms' Matt Baumgartner](https://saratogaliving.com/power-player-june-farms-matt-baumgartner/): By any measure, what Matt Baumgartner has accomplished by his mid-forties is nothing short of remarkable.
- [5 Most Memorable Music Moments In SPAC History](https://saratogaliving.com/5-most-memorable-moments-spac-history-saratoga-springs/): Music lists are pretty subjective. I should know; I’ve written about a thousand of them in my career.
- [12 Awesome Venues In The Capital Region Where Culture Comes Alive](https://saratogaliving.com/12-awesome-venues-in-the-capital-region-where-culture-comes-alive/): I spent most of my weekends in the 1990s with my lipstick red Fender Stratocaster Squier plugged into my 10-watt Marshall amplifier, jamming with friends.
- [Local Volunteers Assisting 300-Plus Immigrant Detainees At The Albany County Jail](https://saratogaliving.com/local-volunteers-assisting-300-plus-immigrant-detainees-albany-county-jail/): On June 26, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple confirmed to the Times Union that immigrants detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were being held at the Albany County Jail under contract with the federal government.
- [The Calendar: What To Do in Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-chip-festival/): For this week's edition of The Calendar, we have a list full of things that are a celebration of all things Saratoga, everything from this beautiful city's history with Thoroughbred horses and ballet to its love of Dave Matthews, folk music and, yes, the potato chip!
- [Saratoga's Hamlet & Ghost, Mouzon House Join The Movement To Stop Using Plastic Straws](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-hamlet-ghost-mouzon-house-join-movement-stop-using-plastic-straws/): I love straws. I mean, who doesn’t think an ice-cold water—or margarita, if you’re me—tastes better sucked than sipped?
- [Saratoga Area Getting A Dose Of 'Star Wars' At The Adirondack Theatre Festival And SPAC This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-area-getting-a-dose-of-star-wars-at-the-theater-and-orchestra-this-summer/): If you’re a true Star Wars fanatic, you’ve probably chosen a side in the ongoing debate: What order should you view the films to maximally appreciate their complex, intertwining plots?
- [EXCLUSIVE: Peppermint, The First Openly Trans Contestant On 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Talks About Her Upcoming Broadway Debut](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-peppermint-broadways-first-openly-trans-actress-talks-about-her-skidmore-ties-upcoming-theatrical-debut/): Last week, I was at my home away from Saratoga Springs in Alabama, visiting some friends and family for a few days.
- [Eat Drink Saratoga: Area Food And Drink Vendors Converge On Saratoga Springs For Inaugural Event](https://saratogaliving.com/eat-drink-saratoga-area-food-drink-vendors-converge-saratoga-springs-was-major-success/): The inaugural Eat Drink Saratoga was all I hoped it would be—just hotter.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Red Sox Legend David 'Big Papi' Ortiz And Celebrity Chefs David Burke, Todd English Headlining Saratoga Wine & Food Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-red-sox-legend-david-big-papi-ortiz-and-celebrity-chefs-david-burke-todd-english-headlining-saratoga-wine-food-festival/): When it became clear that legendary Boston Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz was going to be on the cover of our latest issue of saratoga living magazine—and that my Editor in Chief, Richard Pérez-Feria, would be interviewing the superstar and writing the cover feature—I made it known around the office that I'd be there, come hell or high water, watching the photo shoot and interview unfold.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Independence Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-independence-day-weekend/): It's Independence Day week, and even though the Fourth of July fell on a Wednesday this year (and most of the fireworks will be long faded before Friday), there are other independence-themed events going on this weekend.
- [Saratoga Summer Music Preview: 'saratoga living' Just Made You The Greatest Live Mixtape Ever](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-summer-music-preview-saratoga-living-just-made-you-greatest-live-mixtape-ever/): When I was growing up here, summer in Saratoga Springs meant three things: tourists, the races and concerts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
- ['Saratoga Living' Saratoga After Dark Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-saratoga-after-dark-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living‘s new "Saratoga After Dark" Issue—page 152, for all of you keeping track—there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Bottoms Up!” Below is the answer key—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [Garland Nelson: How Music Saved The Soul Session Front Man's Life](https://saratogaliving.com/garland-nelson-how-music-saved-the-soul-session-front-mans-life/): My mother, Tina Levith, is one of the most caring, personable people you’ll ever meet.
- [Saratoga Springs' Finest Restaurants Pair Up Their Sexiest Cocktails And Culinary Offerings](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-finest-restaurants-pair-up-their-sexiest-cocktails-and-culinary-offerings/): Don’t get me wrong: I love Saratoga Race Course as much as the next person.
- [The Late Show: What Really Happens In Downtown Saratoga When The Sun Goes Down](https://saratogaliving.com/the-late-show-what-really-happens-in-downtown-saratoga-when-the-sun-goes-down/): Did we see you tonight? saratoga living set out to find out what really happens in Downtown Saratoga Springs after dark.
- [American Cancer Society's Red, White & Blue Party: An All-Access Pass](https://saratogaliving.com/american-cancer-societys-red-white-blue-party-an-all-access-pass/): The day I landed my dream job of planning “distinguished events” for the American Cancer Society (ACS), I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement—and nerves.
- ['Saratoga Living' Throws Party for Its 'After Dark' Issue at Gaffney's](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-throws-party-for-its-after-dark-issue-at-gaffneys/): If you were driving into Saratoga Springs yesterday morning, you may've had your windshield wipers going bonkers like I did.
- [Exclusive: Former Boston Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz Talks Baseball, Wine And Giving Back. Big Papi Gets Candid.](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-former-boston-red-sox-slugger-david-ortiz-talks-baseball-wine-giving-back/): Where do I even begin?
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: Getting Excited About Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-getting-excited-about-opening-day-saratoga-race-course/): Well, It’s pretty much summertime here at Woody’s Barbershop, and that means the Fourth of July, vacations, insanity for the business and best of all, horse racing season.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-eat-drink-saratoga/): We're on the cusp of Independence Day week—the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year—but before you start lighting your loudest, legal firecrackers next to your least-favorite neighbors' house, get ready to fill up on some of Saratoga Springs' finest food and drink at the inaugural Eat Drink Saratoga on Saturday, June 30.
- [Join 'Saratoga Living' for Our 'Saratoga After Dark' Issue Party on June 28](https://saratogaliving.com/join-saratoga-living-on-june-28-for-our-saratoga-after-dark-issue-launch-party/): When we here at saratoga living say we're going to throw a party, we always come through in a big way.
- [June 2018: Boomer Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/boomer-living-section-june-2018/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [Saratoga Spa State Park's Peerless Pool Reopens In Time For Summer Season](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-spa-state-parks-peerless-pool-reopens-in-time-for-summer/): Long before I discovered the its trendier, bougier cousin, the Victoria Pool, I was a mainstay at the nearby Peerless Pool.
- [Glens Falls Music Academy Bringing Drum Corps International Competition Back To Area On July 21](https://saratogaliving.com/glens-falls-music-academy-bringing-drum-corps-international-competition-back-july-21/): After a five-year hiatus, the Drum Corps International (DCI) competition is back in Glens Falls on Saturday, July 21, and you have Glens Falls Music Academy to thank for its curtain call.
- [The Beatles' Paul McCartney Makes An Appearance On 'Carpool Karaoke'](https://saratogaliving.com/the-beatles-paul-mccartney-makes-appearance-on-carpool-karaoke/): It's not much of a confession to say you're a Beatles fan; they're just about the most famous and influential rock band on the planet, and if you've never heard of them, your parents just aren't spinning the right records around the house.
- [Exclusive: Actor Ryan Raftery Talks About His Hilarious New Musical, 'The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of Martha Stewart'](https://saratogaliving.com/comic-actor-ryan-raftery-brings-his-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-martha-stewart-to-rock-city-falls-the-mansion/): I have to say, I'm pretty excited—not just personally, but for the entire Capital Region.
- [Artist Zack Lobdell Exhibiting Works At Saratoga's REVEAL Art Fair, New York City's DzineNY](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-painter-zack-lobdell-exhibit-works-at-reveal-international-contemporary-art-fair/): Could Saratoga Springs be on the verge of a major contemporary art movement? At least one local artist hopes so.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs Over Jazz Fest Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-over-jazz-fest-weekend/): Another week and another mountain of wonderful events to choose from.
- [SPAC Unveils 'A Night On Bourbon Street' Fundraiser To Help Kick Off Upcoming Jazz Fest](https://saratogaliving.com/spacs-night-on-bourbon-street-fundraiser-help-preview-upcoming-jazz-fest/): Upstate New York and New Orleans may seem a world apart, but the Big Easy is going to get a whole lot closer this weekend when Bourbon Street comes to Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Apple Is Deepening Its Roots With A Tasting Room And Pop-Up Dinner Series](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-apple-deepening-roots-with-tasting-room-pop-up-dinner-series/): I love apple picking, because I only do it a few times a year and follow it with, maybe, a cold beer or a bottle of hard cider or hot dinner by the fireside.
- [Former Schenectady Mayor, Al Jurczynski, Is Now Driving An Uber Around Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/schenectadys-former-mayor-al-jurczynski-is-now-driving-uber/): A few months ago, I went to get a haircut at Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs—yes, that Woody—around lunchtime, in advance of one of saratoga living's big soirées.
- [Commentary: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Rapper Kendrick Lamar's Performance At SPAC Was Nothing Short Of Historic](https://saratogaliving.com/commentary-kendrick-lamars-groundbreaking-performance-spac/): The year I started that miserable adolescent odyssey known as middle school was the same year Eminem released his mega-successful third album, The Marshall Mathers LP.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs On Father's Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-for-fathers-day-weekend/): Another week has gone by, which means there's another special event to celebrate, and this weekend it's Father's Day.
- [Analysis: A Closer Look At The Historic Summit Between President Trump And North Korea's Kim Jong Un](https://saratogaliving.com/analysis-historic-summit-singapore-between-us-president-trump-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/): However you feel about President Trump (and no doubt you feel something), his summit with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un tomorrow in Singapore is a first, and if it goes well, it could become a defining moment for the President and his brand of "speak loudly and carry a big stick" diplomacy.
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: What Are The Chances Of Justify Racing In The 2018 Travers Stakes?](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-chances-of-justify-running-in-the-2018-travers-stakes/): Well, it’s all over. We have a Triple Crown winner in Justify, just as I predicted.
- [Town Of Wilton Celebrating Bicentennial With Year's Worth Of Events](https://saratogaliving.com/town-of-wilton-celebrating-bicentennial-with-years-worth-of-events/): In 2016, I received a full academic scholarship from Skidmore College to finish my undergraduate degree.
- [Eat Drink Saratoga Food Festival Upping The Spa City's Block Party Ante](https://saratogaliving.com/eat-drink-saratoga-food-festival-upping-spa-city-block-party-ante/): In my lifetime, I’ve loved many events: My best friend’s surprise sweet 16, senior prom with my high school crush, the enchanting SaratogaArtsFest Masquerade Ball at the Canfield Casino.
- [Burlington Wine & Food Festival: Get Yourself To Vermont, Pronto!](https://saratogaliving.com/burlington-wine-and-food-festival-get-yourself-vermont-pronto/): While we’re waiting for the arrival of the legendary Saratoga Wine & Food Festival—made all the more inviting by the fact that saratoga living Design Editor Colin Cowie will be planning and appearing at the event this year, and that the International Bugatti Tour will be motoring in, too—why not take a drive north to check out another city’s take on the dynamic pairing?
- [Philadelphia's Music Man: Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphias-music-man-yannick-nezet-seguin/): As a child, I had a bird’s-eye view of the Metropolitan Opera.
- [Beyond My Battle: A Nonprofit Forged By Friendship And Activism](https://saratogaliving.com/beyond-my-battle-nonprofit-forged-friendship-activism/): I grew up in the Information Age, and I must admit, it’s still difficult to form a meaningful friendship over the Internet—and rarer yet, to find a group of friends willing to support me when I need them the most.
- [Al's House Of Sports Cards In Schenectady Is A Collector's American Dream](https://saratogaliving.com/als-house-of-sports-cards-schenectady-collectors-american-dream/): A brief confession: At the age of 13, when my parents suggested I squirrel away my bar mitzvah money, saving it for my soon-to-be-bright future, I instead blew most of it on baseball cards.
- [Justify Takes The Belmont, Wins Horse Racing's 13th Triple Crown](https://saratogaliving.com/justify-takes-the-belmont-wins-the-triple-crown/): "Test of the Champion"? More like "Proof of a Champion."
- [Miss America Pageant To End Swimsuit Competition After Nearly A Century](https://saratogaliving.com/miss-america-contest-to-end-swimsuit-competition-after-nearly-a-century/): Ever since the Miss America pageant first wowed audiences on the Atlantic City boardwalk in 1921, its female contestants have participated in a swimsuit competition.
- [Cantina Reopens Just A Few Buildings Down From Original Location](https://saratogaliving.com/cantina-restaurant-opens-just-a-few-buildings-down-from-original-location/): There's nothing better after a long week at saratoga living than walking down the two flights of stairs, crossing Northshire Bookstore and getting a margarita at Cantina (yes, the office is that close to salsa and tequila—can you say "dangerous"?).
- ['Saratoga Living' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Issue and 'The Saratoga 20'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-issue-and-the-saratoga-20/): On the night of May 30, saratoga living celebrated its 20th anniversary in style at the newly renovated Putnam Place.
- [Stars Love Saratoga: Celebrities, Athletes And Power Players Converge On The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/stars-love-saratoga-celebrities-athletes-power-players-converge-spa-city/): It was 2004. Just months into moving to New York City, and I was perched in front of the TV in my tiny Queens apartment, praying.
- [Commentary: First Kate Spade, Now Anthony Bourdain? Suicide, And The Mental Health Epidemic In America (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/commentary-first-kate-spade-now-anthony-bourdain-suicide-and-the-mental-health-epidemic-in-america/): Last year, I was writing full time for a website from my home office in Troy, churning out breaking news and full-length features at a tremendous clip.
- [Death Wish Coffee Blasting Its Coffee Into Space Aboard The SpaceX CRS-15 Rocket](https://saratogaliving.com/death-wish-coffee-rocketing-its-joe-into-space-aboard-spacex-crs-15/): You could say that this is one small step for Saratoga, and one giant leap for its coffee-loving masses.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Sinclair Saratoga's 'The Metro'?](https://saratogaliving.com/next-great-saratoga-cocktail-sinclair-saratoga-the-metro/): In saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, local bar Sinclair Saratoga tipped its cap to a former Saratoga Springs' after-hours institution, The Metro, with its "Next Great Saratoga Cocktail" entry.
- [Power Player: Dave Kenny, Mr. Lake George](https://saratogaliving.com/power-player-dave-kenny-mr-lake-george/): If you want to know what’s happening in Lake George, just ask Dave Kenny.
- [Putnam Market's William Roach On The 20 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know](https://saratogaliving.com/putnam-markets-william-roach-20-things-every-wine-lover-should-know/): If you’re lucky enough to live in Saratoga Springs—or are a frequent visitor—you’ll know Broadway’s Putnam Market well.
- [Ink Revival's Sara McCarthy Is Making Calligraphy Hot Again, One Invitation At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/ink-revivals-sara-mccarthy-is-making-calligraphy-hot-again-one-invitation-at-a-time/): I learned cursive in third grade.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-national-ballet-of-cuba-giselle/): Welcome back to The Calendar. This week, we have a very special editor's pick, indeed.
- ['saratoga living' 20th Anniversary Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-20th-anniversary-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living's new 20th Anniversary Issue—p. 152, for all of you keeping track—there's a crossword puzzle, entitled "Happy Birthday!"
- [What Would Woody Do: How To Make A Few Bucks On The Belmont Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-betting-on-the-belmont/): Spring talk has finally sprung into summer talk at Woody's Barbershop, and summer talk means horse racing!
- [Saratoga Springs Is Planning Multiple Events For LGBT Pride Month](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-pride-planning-multiple-events-for-lgbt-pride-month/): The entire month of June is national LGBT Pride Month, and this year Saratoga Pride is going all out—so make sure you have your e-calendars and iPhone cameras at the ready.
- [Saratoga Goes Hollywood: 15 Movies Shot In Saratoga And The Surrounding Region](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-goes-hollywood-15-movies-shot-in-saratoga-surrounding-region/): I distinctly remember, when I was a fifth-grader at Lake Avenue Elementary School, one of my classmates snagging a part as an extra in Billy Bathgate, a feature film set in the 1930s that was shooting in Saratoga Springs.
- [The Sky's Not The Limit: Space Is Your Next Luxury Travel Destination, Saratoga!](https://saratogaliving.com/the-skys-not-the-limit-space-your-next-luxury-travel-destination-saratoga/): I remember the first time I fell in love with the idea of space travel.
- [Good Magic Nearly Pulled It Off At The Kentucky Derby. Nearly.](https://saratogaliving.com/so-close/): For a few glorious seconds, as Good Magic reached the top of the stretch at the Kentucky Derby on May 5, trainer Chad Brown figured he’d captured the first Derby win of his career.
- [Bottoms Up, Saratoga! (for a Great Cause)](https://saratogaliving.com/bottoms-up-saratoga-for-a-great-cause/): Saratoga Springs showed its competitive side at the sixth annual Shaken & Stirred Celebrity Bartender Party on May 17, which once again pitted local businesses against one another in a competition to serve the most drinks—and earn the most tips.
- [Our Biggest Movie Star: Honoring Living Legend, Kirk Douglas, Who Hails From Amsterdam](https://saratogaliving.com/our-biggest-movie-star-kirk-douglas-amsterdam/): I attended a wedding in Amsterdam, NY, years ago, but only recently learned that the groom’s father had gone to high school with the city’s most famous native son, the great Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas (though in those pre-fame days, Douglas was known around town as Izzy Demsky).
- [SPAC Celebrates 'Festival Of Young Artists' With More Than 400 Of The Area's Best And Brightest](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-celebrates-festival-young-artists/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) partnered with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet Company and the Capital District Youth Chorale to present its first-ever “Festival of Young Artists” on Sunday, June 3.
- [(Updated) Amazon Prime Series Filmed In Saratoga Is Hitting The Streaming Service In Late June & The Big Screen As A Feature Film In 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-shot-amazon-prime-show-adventures-of-snow-white-and-rose-red-hitting-streaming-service-june-15/): A brand-new family TV series, The Adventures of Snow White & Rose Red, is coming to Amazon Prime in late June, and it was filmed and produced right here in the Spa City.
- [Skidmore College To Welcome 'Mostly Modern' Classical Music Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-to-welcome-highly-anticipated-mostly-modern-festival/): I love summers in Saratoga for a number of reasons.
- [In Memoriam: Remembering The Capital Region's Late, Great Stars](https://saratogaliving.com/remembering-the-saratoga-and-capital-region-celebs-who-weve-lost/): In addition to all the great living stars who hail from Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region—i.e.
- [Exclusive: Q&A With Emmy Award-Winning Actor And Saratoga Native, David Hyde Pierce](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-with-emmy-award-winning-actor-and-saratoga-native-david-hyde-pierce/): In preparation for saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, one of my tasks as Executive Editor was to come up with a master-list of all the famous people that were born and raised in Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region.
- [SL Road Trip: Hitch A Ride To Great Barrington, MA](https://saratogaliving.com/great-barrington-massachusetts-saratoga-living-road-trip/): Even in a town as culturally rich as Saratoga Springs, sometimes we just need to get out.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-Winning A Cappella Group, Pentatonix, Is A Perfect Fit For SPAC](https://saratogaliving.com/grammy-winning-a-cappella-group-pentatonix-is-a-perfect-fit-for-spac/): I have this undiagnosed anxiety disorder (maybe you suffer from it, too?).
- [Daily Racing Form: Hofburg, Elate Together In Key Stakes Work](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hofburg-elate-together-in-key-stakes-work/): Trainer Bill Mott is pointing Elate and Hofburg to Grade 1 stakes here in less than two weeks.
- [Daily Racing Form: Voodoo Song Pointing To Breeders' Cup Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-voodoo-song-pointing-to-breeders-cup-mile/): Voodoo Song, who won his first Grade 1 race by taking Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga, will follow a course that his connections hope gets him to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Absatootly—Morning Glory Or Ready To Fire?](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-absatootly-morning-glory-or-ready-to-fire/): On paper, Absatootly looks like she’s gone off form.
- [Daily Racing Form: Bolton Landing Stakes Runs Through Ward's Frequent-Flying Fillies](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-bolton-landing-stakes-runs-through-wards-frequent-flying-fillies/): There’s no doubt about it, Wednesday’s $100,000 Bolton Landing Stakes begins and may end with trainer Wesley Ward and his well-travelled trio of juvenile fillies Shang Shang Shang, Chelsea Cloisters, and Stillwater Cove.
- [Northshire Bookstore Celebrates 5 Years At Its Saratoga Location](https://saratogaliving.com/northshire-bookstore-celebrates-5-years-at-its-saratoga-location/): One of the best gigs I've ever had was working at an independent bookstore called the Little Professor Book Center, just outside of Birmingham, AL (where I'm from).
- [David Cassidy’s Band To Honor Late Star For A Cause At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/david-cassidys-band-to-honor-late-star-for-a-cause-at-putnam-place/): This Tuesday, August 14 at 7:30pm, the David Cassidy Band & Special Guests will perform at Putnam Place in downtown Saratoga Springs to benefit the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF).
- [Daily Racing Form: Spa Babies For Friday, August 10 Race 5](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-spa-babies-for-friday-august-10-race-5/): On Friday, August 10, Saratoga Race Course's fifth race of the day will be 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf for 2-year-old fillies.
- [Legendary Trainer Bob Baffert To Be Inducted Into Saratoga Walk Of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/legendary-trainer-bob-baffert-to-be-inducted-into-saratoga-walk-of-fame/): On Wednesday, August 8 the New York Racing Association, Inc.
- [Daily Racing Form: Six Undefeated Juvenile Fillies Make Up Adirondack Field](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-six-undefeated-juvenile-fillies-make-up-adirondack-field/): Six undefeated juvenile fillies will enter the Saratoga starting gate for a very contentious $200,000 Adirondack Stakes on Saturday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Zennor Back From Long Break To Defend Lure Stakes Title](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-zennor-back-from-long-break-to-defend-lure-stakes-title/): He’s waited a year – what’s one more week? Zennor has not started since winning the $100,000 Lure Stakes last August on the Saratoga turf.
- [Daily Racing Form: Delta Prince Looks Set For Big Effort In Fourstardave Handicap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-delta-prince-looks-set-for-big-effort-in-fourstardave-handicap/): Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga drew an interesting field with three Grade 1 winners and three others who have put forth performances worthy of winning such an event.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saratoga Race Run At Wrong Distance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saratoga-race-run-at-wrong-distance/): Wednesday’s fifth race at Saratoga, a maiden race for New York-bred juvenile males, was run at the incorrect distance of 1 1/8 miles.
- [Saratoga Living And Tequila Avión Host Event To Celebrate 'The Season'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-and-tequila-avion-host-event-to-celebrate-the-season/): On the last day of August, saratoga living and Tequila Avión hosted the party of 'The Season' at Putnam Place in downtown Saratoga Springs.
- [The Latest Book In The Ellie Stone Mystery Series Is Set In Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/the-latest-book-in-the-ellie-stone-mystery-series-is-set-in-saratoga/): Who doesn’t love a good mystery, especially when horse racing is involved?
- [Daily Racing Form: My Boy Tate Returns In Tale Of The Cat Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-my-boy-tate-returns-in-tale-of-the-cat-stakes/): Last summer, My Boy Tate won a six-furlong maiden race at Saratoga off a 126-day layoff. He hasn’t lost since.
- [Daily Racing Form: Red Ruby To Miss Alabama Stakes With Injured Splint Bone](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-red-ruby-to-miss-alabama-stakes-with-injured-splint-bone/): Red Ruby, the emphatic winner of the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks last month, will miss the Grade 1 Alabama and potentially the remainder of her 3-year-old season due to a splint-bone injury, trainer Kellyn Gorder said Wednesday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Divisidero Runs In Fourstardave Handicap Over Arlington Million](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-divisidero-runs-in-fourstardave-handicap-over-arlington-million/): Divisidero, who on Tuesday was entered for Saturday’s Grade 1 Arlington Million, will be rerouted to Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga, according to owner Tom Keithley.
- [Pink Is Red Hot at Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-pink-is-red-hot-at-saratoga-race-course/): What happens when you combine the fancy hats of Saratoga Race Course and pink, the color of breast cancer awareness?
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-2/): Another week down and another calendar going up.
- [Daily Racing Form: Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sales Day 1 Recap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-fasig-tipton-saratoga-yearling-sales-day-1-recap/): Day one of the 2018 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale is in the books, and Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Nicole Russo have the recap.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Words, Words, Words](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-words-words-words/): Working in London in the self-indulgent 1980s, one of my morning duties was to choose the wines for the boardroom that, two hours later, would accompany lunch.
- [Daily Racing Form: World Of Trouble Trying Turf In Quick Call](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-world-of-trouble-trying-turf-in-quick-call/): The brothers Servis, Jason and John, are like-minded when it comes to Wednesday’s $100,000 Quick Call Stakes for 3-year-olds at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Byself, Kreesie Trying New Things In New York Stallion Series](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-byself-kreesie-trying-new-things-in-new-york-stallion-series/): There be will questions to answer for two of the key contenders in a field of 10 3-year-old New York-bred fillies entered to go a mile on the turf in the $100,000 Statue of Liberty Division of the New York Stallion Series, the main event on Thursday’s nine-race card at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mott Juveniles Mucho, Casa Creed Impress](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mott-juveniles-mucho-casa-creed-impress/): Trainer Bill Mott won two races with juveniles Saturday, with Mucho looking most impressive winning by 9 3/4 lengths and earning a 90 Beyer Speed Figure.
- [Daily Racing Form: Therapist Draws Off In Three-Horse Cab Calloway](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-therapist-draws-off-in-three-horse-cab-calloway/): The Cab Calloway may not have been the most compelling $100,000 stakes of the meet after scratching down to just three starters.
- [Daily Racing Form: Diversify Dominates Whitney, Earns BC Classic Berth](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-diversify-dominates-whitney-earns-bc-classic-berth/): Trainer Rick Violette waited until the day of entries to decide whether to run Diversify in the Whitney. Then Mother Nature made him wait some more.
- [World Music Series 'SPAC On Stage' Opens Tonight With Russian Renaissance](https://saratogaliving.com/world-music-series-spac-on-stage-opens-tonight-with-russian-renaissance/): Tonight (August 6) at 8pm, folk fusion group Russian Renaissance will kick off the popular “SPAC on Stage” concert series at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
- [Daily Racing Form: Heavenly Prize Highlights Ceremony Rich In History](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-heavenly-prize-highlights-ceremony-rich-in-history/): Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey looked out at the audience and recalled, with clarity and detail, the fairly ordinary afternoon of Sept.
- [Daily Racing Form: Disco Partner Cuts Back To A Sprint In Troy](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-disco-partner-cuts-back-to-a-sprint-in-troy/): Trainer Christophe Clement admitted he probably made a mistake when he stretched out Disco Partner to finish fifth last month in the one-mile Forbidden Apple at Belmont Park.
- [Exclusive Video: Scenes From 'The Races!' Party Hosted By 'saratoga living'](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-video-scenes-from-the-races-party-hosted-by-saratoga-living/): Were you there?
- [Daily Racing Form: Patch, Timeline Top Field In Woodward Audition](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-patch-timeline-top-field-in-woodward-audition/): Patch will be the sentimental favorite, Timeline figures to be the actual favorite, and neither has to win Sunday’s $100,000 Alydar Stakes, which drew a compact but competitive five-horse field at Saratoga.
- [National Museum Of Racing Announces Plans For New State-Of-The-Art Hall of Fame Experience](https://saratogaliving.com/national-museum-of-racing-announces-plans-for-new-state-of-the-art-hall-of-fame-facility/): Saratoga Springs' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame just punched its ticket for the future.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saturday's Race Of The Day Is The Whitney Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saturdays-race-of-the-day-is-the-whitney-stakes/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Matt Bernier preview Saturday, August 4's race of the day: The Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Backyard Heaven Seeking Redemption In Whitney](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-backyard-heaven-seeking-redemption-in-whitney/): When Backyard Heaven won the Grade 2 Alysheba by 4 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs on May 4, it looked as though he was ready to position himself atop the East Coast’s older male route division.
- [Daily Racing Form: Separationofpowers Looks To Rebound In Test](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-separationofpowers-looks-to-rebound-in-test/): It’s hard to measure the level of frustration trainer Chad Brown felt after investing the time it took to bring his Grade 1 winner Separationofpowers back to the races to launch her 3-year-old campaign last month in the Grade 3 Victory Ride, only to have all that hard work go down the drain when she stumbled out of the gate.
- [Daily Racing Form: Brown Has Two For Waya Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-brown-has-two-for-waya-stakes/): When it comes to female turf stakes horses, trainer Chad Brown seems to have one for every distance. A Raving Beauty is a Grade 1 winner at a mile.
- [Location, Location, Location: Lark Hotels Breathes New Life Into Saratoga's Downtowner Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/location-location-location-lark-hotels-breathes-new-life-into-saratogas-downtowner-hotel/): A classic hotel in Downtown Saratoga Springs just got a second life.
- [Daily Racing Form: Spa Babies Race 5 on August 3](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-spa-babies-race-5-on-august-3/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Nicole Russo present the contenders in Friday's 6-furlong race for New York-bred 2-year-old fillies as part of the "Spa Babies" series.
- [9 Miles East Farm: Making Takeout Healthy Again, One Delivery At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/9-miles-east-farm-making-takeout-healthy-again-one-delivery-at-a-time/): As an Alabamian, it’s nothing new for me to be surrounded by bucolic landscapes (I literally used to live across the street from a cow pasture).
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend/): Hello, Saratogians!
- [Daily Racing Form: Surprise Entrant Diversify The Morning-Line Favorite In Whitney](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-surprise-entrant-diversify-the-morning-line-favorite-in-whitney/): The complexion of one of the premier races of the Saratoga season, the tradition-rich Whitney Stakes, changed dramatically the morning of Tuesday’s post position draw when trainer Rick Violette made the last-minute decision to enter Diversify in the prestigious Grade 1 fixture.
- [Daily Racing Form: Heavenly Prize To Take Her Spot In Hall Of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-heavenly-prize-to-take-her-spot-in-hall-of-fame/): Their careers overlapped, highlighted by a remarkable tag-team approach in 1995, and now, 10 years after the mare Inside Information was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, stablemate Heavenly Prize will be enshrined, too, during ceremonies on Friday at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., just around the corner from the Hall of Fame itself.
- [Daily Racing Form: Combatant Will Try To Give Turf A Second Shot In Hall Of Fame Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-combatant-will-try-to-give-turf-a-second-shot-in-hall-of-fame-stakes/): Combatant will change surfaces – maybe – in hopes of changing his fortunes when he runs in Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pack At The Track, Part 1](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pack-at-the-track-part-1/): Harvey Pack spent decades in horse racing broadcasting, and has plenty of stories (Yes, some from Saratoga!) to prove it.
- ['Saratoga Living' Kicks Off the Summer Season With 'The Races!' Party at Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-kicks-off-the-summer-season-with-the-races-party-at-putnam-place/): Remember this date: July 31. That's when saratoga living officially arrived.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Rosé Is Keeping Winemakers In The Pink](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-rose-is-keeping-winemakers-in-the-pink/): Those in the know will tell you that rosé is “white wine made with red-skinned grapes,” but that’s not the whole story.
- [And We're Off! 'saratoga living,' Daily Racing Form Strike Content Partnership](https://saratogaliving.com/and-were-off-saratoga-living-daily-racing-form-forge-content-partnership/): Back in 2011, I took a leap of faith.
- [Pig N' Whistle, A New Irish-Themed Restaurant, Opens In Downtown Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/pig-n-whistle-a-new-irish-themed-restaurant-opens-in-downtown-saratoga/): Today at 12:30pm, more than two dozen people (including myself) crowded in front of what used to be the Circus Cafe’s location in Downtown Saratoga to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of our city's newest culinary outpost: restaurant/pub, Pig N’ Whistle.
- [3 Upstate New York Charities Giving Thoroughbreds A Dignified Retirement](https://saratogaliving.com/3-upstate-new-york-charities-giving-thoroughbreds-a-dignified-retirement/): In the beginning, Saratoga Springs owed its status as a luxury vacation destination to the mineral-rich waters flowing beneath its surface.
- [Siro's Is Still The Place To Be After A Day At The Races...After 73 Years](https://saratogaliving.com/siros-is-still-the-place-to-be-after-a-day-at-the-races-after-73-years/): Siro’s cannot be explained; it must be experienced,” says Michael Stone, who’s been the General Manager and Maître d’ at Siro’s for all of three decades.
- [Saratoga Race Course, By Design](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-by-design/): I remember the first time I went to Saratoga Race Course.
- [Mary McCartney's New 'White Horse' Photography Book Is Everything](https://saratogaliving.com/mary-mccartneys-new-white-horse-photography-book-is-everything/): I didn’t grow up around horses. On the gritty streets of Buffalo, the only animals in my social circle were badass junkyard dogs and scruffy, one-eyed cats.
- [X Marks The Spa: The Perfect Day On Long Island's East End Features Horses And Pampering](https://saratogaliving.com/x-marks-the-spa-the-perfect-day-on-long-islands-east-end-features-horses-and-pampering/): If it’s late August, and I’m within three hours of Long Island’s fabled (and glamorous) East End—which I’m apt to be as often as possible—of course I’m going to be at The Hampton Classic.
- [Daily Racing Form: Minit To Stardom Set For Stakes Debut In Test](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-minit-to-stardom-set-for-stakes-debut-in-test/): After winning her first three starts by a combined 18 3/4 lengths, Minit to Stardom will literally be “put to the test” when she makes her stakes debut here Saturday in the Grade 1 Test Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Heavenly Score Trying Turf To Dirt Again](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-heavenly-score-trying-turf-to-dirt-again/): The last time Heavenly Score went turf to dirt, she won a seven-furlong allowance race by seven lengths and earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 93.
- [Taking Your Horse Racing Party Across The Finish Line](https://saratogaliving.com/taking-your-horse-racing-party-across-the-finish-line/): I have traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of my clients, I’ve been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures and traditions all over the world, allowing me to bring new and exciting elements to my designs.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pletcher Duo Could Rule Birdstone](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pletcher-duo-could-rule-birdstone/): To say trainer Todd Pletcher holds the upper hand in Thursday’s $100,000 Birdstone at Saratoga would be an understatement.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Siro's Ginger Mint Mojito?](https://saratogaliving.com/will-the-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-be-siros-ginger-mint-mojito/): In saratoga living‘s “The Races!” Issue, post-races mainstay, Siro's, offered up what they believe is the “Next Great Saratoga Cocktail.” Thirty-year-veteran General Manager and Maître d’ Michael Stone, stepping in for the restaurant/bar's normal mixologist, offered up Siro's Ginger Mint Mojito.
- [Ever Wonder How Thoroughbreds Get To And From Saratoga Race Course? Here's The Answer](https://saratogaliving.com/ever-wonder-how-thoroughbreds-get-to-and-from-saratoga-race-course-heres-the-answer/): When I travel by plane, I snack and drink and pray for a bump-free ride. What about the horses that fly in to compete at Saratoga Race Course?
- [StarLadies Racing: Meet The Women Behind This Female-Only Horse Ownership Group](https://saratogaliving.com/starladies-racing-meet-the-women-behind-this-female-only-horse-ownership-group/): It’s 7am on a Monday morning in May, and my heart is thumping with excitement as I drive through the front gate of the Oklahoma track, the oldest operating horse training facility in America.
- [Saratoga's Racing Roots: How John Morrissey's Bold Vision Turned The Spa City Into A Horse Racing Mecca](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-racing-roots-how-john-morrisseys-bold-vision-turned-the-spa-city-into-a-horse-racing-mecca/): I never considered the historical significance of Saratoga Race Course when I went to the track as a kid.
- [Fourstardave: 3 Things Everybody Should Know About The 'Sultan Of Saratoga'](https://saratogaliving.com/fourstardave-3-things-everybody-should-know-about-the-sultan-of-saratoga/): Dubbed The Sultan of Saratoga, New York-bred gelding Fourstardave earned his place in Saratoga Race Course lore by winning at least one race at the track for eight consecutive years (1987-1994).
- [Training Day: 24 Hours With Award-Winning Horse Trainer Eric Guillot](https://saratogaliving.com/training-day-24-hours-with-award-winning-horse-trainer-eric-guillot/): Training racehorses isn’t an easy job. At all.
- [Pommenkare Fine Millinery's Karen Sewell Has You Covered](https://saratogaliving.com/pommenkare-fine-millinerys-karen-sewell-has-you-covered/): When it comes to royalty and racing, I’m in it purely for the hats.
- [July 2018: Back to School Section](https://saratogaliving.com/back-to-school-section-july-2018/): KJ’s Gymnastics 3143 Route 9, Valatie 518.758.2554; kjsgymnastics.com Looking for a fun, safe and enjoyable hobby for your children?
- [Daily Racing Form: Originator Fresh For Coronation Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-originator-fresh-for-coronation-cup/): After a busy and somewhat productive first half of the year, Originator kicks off the second half of her 3-year-old campaign as a contender in a seemingly wide-open $100,000 Coronation Cup on Monday at Saratoga.
- [July 2018: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-july-2018/): The Furniture House 1254 Highway 9P, Saratoga Springs 1060 Route 9, Queensbury thefurniturehouseny.com The Furniture House has two great locations to serve you: our flagship store at 1254 Highway 9P on Saratoga Lake, 1060 Route 9, Queensbury.
- [Music, Mingling & Magic ](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-music-mingling-magic/): The rain didn’t stop some 500 guests from coming out for a night of food, drinks, music and, yes, mingling at the 8th Annual Music & Mingling gala at the Saratoga Polo Field this past May.
- [Cast Your Vote! We Need Your Help Creating The A-Z Guide To 'Saratoga's Best'](https://saratogaliving.com/survey-saratogas-a-z-guide-of-the-best-of-everything/): For saratoga living's "The Best Of Everything" (September/October) issue, we're inviting you to vote in the "Saratoga's Best" Awards.
- [EXCLUSIVE: The Ortiz Brothers, Travers Poster Artist Signing Autographs At Saratoga's Dark Horse Mercantile](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-the-ortiz-brothers-travers-poster-artist-signing-autographs-at-saratogas-dark-horse-mercantile/): Who needs to stand around the Paddock or rail at Saratoga Race Course to get jockey autographs, when they can do it right in Downtown Saratoga Springs?
- [Trinity Irish Dance Company Making Its SPAC Debut On July 30](https://saratogaliving.com/trinity-irish-dance-company-making-its-spac-debut-on-july-30/): Talk about having the luck of the Irish.
- [Daily Racing Form: Vino Rosso Can Step Up In Jim Dandy](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-vino-rosso-can-step-up-in-jim-dandy/): Vino Rosso, Flameaway, and Tenfold were just a few of the many 3-year-olds Justify left in the dust on his way to becoming Thoroughbred racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner.
- [Daily Racing Form: Curlin Stakes 2018 Preview](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-curlin-stakes-2018-preview/): The Curlin Stakes, running Friday, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course, is for three-year-olds who have not won a graded sweepstakes over a mile in 2018.
- [Bugatti, One Of The Globe's Top Luxury Auto-Makers, Prepares To Invade Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/bugatti-one-of-the-globes-top-luxury-auto-makers-prepares-to-invade-saratoga/): I don’t know if it still is, but attending the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City as a kid used to be a rite of passage.
- [Saratoga Club Crawl: Exploring The City's Top Nightclubs And Dancefloors](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-club-crawl-exploring-the-citys-top-nightclubs-and-dancefloors/): This past May, two of my friends, both recently single, decided to hold their own Saratoga Springs bar crawl, because they “didn’t have time to wait around for an organized one.” Caught in the trenches of saratoga living’s 20th Anniversary issue deadline, I didn’t think I’d be able to participate.
- [The Brook Tavern In Saratoga Springs: Delicious Design ](https://saratogaliving.com/the-brook-tavern-in-saratoga-springs-delicious-design/): I love going out in Saratoga Springs, because I always run into lots of friends, and before I know it, it’s a big party.
- [Cooperstown Road Trip: A Whole New Ballgame](https://saratogaliving.com/cooperstown-road-trip-a-whole-new-ballgame/): My road to baseball super-fandom was paved by an out-of-control baseball card habit and an incredibly mediocre (but shockingly satisfying) career on the Little League fields of the East Side Rec.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Harvey's 'Saratoga Spring'?](https://saratogaliving.com/will-the-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-be-harveys-saratoga-spring/): In saratoga living‘s “Saratoga After Dark” Issue, local mainstay Harvey's Restaurant & Bar offered up what they believe is the "Next Great Saratoga Cocktail."
- [Maserati Art Car Zooms Into Saratoga Springs Just In Time For Track, Charity Season](https://saratogaliving.com/maserati-art-car-zooms-into-saratoga-springs-just-in-time-for-track-charity-season/): If you're a fan of Maseratis—especially, ones that are covered in one-of-a-kind horse-racing art—and have some disposable income, consider yourself in luck this summer in Saratoga Springs.
- [Maurice Sendak Foundation To Fund New Artist's Residency At Yaddo](https://saratogaliving.com/maurice-sendak-foundation-to-fund-new-artists-residency-at-yaddo/): Everybody loves Maurice Sendak.
- [Daily Racing Form: First Crop Stallions at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-first-crop-stallions-at-fasig-tipton-saratoga-springs/): Daily Racing Form's Nicole Russo previews the Fasig-Tipton yearling sales coming to Saratoga Springs August 6-7.
- [Win, Face and Show: How To Protect Your Youthful Skin From The Harmful Rays Of The Sun...In Style!](https://saratogaliving.com/win-face-and-show-how-to-protect-your-youthful-skin-from-the-harmful-rays-of-the-sun-in-style/): What’s under the hood of your parasol?
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-county-fair/): Another week's nearly gone, and we're already into the last weekend of July.
- [Daily Racing Form: Triple Crown Winner Justify Retired, Says Baffert](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-triple-crown-winner-justify-retired/): As expected, undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify’s meteoric career has officially concluded, with his connections announcing his retirement on Wednesday.
- [REVEAL Art Fair To Feature 30 Contemporary Art Galleries, Panel Discussions With Art World Experts](https://saratogaliving.com/reveal-art-fair-to-feature-30-contemporary-art-galleries-panel-discussions-with-art-world-experts/): The REVEAL International Contemporary Art Fair has unveiled its exciting list of exhibitors for its inaugural run at the Saratoga City Center this August, along with details on the Fair’s "Art Talks," or live discussions with art world professionals on the opening day Friday, August 3.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Can You Taste The Color Of Your Wine?](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-can-you-taste-the-color-of-your-wine/): In The Color of Odors, a 2001 paper by Gil Morrot, Frédéric Brochet and Denis Dubourdieu, the trio describe an experiment to test whether the color of wine affects how it tastes.
- [Mutts & Barley: Treating Man's Best (Drinking) Friend, One Beer At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/mutts-barley-treating-mans-best-drinking-friend-one-beer-at-a-time/): The dog days of summer aren’t so bad when you’re cracking open a cold one on your patio with your canine companion.
- [Daily Racing Form: Turf Standout Yoshida Might Try Dirt In Whitney](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-turf-standout-yoshida-might-try-dirt-in-whitney/): A year ago, Good Samaritan made his dirt debut a winning one, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness winner Cloud Computing in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga.
- [National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame To Present 'Women In Racing' Symposium](https://saratogaliving.com/national-museum-of-racing-and-hall-of-fame-to-present-women-in-racing-symposium/): On Sunday, August 19, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present a special panel discussion about women in Thoroughbred racing.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wednesday's Race Of The Day Is The Honorable Miss Handicap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wednesdays-race-of-the-day-is-the-honorable-miss-handicap/): In Wednesday, July 25's Honorable Miss Handicap, six fillies and mares will race six furlongs for a $200,000 purse.
- [Blueberry Pickers Rejoice! Galway's Star Farm Blueberries Is Now Open For Business](https://saratogaliving.com/blueberry-pickers-rejoice-galways-star-farm-blueberries-is-now-open-for-business/): Ask any of the vendors at the Saratoga Farmers' Market this summer, and they'll tell you that there's a local food movement taking place, the likes of which haven’t been seen since…well, people had to farm their own food to survive.
- [A Beginner's Guide To Mountain Biking In Upstate New York](https://saratogaliving.com/a-beginners-guide-to-mountain-biking-in-upstate-new-york/): You’ve mastered the bike path. (Well, you probably did that when you were five, but now you’re actually ready to do something about it.)
- [Daily Racing Form: Dan Illman's Spa Babies (July 22, 2018)](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-dan-illmans-spa-babies-for-july-22/)
- [Daily Racing Form: Daddy Is A Legend Regains Winning Form In Lake George](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-daddy-is-a-legend-regains-winning-form-in-lake-george/): After a series of good efforts for which she was not rewarded with a victory to start the year, Daddy Is a Legend finally was able to break into the win column after slipping up the rail to a 2-length triumph over Altea in the $150,000 Lake George, the co-feature on Friday’s opening-day program at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catherinethegreat Makes Schuylerville First Stakes Win](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-catherinethegreat-makes-schuylerville-first-stakes-win/): In 2012, Mark Casse trained Uncaptured, a 2-year-old colt who won six of seven starts and four stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Sombeyay Can Give Pletcher Seventh Sanford Stakes Win](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-sombeyay-can-give-pletcher-seventh-sanford-stakes-win/): Trainer Todd Pletcher has already won the tradition-rich Sanford Stakes a record six times and stands an excellent chance of adding to that when he sends out likely favorite Sombeyay along with his stablemate Lexitonian in the Grade 3 race Saturday at Saratoga.
- [Is HBO's Smash-Hit, 'Westworld,' Nodding To Horse Racing's Robotic Future](https://saratogaliving.com/is-hbos-smash-hit-westworld-nodding-to-horse-racings-robotic-future/): Picture this: A plague has killed all the world’s horses. How will the “Sport of Kings” go on? Two words: robot horses.
- [Daily Racing Form: Trainer Chad Brown Aims For Third Straight Diana Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-brown-aims-for-third-straight-diana-stakes/): For the last four weeks, Sistercharlie and A Raving Beauty have been sparring against each other in the mornings.
- [Daily Racing Form: Kumin Owns The Heavy Hitters In Coaching Club American Oaks](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-kumin-owns-the-heavy-hitters-in-coaching-club-american-oaks/): Though he runs multiple horses in graded stakes quite frequently, owner Sol Kumin said it will be a little different Sunday when Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou square off in the Grade 1, $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga.
- [Colin Cowie On Planning The Perfect Wedding](https://saratogaliving.com/colin-cowie-on-planning-the-perfect-wedding/): Colin Cowie's traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of his clients, and he's been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures and traditions all over the world, allowing him to bring new and exciting elements to my designs.
- [The Best Of Everything: 8 More Reasons To Love Where You Live](https://saratogaliving.com/8-more-reasons-to-love-where-you-live/): You didn't think there were just eight, right?
- [The Best of Everything: 8 Reasons to Love Where You Live](https://saratogaliving.com/8-reasons-to-love-where-you-live/): It's undeniable. Saratoga Springs is the best small city in the Capital Region for sports, culture, nightlife and more—and we're well aware of it.
- [5 Questions For Saratoga Springs' Top Culinary Minds](https://saratogaliving.com/5-questions-for-saratoga-springs-top-culinary-minds/): What do you do when you have all of Saratoga Springs' greatest culinary minds in one place at the same time?
- [The Best Of Everything: The Ultimate Saratoga A-Z Guide](https://saratogaliving.com/the-best-of-everything-the-ultimate-saratoga-a-z-guide/): In high school, I was on the best volleyball team in the state.
- [How Saratoga Springs Suddenly Emerged As America's Best Small City Restaurant Destination](https://saratogaliving.com/how-saratoga-springs-suddenly-emerged-as-americas-best-small-city-restaurant-destination/): “I got here to Saratoga in the winter.
- [The Calendar: Saratoga Wine & Food Festival Edition](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-saratoga-wine-food-festival-edition/): Though the track season is now over—and the Saratoga summer is winding down—the fun here never truly ends (I should know; I'm The Calendar's author).
- [Daily Racing Form: Thursday, September 6's Race Of The Day—The Old Friend's Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-thursday-september-6s-race-of-the-day-the-old-friends-stakes/): A field of 15, led by Undrafted with 4-1 odds, is set to race in Thursday's Old Friend's Stakes at Kentucky Downs.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Fresh Nest, A Nontoxic And Zero Waste Cleaning Service, Opens In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-fresh-nest-a-nontoxic-and-zero-waste-cleaning-service-opens-in-the-capital-region/): For Capital Region residents looking for a cleaning service that puts their health first, look no further than Saratoga Springs' newest business, Fresh Nest.
- [Daily Racing Form: McKinzie Drills For Pennsylvania Derby](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mckinzie-drills-for-pennsylvania-derby/): McKinzie, once considered the leading contender for the Kentucky Derby this year, is nearing a comeback from injury.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pat Pope Begins Tenure As Belmont Racing Secretary](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pat-pope-begins-tenure-as-belmont-racing-secretary/): Six of the nine races carded for Friday’s opening-day program at Belmont Park are scheduled for the dirt. Pat Pope hopes some day this will not be an anomaly.
- [Daily Racing Form: Broadway Run Faces New Challengers In Christiecat Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-broadway-run-faces-new-challengers-in-christiecat-stakes/): Five of the fillies Broadway Run defeated in the $100,000 Coronation Cup at Saratoga on July 30 are back to test her again in Friday’s $100,000 Christiecat Stakes, but it may be a couple of fresh faces her connections need to worry about in the six-furlong turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies, which tops Belmont Park’s opening-day card.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saratoga Sees Strong Business In Spite Of Poor Weather](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saratoga-sees-strong-business-in-spite-of-poor-weather/): It was only fitting that as Chris Kay, the president and CEO of the New York Racing Association, stood in the winner’s circle Monday afternoon discussing the 2018 Saratoga meet, a few raindrops began to fall.
- [Daily Racing Form: Sippican Harbor Will Train Up To BC Juvenile Fillies](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-sippican-harbor-will-train-up-to-bc-juvenile-fillies/): Sippican Harbor came out of her upset victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes “perfect” according to trainer Gary Contessa, but the filly won’t start again before the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Yoshida Likely To Train Up To Breeders' Cup Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-yoshida-likely-to-train-up-to-breeders-cup-classic/): There are still decisions to be made over the next two months, but it is conceivable that Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott could have three horses in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: A Vine Breeders' Tale](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-a-vine-breeders-tale/): Archaeologists agree that the birthplace of the Eurasian grapevine is in Iran and the Levant, where the greatest genetic diversity is found, and where a wine culture became established between 10,000 and 5,000 BC.
- [Exclusive Photo Gallery: The Adirondack Independence Music Festival 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-photo-gallery-the-adirondack-independence-music-festival-2018/): Billed as Lake George’s "Biggest Party of the Year," the Adirondack Independence Music Festival kicked off Labor Day weekend with a free concert on Friday at Shepard Park with performances by Half Step and Sophistafunk.
- [Countdown To The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: It's For A Good Cause](https://saratogaliving.com/countdown-to-the-saratoga-wine-food-festival-its-for-a-good-cause/): Perhaps the greatest thing about the Saratoga Springs community is its overwhelming generosity and eagerness to give back—you see it in the abundance of galas, benefits and soirées that raise money for charities year-round.
- [Countdown To The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: Brunch With Colin Cowie And Celebrity Chef Todd English](https://saratogaliving.com/countdown-to-the-saratoga-wine-food-festival-brunch-with-colin-cowie-and-celebrity-chef-todd-english/): There's no event like a Colin Cowie event.
- [Countdown To The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: Meet And Greet With David 'Big Papi' Ortiz](https://saratogaliving.com/countdown-to-the-saratoga-wine-food-festival-meet-and-greet-with-david-big-papi-ortiz/): Technically, this is Yankees country; we are in New York, after all.
- [EXCLUSIVE: How Former MLB Pitcher Jonah Bayliss Found His Sweet Spot In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/how-former-mlb-pitcher-jonah-bayliss-found-his-sweet-spot-in-saratoga/): On a recent trip to Al's House of Sports Cards in Schenectady, I was making my way through one glorious, disorganized heap of baseball cards after another—setting aside a number of items—when the shop's owner, Alex Itskov, shot me a mischievous smile and said he knew what I was up to with the day's delightfully random haul.
- [‘saratoga living’ The Best Of Everything Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-best-of-everything-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On page 143 of saratoga living‘s new “The Best Of Everything” Issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Simply The Best” Below is the answer key—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [Daily Racing Form: 'Dream' Matchup In Prioress](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-dream-matchup-in-prioress/): Sunday’s Grade 2 Prioress Stakes at Saratoga came up a dream race.
- [Daily Racing Form: Daughter Of Havre De Grace Makes Debut](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-daughter-of-havre-de-grace-makes-debut/): On the final Sunday of the 2017 Saratoga meet, trainer Ralph Nicks sent out a debuting 2-year-old filly to win a seven-furlong maiden race at Saratoga at odds of 10-1.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saturday, September 1's Race Of The Day—The Woodward Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saturday-september-1s-race-of-the-day-the-woodward-stakes/): A giant field of 14 will head out Saturday afternoon at Saratoga to run in the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward Stakes, going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt.
- [Daily Racing Form: Instagrand Skipping Futurity, Rerouted To American Pharoah Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-instagrand-skipping-futurity-rerouted-to-american-pharoah-stakes/): Instagrand, the unbeaten leading 2-year-old in California, will not start in Monday’s Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and will be pointed for the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita on Sept.
- [Countdown To The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: Meet The Star-Studded Lineup Of Celebrity Chefs](https://saratogaliving.com/countdown-to-the-saratoga-food-wine-festival-meet-the-star-studded-lineup-of-celebrity-chefs/): What Saratogian doesn’t love a heady glass of wine to wash down a fine meal or some gourmet fare?
- [Daily Racing Form: Good Magic To Get Full Workup After Exiting Travers Sick](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-good-magic-to-get-full-workup-after-exiting-travers-sick/): Good Magic emerged sick from his ninth-place finish as the 7-5 favorite in last Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes and, when healthy, will be shipped to Kentucky to undergo a full physical examination, trainer Chad Brown said Thursday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Chasing Yesterday Heads Solid Spinaway Field](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-chasing-yesterday-heads-solid-spinaway-field/): Look out Saratoga, that man in the brand new red jacket is sending to town another of his prize fillies in quest of another Grade 1 victory.
- [Daily Racing Form: Gunnevera Primed But Facing Jumbo Field In Woodward](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-gunnevera-primed-but-facing-jumbo-field-in-woodward/): In the older male dirt division, there’s Accelerate, there’s Diversify, and there’s everybody else.
- [10 Best Songs By Saratoga Bands To Blast On Labor Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/10-best-songs-by-saratoga-bands-to-blast-on-labor-day-weekend/): As I mentioned in the introduction to my "5 Most Memorable Music Moments In SPAC History" story, I've written a lot of lists throughout the years.
- [Trainer Norman Casse Reflects On His Whirlwind Year, Saratoga Meet And Working With Marylou Whitney](https://saratogaliving.com/trainer-norman-casse-reflects-on-his-whirlwind-year-saratoga-meet-and-working-with-marylou-whitney/): Last October, 34-year-old Norman Casse announced that he'd be leaving his father Mark's stables, Casse Racing, after more than a decade as Head Assistant Trainer.
- [Countdown To The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: 80 Bugattis At The Grand Tasting](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-wine-food-festival-countdown-check-out-80-bugatti-luxury-automobiles-at-the-grand-tasting/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), along with legendary event planner Colin Cowie, has outdone itself yet again with this year’s Saratoga Wine & Food Festival, which promises to be the most delicious and decadent yet.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs On Labor Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-on-labor-day-weekend/): Labor Day weekend most likely means a day spent out of the office (I hope that means you!), with friends and family grilling out and eating lots of food (that seems to be essential to every holiday).
- [Daily Racing Form: Yoshida To Try Dirt In Woodward Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-yoshida-to-try-dirt-in-woodward-stakes/): A year ago, Good Samaritan transferred his turf graded-stakes-winning form to dirt when he upset Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness winner Cloud Computing in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: Majestic Light Typified The Two-Course Threat](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-majestic-light-typified-the-two-course-threat/): The victory of Catholic Boy in last Saturday’s Travers fueled an enjoyable conversation about 3-year-old Thoroughbreds who have been versatile enough to win Grade 1 races on both turf and dirt.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pocket Change Gets Class Relief In Lucky Coin Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pocket-change-gets-class-relief-in-lucky-coin-stakes/): A little cutback in distance and a lot of class relief should be the right combination to put Pocket Change back in the winner’s circle when he faces seven rivals in Friday’s $100,000 Lucky Coin Stakes over the Mellon turf course at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Spa Babies For Thursday, August 30](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-spa-babies-for-thursday-august-30/): Thursday's Spa Babies race is the $100,000 P.G. Johnson Stakes. The race is 1 1/16 miles on the turf and is the ninth race of the day at Saratoga Race Course.
- [What It's Like To Climb Mount Colden Via The Trap Dike: A Photo Gallery](https://saratogaliving.com/what-its-like-to-climb-mount-colden-via-the-trap-dike-a-photo-gallery/): I've done my fair share of hiking. OK, maybe more than my fair share (see "A Beginner's Guide To Hiking In Upstate New York," Part I and II).
- [Two Local Women Swim 32-Mile Relay Across Lake George In Support Of Polio Awareness](https://saratogaliving.com/two-local-women-swim-32-mile-relay-across-lake-george-in-support-of-polio-awareness/): Several years ago, I became an avid fan of NBC’s obstacle-course competition show, American Ninja Warrior.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: The Myth Of How And Where To Store Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-the-myth-of-how-and-where-to-store-wine/): The conventional wisdom is that wine should be stored on its side, in a damp environment, to ensure the cork remains moist and doesn't shrink.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Grammy Award Winner Dom Flemons Talks About Performing At Saratoga's 'Sacred Venue,' Caffè Lena](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-grammy-award-winner-dom-flemons-talks-about-playing-saratogas-sacred-venue-caffe-lena/): The best word to classify folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and musical scholar-historian Dom Flemons (or at least the word he prefers) is “songster,” which in the early 20th century meant someone who could play and sing a wide variety of musical styles.
- [Daily Racing Form: Oscar Performance Returns To Work Tab](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-oscar-performance-returns-to-work-tab/): Oscar Performance, pulled up in the stretch as the favorite for the Grade 1 Arlington Million two weeks ago, returned to the work tab Monday as he prepares for a fall campaign.
- [Daily Racing Form: Chocolate Kisses Stays Home For P.G. Johnson Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-chocolate-kisses-stays-home-for-p-g-johnson-stakes/): Although tempted by the opportunity to run Chocolate Kisses on Saturday at Kentucky Downs for four times the purse money, trainer Mark Casse decided to stay at Saratoga with his promising 2-year-old filly, opting for the softer spot in Thursday’s $100,000 P.G.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mucho Works Toward Hopeful Start](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mucho-works-toward-hopeful-start/): Mucho, whose 9 3/4-length victory Aug.
- [Daily Racing Form: Somelikeithotbrown Tops With Anticipation](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-somelikeithotbrown-tops-with-anticipation/): Overshadowed by the fact the fifth race on Aug.
- [August 2018: Weddings Section](https://saratogaliving.com/weddings-section-august-2018/): Flowers By Pesha 501 Broadway, Troy 518.272.1980; FlowersByPesha.com Flowers By Pesha offers a gorgeous selection of custom bridal bouquets, floral cake decorations, wedding ceremony flowers and centerpieces to fit any budget.
- [August 2018: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-august-2018/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care, PC 24 Computer Drive West, Albany, NY 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com Our Providers: Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD FACOG Jennifer Iovinelli, FNP; Barbara Hill, FNP McGinnis Women’s Medical Care, is now accepting new patients.
- [Brooklyn's Precycle Market Finds Inspiration In Saratoga's Farmers' Market](https://saratogaliving.com/brooklyns-precycle-market-finds-inspiration-in-saratogas-farmers-market/): Do you know where your carrots come from? Depending on where you live, access to fresh produce, with a known or reputable origin, can be limited.
- [Saratoga Race Course: Exclusive Photo Gallery From The 2018 Travers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-exclusive-photo-gallery-from-the-2018-travers-stakes/): Horse racing fans who showed up at the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 25, hoping to see history be made with a win from filly Wonder Gadot—or a strong performance from Good Magic (second in the Kentucky Derby) or Gronkowski (second in the Belmont Stakes)—saw none of the above.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy Likely Back To Turf For Final Breeders' Cup Classic Prep](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-likely-back-to-turf-for-final-breeders-cup-classic-prep/): The top three finishers from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes are expected to go their separate ways for the immediate future, but if things go according to plan, all three could meet again in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Even Without Justify, Travers Day Handle Sets Record](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-even-without-justify-travers-day-handle-sets-record/): The New York Racing Association didn’t need a Triple Crown winner to have record business on Travers Day.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy, Back On Dirt, Rolls To Four-Length Travers Win](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-back-on-dirt-rolls-to-four-length-travers-win/): In the cathedral of horse racing, Catholic Boy emerged as a patriarch among active 3-year-olds.
- [Join Us At The 'Real Men Wear Pink' Kickoff Party At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/join-us-at-the-real-men-wear-pink-kickoff-party-at-putnam-place/): OK, so Travers Day is in the rearview now, but that doesn't mean you should bid an early farewell to track season.
- [Daily Racing Form: Friday, August 25's Race Of The Day—The Travers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-friday-august-25s-race-of-the-day-the-travers-stakes/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Mike Beer preview the 11-horse field for the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: Davona Dale Had The Look Of A Superheroine](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-davona-dale-had-the-look-of-a-superheroine/): Wonder Gadot has been stealing a good chunk of the buzz for Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga, and rightfully so.
- [Daily Racing Form: Streaking Tillie's Lily Faces Large Field In Smart N Fancy Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-streaking-tillies-lily-faces-large-field-in-smart-n-fancy-stakes/): Tillie’s Lily got sick with a temperature a few days before and was scratched from the $200,000 Caress Stakes here last month.
- [Daily Racing Form: Gunnevera Drills For Woodward Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-gunnevera-drills-for-woodward-stakes/): Gunnevera worked Friday morning at his Gulfstream Park West base as he continues preparations for the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward next Saturday at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Strike Power Giving Turf A Try In Better Talk Now](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-strike-power-giving-turf-a-try-in-better-talk-now/): Strike Power’s summer hasn’t gone according to plan, and trainer Mark Hennig will set him on a new path Monday at Saratoga in the Better Talk Now, a restricted stakes that has attracted a field of nine, plus a main-track-only entrant.
- [Legendary Horse Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Has Been Surprising Fans With A Winner's Circle Invite For 30-Plus Years](https://saratogaliving.com/legendary-horse-trainer-d-wayne-lukas-has-been-surprising-fans-with-a-winners-circle-invite-for-30-plus-years/): There’s no denying it: Thoroughbred racing is a sport of glitz and class. A place where exuberantly broad-rimmed hats aren’t just accepted, they’re encouraged.
- [Daily Racing Form: Gronkowski's Development A Pleasant Surprise For Brown](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-gronkowskis-development-a-pleasant-surprise-for-brown/): Tom Ludt remembers the phone conversation he had with Chad Brown to discuss sending him Gronkowski to train. Let’s just say it was met with muted enthusiasm.
- [Daily Racing Form: Sword Dancer Field Wide Open](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-sword-dancer-field-wide-open/): The $1 million Sword Dancer on Saturday at Saratoga has drawn a wide-open field of 10 that includes Funtastic, longshot winner of the Grade 1 United Nations; Grade 1 Manhattan winner Spring Quality; and the top six finishers from the Grade 2 Bowling Green, a race in which the top four crossed the wire within a length of each other.
- [Daily Racing Form: Forego Win Would Mark Another Milestone For McCarthy](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-forego-win-would-mark-another-milestone-for-mccarthy/): Aug. 25 is a date trainer Michael McCarthy will always remember as the day in 2002 he first went to work for trainer Todd Pletcher.
- [Daily Racing Form: Abel Tasman, Elate Battle Again In Personal Ensign](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-abel-tasman-elate-battle-again-in-personal-ensign/): The premature retirement of Unique Bella due to injury has created an opportunity for someone to usurp her over the final four months of the year and claim a championship in the older female division.
- [Daily Racing Form: Good Magic, Gronkowski Give Brown High Pair In Travers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-good-magic-gronkowski-give-brown-high-pair-in-travers-stakes/): Exactly one year after beginning his career with a loss here, Good Magic will seek to achieve a career-defining victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
- [Author S.A. Williams On Her New Book, Upstate Roots And Working With Martin Scorsese](https://saratogaliving.com/author-s-a-williams-on-her-new-book-upstate-roots-and-working-with-martin-scorsese/): Though she has roots in the Albany-Saratoga Springs area, author S.A. Williams spent her youth in London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Brussels.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wonder Gadot Draws Post 2 In Field Of 11 For Travers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wonder-gadot-draws-post-2-in-field-of-11-for-travers/): Wonder Gadot has won five races from 13 starts. Six of her eight losses have come by less than a length.
- [Daily Racing Form: Waters Get Deeper For Contessa Juveniles In New York-Bred Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-waters-get-deeper-for-contessa-juveniles-in-new-york-bred-stakes/): Gary Contessa sent out a pair of boxcar 2-year-old debut winners this summer.
- [Daily Racing Form: Brown Has Horses To Beat In West Point, Yaddo Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-brown-has-horses-to-beat-in-west-point-yaddo-stakes/): Trainer Chad Brown has been bombarded all week long with questions regarding Good Magic and Gronkowski’s status for Saturday’s Travers.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs For Travers Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-for-travers-weekend/): This week's Editor's Pick for The Calendar was an easy one.
- [Daily Racing Form: New York-Bred 3-Year-Olds Face Off In Albany, Fleet Indian Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-new-york-bred-3-year-olds-face-off-in-albany-fleet-indian-stakes/): The effects of a difficult winter led to an unproductive spring for Evaluator and English Soul.
- [Daily Racing Form: Thursday, August 23's Race Of The Day—The Riskaverse Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-thursday-august-23s-race-of-the-day-the-riskaverse-stakes/): In Thursday's Riskaverse Stakes, 11 horses will battle it out on the inner turf.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: The Man Who Invented Modern Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-the-man-who-invented-modern-wine/): Frank Schoonmaker was a writer, importer and wine educator who dropped out of Princeton University after two years and took off for prewar Europe.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wednesday, August 22's Race Of The Day—The John's Call Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wednesday-august-22s-race-of-the-day-the-johns-call-stakes/): Wednesday, August 22's ninth race of the day, the $100,000 John's Call Stakes, drew a field of 16 horses, with Call Provision and Exulting the favorites at 3-1 odds.
- [Grammy-Nominated Composer Pascal Le Boeuf To Present World Premiere Of New Work At Zankel Music Center](https://saratogaliving.com/grammy-nominated-composer-pascal-le-boeuf-to-present-world-premiere-of-new-work-at-zankel-music-center/): Saratoga summers always have so much going on, but be sure to add to your list the world premiere of a brand new composition for solo violin by Grammy-nominated composer/pianist, Pascal Le Boeuf, at Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College this Thursday at 7pm.
- [Daily Racing Form: John's Call Stakes A Hard One To Handicap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-johns-call-stakes-a-hard-one-to-handicap/): A full field of seemingly evenly matched horses, a seldom-used marathon distance, and an unsettled forecast make Wednesday’s $100,000 John’s Call Stakes one of the more difficult handicapping puzzles of the Saratoga summer.
- [Daily Racing Form: Irad Ortiz To Ride Wonder Gadot In Travers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-irad-ortiz-to-ride-wonder-gadot-in-travers/): Irad Ortiz Jr. wasn’t without a Travers mount for long.
- [Daily Racing Form: Bravazo Fits Familiar And Successful Profile For Lukas](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-bravazo-fits-familiar-and-successful-profile-for-lukas/): Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has participated in 19 Travers over 30 years, winning three of them. The common denominator in those three? Toughness.
- [Daily Racing Form: Kitten's Covergirl Can Complete Ascension From Claiming Ranks In Riskaverse Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-kittens-covergirl-can-complete-ascension-from-claiming-ranks-in-riskaverse-stakes/): A $40,000 investment earlier this season has already blossomed into a nifty profit for owner Robert Amendola and trainer Patrick Reynolds, who plucked Kitten’s Covergirl out of the claiming ranks in May for a bargain price and have already been rewarded with a pair of wins.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hofburg To Miss Travers Stakes With Fever](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hofburg-to-miss-travers-stakes-with-fever/): Hofburg, the dominant winner of the Curlin Stakes here on July 27, will miss Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes due to a temperature, trainer Bill Mott said Sunday morning.
- [Daily Racing Form: Gronkowski, Bravazo, Tenfold Among Travers Workers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-gronkowski-bravazo-tenfold-among-travers-workers/): Topped by Belmont Stakes runner-up Gronkowski, Preakness runner-up Bravazo, and Jim Dandy winner Tenfold, six of the expected 12 entrants for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes put in workouts Sunday morning at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pat On The Back Auditions For Bigger Things In Evan Shipman](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pat-on-the-back-auditions-for-bigger-things-in-evan-shipman/): A year ago, Diversify used his one-sided triumph in the $100,000 Evan Shipman Stakes at Saratoga as a stepping-stone to his victory in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup seven weeks later at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Good Magic, Wonder Gadot, Vino Rosso Breeze For Travers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-good-magic-wonder-gadot-vino-rosso-breeze-for-travers/): Good Magic beat Mother Nature on Friday and solidified his status as the horse to beat in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers next Saturday with a strong workout over Saratoga’s fast main track.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saturday, August 18's Race Of The Day—The Alabama Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saturday-august-18s-race-of-the-day-the-alabama-stakes/): Three-year-old fillies will go the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles in Saturday's ninth race of the day, the $600,000, Grade 1 Alabama Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Moonlit Garden Improving At Right Time For Summer Colony](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-moonlit-garden-improving-at-right-time-for-summer-colony/): This has been a good summer for trainer Christopher Davis, who has won 10 races from 40 starters at Arlington Park.
- [Remember Them? 100 Outtakes From The Epic 20th Anniversary Issue's 'Saratoga 20' Photo Shoot](https://saratogaliving.com/remember-them-100-outtakes-from-the-epic-20th-anniversary-issues-saratoga-20-photo-shoot/): Remember The Saratoga 20?
- [Christine Hallquist, The First Transgender Major Party Nominee For Governor, Has A Strong Saratoga Connection](https://saratogaliving.com/christine-hallquist-the-first-transgender-major-party-nominee-for-governor-has-a-strong-saratoga-connection/): Saratogian Derek Hallquist has been getting a lot of calls and emails over the past few days.
- [EXCLUSIVE: 10 String Symphony Discusses Their Bob Dylan Worship, Brand-New Album](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-bluegrass-folk-duo-10-string-symphony-talks-about-their-northern-roots-and-their-new-album/): Mark your calendars, Saratoga!
- [Daily Racing Form: Coach Rocks Carrying Local Hopes In Alabama Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-coach-rocks-carrying-local-hopes-in-alabama-stakes/): Owner Roddy Valente thought it was a thrill to participate in the Kentucky Oaks with Coach Rocks.
- [Daily Racing Form: Division Stars May Be Absent, But Alabama Stakes Still Intrigues](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-division-stars-may-be-absent-but-alabama-stakes-still-intrigues/): Come late Saturday afternoon, Monomoy Girl and Red Ruby will be tucked away in their respective stalls at Churchill Downs and Keeneland.
- [Daily Racing Form: Thewayiam Can Help Motion Cure His Case Of Seconditis In Lake Placid Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-thewayiam-can-help-motion-cure-his-case-of-seconditis-in-lake-placid-stakes/): The tone of the 2018 Saratoga meet for trainer Graham Motion was set on the second day when Ultra Brat was beaten by a nose in the Grade 1 Diana Stakes.
- [Daily Racing Form: Dan Illman's Spa Babies For Friday, August 17—The Skidmore Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-dan-illmans-spa-babies-for-friday-august-17-the-skidmore-stakes/): Trainer Wesley Ward's Shang Shang Shang is the favorite in Friday's $100,000 Skidmore Stakes.
- [Saratoga, SPAC Remembers Aretha Franklin](https://saratogaliving.com/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-dead-at-76/): On Thursday, August 16, legendary vocalist and songwriter Aretha Franklin passed away at the age of 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a family statement released this morning.
- [YMCA's Y-Knot Sailing Program Provides People With Disabilities The Chance To Sail](https://saratogaliving.com/ymcas-y-knot-sailing-program-provides-people-with-disabilities-the-chance-to-sail/): Sometimes even the smallest gestures can provide people with hope. My girlfriend’s grandfather, for example, has recently become wheelchair-bound.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-arts-celebration/): Scary to think that our Saratoga summer is almost over.
- [Daily Racing Form: Gleaves Duo Looks Tough On Turf In Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-gleaves-duo-looks-tough-on-turf-in-skidmore/): Talk about no respect.
- [Daily Racing Form: Eskimo Kisses Hoping To Step Out From Shadows In Alabama](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-eskimo-kisses-hoping-to-step-out-from-shadows-in-alabama/): Monomoy Girl left her Saratoga barn shortly after 5:45 a.m.
- [Daily Racing Form: Rain Dampens Business At Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-rain-dampens-business-at-saratoga/): After benefitting from fabulous weather the last three years, the New York Racing Association has felt the wrath of Mother Nature this summer at Saratoga.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Brushing Up On Prosecco](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-brushing-up-on-prosecco/): For this week's column, let's focus on Prosecco. As you may know, it's a popular sparkling wine from northeastern Italy. There's also a village called Prosecco.
- [Nu Deco Ensemble Electrifies In 'SPAC on Stage' Debut](https://saratogaliving.com/nu-deco-ensemble-electrifies-in-spac-on-stage-debut/): Occasionally, you see or hear something that blows your mind.
- [Guilderland Animal Hospital](https://saratogaliving.com/guilderland-animal-hospital/): Guilderland Animal Hospital has been providing veterinary services for the Capital District since 1955.
- [Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/gallagher-benefit-services-inc/): Gallagher Benefit Services is proud to serve as Upstate New York’s premier employee benefits consulting firm, and we understand the challenges finance and human resource professionals face today in regards to their benefits programs.
- [Fusco Personnel, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/fusco-personnel-inc/): Fusco Personnel, Inc. is a New York State Certified Women Business Enterprise, established in 1994.
- [The Davey Tree Expert Company](https://saratogaliving.com/the-davey-tree-expert-company/): The Davey Tree Expert Company provides tree and lawn care services throughout the United States and Canada.
- [Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/crisafulli-bros-plumbing-and-heating-contractors-inc/): Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc. is a third-generation, locally owned and operated, NYS Certified Women Business Enterprise.
- [Capitol Hill Management Services, Inc (CHMS)](https://saratogaliving.com/capitol-hill-management-services-inc-chms/): Capitol Hill Management Services, Inc. (CHMS), founded in 1981, has established itself as the preeminent association management firm in the country.
- [Bovenzi Architects](https://saratogaliving.com/bovenziarchitects/): Many people approach building projects with a keen sense of the limits: limits on space, budget or schedule.
- [Troy Management Group, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/troy-management-group-inc/): Company Background - Troy Management Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 by Michael Hart.
- [Capital Region Living Magazine](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-living-magazine/): Capital Region Living magazine published its first magazine in the summer of 2003 and has continued to publish the widely read and loved monthly magazine ever since!
- [Coldwell Banker](https://saratogaliving.com/coldwell-banker/): Coldwell Banker Prime Properties Making a positive difference in people's lives by improving the real estate experience.
- [Albany Executive Association: AXA](https://saratogaliving.com/axa/): AXA Albany Executive Association TAKING THE LEAD TOGETHER... The Albany Executives Association (AXA) is the premiere business and professional networking organization in the Capital District that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals. The organization is structured as one company per profession, working together to build businesses through word-of-mouth marketing.
- [July 2014: Best Doctors Section](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-july-2014/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [National Museum of Dance Hosts Day of Performances Honoring Black History Month](https://saratogaliving.com/celebrating-black-history-month/): Clifford Oliver Mealy has an ongoing dialog with Solomon Northup’s memoir, Twelve Years a Slave.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Shelters Of Saratoga Hosts Gala At Longfellows](https://saratogaliving.com/shelters-of-saratoga-gala-at-longfellows/): Guests milled about tables draped in white linen, and were accompanied by the tasteful sounds of a four-piece jazz ensemble during the annual Shelters of Saratoga Gala at Longfellows Restaurant in April.
- [Saratoga After Dark: A Song Of Ice And Fire](https://saratogaliving.com/fire-and-ice-gala/): For the first time, the American Red Cross held its Fire + Ice Gala at the City Center, on March 22, and drew a record crowd of 420.
- [Marky Ramone Takes Stage at Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/marky-ramone-speaks-at-skidmore-college/): Draped in a black leather jacket and donning dark mirror shades, Marky Ramone carried an auditorium filled with young Skidmore College students and middle-aged punk rockers alike on a verbal journey that began with his modest Brooklyn upbringing and was highlighted by a 15-year stint as the drummer for The Ramones.
- [Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Educates, Assists, Advocates And Restores](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-heritage-saratoga-springs-preservation-foundation/): The historic preservation movement in the United States is often said to have begun with the fight to save Pennsylvania Station in New York City, which was demolished in 1963.
- [Is Saratoga Springs The Health Mecca Of The Northeast?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-health-mecca-yoga/): For more than 200 years, when the first bathhouse went up at the Old Red Spring, health-minded folks have been dipping into the naturally carbonated waters of Saratoga Springs.
- [Why Saratoga Springs Has Become Such An Amazing Place To Live](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-real-estate-trending-upward/): Certain parts of Saratoga Springs are “like a block out of New York City,” where all the amenities of day-to-day living—services, food, coffee, entertainment—are within walking distance of residential spaces, says Barry Potoker, executive director of Saratoga Builders Association.
- [Here, It's a Wonderful Life](https://saratogaliving.com/flower-fruit-fte/): “It’s a Wonderful Life!” was the theme for the wonderful holiday party given by the Flower and Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital at the Hall of Springs on Dec.
- [Honoring Our Home Made Theater Maven](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-arts-honors-home-made-theater-maven/): Stacie Mayette Barnes has worked behind the scenes and as general manager of Home Made Theater for nearly two decades.
- [Destination Saratoga: Weddings Aren't Just For The Caribbean Anymore](https://saratogaliving.com/destination-saratoga/): There was a time when destination weddings were associated strictly with tropical locations.
- [Solomon Northup Had A Saratoga Connection Long Before 'Twelve Years A Slave' Became A Hit Movie](https://saratogaliving.com/solomon-northup-twelve-years-a-slave-saratoga-springs/): Long before there was a movie, the story of Solomon Northup was recognized as an important narrative.
- [Saratoga County's Remarkably Long Connection To The Winter Olympics](https://saratogaliving.com/the-olympic-connection/): Led by a gang of speed skaters that graduated from the Saratoga Winter Club, Saratoga County has had a remarkably long connection to the Winter Olympics.
- [The Capital Region's Trail System: Saratoga County And Beyond](https://saratogaliving.com/green-connections/): In a world of cars, transportation for people who want to travel on foot, with bikes or even by horse often seems senseless.
- [Saratoga Wine & Food Festival: Eat, Drink And Be Merry…For A Good Cause](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-wine-food-festival-eat-drink-and-be-merry-for-a-good-cause/): A sold-out crowd filled the Saratoga Performing Arts Center grounds on Sept.
- [From Market To Menu, Saratoga County Does Food Right](https://saratogaliving.com/short-journey-to-a-delicious-plate-from-market-to-menu-in-saratoga-county/): Here’s the thing about going to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market as a food writer. It inspires. It makes you want to build a story around what you see.
- [August 2013: Best Doctors Listings, Part 2](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-august-2013-part-2/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [August 2013: Best Doctors Listings, Part 1](https://saratogaliving.com/best-doctors-listings-august-2013-part-1/): Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes.
- [Portraits Of Beekman Street: Saratoga's West Side Gem Has Much To Offer](https://saratogaliving.com/portraits-of-beekman-street/): Beekman Street, in the heart of Saratoga’s West Side, has always been a neighborhood in transition—and one that accommodates new people and new ideas.
- [2013 Bridal Guide: Safeguard Your Capital Region Wedding Day](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-guide-2013-safeguard-wedding/): How to protect the wedding of your dreams
- [Get to Know Chef Charles Jones of The Ice Man](https://saratogaliving.com/chef-charles-jones-ice-man/): Until you meet Chef Charles Jones, owner of The Ice Man, a Hudson Falls-based custom ice sculpture studio ...
- [Nick-of-Time Tips to Make Your Home Holiday-Ready](https://saratogaliving.com/tips-make-home-holiday-ready/): Preparing your home for holiday guests doesn't have to be time consuming or costly.
- [Paula Deen Shares Tips for Staying on Track With Diabetes](https://saratogaliving.com/paula-deen-tips-diabetes/): "I've realized that diabetes management doesn't have to get in the way of enjoying life, even in the summer," said Paula.
- [April 2012: Wellness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/wellness-section-april-2012/): The great thing about getting older is that you don t have to lose all the other ages you ve been. Madeline L Engle
- [8 Healthy Patterns to Adopt for 2012](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-patterns-adopt-2012/): Everyone wants to lead a healthier life that incorporates eating better and getting more exercise
- [October 2011: Wellness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/wellness-section-october-2011/): Many people get nervous or self-conscious on occasion.But Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is more than just shyness or occasional nerves.
- [September 2011: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-september-2011/): Are you undermining your fitness?
- [February 2011: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-february-2011/): Want to lose weight?
- [January 2011: How to Treat Depression](https://saratogaliving.com/treating-depression-january-2011/): There is a great deal of confusion surrounding depression, namely understanding the symptoms, what causes it and how can we best treat it.
- [January 2011: Healthy, Wealthy, Wise Section](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-section-january-2011/): Fitness - New science may help the number one most common New Year's Resolution of losing weight
- [January 2011: How to Fix Your Sleep Habits](https://saratogaliving.com/fix-sleep-habits-january-2011/): A good night's sleep
- [Healthy, Wealthy, Wise: How to Improve Your Spirituality](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-improve-spirituality/): I believe that we all have the power to create our own destiny by improving our spiritual self! How do you do this?
- [Healthy, Wealthy, Wise: Why You Should Be Giving Back](https://saratogaliving.com/healthy-wealthy-wise-giving-back/): Legal - Giving back has never been more important
- [Special Promotional Section: Holiday Dining Guide](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-holiday-dining-guide/): The Adelphi Hotel is pleased to announce the grand opening of Morrissey’s Bistro dining room in the Adelphi conservatory.
- [2019 Saratoga Gives Back Party: Meet The 'saratoga living' 10 Under 40 List Honorees](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-holiday-party-saratoga-gives-back/): Get ready, Saratoga!
- [Two Day-Trips for Local Adventurers](https://saratogaliving.com/day-trips-local-adventurers/): Howe Caverns 255 Discovery Dr., Howes Cave 518.296.8900; howecaverns.com Howe Caverns nabbed an impressive Bestie for Seasonal Event after hosting its first ever totally immersive haunted cave tour.
- [Your Wellbeing, Handled](https://saratogaliving.com/your-wellbeing-handled/): The Spinney at Van Dyke 6 Parker Mathusa Pl., Delmar 518.689.0162; thespinneyatvandyke.com Leaving your house does not mean you have to leave your privacy behind.
- [Home & Garden: April Showers Bring...Home Improvement Projects](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-improvement-projects/): J. Hunziker Paving, LLC 25 Corellis Dr., Rensselaer 518.858.7917; jhunzikerpavingllc.com When it comes to driveway paving, work only with seasoned driveway contractors who can ensure that your driveway is smooth and functional.
- [Because Your Pet Deserves It](https://saratogaliving.com/because-your-pet-deserves-it/): Chow Bella 50 West Ave., Saratoga Springs 518.516.1006; chowbella.store Does your four-legged friend need a more active social life?
- [TJ's Turkeys Celebrates 10 Years Of Providing Holiday Meals To Saratogians In Need](https://saratogaliving.com/tjs-turkeys-fundraiser-celebrates-10-years-of-providing-holiday-meals-to-the-saratoga-area/): When I was in high school, I was more concerned about playing the guitar or how my hair looked than what sort of charitable work I could do in my spare time.
- [Daily Racing Form: Trophy Chaser Wades Into Deeper Water In Champagne](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-trophy-chaser-wades-into-deeper-water-in-champagne/): ELMONT, N.Y. – The last two words of the comment in the Equibase chart for the eighth race at Gulfstream Park on Aug.
- [10 Words, Phrases and Expressions Only Upstate New Yorkers Use](https://saratogaliving.com/10-words-phrases-and-expressions-only-upstate-new-yorkers-use/): The first time I heard somebody use this grammatical construction in New York City I scrunched up my nose. It didn't sound right.
- [Daily Racing Form: Brown Hoping Change Will Do Wow Cat Good In Beldame](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-brown-hoping-change-will-do-wow-cat-good-in-beldame/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown is hoping a change of surface and a bit easier competition will help Wow Cat return to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Lack Of Pace Could Hinder Raging Bull In Hill Prince](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-lack-of-pace-could-hinder-raging-bull-in-hill-prince/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Raging Bull will likely have to overcome a paceless race to continue his winning ways when he starts as a heavy favorite in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Hill Prince Stakes for 3-year-olds on turf at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Proforma Could Be Spoiler In Turf Sprint Invitational](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-proforma-could-be-spoiler-in-turf-sprint-invitational/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Millionaire stablemates Disco Partner and Pure Sensation will certainly attract most of the mutuel attention in Saturday’s $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational, but the six-furlong race may not be a two-horse affair.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Folk Legend Garnet Rogers On His Long Relationship With Caffè Lena And Farewell Tour With Scottish Folkie, Archie Fisher](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-folk-legend-garnet-rogers-on-his-long-history-playing-caffe-lena-and-farewell-tour-with-scottish-folkie-archie-fisher/): After more than 30 years of playing together, award-winning folk musicians Caffè Lena with her husband, Bill, in 1960.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders’ Cup Focus—Distaff 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-focus-distaff-2018/): Monomoy Girl is the preliminary favorite for the 2018 Breeders' Cup Distaff with 5-2 odds.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders’ Cup Focus—Classic 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-focus-classic-2018/): Accelerate leads the pack for the Breeders' Cup Classic with preliminary odds of 7-2.
- [Daily Racing Form: Servis Barn Live In Pair Of Friday Turf Sprints](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-servis-barn-live-in-pair-of-friday-turf-sprints/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Jason Servis has three horses he’d like to run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint and another horse he plans to run in Saturday’s $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Classic: Mind Your Biscuits Can Do It All](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-classic-mind-your-biscuits-can-do-it-all/): Mind Your Biscuits is so versatile that he could be a major player in three Breeders’ Cup races, ranging from the 1 1/4-mile Classic to the Dirt Mile to the six-furlong Sprint.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Juvenile: Old Rivals Audition Separately For Rematch](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-juvenile-old-rivals-audition-separately-for-rematch/): They were stabled across the street from each other in New Jersey. They began their racing careers in the same race in Delaware.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-international-flavorfeast/): If you live in or near Saratoga Springs long enough, you'll inevitably become a foodie (it's certainly happened to me).
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: The Beaujolais Paradox](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-the-beaujolais-paradox/): The red wines of the Beaujolais province in France are made from Gamay, a grape variety with a problematic past.
- [October 2018: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-october-2018/): Schenectady Floor Covering 1910 Maxon Road Ext., Schenectady 518.372.5664; schenectadyfloorcovering.com In business for over 50 years, Schenectady Floor Covering has built its business on its reputation for customer service.
- [Daily Racing Form: Jockey Club Gold Cup Recap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-jockey-club-gold-cup-recap/): Though the favorite going into Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup was Whitney Stakes winner Diversify, Discreet Lover, who went in with 45-1 odds, came out on top.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: McAnallys' Circle Goes Full In John Henry](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-mcanallys-circle-goes-full-in-john-henry/): The ripples from a stellar performance dropped into racing’s vast pond never travel far before they lap against the shores of a proud breeder. Wow.
- [Daily Racing Form: Discreet Lover Lands On Vet's List After Winning Jockey Club Gold Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-discreet-lover-lands-on-vets-list-after-winning-jockey-club-gold-cup/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Discreet Lover, the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup winner, was placed on the veterinarian’s list by the New York Racing Association, meaning he must undergo further evaluation and pass certain simple protocols before he is permitted to race again.
- [Daily Racing Form: Channel Maker Steps Up In Joe Hirsch Turf Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-channel-maker-steps-up-in-joe-hirsch-turf-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. - Though his victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Belmont Park was just his fourth from 20 career starts, Channel Maker had for a long time shown glimpses of being capable at this level.
- [Amsterdam Awarded $10 Million Grant To Revitalize Its Downtown Area](https://saratogaliving.com/amsterdam-awarded-10-million-grant-to-revitalize-its-downtown-area/): On September 26, New York State's Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was at Amsterdam's City Hall to announce that the city had been awarded a transformative $10 million grant from the State to upgrade and revitalize its historic Downtown.
- [The Pavilion Grand Hotel Offers Guests A Luxury Resort Experience Right In Downtown Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-the-pavilion-grand-hotel-offers-guests-a-luxury-resort-experience-right-in-downtown-saratoga/): Just steps away from Downtown Saratoga Springs, the Pavilion Grand Hotel offers a unique blend of rich, local history with an elegant, modern European taste.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Etheridge Discusses Her 25th Anniversary Tour And Obsession With Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-melissa-etheridge-discusses-her-25th-anniversary-tour-and-obsession-with-saratoga/): American singer-songwriter and rock legend Melissa Etheridge hardly needs an introduction.
- [Mission 'Impossible': 'saratoga living' Takes A Bite Out Of The Meatless Burger That's Getting International Attention](https://saratogaliving.com/mission-impossible-saratoga-living-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-meatless-burger-thats-getting-international-attention/): Anyone who is or who has been a vegetarian knows that sometimes you get those meat cravings (well, at least this one does).
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Focus—Dirt Mile 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-focus-dirt-mile-2018/): On Saturday, November 3, a field of horses three years and older will take to the 2018 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
- [Daily Racing Form: Imperial Hint Taking Road More Traveled To BC Sprint](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-imperial-hint-taking-road-more-traveled-to-bc-sprint/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Last year, trainer Luis Carvajal took the path of least resistance to get Imperial Hint to the Breeders’ Cup.
- [Daily Racing Form: Somelikeithotbrown Fresh For Round Two With Opry In Pilgrim](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-somelikeithotbrown-fresh-for-round-two-with-opry-in-pilgrim/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Mike Maker doesn’t know if running three times in 38 days at Saratoga caught up to his 2-year-old Somelikeithotbrown in the late stages of the Grade 3 With Anticipation Stakes when he finished second to Opry.
- [Officials From UAlbany, Siena And Skidmore Discuss The Impact Of The #MeToo Movement On And Off Campus (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/officials-from-ualbany-siena-and-skidmore-discuss-the-impact-of-the-metoo-movement-on-and-off-campus/): On Thursday, September 27, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Classic: Three Key Prep Races Saturday](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-classic-three-key-prep-races-saturday/): Accelerate this year already has taken down the Santa Anita Handicap, Gold Cup at Santa Anita, and Pacific Classic.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mendelssohn Back In US Again For Jockey Club Gold Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mendelssohn-back-in-us-again-for-jockey-club-gold-cup/): ELMONT, N.Y. – While the connections of many U.S.-based horses have opted to train their horses up to the Breeders’ Cup in November at Churchill Downs, the Ireland-based Aidan O’Brien has taken a different approach.
- [Daily Racing Form: Carrick Faces Elders In Joe Hirsch Turf Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-carrick-faces-elders-in-joe-hirsch-turf-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. – A 3-year-old hasn’t won the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic since Kitten’s Joy in 2004, the first year the race was renamed to honor the legendary Daily Racing Form columnist.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-giant-pumpkin-fest/): The leaves are already starting to change colors, and soon, our coffee will be pumpkin spice-flavored and doorsteps graced with glowing, carefully carved jack-o'-lanterns.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Wine In A Can Is Coming To A Store Near You](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-wine-in-a-can-is-coming-to-a-store-near-you/): In the US, the market for wine in cans is worth $15 million and growing, as it is in the UK, and Australia.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wednesday, September 26's Race Of The Day—Race 1 At Belmont](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wednesday-september-26s-race-of-the-day-race-1-at-belmont/): Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier and Dan Illman preview the first race of the day at Belmont Park on Wednesday, September 26.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Upstate New Yorker Brett Ferri, Contestant On MTV's 'Are You The One?,' On Trying To Find True Love On Reality Show](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-upstate-new-yorker-brett-ferri-contestant-on-mtvs-are-you-the-one-talks-about-being-a-reality-tv-star/): MTV’s hit reality series, Are You the One?, kicked off its seventh season this past August, and the so-called "Season of Fate" features a contestant who grew up right here in the Capital Region.
- [Philadelphia Orchestra Trumpeter-Cartoonist Publishes A New Masterpiece—With A 'saratoga living' Twist](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphia-orchestra-trumpeter-cartoonist-publishes-a-new-masterpiece-with-a-saratoga-living-twist/): Back in July, a few weeks before the Philadelphia Orchestra made its grand, annual debut at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), I had the pleasure of chatting with (and writing a feature about) the orchestra's Associate Principal Trumpeter Jeffrey Curnow, who weekly, draws a humorous cartoon series for NPR Classical, poking fun at some aspect of the classical music world—whether it be the players, conductors, composers or compositions.
- [Daily Racing Form: Matt Bernier's Pennsylvania Derby Recap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-matt-berniers-pennsylvania-derby-recap/): Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier gives the recap for Saturday, September 22's Grade 1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby.
- [Daily Racing Form: Jackpot Pick Six Rules Approved In New York](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-jackpot-pick-six-rules-approved-in-new-york/): The New York Gaming Commission on Monday approved a proposed set of rules that would allow the New York Racing Association to offer a jackpot-type pick six bet, a wager that has become increasingly prevalent at U.S.
- [Daily Racing Form: March Returns From Layoff A Little Lighter](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-march-returns-from-layoff-a-little-lighter/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Thursday’s $85,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park is a stakes-caliber race regardless of whether it is run on the turf, as scheduled, or moved to the dirt, as is possible.
- [Daily Racing Form: Shanghai Dreams Ready For Turf Or Dirt](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-shanghai-dreams-ready-for-turf-or-dirt/): ELMONT, N.Y. – When he won a three-way shake to claim Shanghai Dreams for $40,000 last month at Saratoga, trainer Robert Falcone Jr.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy Puts In Work For Breeders' Cup Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-puts-in-work-for-breeders-cup-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Catholic Boy, the Travers winner, worked three furlongs in 39 seconds Sunday morning at Belmont Park as he begins to ratchet up preparations for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov.
- [Italian Restaurant Solevo Kitchen + Social Opens In Downtown Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/italian-restaurant-solevo-kitchen-social-opens-in-downtown-saratoga-springs/): One of the best things about Saratoga is the restaurant scene.
- [8 Oktoberfests Coming To Upstate New York This Fall](https://saratogaliving.com/8-oktoberfests-coming-to-upstate-new-york-this-fall/): On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
- [Daily Racing Form: Battle Of Midway Should Give True Bill In Kelso](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-battle-of-midway-should-give-true-bill-in-kelso/): ELMONT, N.Y. – It wouldn’t be fair to make a judgment on Battle of Midway’s level of competitiveness as a Breeders’ Cup contender based on his lone start this year, a well-beaten second to the undefeated Catalina Cruiser in the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien Stakes at Del Mar.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hawksmoor Takes On Brown's Duo In Noble Damsel Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hawksmoor-takes-on-browns-duo-in-noble-damsel-stakes/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown likely will have the two top betting choices in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: New York Gaming Commission To Vote On Allowing Jackpot Bets](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-new-york-gaming-commission-to-vote-on-allowing-jackpot-bets/): The New York Gaming Commission will vote on Monday on a proposed set of new rules that would allow Thoroughbred tracks in the state to offer jackpot-type wagers that have proved popular but controversial at other tracks in the U.S.
- [Daily Racing Form: McKinzie Comes Off The Bench For Pennsylvania Derby](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mckinzie-comes-off-the-bench-for-pennsylvania-derby/): McKinzie will try to regain his first-string role in Bob Baffert’s stable Saturday when he returns from a more than six-month break in the Grade 1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Meet Zac Brown Band's Matt Mangano, Saratoga Springs Superfan](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-meet-zac-brown-bands-matt-mangano-saratoga-springs-superfan/): It must've been some time in 2008 when I first came across the music of Zac Brown Band (ZBB).
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-auto-auction/): As is often the case in Saratoga, there's so much going on over the weekend that it's almost impossible to choose what to do.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wonder Gadot To Try Monomoy Girl Again In Cotillion](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wonder-gadot-to-try-monomoy-girl-again-in-cotillion/): Nobody has come closer to beating 3-year-old filly division leader Monomoy Girl this season than Wonder Gadot, who finished second to her by a half-length in the Kentucky Oaks.
- [Daily Racing Form: Frosted Ice, Bankit Face Off Again In Bongard Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-frosted-ice-bankit-face-off-again-in-bongard-stakes/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Ron Moquett was confident in the chances of Frosted Ice when he made his debut against the heavily favored Bankit in a New York-bred maiden race for juveniles at Saratoga in July.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pegasus World Cup Divided Into Dirt And Turf Events](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pegasus-world-cup-divided-into-dirt-and-turf-events/): The Pegasus World Cup is being planned for Jan.
- [GMC Brings Its 2019 Sierra Denali To Saratoga Polo Association For Special Tailgate Preview](https://saratogaliving.com/buick-gmc-brings-its-2019-sierra-denali-to-saratoga-polo-association-for-special-tailgate-preview/): Talk about workplace perks.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: A Closer Look At South Africa's Wine Business](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-a-closer-look-at-south-africas-wine-business/): Every five or six months at the Wine Room, I get a call from Bob, who shows me his latest imports from South Africa.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Indie Rocker Ani DiFranco Talks Politics, Her Upstate New York Roots](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-legendary-indie-rocker-ani-difranco-talks-politics-her-upstate-new-york-roots/): The list of great artists who tour through Upstate New York—and have connections to the area—is seemingly endless.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Go Behind The Scenes Of The 'saratoga living' Best Of Everything Cover Shoot](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-saratoga-living-best-of-everything-cover-shoot/): What was it like to be behind the scenes at saratoga living’s exclusive "Best Of Everything" Issue cover shoot, featuring some of Saratoga Springs' culinary geniuses?
- [Daily Racing Form: Audible Returns To Work Tab With Pegasus World Cup As Main Goal](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-audible-returns-to-work-tab-with-pegasus-world-cup-as-main-goal/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Audible, the Grade 1 Florida Derby winner, worked three furlongs in 38.34 seconds Sunday morning over Belmont Park’s main track.
- [Art And Linda Kranick, Saratoga Springs High School Cross-Country Coaches, Own The Road](https://saratogaliving.com/art-and-linda-kranick-saratoga-springs-high-school-cross-country-coaches-own-the-road/): If you’re like me, some days, a half hour on the treadmill can feel like Olympic-level exertion.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be 9 Maple Avenue's 'Saratoga Rye Buck'?](https://saratogaliving.com/will-the-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-be-9-maple-avenues-saratoga-rye-buck/): In our previous issue of saratoga living, Saratoga staple, Siro's, offered up the Ginger Mint Mojito as its "Next Great Saratoga Cocktail" entry.
- [Aspiring Jockeys Learn To Go Fast, Fearlessly, At The North American Racing Academy](https://saratogaliving.com/aspiring-jockeys-learn-to-go-fast-fearlessly-at-the-north-american-racing-academy/): When people ask if I ride horses, I always give the same answer: seldom, and badly.
- [How Witt Construction Built An Empire In Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/how-witt-construction-built-an-empire-in-saratoga-springs/): Even though I felt like a tourist on my first day at saratoga living (and on my second, even more so, when I got a parking ticket), I was determined to blend in.
- [Daily Racing Form: My Boy Tate Among Stakes Winners In Salty Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-my-boy-tate-among-stakes-winners-in-salty-allowance/): ELMONT, N.Y. – There is no stakes race Sunday at Belmont Park, but the multi-conditioned allowance sprint feature drew three stakes winners likely preparing for bigger and better things later this fall.
- [Daily Racing Form: Nashtrick's Debut Win Makes Him One To Beat In Summer Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nashtricks-debut-win-makes-him-one-to-beat-in-summer-stakes/): ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The good-looking debut winner Nashtrick will jump up to stakes company Sunday at Woodbine in the Grade 1, $250,000 Summer, a Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In qualifier for the Juvenile Turf.
- [Daily Racing Form: Diversify Sharp In Work For Jockey Club Gold Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-diversify-sharp-in-work-for-jockey-club-gold-cup/): ELMONT, N.Y. – All the ingredients were in place for Diversify to have a strong workout Friday morning, and the multiple graded stakes-winning New York-bred delivered by sizzling five furlongs in 58.90 seconds over Belmont’s main track in preparation for the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept.
- [Daily Racing Form: My Gal Betty Eyes BC Berth In Natalma Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-my-gal-betty-eyes-bc-berth-in-natalma-stakes/): ETOBICOKE, Ontario – My Gal Betty recorded her first stakes victory in the inaugural Catch a Glimpse Stakes on Aug.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: America Turns Its Lonely Eyes To Winx](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-america-turns-its-lonely-eyes-to-winx/): The best horse in the world runs again on Saturday afternoon in Australia, which is Saturday morning in Europe and Friday night in North America.
- [Daily Racing Form: Capla Temptress Due For Some Racing Luck In Sands Point](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-capla-temptress-due-for-some-racing-luck-in-sands-point/): ELMONT, N.Y. – A year ago this weekend, Capla Temptress won the Grade 1 Natalma at Woodbine in her North American debut.
- [Daily Racing Form: Firenze Fire Will Go In Gallant Bob Stakes Next](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-firenze-fire-will-go-in-gallant-bob-stakes-next/): Firenze Fire, who spent the first part of the year chasing the Kentucky Derby dream, will make his next start in the Grade 3, $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes going six furlongs at Parx Racing on Sept.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saturday, September 15’s Race Of The Day—The Woodbine Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saturday-september-15s-race-of-the-day-the-woodbine-mile/): A field of 9, led by Delta Prince with 5-2 odds, is set to race in the eighth race of the day at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday, September 15.
- [Whispering Angel's Rosé Parade](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-whispering-angels-rose-parade/): It was the happiest of hours, indeed!
- [Laurence Gartel Brings His Design Magic To Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/laurence-gartel-brings-his-design-magic-to-saratoga-springs/): I may be a Millennial, but I fall into that awkward camp of older, early-thirty-somethings who grew up before the advent of smartphones and social media.
- [Daily Racing Form: Friday, September 14’s Race Of The Day—Race 4 At Belmont](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-friday-september-14s-race-of-the-day-race-4-at-belmont/): A field of 11, led by Alternative Energy with 5-2 odds, is set to race in the fourth race of the day at Belmont on Friday, September 14.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy Will Train Up To Breeders' Cup Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-will-train-up-to-breeders-cup-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Travers winner Catholic Boy will forgo a prep race and will train up to the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Lots To Like With Sister Sophia](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-lots-to-like-with-sister-sophia/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Sister Sophia surprised even her trainer, Jorge Abreu, when she came with an eye-catching rally to go from last in a field off 11 to first in a first-level allowance race going 5 1/2 furlongs at Saratoga last month.
- [Daily Racing Form: Delta Prince Favored Among Nine In Woodbine Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-delta-prince-favored-among-nine-in-woodbine-mile/): ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The late-blooming Stronach Stable runner Delta Prince has been made the 5-2 morning line favorite in a field of nine for Saturday’s Grade 1, $800,000 Woodbine Mile.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-3/): It didn't take long for the summer to get blown away by an early autumn chill, but here in Saratoga, we're still lucky to have plenty to do (see: last weekend's Saratoga Wine & Food Festival—phew!
- [The Healing Arts: Saratoga Artist David Keenan's Stunning Works Came To Life After A Personal Tragedy](https://saratogaliving.com/the-healing-arts-artist-david-keenans-stunning-works-came-to-life-after-a-tragedy/): I value transparency. My favorite people tend to be those who easily reveal things about themselves without much thought to holding back.
- [The Many Connections Between Saratoga Springs And The TV Sitcom 'Friends'](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-friends-connection-revealed/): I may have been a little late to the Friends party—I was born after the hit comedy debuted in 1994—but now, 24 years later, I’m basically its hostess.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: 10 Questions For Scallions' Living Legend, Maria Daviero](https://saratogaliving.com/10-questions-for-scallions-living-legend-maria-daviero/): If you can believe it, I only first ate at Scallions this past spring. Throughout my childhood in Saratoga Springs, it was a fixture on Broadway.
- [#MeToo Music: The Weepies Bring Their Amazing Songs And Stories Of Survival To Troy Music Hall](https://saratogaliving.com/metoo-music-the-weepies-bring-their-amazing-songs-and-stories-of-survival-to-troy-music-hall/): The last time I interviewed The Weepies’ Deb Talan, things got decidedly heavy, fast.
- [Legacy Juice Works Is Making Saratoga Healthier, One Bottle At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/legacy-juice-works-is-making-saratoga-healthier-one-bottle-at-a-time/): I won’t soon forget my first experience with Saratoga Springs-based Legacy Juice Works.
- [Wyclef Jean Is Bringing His 'Carnival Tour' Back To Putnam Place In Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/wyclef-jean-is-bringing-his-carnival-tour-back-to-putnam-place-in-saratoga-springs/): I recently celebrated my 20th high school reunion—Saratoga Springs High School, class of 1998—and it was great catching up with all of my old friends.
- [Horse Country: Saratoga County Is Vying To Be The Next Great Horse Hub In The Country](https://saratogaliving.com/horse-country-saratoga-county-is-vying-to-be-the-next-great-horse-hub-in-the-country/): Just 20 minutes southeast of the late-summer bustle of Saratoga Race Course is a different kind of horse country altogether—one that’s equal parts green and tranquil.
- [Yaddo Elects New Co-Chairs, Author Janice Y.K. Lee And Photographer Peter Kayafas](https://saratogaliving.com/yaddo/): Saratoga Springs' world renowned artists' retreat, Yaddo, announced September 10 that it's appointed new leadership with the election of New York Times bestselling author Janice Y.K.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: How We Drink Wine And Where It Comes From](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-how-we-drink-wine-and-where-it-comes-from/): The United States has been the world’s leading importer of wine for the better part of a decade.
- [Daily Racing Form: Instagrand Works Toward His Prep For The Breeders' Cup Juvenile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-instagrand-works-toward-his-prep-for-the-breeders-cup-juvenile/): ARCADIA, Calif.
- [Daily Racing Form: Nine Expected For Woodbine Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nine-expected-for-woodbine-mile/): ETOBICOKE, Ontario – A terrific weekend of turf racing is on tap at Woodbine, with four Grade 1 races scheduled over Saturday and Sunday, headlined by Saturday’s Grade 1, $800,000 Woodbine Mile.
- [Daily Racing Form: Captivating Moon Heads Field In Rescheduled Dueling Grounds Derby](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-captivating-moon-heads-field-in-rescheduled-dueling-grounds-derby/): FRANKLIN, Ky. – Seventy-two hours after Sunday racing at Kentucky Downs was postponed because of torrential rain, the 10-race card will be run as scheduled under much drier conditions Wednesday.
- [Esperanto's Doughboy Transforms Into The 'Oboy,' As The Baked Snack's Creators Look To Go Regional—And Maybe National](https://saratogaliving.com/esperantos-doughboy-transforms-into-the-oboy-as-the-baked-snacks-creators-look-to-go-regional-and-maybe-national/): Every good Saratogian knows that their home and the surrounding region lays claim to a number of delicious food inventions.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Why Peter Mullin, President Of The American Bugatti Club, Parked His Automotive 'Mona Lisa' In Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-why-peter-mullin-president-of-the-american-bugatti-club-parked-his-50-million-automobile-in-saratoga-springs/): I'm not going to lie: I was a little nervous—and I normally don't get nervous too easily—going into my interview with Peter W. Mullin.
- [Daily Racing Form: Lady Aurelia To Be Sold At Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-lady-aurelia-to-be-sold-at-fasig-tipton-fall-mixed-sale/): European champion Lady Aurelia will be offered at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale, set for the night of Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Familiar Foes Vie In Royal Delta Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-familiar-foes-vie-in-royal-delta-stakes/): Not only are the top three finishers from the Molly Pitcher Stakes at Monmouth back in the $100,000 Royal Delta Stakes on Sunday, but the race shape in the Sunday feature at Belmont Park looks much the same as in the July 29 Molly Pitcher.
- [Daily Racing Form: Dueling Grounds Derby, Oaks Chock-Full Of Talented Turfers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-dueling-grounds-derby-oaks-chock-full-of-talented-turfers/): FRANKLIN, Ky. – It’s nice to have a side gig.
- [Turn Back The Clock To The '80s This Weekend At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/turn-back-the-clock-to-the-80s-this-weekend-at-putnam-place/): I remember the '80s like it was yesterday. I was totally caught up in the G.I.
- [Iron Woman: Artist miChelle Vara Transforms Found Metal Objects Into Sublime Sculptures](https://saratogaliving.com/iron-woman-artist-michelle-vara-transforms-found-metal-objects-into-sublime-sculptures/): I used to teach music lessons (guitar and ukulele) on Saturdays in Schuylerville.
- [Daily Racing Form: Dirty Gets Another Shot At World Of Trouble In Allied Forces](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-dirty-gets-another-shot-at-world-of-trouble-in-allied-forces/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Multiple circumstances worked against Dirty when he finished third to World of Trouble in the Quick Call Stakes last month at Saratoga.
- [Daily Racing Form: Kentucky Turf Cup Goes Through Maker Barn](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-kentucky-turf-cup-goes-through-maker-barn/): FRANKLIN, Ky. - Mike Maker and one of his stable stars, Oscar Nominated, both will bring noteworthy streaks Saturday to the Grade 3 Kentucky Turf Cup.
- [Daily Racing Form: Friday, September 7’s Race Of The Day—The Christiecat Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-friday-september-7s-race-of-the-day-the-christiecat-stakes/): A field of 11, led by Miz Mayhem with 5-2 odds, is set to race on Friday, September 7 in the $100,000 Christiecat Stakes at Belmont Park.
- [Saratoga Hospital Celebrates Cuba At Its 36th Annual Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-hospital-celebrates-cuba-at-its-36th-annual-gala/): On August 1, more than 1000 guests showed up ready to party at Saratoga Hospital’s 36th Annual Gala, an elegant summer occasion with an exotic “Havana Nights” theme.
- [RIP Jackson: The Truly Amazing Story Of Jason Christopher And His Canine Climbing Companion (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/jacksons-journeys-the-truly-amazing-story-of-jason-christopher-and-his-canine-climbing-companion/): On Friday, September 20, 2019, Jackson passed away from natural causes following a short battle with bone cancer.
- [Saratoga Auto Auction Preview: Wheels Of Dreams](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-auto-auction-preview-wheels-of-dreams/): For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted a Ford Mustang Boss 429, also known in car-enthusiast lingo as the Boss 9, a mnemonic device seemingly tailor-made to be spoken by Matthew McConaughey in some gritty film, with that signature, self-assured lilt.
- [Saratoga Springs' Historic Adelphi Hotel Reopens to Public](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-historic-adelphi-hotel-reopened/): The long-awaited renovation of the historic Adelphi Hotel is finally completed!
- [Proctors Wants to Send Students to See 'The Color Purple'](https://saratogaliving.com/proctors-send-student-the-color-purple-schenectady-boys-and-girls-club/): Seeing a Broadway show can make memories that last a lifetime.
- [Saratoga in the Spotlight: C-SPAN Visits Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-c-spans-airing-in-december/): C-SPAN producers Ashley Hill and Tiffany Rocque got up close and personal with horses on a chilly fall morning at the Oklahoma track during their week of filming in Saratoga Springs during the last week of September.
- [Grant Cottage Named a Literary Landmark](https://saratogaliving.com/grant-cottage-wilton-named-literary-landmark/): The Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, a State Historic Site on Mount McGregor in Wilton, was named a Literary Landmark by United for Libraries at a dedication ceremony Sept.
- [Saratoga's Giving Circle Sends Two Trucks of Supplies for Hurricane Victims](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-giving-circle-sends-two-trucks-of-supplies-for-hurricane-victims-2/): Saratoga is known far and wide for its horses, for jazz, for its beautifully preserved downtown.
- [Forge a New Dining Experience in Hudson Falls](https://saratogaliving.com/forge-a-new-dining-experience-in-hudson-falls/): Sometimes we just want to get out of town and try something new and exciting.
- [August 2017: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-august-2017/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 518.785.1857; TheCenturyHouse.com Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [August 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-august-2017/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD, FACOG 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com If you’re a woman diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you have specialists to watch over your platelets, lymph nodes, and CT scans.
- [Travers Day 2017: Baffert Wins Second Straight With West Coast](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-travers-stakes-baffert-wins-second-straight-travers-with-west-coast/): West Coast took the east coast by storm, winning the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
- [Vintage Fashion Photos Auctioned at Brookside Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/vintage-fashion-photos-auctioned-at-brookside-museum/): Bradford J. Smith’s first photograph, taken when he was 12, was published in Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
- [John Hendrickson Elected President of The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/john-hendrickson-elected-president-of-the-national-museum-of-racing-and-hall-of-fame/): John Hendrickson has been elected president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by the Museum’s Executive Committee.
- [August 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-august-2017/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 270.5802; advancedaudiologyservices.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, trying to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- [Opera Saratoga Stages 'The Cradle Will Rock'](https://saratogaliving.com/opera-saratoga-stages-cradle-will-rock/): The second most infamous night of theater happened eighty years ago, when the New Deal era Federal Theater Project pulled funding for Marc Blitzstein’s opera The Cradle Will Rock and had the doors of the theater locked on opening night.
- [A Saratoga Carriage House in Full Color](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-carriage-house-full-color/): You may or may not have noticed the stately, black carriage house on the north side of town.
- [Meyer Lansky: When His Casinos Shuttered in Saratoga, He Created a Gambling Empire in Havana](https://saratogaliving.com/when-the-mob-came-to-cuba/): In the spring of 1953, as mob mogul Meyer Lansky began a three-month sentence in the Saratoga County Jail in Ballston Spa - his only jail term ever - he may have dreamed of the welcoming warmth of Havana.
- [Encounter Boutique Creates Saratoga's Essential Race Course Fashion Statement](https://saratogaliving.com/encounter-boutique-creates-saratogas-essential-race-course-fashion-statement/): It's just a coincidence that Nancy Matt's name rhymes with "fancy hat."
- [To Cuba, With Love: Traveling to the Island Nation, Post-Travel Ban](https://saratogaliving.com/to-cuba-with-love/): Plastered across a roadside billboard in the Vedado district of Havana, two rows of young ballerinas smile with eyes upturned and arms outstretched.
- [Kentucky Derby 2017: A Love Letter From Louisville to Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-love-letter-from-louisville-saratoga/): Four or five times in my adult life, I've had the good fortune to attend the Kentucky Derby.
- [Saratogian's Pastels and Passion Power Triple Crown Artistry](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogians-pastels-and-passion-power-triple-crown-artistry/): There is a very simple reason Tony Cristello focused his artwork on horses.
- [Travers Stakes 2017: Could Tapwrit Win the Mid-Summer Derby?](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-travers-stakes-tapwrit/): As he watched Tapwrit catch and pass Irish War Cry in the stretch to capture the Belmont Stakes on June 10, Brian Spearman found himself in one of those rare can-you-believe-this moments in life.
- [Stepwise Farm Hits a High Point With Twisted Tom, a Starter at the Belmont](https://saratogaliving.com/stepwise-farm-hits-high-point-twisted-tom-starter-belmont/): It was a Triple Crown season in which all three winners had solid connections to Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region. Dr. Joan Taylor and Dr.
- [Exclusive Q&A With Local Plastic Surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Ridha](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-interview-local-plastic-surgeon-dr-jeffrey-ridha/): Looking for the perfect plastic surgeon to meet your needs? Dr.
- [My Escape to Complexions Spa](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-complexions-spa-my-escape/): When I heard about the Custom Two-Hour Time Journey spa experience at Complexions Spa for Beauty & Wellness, it seemed made for someone like me, a busy woman with a "monkey mind" who needs serene surroundings and more than an hour to wind down.
- [Michael Panza Takes His Passion For Music to The Charles Cornell Trio](https://saratogaliving.com/michael-panza-panzas-takes-passion-music-charles-cornell-trio/): Michael Panza is a living and breathing example of the well-known phrase, "pay it forward."
- [Heaven on Earth: Exploring Saratoga Springs' Top Rail Farm](https://saratogaliving.com/top-rail-farm-heaven-on-earth/): If it's your first time approaching Top Rail Farm, home of Burke Equine Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapy, watch carefully for the unassuming turn-off, a meandering dirt road punctuated by a rustic swinging gate beneath a canopy of trees.
- [How To Grow Anything in Your Garden...Including Tomatoes](https://saratogaliving.com/how-grow-anything-garden-tomatoes/): Tomatoes have never had it easy. Despite their sweet, bright and tangy nature, they have never been the star of the show.
- [Artist Tom Myott's Become a Regional Star With His Horse, Saratoga Race Course Portraits](https://saratogaliving.com/artist-tom-myott-horse-saratoga-race-course-portraits-favorites-region/): Most art lovers — even the most cerebral and academic — turn to the medium for simple delight or deliverance from everyday cares.
- [Conductor Marin Alsop Returns to SPAC](https://saratogaliving.com/conductor-marin-alsop-returns-spac/): Marin Alsop is coming back to home territory on Wednesday, Aug. 9 and Thursday, Aug.
- [Hyde Collection Now Featuring Warhol, Hartigan, Picasso in New Gallery](https://saratogaliving.com/hyde-collection-featuring-warhol-hartigan-picasso-new-gallery/): With its new Feibes & Schmitt Gallery, The Hyde Collection art museum is now a destination for modern and contemporary art.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2017: Watching for Winners](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2017-watching-for-winners/): Without question, the safest bets of the 149th Saratoga season are that history will be made and champions will emerge during the 40-day season that opens on Friday, July 21 and runs through Labor Day, Sept.
- [Saratoga's Pint Sized Small Bar and Bottle Shop Has Huge Beer Selection](https://saratogaliving.com/pint-sized-yes-beer-selection-huge/): You'll wish you had thought of this business for downtown Saratoga Springs. But since you didn't, just stop in and enjoy!
- [Sinclair Saratoga: Happy Hour For A Lifetime? Well, Why Not!](https://saratogaliving.com/sinclair-saratoga-happy-hour-for-lifetime-well-why-not/): Through the beer garden, past the picnic tables and into the green-leaf patterned walls of Sinclair Saratoga, there is a pink neon sign that says, “Together is a beautiful place to be.” Hilary Morrison took the name from a bar in Manhattan that closed during Prohibition.
- [Farmer's Hardware: A Tasty Respite That Honors Its Saratoga History](https://saratogaliving.com/farmers-hardware-a-tasty-respite-that-honors-history/): Whether you want a burger at 8 a.m. or French toast at 2 p.m., you’ll be more than satisfied at Farmer’s Hardware.
- [Author Terry McMillan Gives Spellbinding Reading at Yaddo](https://saratogaliving.com/author-terry-mcmillan-gives-spellbinding-reading-yaddo/): Torches lit the meandering path into the 400-acre estate at Yaddo one summer evening, where a magical night unfolded at the artist colony’s annual Summer Benefit.
- [The Ginley Girls: A Quartet Of Singing Sisters](https://saratogaliving.com/ginley-girls-quartet-singing-sisters/): The last month of the school year? It’s all about studying for exams and anticipating the freedom of summer.
- [Saratoga Inspiration: Katie Q Line Celebrates the Travers and the Paddock](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-inspiration-katie-q-line-celebrates-travers-paddock/): When Kate Bowen was growing up, her father always made a visit to the Saratoga Race Course a special day.
- [Saratoga Snacks: Bright Legacy, Comfy Retirement](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-snacks-bright-legacy-comfy-retirement/): Saratoga Snacks, a thoroughbred that won nearly $750,000, has become quite the celebrity at ReRun, his retirement home in East Greenbush.
- [ReRun Lovingly Provides Retired Thoroughbreds With Doorways to New Homes](https://saratogaliving.com/rerun-lovingly-provides-retired-thoroughbreds-with-doorways-new-homes/): It's a sweltering June day. At high noon, the heat is rising.
- [Saratoga Race Course's Checkered Past](https://saratogaliving.com/when-there-was-trouble-at-the-track/): Fixing a horse race is not easy.
- [Saratoga Race Course Timeline: Looking Back at Its History](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-timeline-looking-back-history/): For the 2017 meet, we're looking back at the Saratoga Race Course throughout its history. Were you at the track in 1992? Or did you cash a winner in 1967?
- [Racing Hall of Fame Induction Class 2017: Honoring the Top Jockeys, Horses, Trainers and Leaders](https://saratogaliving.com/racing-hall-of-fame-induction-class-2017-honoring-top-jockeys-horses-trainers-leaders/): The 2017 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is holding its induction ceremony at 10:30am on Friday, August 4 (doors open at 9:30am).
- [National Of Saratoga Provides Summer Fashion Tips For Men](https://saratogaliving.com/national-saratoga-provides-summer-fashion-tips-for-men/): When going for a tailored look this summer, don't be shy to stray from what's conventional. Go for a double-breasted suit.
- [Paul Lo Duca, Former MLB All-Star and Current Horse Racing Analyst, to Join Saratoga Live](https://saratogaliving.com/paul-lo-duca-former-mlb-all-star-current-horse-racing-analyst-join-saratoga-live/): The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the hiring of veteran horse racing analyst and Major League Baseball All-Star Paul Lo Duca.
- [Teddy Foster, Elizabeth Sobol And All The Talented Women Shaking Things Up The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/teddy-foster-elizabeth-sobol-all-talented-women-shaking-things-up-capital-region/): The bell tower at the 146-year-old former Methodist Church on Washington Street is the tallest structure in Saratoga Springs, with a bell cast in Troy.
- [June 2017: Boomer Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/boomer-living-section-june-2017/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [Exclusive: Q&A With SPAC's President, CEO Elizabeth Sobol](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-president-ceo-elizabeth-sobol-exclusive-interview/): As the new president and CEO of SPAC, Elizabeth Sobol is dreaming big.
- [Gas Station-Turned-Clam Shop, Moved and Saved, Now Thrives as Bread Basket Bakery](https://saratogaliving.com/gas-station-turned-clam-shop-moved-and-saved-now-thrives-as-a-bakery/): The gas station at 522 Broadway was an unlikely candidate for preservation.
- [Saratoga Center for the Family's 'Power of Hope' Dinner](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-center-for-familys-power-of-hope-dinner/): Longellow’s Restaurant was the scene of a bustling celebration of hope and family support on April 27, as Saratoga Center for the Family put on its annual “Power of Hope” dinner.
- [Vermont's Finest? Ben & Jerry's Tried to Launch Their Ice Cream Empire in Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/vermonts-finest-ben-and-jerrys-tried-launch-their-ice-cream-empire-saratoga/): Play the association game: What company or brand would you link with the word “Vermont”?
- [Whitehall: Old Photo Album Sheds Light on Former Slave's Family and Past](https://saratogaliving.com/whitehall-old-photo-album-sheds-light-on-former-slaves-family-past/): In the half-century after the Civil War, small numbers of hard-working African-Americans made their way northward and became citizens, not just of the big cities but of small Northern towns.
- [The Erie Canal At 200: Celebrating the Birth of 'Clinton's Ditch'](https://saratogaliving.com/erie-canal-200-celebrating-birth-clintons-ditch/): Whether you travel by bike, by boat, by train or car, or simply stop by for a short visit, there’s plenty to see, do, taste and hear along the Erie Canal this summer.
- [Flower and Fruit Mission's Annual Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/flower-and-fruit-mission/): Spring was in full bloom at the Flower and Fruit Mission's annual luncheon on May 16 at the Hall of Springs.
- [Saratoga After Dark: The 2017 Wesley Foundation Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/wesley-foundation-gala/): Martinis were shaken, not stirred at the Saratoga Golf and Polo Club on May 20. The Wesley Foundation was throwing its annual gala, this time with a Bond theme.
- [Saratoga Springs' Historic Homes Tour: A Glimpse Inside The City's Architectural Gems](https://saratogaliving.com/grand-old-homes/): Elle Décor? Sunday drives down dreamy lanes? MTV’s Cribs on Snapchat? We all like to look at other people’s homes; we are all curious about how people live.
- [Sawyer Fredericks On His Humble Capital Region Roots](https://saratogaliving.com/my-uncle-taught-me-three-chords/): Folk singer Sawyer Fredericks, at left, made his debut performance at Caffè Lena when he was 14. At 16, he won The Voice and had a SPAC gig.
- [Kentucky Derby 2017: Dreams Come True For Always Dreaming And Team](https://saratogaliving.com/derby-dreams-come-true/): As Always Dreaming reached the finish line of America’s most important horse race just before 7 p.m.
- [May 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-may-2017/): East Greenbush Window Coverings 601 New Loudon Road, Suite 4, Latham 477.9025; EastGreenbushWindowCoverings.com Have you visited the East Greenbush Window Coverings showroom in Latham to see what are the latest and greatest in window treatments?
- [May 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-may-2017/): VENT Fitness Studio 307 Broadway, Saratoga Springs www.ventfitnessstudio.com VENT Fitness Studio is a new boutique fitness concept located in the heart of historic Saratoga Springs.
- [Cheers to Spring! Delicious Cocktail Recipes From Saratoga Bars](https://saratogaliving.com/cheers-to-spring/): Spring has sprung in the Spa City! So saratoga living has asked some local mixologists to cook up some of their favorite springtime cocktails.
- [A Grand Debut: Renovated Adelphi Hotel to Be Unveiled as International Destination This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-renovation-international-destination/): Sprawled across tables in a room at the former rectory of the Bethesda Episcopal Church were hundreds of samples of just about anything one could expect to find in a hotel room—from ice buckets to shoehorns to cork screws.
- [May 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-may-2017/): The Furniture House 1254 Highway 9P, Saratoga Springs 1060 Route 9, Queensbury thefurniturehouseny.com The Furniture House has two great locations to serve you: our flagship store at 1254 Highway 9P on Saratoga Lake, and now at Sutton’s Marketplace, 1060 Route 9, Queensbury.
- [May 2017: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-may-2017/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 785.1857; TheCenturyHouse.com Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [Charles Evans Hughes: The Man Who Waged War for Saratoga's Soul](https://saratogaliving.com/charles-evans-hughes-man-who-waged-war-for-saratogas-soul/): Daniel Chester French’s “Spirit of Life” statue, arguably the most brilliant gem in the civic jewel box known as Congress Park, may obscure the words etched in concrete behind it: “To the Memory of Spencer Trask, His One Object in Life Was to do Right, and to Serve His Fellow Men.” The memorial was the result of a donation to Saratoga Springs from Trask’s widow, Katrina, herself a writer.
- [The Witt Family: Three Generations Committed to Saratoga's Future](https://saratogaliving.com/witt-family-three-generations-committed-saratogas-future/): As Saratoga Springs has evolved, three generations of the Witt family reflect that growth and commitment to community.
- [Adelphi Artifacts: Bidding for a Piece of History at Canaan Auction](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-artifacts-bidding-for-piece-history-canaan-auction/): Denise Eliopulos pensively listened to the auction chant, her hands clutching a framed photo from her wedding two decades earlier.
- [Raw Fitness Brings Boxing to a New Level in Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/raw-fitness-brings-boxing-new-level-saratoga/): With boundless energy, a passion for fitness and the pure enjoyment she derives from hitting things, Jennifer Ricupero believes she has found her life's calling through her new business endeavor in the Spa City.
- [March 2017: Home & Garden Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-section-march-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 691.0428; redbuddevelopment.com Redbud Development.
- [Holiday Fashion Forward: Classic Looks And Legacy At The Adelphi](https://saratogaliving.com/fashion-forward-classic-looks-and-legacy-at-the-adelphi-hold/): The newly renovated Adelphi Hotel made the perfect backdrop to saratoga living's latest holiday fashion shoot.
- [January 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-january-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 691.0428 www.redbuddevelopment.com​ Redbud Development Inc.
- [January 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-advertising-section-12/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 270.5802; www.advancedaudiologysvcs.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, trying to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- [December 2016: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-december-2016/): The Century House 997 New Loudon Road, Latham 785.1857; www.TheCenturyHouse.com ​ Plan your dream wedding at The Century House!
- [November 2016: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-november-2016/): Capital District Wellness Management Services 1375 Washington Avenue, Suite G102, Albany 489.2628; www.weightlossalbanyNY.com Miraculous LED technology offers save and effective weight loss alternative How can you lose 2 inches or more of real body fat in one hour?
- [November 2016: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-november-2016/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations www.homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [2016 Albany Executives: Learning, Sharing and More](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-executives-learning-sharing-2016/): The membership of the Albany Executives Association is made up of a collection of self-employed people, businesses or corporations and even a nonprofit, representing diverse industries.
- [October 2016: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-october-2016/): Sevenzocks 1277 US Route 9W, Selkirk Just 2 miles south of Jericho Drive In 635.4111 Sevenzocks has been family owned and operated for over 15 years, offering a wide range of homeowner and commercial services.
- [September 2016: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-september-2016/): AAA Travel Agency Various locations 426.1000; AAA.com\Travel Vacations are about relaxing. Let AAA Travel Agency take the stress out of planning them.
- [September 2016: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-september-2016/): Vent Fitness various locations; www.ventfitness.com Ask A Trainer:Women and Weight Lifting The secret to getting toned is lifting heavy.
- [August 2016: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-august-2016/): Look more Youthful and Feel Your Best!
- [August 2016: Education Section](https://saratogaliving.com/education-section-august-2016/): Paul Smith’s College Paul Smith’s NY 888.873.6570; www.paulsmiths.edu When it comes to cookie-cutter colleges, Paul Smith’s is anything but.
- [Hockey Hoodie Jersey](https://saratogaliving.com/hockey-hoodie-jersey/)
- [Music & Mingling At Saratoga Polo](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-music-mingling-saratoga-polo/): The Adult & Senior Center of Saratoga’s fifth annual Music & Mingling event on May 28 at the Saratoga Polo Field kicked off the summer season in style.
- [Fashion, Film And French Food Bring Cannes To The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-fashion-film-french-food-cannes/): Saratoga area Francophiles didn’t need a plane ticket to enjoy a bit of the Cannes Film Festival in May.
- [Wesley's Great Gatsby Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/wesleys-gatsby-gala/): The Saratoga Golf and Polo Club took on the air of Jay Gatsby’s West Egg mansion in the Jazz Age for the Black & White Affair Gatsby Style gala on May 30.
- [Uncorking the Cure](https://saratogaliving.com/uncorking-the-cure/): On June 18, JDRF hosted “Uncorking the Cure: Tapping into Hope” at the Saratoga National Golf Club.
- [Opera Saratoga Presents Annual 'Pasta and Puccini' Event](https://saratogaliving.com/pasta-and-puccini/): In spite of the unseasonably cold April evening this year’s Opera Saratoga Pasta and Puccini fell upon, Mediterranean food and some well chosen arias made the inside of Saratoga Golf Club feel warm and cozy indeed.
- [Tiaras, Tulle and Trailing Trains At The Third Annual Mom Prom](https://saratogaliving.com/tiaras-tulle-and-trailing-trains/): Tiaras, broad satin bows, and yards of tulle were the order of the evening at the 3rd annual Saratoga Mom Prom.
- [The Wildflower Bounty of Saratoga County](https://saratogaliving.com/the-wildflower-bounty-of-saratoga-county/): Luckily for me, since I live in these northern climes, I love ice and snow.
- [Moms Do Prom](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-mom-prom-camp-abilities-saratoga/): For some of us, the high school prom is a memory marred by a bad date, bad hair or bad formal wear—something we’d prefer the keep in the distant past.
- [SPAC Junior Committee Throws 'Vintage Hollywood' Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-winter-ball-vintage-hollywood-black-white-saratoga-springs/): “Vintage Hollywood: A Black & White Winter Ball” was this year’s theme for the SPAC Junior Committee’s annual fundraiser that chases away the February blahs.
- ['Saratoga Living' and Local Booksellers Offer Up Gripping Holiday Reads](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-local-booksellers-holiday-reads/): From books of local historical interest to the latest in acclaimed fiction, this season offers plenty of enticing options for the book lovers on your holiday shopping list.
- [Lord And Taylor Returns To Albany After Decade Away](https://saratogaliving.com/lord-and-taylor-returns-albany-after-decade-away/): While downtown Saratoga Springs is lined with quaint fashion boutiques, upscale department store Lord and Taylor has returned to Albany after nearly a decade, giving shoppers in the Saratoga-Capital Region even more options.
- [August 2014: New Businesses in Town Section](https://saratogaliving.com/new-businesses-town/): Truly Rhe One Broadway, Troy 273.1540; www.trulyrhe.com Truly Rhe: The place to go for extraordinary plus size fashion.
- [August 2014: Fitness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/fitness-section-august-2014/): Coming inside to exercise...Accessories to make the transition more enjoyable!
- [August 2014: Bridal Section](https://saratogaliving.com/bridal-section-august-2014/): 90 State Events 90 State Street, Albany 512.3231; www.90StateEvents.com Dazzle your wedding guests at 90 State Events, located in the heart of downtown Albany.
- [Superior Business Products, Inc.](https://saratogaliving.com/superior-business-products-inc/): At Superior Business Products, we don’t just offer thousands of office products at competitive prices, we offer solutions.
- [McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C.](https://saratogaliving.com/mcnamee-lochner-titus-williams-p-c/): McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C. is a full-service law firm located in Albany.
- [Maaco Collision Centers Auto Body Repair Shop & Car Painting](https://saratogaliving.com/maaco-collision-centers-auto-body-repair-shop-car-painting/): Maaco Collision Centers in Schenectady and Albany are locally owned and operated by Mike and Tom Ryan.
- [Kiskis Tire & Autocar](https://saratogaliving.com/kiskis-tire-autocar/): Kiskis Tire & Autocare is a family owned and operated business located at 978 Albany- Shaker Road in Latham.
- [The John R. Zongrone Agency](https://saratogaliving.com/the-john-r-zongrone-agency/): The John R. Zongrone Agency is a full-service independent agency offering both personal and commercial products to meet your needs.
- [The Hoosick Street Wine Cellar](https://saratogaliving.com/the-hoosick-street-wine-cellar/): The Hoosick Street Wine Cellar has been proudly serving the Capital District for 11 years.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Why You Should Always Decant Your Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-why-you-should-always-decant-your-wine/): Apart from the necessary task of separating wine from any sediment—still essential for vintage port and some very high-end red wines—decanting is not something many wine drinkers think of doing—but they should.
- [Daily Racing Form: Matt Bernier's Breeders' Cup Classic Recap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-matt-berniers-breeders-cup-classic-recap/): Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier recaps the exciting 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic race, a $6 million, mile-and-a-quarter race over the dirt at Churchill Downs.
- [Kate Around The World (Part III): 4 Excellent Places To Stay In Shanghai](https://saratogaliving.com/kate-around-the-world-part-iii-4-excellent-places-to-stay-in-shanghai/): No doubt you read (and thoroughly enjoyed!)
- [Daily Racing Form: Horse Of The Year Not The Only Eclipse Division Up For Debate](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-horse-of-the-year-not-the-only-eclipse-division-up-for-debate/): LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As night fell on June 9 at Belmont Park, if there was any certainty to racing in 2018, it was that Justify would be Horse of the Year.
- [Daily Racing Form: Accelerate Targets Pegasus World Cup After BC Classic Win](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-accelerate-targets-pegasus-world-cup-after-bc-classic-win/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- [Daily Racing Form: Distance May Help Not In Charge](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-distance-may-help-not-in-charge/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Saez Has Several Live Mounts In Pursuit Of 2000 Wins](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-saez-has-several-live-mounts-in-pursuit-of-2000-wins/): New York racing resumes a five-day schedule Wednesday at Aqueduct that will continue through the end of the month before the track cuts back to fewer days in December.
- [The Other Himalayas: Backpacking Through India's Majestic Northern Region](https://saratogaliving.com/the-other-himalayas-backpacking-through-indias-majestic-northern-region/): I wake up to an orange glow and a knock on my tent door, if, indeed, one can actually “knock” on nylon. “Black tea?” I hear a voice ask.
- [Saratoga's Must-Have Luxury Guide: Hotels! Restaurants! Spas! It's Pampering Time](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-must-have-luxury-guide-hotels-restaurants-spas-its-pampering-time/): I went on the media tour of The Adelphi Hotel when it first reopened last fall.
- [Colin Cowie: The Secret Behind The Ultimate Contemporary Thanksgiving](https://saratogaliving.com/colin-cowie-the-secret-behind-the-ultimate-contemporary-thanksgiving/): Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and the key to a spectacular dinner is being as organized as possible.
- [Author Elizabeth Macy On Her Pooch Lucky Charms' Fabulous Lost-In-Saratoga Adventure](https://saratogaliving.com/author-elizabeth-macy-on-her-pooch-lucky-charms-fabulous-lost-in-saratoga-adventure/): I’ve met my fair share of local celebrities—local canine celebrities, that is.
- [1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Is The Card Collecting Hobby's New 'Mona Lisa'](https://saratogaliving.com/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-is-the-card-collecting-hobbys-new-mona-lisa/): Several years ago, I interviewed Earl G. “Ken” Kendrick, Jr., Managing General Partner of the Major League Baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: Multi-Grammy-Nominated Keyboardist, Jorge Gómez](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogian-of-the-month-multi-grammy-nominated-keyboardist-jorge-gomez/): You have to meet Jorge!” That, and “Wait until you experience the summer season,” were the two most oft-repeated sentences I heard the first month I moved to Saratoga to lead saratoga living last December.
- [Pennsylvania Pleasures: Head Over To Bucks County For A Historically Good Time](https://saratogaliving.com/pennsylvania-pleasures-head-over-to-bucks-county-for-a-historically-good-time/): If I asked you to name a destination that well-heeled denizens of New York City escape to on the weekend, what would you say? The Hamptons? The Hudson Valley?
- [Oui, Oui, Chez Pierre! Celebrating A Saratoga Culinary Institution](https://saratogaliving.com/chez-pierre-celebrating-a-saratoga-institution/): Whenever I see that miniature Eiffel Tower on Route 9, just outside of Saratoga Springs in Gansevoort, I feel woozy with nostalgia.
- [Staci Snider: Fierce Fashion From A Homegrown Designer](https://saratogaliving.com/staci-snider-fierce-fashion-from-a-homegrown-designer/): The older I get, the more I value people who are unapologetically true to themselves. Don’t feel like going to the party?
- [Daily Racing Form: Call Paul Dropping In Class For Nashua Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-call-paul-dropping-in-class-for-nashua-stakes/): Call Paul will be dropping in class, while the impressive maiden winner Vekoma will be facing a more difficult assignment in the Grade 3, $200,000 Nashua at Aqueduct on Sunday.
- [Daily Racing Form: New York Stallion Stakes Get Purse Boost For 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-new-york-stallion-stakes-get-purse-boost-for-2019/): The New York Stallion Stakes series will double in value next year to $2.3 million due to increased financial support from the New York State Breeding and Development Fund, which controls the state’s purse enrichment program.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Distaff Boasts Six Grade 1 Winners In Robust Renewal](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-distaff-boasts-six-grade-1-winners-in-robust-renewal/): LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Past editions of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff forged memories to be savored like fine wine.
- [Saratoga Restaurant Week Kicks Off On November 5 With Nearly 50 Local Restaurants Participating](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-restaurant-week-kicks-off-on-monday-with-nearly-50-local-restaurants-participating/): It wouldn't be Saratoga Springs without a wine tasting or special food sampling every weekend.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Catching Up With Grammy-Winning Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-catching-up-with-grammy-winning-classical-guitarist-jason-vieaux/): Every guitarist has a guitar hero.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Classic: Wide-Open Betting Race, For A Change](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-classic-wide-open-betting-race-for-a-change/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- [Daily Racing Form: Enable Takes Center Stage On Compelling Breeders' Cup Saturday](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-enable-takes-center-stage-on-compelling-breeders-cup/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- [Daily Racing Form: Turnback The Alarm Wide Open After Defection](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-turnback-the-alarm-wide-open-after-defection/): The original field of seven in the Grade 3 Turnback The Alarm Handicap at Aqueduct on Saturday was complicated, but at least opinions could be built on whether the highweight and expected favorite Divine Miss Grey could get the 1 1/8-mile distance.
- [SPAC's 'Live At The Jazz Bar' Winter Series Kicks Off Tonight With Salsa Dancing And Alta Havana](https://saratogaliving.com/spacs-live-at-the-jazz-bar-winter-series-kicks-off-tonight-with-salsa-dancing-and-alta-havana/): Though it certainly doesn’t feel like salsa weather outside, there's no better way to warm yourself up than by hitting the dance floor and moving your feet.
- [Boston Red Sox: 5 Capital Region Connections To Baseball's 2018 World Series Champions](https://saratogaliving.com/boston-red-sox-5-capital-region-connections-to-baseballs-2018-world-series-champions/): Man, what a year it's been to be a Boston Red Sox fan!
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-corks-forks-brews/): Saratogians love their food: restaurants, festivals and food trucks.
- [Daily Racing Form: Two Stakes Featured On Aqueduct Opener](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-two-stakes-featured-on-aqueduct-opener/): After four dark days, racing on this circuit moves to Aqueduct for the next six months beginning with a nine-race card on Friday that begins at 12:15 p.m.
- [Daily Racing Form: Big Fields And Big Names The Theme At Draw For 35th Breeders' Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-big-fields-and-big-names-the-theme-at-draw-for-35th-breeders-cup/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Mile: Hunt To Be Scratched, Giving Divisdero A Spot In Field](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-mile-hunt-to-be-scratched-giving-divisdero-a-spot-in-field/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- ['Saratoga Living' Celebrates Halloween at 'Icons & Legends' Party](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-celebrates-halloween-at-icons-legends-party/): On October 30, saratoga living celebrated both Halloween and the release of its first-ever Luxury Issue at the "Icons & Legends" party at Putnam Place.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Classic Post Position Analysis 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-classic-post-position-analysis-2018/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Mike Beer discuss the post positions drawn for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: What Your Favorite Wine Bottle Has In It Besides Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-what-your-favorite-wine-bottle-has-in-it-besides-wine/): Every bottle of wine you drink contains more than just wine in it. Sort of.
- [‘saratoga living’ The Luxury Issue: Crossword Puzzle And Word Ladder Answer Keys](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-luxury-issue-crossword-puzzle-and-word-ladder-answer-keys/): On page 127 of saratoga living‘s new Luxury Issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Lap Of Luxury,” and a word ladder connecting "Luxury" and "Travel."
- [October 2018: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-october-2018/): Safe Care Mobility Services 456 North Pearl Street, Albany 518.462.5923; safecaremobility.com Safe Care Mobility was founded on the idea that compassion is key.
- [The Toys You Really, Really Want: Cars! Boats! Bikes! Oh My!](https://saratogaliving.com/the-toys-you-really-really-want-cars-boats-bikes-oh-my/): “Move the dial.” It’s an expression that implies someone or something is making a significant difference in a certain field.
- [New Orleans Is The Best American City To Travel To, By Far](https://saratogaliving.com/new-orleans-is-the-best-american-city-to-travel-to-by-far/): How many American cities can say they’ve legitimately celebrated a tricentennial? OK, maybe a bunch—St.
- [Kate Around The World (Part II): Mexico, Napa Valley And Québec](https://saratogaliving.com/kate-around-the-world-part-ii-mexico-napa-valley-and-quebec/): In the second entry of a two-part series, reported exclusively for saratoga living magazine, Contributing Editor Kate Doyle Hooper covers four hidden gems from North America—Mexico's Isla Holbox, California's Napa Valley and Canada's North Hatley, Québec.
- [Kate Around The World (Part I): Suzhou, Shanghai And Hong Kong](https://saratogaliving.com/kate-around-the-world-part-i-suzhou-shanghai-and-hong-kong/): In the first entry of a two-part series, reported exclusively for saratoga living magazine, Contributing Editor Kate Doyle Hooper covers three of Asia's cultural and culinary hotspots—the Chinese cities of Suzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
- [American Cancer Society for the Win](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-american-cancer-society-for-the-win/): This fall, the Capital Region showed its charitable side for another great cause—the American Cancer Society (ACS).
- [Dream House: An Exclusive Look Inside Jennifer And Dan Pickett's Luxurious North Broadway Home](https://saratogaliving.com/dream-house-an-exclusive-look-inside-jennifer-and-dan-picketts-luxurious-north-broadway-home/): For some, luxury is defined as that which isn’t necessary, an extravagance. For me, it’s always been a necessity.
- [Power Broker: Joan Pletcher, Todd's Stepmother, Rules The Horse Mansion Realm](https://saratogaliving.com/power-broker-joan-pletcher-todds-stepmother-rules-the-horse-mansion-realm/): As a military brat—a sort of national emigrant, born into a life of packing up and moving every year or two—I’m not used to standing still for very long.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be 'The Saratoga' From Max London's?](https://saratogaliving.com/will-the-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-be-the-saratoga-from-max-londons/): In our previous issue of saratoga living, Saratoga jazz/whiskey/martini bar 9 Maple Avenue provided us with its take on the "Next Great Saratoga Cocktail," with its delicious Saratoga Rye Buck.
- [Ariana Rockefeller Is So Much More Than An Equestrian Champion, Fashion Designer And Generous Philanthropist. She's American Royalty](https://saratogaliving.com/ariana-rockefeller-is-so-much-more-than-an-equestrian-champion-fashion-designer-and-generous-philanthropist-shes-american-royalty/): There’s a pomp and circumstance that one might expect when first meeting anyone with that illustrious and undeniably American last name: Rockefeller.
- [Hank Hudson Brewing Company Opens Taproom At The Fairways Of Halfmoon Golf Club](https://saratogaliving.com/hank-hudson-brewing-company-opens-taproom-at-the-fairways-of-halfmoon-golf-club/): A golf course that sells beer to its patrons is nothing new. But a golf course with its own brewery and British pub-style taproom?
- [Daily Racing Form: Form Questions For All In Bold Ruler Handicap](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-form-questions-for-all-in-bold-ruler-handicap/): ELMONT, N.Y. – No Dozing, True Timber, and Petrov are a combined 0 for 24 in graded stakes. Coal Front, a multiple graded winner, has not raced in 13 months.
- [Daily Racing Form: Rain, Wind Throw Wrench Into English Channel, Awad](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-rain-wind-throw-wrench-into-english-channel-awad/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Mother Nature has wreaked havoc with the Belmont fall meet, and she may be saving her strongest punch for closing weekend.
- [SaratogaArtsFest's 2018 Dracula-Themed All Hallows Eve Masquerade Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratogaartsfests-2018-dracula-themed-all-hallows-eve-masquerade-ball/): It's hard to think of a Halloween party theme as spooky—or theatrical—as Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- [Daily Racing Form: Weather Could Factor In Closing-Day Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-weather-could-factor-in-closing-day-stakes/): ELMONT, N.Y. – It won’t be too calm after the storm as there are three stakes scheduled for Sunday’s nine-race closing-day card at Belmont Park.
- ['saratoga living' Hosting Epic 'Icons & Legends' Halloween Party On October 30](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-hosting-its-icons-legends-halloween-party-on-october-30/): I've never been all that good at Halloween. Actually, I take that back. What I should've said is as an adult, I've never been all that good at Halloween.
- [Daily Racing Form: Orecchiette Glad To Get Firm Turf For Allowance Sprint](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-orecchiette-glad-to-get-firm-turf-for-allowance-sprint/): ELMONT, N.Y. – The turf courses at Belmont Park were labeled firm on Wednesday for the first time all meet, and at least for three days – before a nor’easter is forecast to hit here Saturday – there shouldn’t be any issues with running races on the grass.
- [Daily Racing Form: Kharafa Retired, To Join Old Friends](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-kharafa-retired-to-join-old-friends/): ELMONT, N.Y.– Kharafa, the $1.2 million-earning New York-bred, has been retired and will join his old friends Lubash and King Kreesa at Old Friends, a retirement farm in Lexington, Ky., trainer Tim Hills said.
- [Daily Racing Form: Current Tops Pletcher's Breeders' Cup Hopefuls](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-current-tops-pletchers-breeders-cup-hopefuls/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entered eight horses in the Breeders’ Cup, with Current among those with the best chances of winning a race.
- [Skidmore College's Popular Beatles Tribute Concert This Year Covering 'The White Album'](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-colleges-popular-beatles-tribute-concert-this-year-covering-the-white-album/): One of my biggest regrets from my time at Skidmore College was never getting to attend or audition for Beatlemore Skidmania, the college’s annual Beatles tribute concert.
- [Daily Racing Form: Coal Front To Return From Injury In Bold Ruler](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-coal-front-to-return-from-injury-in-bold-ruler/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Coal Front, a multiple graded stakes-winning 3-year-old of 2017, will make his first start in 13 months in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pre-Entries For Breeders' Cup Classic Include 19 Horses](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pre-entries-for-breeders-cup-classic-include-19-horses/): A record number of pre-entries, an overflow field for the event’s richest race, and the potential for at least two unprecedented feats highlight the 35th Breeders’ Cup on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Nisha Back At Same Level As Favorite](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nisha-back-at-same-level-as-favorite/): ELMONT, N.Y. – The last time Nisha raced, she beat the heavily favored Your Love in a third-level allowance/optional $80,000 claiming race at Belmont Park.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-2/): Halloween's next Wednesday, but that hasn't kept local businesses from getting in the trick-or-treat spirit—including your friends at saratoga living!
- [Peter Belmonte, Owner Of Belmonte Builders](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-peter-belmonte-owner-of-belmonte-builders/): A family-run business, Belmonte Builders has been building high quality, new homes in the Capital Region for more than 40 years.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Navigating The Bubbly Waters Of Champagne](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-navigating-the-bubbly-waters-of-champagne/): Exactly half of champagne sales are made in export markets and half in France.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Comedian Jon Fisch Bringing His 'Late Show'-Tested Act To The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-comedian-jon-fisch-bringing-his-late-show-tested-act-to-the-capital-region/): You’ve no doubt heard that laughter is the best medicine.
- [How The Capital Region Is Pitching In To Help Families Of The Schoharie Limo Accident](https://saratogaliving.com/how-the-capital-region-is-pitching-in-to-help-families-of-the-schoharie-limo-accident/): On Saturday, October 6, a limousine headed for a birthday party barreled through an intersection at the bottom of a steep hill in the small town of Schoharie, NY, crashing and killing its driver, all 17 passengers inside it and two pedestrians.
- [Portland Cello Project, The Shins' Patti King Bringing Radiohead's 'OK Computer' To Troy Music Hall](https://saratogaliving.com/portland-cello-project-the-shins-patti-king-bringing-radioheads-ok-computer-to-troy-music-hall/): I remember the first time I heard a track from Radiohead's 1997 tour de force, OK Computer.
- [Senator Gillibrand Pulls Out Of Skidmore College Debate (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/us-senator-kirsten-gillibrand-pulls-out-skidmore-college-debate/): Just 48 hours before Incumbent Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was set to debate her Republican challenger, Chele Farley, at Skidmore College on Sunday, October 21, Gillibrand has pulled out.
- [2019 Season Preview: Opera Saratoga's Lawrence Edelson And SPAC's Elizabeth Sobol Go In-Depth On Next Year's Packed Arts Calendar](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-2019-season-opera-saratogas-lawrence-edelson-and-spacs-elizabeth-sobol-go-in-depth-on-next-years-packed-arts-calendar/): On the evening of October 18, The Friends of Opera Saratoga hosted a public conversation between Executive Director of Opera Saratoga, Lawrence Edelson, and the CEO and President of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Elizabeth Sobol, in SPAC’s Gold Room in the Hall of Springs.
- [Daily Racing Form: Dugout Stretches Out For Sleepy Hollow Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-dugout-stretches-out-for-sleepy-hollow-stakes/): Can the undefeated Dugout stay a mile?
- [Daily Racing Form: Pat On The Back Faces Big Field In Empire Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pat-on-the-back-faces-big-field-in-empire-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Diversify has shut it down for the year. Mind Your Biscuits is in Kentucky gearing up for a Breeders’ Cup race.
- [Daily Racing Form: Rapt Trying To Turn Tables On Familiar Foes In Mohawk](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-rapt-trying-to-turn-tables-on-familiar-foes-in-mohawk/): ELMONT, N.Y. – They have taken turns beating each other in the New York-bred male turf division all year long with different winners in each of the three traditional stakes run on this circuit.
- [Daily Racing Form: Runaway Lute Intrigues In Hudson](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-runaway-lute-intrigues-in-hudson/): ELMONT, N.Y. – In 2016, Runaway Lute won his first two starts like he was going to be the next poster boy for the New York-bred program.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Turf Focus](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-turf-focus/): Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier and Mike Beer preview the potential field for the 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf, which is led in the preliminary odds by Enable.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-fall-festivals/): Fall is in the air and, perhaps more accurately, in the leaves.
- [Adirondack Film Festival To Feature 90-Plus Films And An Exclusive Google VR Short](https://saratogaliving.com/adirondack-film-festival-to-feature-90-plus-films-and-an-exclusive-google-vr-short/): When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a film director.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy Works Five Furlongs For BC Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-works-five-furlongs-for-bc-classic/): ELMONT, N.Y. - Catholic Boy, who missed a workout last weekend due to a temperature, got back on schedule for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Sunday morning by working a sharp five furlongs in 1:01.08 over the Belmont Park main track.
- [Daily Racing Form: Weather Sends Brown's BC Turf Possibilities To Main Track For Work](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-weather-sends-browns-bc-turf-possibilities-to-main-track-for-work/): ELMONT, N.Y. - Due to the spate of wet weather that has taken its toll on Belmont Park’s turf courses this fall, the New York Racing Association canceled turf works scheduled for Sunday.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: All About Amarone](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-all-about-amarone/): Like any other business, companies that make wine need to grow revenues and increase profits.
- [Esperanto's Oboys Now Being Sold At The Times Union Center For Sports Games And Concerts](https://saratogaliving.com/esperantos-oboys-now-being-sold-at-times-union-center-for-sports-games-and-concerts/): The evolution of Esperanto's Doughboy to Oboy has taken another turn for the delicious, as the popular chicken-and-cream-cheese-filled snack will now be sold at Albany's Times Union Center during games and concerts.
- [Saratoga Springs Startup Is Making Yoga Wear For Babies And Young Children](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-startup-is-making-yoga-wear-for-babies-and-young-children/): Yoga's blown up in the Capital Region in the past few decades: Yoga studios have sprung up hither and yon, with the yoga-mat-toting masses taking in classes and becoming certified yogis themselves.
- [Daily Racing Form: Forty Under Drills For Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-forty-under-drills-for-breeders-cup-juvenile-turf/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Forty Under, winner of the Pilgrim Stakes, worked a half-mile in 48.57 seconds Friday morning over the Oklahoma dirt training track at Saratoga in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
- [Daily Racing Form: Carrick Targeting Hollywood Derby As Final 2018 Start](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-carrick-targeting-hollywood-derby-as-final-2018-start/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Carrick, the Grade 1 Secretariat winner who finished a well-beaten sixth in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, will be pointed to the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar on Dec.
- [Daily Racing Form: Conditions Should Favor Hello Don Julio In Point Of Entry Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-conditions-should-favor-hello-don-julio-in-point-of-entry-stakes/): ELMONT, N.Y. – A soft turf course and 1 1/2 miles proved no hurdle for Hello Don Julio in the Laurel Turf Cup last month.
- [Saratoga Auto Auction Closes A Successful Second Year With Nearly 200 Cars Sold](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-auto-auction-closes-a-successful-second-year-with-nearly-200-cars-sold/): It’s not every day that you can bid on a Batmobile replica, 2003 Ferrari Spider or classic Ford Thunderbird all at one auction...in Saratoga Springs, no less.
- [Daily Racing Form: U.K.-based Thundering Blue Takes Swedish Route To Canadian International](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-u-k-based-thundering-blue-takes-swedish-route-to-canadian-international/): ETOBICOKE, Ontario – European invader Thundering Blue seeks his first Grade 1 victory as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $800,000 Canadian International Stakes for 3-year-olds and up over 1 1/2 miles on Woodbine’s turf.
- [Daily Racing Form: Tillie's Lily Looking To Bounce Back In Floral Park](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-tillies-lily-looking-to-bounce-back-in-floral-park/): ELMONT, N.Y. – On paper, Saturday’s $100,000 Floral Park Stakes for female turf sprinters at Belmont Park came up a strong race.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Focus](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-juvenile-focus/): Game winner leads the field in the 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile with preliminary odds of 3-1.
- [Daily Racing Form: Pebbles Stakes Is No Soft Comeback Spot For Got Stormy](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-pebbles-stakes-is-no-soft-comeback-spot-for-got-stormy/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Some talented competition and Mother Nature look to be formidable foes for Got Stormy when she returns from an 84-day layoff in Saturday’s $200,000 Pebbles Stakes for 3-year-old turf fillies at Belmont Park.
- [SPAC Announces Ambitious Plans For 2019 Season With Performance Dates And More](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-announces-ambitious-2019-season-with-resident-company-performance-dates-and-more/): Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced today (October 11), plans for its 2019 season.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-4/): Halloween isn't for another three or so weeks, which means there's plenty of time to keep your summer bod in shape and stay healthy before the candy coma on the 31st (and the inevitable food baby that follows on Thanksgiving).
- [Daily Racing Form: Clement Barn Rolling Into Weekend Turf Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-clement-barn-rolling-into-weekend-turf-stakes/): ELMONT, N.Y. – After winning four stakes last weekend at Belmont Park, trainer Christophe Clement is hoping to keep the momentum going with major contenders in Saturday’s two turf stakes at Belmont.
- [Daily Racing Form: Potomac Streaks Into Starter Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-potomac-streaks-into-starter-allowance/): ELMONT, N.Y. – With rain likely to disrupt turf racing on Friday, perhaps the best race on Belmont Park’s nine-race program is the $55,000 starter allowance scheduled for seven furlongs on dirt.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeders' Cup Classic: Yoshida Enjoying Autumn At Spa](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeders-cup-classic-yoshida-enjoying-autumn-at-spa/): Only three trainers have won more Breeders’ Cup races than Bill Mott, whose 10 successes include two victories in the Classic, with Cigar in 1995 and with Drosselmeyer in 2011, the last time the Breeders’ Cup was run at Churchill Downs, host of this year’s event.
- [Daily Racing Form: Weekend Recap: Futurity Stakes 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-weekend-recap-futurity-stakes-2018/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman recaps Sunday, October 7's Futurity Stakes, a win-and-you're-in race for the newly created Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint won by Uncle Benny.
- [JAZZ at Caffè Lena Celebrates Its First Anniversary With Vibraphonist Joe Locke And Pianist Chuck Lamb](https://saratogaliving.com/jazz-at-caffe-lena-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-with-vibraphonist-joe-locke-and-pianist-chuck-lamb/): Here's a nice kernel of wisdom for you: “Don’t do it like you’re in it to make money.
- [9-Year-Old Saratogian, Oliver Huss, To Appear On 'American Ninja Warrior Junior'](https://saratogaliving.com/9-year-old-saratogian-oliver-huss-to-appear-on-american-ninja-warrior-junior/): Think you have what it takes to appear on American Ninja Warrior? I, sure as heck, don't.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Exploring The Cellars Of Berry Brothers & Rudd](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-exploring-the-cellars-of-berry-brothers-rudd/): In 1698, St. James’ Palace became the principal London residence of the British monarch.
- [Will Schwalbe, New York Times-Bestselling Author, Appearing As Guest Lecturer At SPAC's Annual Fall Lecture Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/will-schwalbe-new-york-times-bestselling-author-appearing-as-guest-lecturer-at-spacs-annual-fall-lecture-luncheon/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) might've bid adieu to its summer programming (see: Zac Brown Band and the Philadelphia Orchestra), but that doesn't mean the venue's shut its doors until next year.
- [How Multi-Resort Season Passes Are Revolutionizing The Ski Industry](https://saratogaliving.com/how-multi-resort-season-passes-are-revolutionizing-the-ski-industry/): Growing up, I always had a season pass to a ski mountain.
- [Daily Racing Form: Weather Wiz Meets Seasoned Foes In Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-weather-wiz-meets-seasoned-foes-in-allowance/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Weather Wiz may have to deal with some inclement weather in addition to five more-seasoned opponents when he looks to clear the second-level allowance condition in Thursday’s feature race at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Catholic Boy Skips Work Due To Temperature](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-catholic-boy-skips-work-due-to-temperature/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Travers winner Catholic Boy skipped a workout this weekend, owing to a temperature that trainer Jonathan Thomas said shouldn’t prevent the 3-year-old from making the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Got Stormy Returns In Pebbles](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-got-stormy-returns-in-pebbles/): ELMONT, N.Y. – Got Stormy, who won stakes at three different tracks in 50 days during the spring and summer, returns from a three-month freshening in Saturday’s $200,000 Pebbles Stakes at Belmont Park.
- [Do Voter Registration Drives Actually Make A Difference In The Capital Region?](https://saratogaliving.com/do-voter-registration-drives-actually-make-a-difference-in-the-capital-region/): Even though National Voter Registration Day came and went last month, I still feel like I'm constantly being reminded about the ease with which I can register to vote.
- [Decoda Ensemble, Saratoga Youth Team Up to Make Music](https://saratogaliving.com/decoda-ensemble-saratoga-youth-team-up-make-music/): Dennis Moench, SPAC’s Director of Youth Communication, is leading several professional musicians from the Decoda Ensemble and a large group of very young Saratoga Independent School students through a series of vocal warmups in the school’s main hall.
- [Sawyer Fredericks, Sydney Worthley Helping To Define New 'Saratoga Sound'](https://saratogaliving.com/sawyer-fredericks-sydney-worthley-shane-guerrette-defining-the-saratoga-sound/): San Francisco had its moment in American music history. I was there and experienced it.
- [Esperanto's Doughboy: The Past, Present And Future Of Saratoga's Tastiest Late-Night Snack](https://saratogaliving.com/esperanto-doughboy/): Marsha and John Guarino's three boys spent the tender years of their childhood in Saratoga Springs, scrounging spare dollars for after-school pilgrimages to Esperanto.
- [Thirsty Owl Saratoga Crowned Chowder Champion Again](https://saratogaliving.com/chowderfest/): Nothing cures cabin fever like a hot bowl of chowder.
- [January 2018: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-january-2018/): CR Gas Logs & Fireplaces, Inc. 15 Drywall Lane, Voorheesville 518. 595.3215; crgaslogs.com CR Gas Logs & Fireplaces Inc.
- [January 2018: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-january-2018/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations, Saratoga County homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [How Saratoga's Code Blue Homeless Shelter Is Saving Lives This Winter](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-code-blue-homeless-shelter/): "Everybody thinks that everyone who's homeless is either a drunk or addicted to a substance or mentally ill," says Mike Finocchi, Executive Director for Shelters of Saratoga (SOS).
- [Saratoga's Real Estate Market Will Continue To Sizzle In 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-real-estate-market-will-continue-to-sizzle-in-2018/): Even during the deep freeze of winter, Saratoga's real estate market is sizzling hot.
- [Pond Hockey Bruisers Facing Off At Third Annual Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic](https://saratogaliving.com/pond-hockey-enthusiasts-face-off-at-third-annual-saratoga-frozen-springs-classic/): Capital Region hockey fans that didn't have a ticket (or the energy) to catch the NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field on New Year's Day now have three second chances: Saratoga has its own highly competitive, three-day international version coming up in February.
- [Valerie June Bringing Cosmic Folk Kaleidoscope to the Egg (Exclusive)](https://saratogaliving.com/valerie-june/): Every day on my way in and back from work at saratoga living, I crank the radio in my Honda Fit.
- [Ready to Roll: Luxury SUVs, Sporty Rides and Hybrids Hit the Road](https://saratogaliving.com/ready-to-roll-2018-luxury-suvs-sporty-rides-and-hybrids-hit-the-road/): Alfa Romeo Stelvio Alfa Romeo has a reputation for making agile-handling, sporty cars.
- [December 2017: Weddings Section](https://saratogaliving.com/weddings-section-december-2017/): The Vista at Van Patten Golf Club 924 Main Street, Clifton Park 518.877.4979; vanpattengolf.com​ The Vista at Van Patten Golf Club, located in beautiful southern Saratoga County in the hamlet of Jonesville, has breathtaking views from the highest point in Clifton Park.
- [Love Is in the Air](https://saratogaliving.com/love-is-in-the-air/): saratoga living is saying "I Do!" to 2018.
- [It’s Here! 'Saratoga Living' Announces Big Changes by Hiring Veteran Editor In Chief, New Look, Increased Frequency Reveals Its New Branding for 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/its-here-saratoga-living-reveals-its-new-branding-for-2018/): saratoga living, the premier lifestyle media company in Saratoga Springs and New York's Capital Region, has just released its new branding for 2018.
- [A Uniquely Saratoga Oral History: Going to See 'Titanic' on Opening Night in 1997](https://saratogaliving.com/a-uniquely-saratoga-oral-history-going-to-see-titanic-on-opening-night-in-1997/): It's safe to say that on December 19, 1997, when Titanic opened in movie theaters, few people expected it to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.
- ['Saratoga Living' Announces Big Changes By Hiring Veteran NYC Editor In Chief, New Look, Increased Frequency](https://saratogaliving.com/isaratoga-livingi-announces-big-changes-by-hiring-veteran-editor-in-chief-new-look-increased-frequency/): saratoga living, the premier lifestyle media company in Saratoga Springs and New York's Capital Region, announced today several exciting developments, including the hiring of veteran media executive, Richard Pérez-Feria, as the company's President, CEO and Editor in Chief.
- [New Life Breathed Into North Creek Ski Bowl](https://saratogaliving.com/gore-mountain-nordic-ski-bowl-boom/): A variation on the “More Gore” marketing theme at Gore Mountain Ski Center fits nicely at the North Creek Ski Bowl: “More Nordic.” The historic site, operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority in partnership with the Town of Johnsburg, now offers cross-country ski facilities, a direct result of the non-winter weather of 2015-16.
- [Saratoga's Adelphi Hotel Reborn](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-reborn/): When you step into the Adelphi Hotel, look for the pineapples.
- [Saratoga Arts Soiree Honors Marcia White](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-arts-salutes-marcia-white/): This year’s Saratoga Arts Soiree at Longfellows honored former powerhouse Saratoga Performing Arts Center President Marcia J. White.
- [Jeff Durstewitz Publishes New Novel, 'The Devil's Room'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-author-jeff-durstewitz-publishes-new-novel/): Saratoga author Jeff Durstewitz, writing as Joe Fegan, has published his second novel, The Devil's Room.
- [The Dish It Out Celebrity Chef Gourmet Challenge at Saratoga National](https://saratogaliving.com/dishing-it-out-to-keep-children-safe/): Chefs from around the Capital Region competed in The Dish It Out Celebrity Chef Gourmet Challenge at Saratoga National on Oct.
- [SPAC's 13th Annual Fall Lecture Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/the-spirit-and-life-of-katrina-trask/): A sold-out crowd of 350 people filled the Spa Little Theatre to hear literary dramatist Betty Spinelli’s talk on “The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask” at SPAC’s 13th annual Fall Lecture Luncheon Oct.
- [Dark Faerie Tale Ball a Tour de Force](https://saratogaliving.com/dark-faerie-tale-ball-a-tour-de-force/): More than 170 costumed celebrants filled the Canfield Casino for the inaugural “All Hallows Eve Dark Faerie Tale Masquerade Ball” on Oct.
- [Girlfriends Lend a Helping Hand to Wellspring](https://saratogaliving.com/girlfriends-lend-a-helping-hand-to-wellspring/): It had been a very bad week for women.
- [Saratoga History: The Worden, The Spa City's Year-Round Hometown Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/the-worden-saratogas-year-round-hometown-hotel/): For most of its history, the northeast corner of Division Street and Broadway has been focused on serving guests who come to visit Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Hosts 31st Annual Victorian Streetwalk](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-hosts-31st-annual-victorian-streetwalk/): Holiday spirit was out in full force at the 31st annual Victorian Streetwalk, held on Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs on Nov.
- [Sarah Fisk: Fresh Ideas for Young Minds](https://saratogaliving.com/sarah-fisk-fresh-ideas-for-young-minds/): Sarah Fisk is excited.
- [A New Boat Can Make Winter Fly By](https://saratogaliving.com/a-new-boat-can-make-winter-fly-by/): castawaymarina.com | (518) 656-3636[/caption] THE GIFT OF BOATING LASTS A LIFETIME.
- [Troy's Children's Museum of Science and Technology Brings Science to Life](https://saratogaliving.com/science-comes-to-life-in-troy/): There are few things more amazing than seeing a child’s eyes and mind light up with wonderment and excitement.
- [Bonacio Construction President Presented With Restored Truck](https://saratogaliving.com/you-never-forget-your-first-truck/): As the country singer Kip Moore says, there’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” You don’t need to tell that to real estate developer Sonny Bonacio because oh, he knows.
- [Cars Are the Stars at Inaugural Saratoga Auto Auction](https://saratogaliving.com/cars-are-the-stars-at-inaugural-saratoga-auto-auction/): Bob Moser came for the Cobra. It was a slick, black, two-door 1965 Shelby Cobra with a red interior — one of only 50 built.
- [Peppermint Pigs, Micemeat Pies and Other Tasty Saratoga Holiday Traditions](https://saratogaliving.com/our-tasty-traditions/): Tasty traditions, our timeless return to the taste and smells of foods passed down from generation to generation, are most alluring during the holidays.
- [Baked By Jordan Dresses Up Cupcakes for the Holidays](https://saratogaliving.com/sweet-treats/): The holiday season is brimming with delicacies, especially in the dessert category.
- ['Top Chef' a Top Draw in Saratoga Area This Year](https://saratogaliving.com/top-chef-a-top-draw/): Chef challenges are a growing trend at fundraising events in the region, along with a heightened awareness of local food, farms and produce.
- [Savory Pantry Transforms Into Shrub Hub and Pub](https://saratogaliving.com/savory-pantry-transforms-into-shrub-hub-and-pub/): Shrubbing, the newest trend in cocktail mixology, is quickly winning the hearts of Saratoga’s bartenders, bar-goers and bar-raisers.
- [Delicious Holiday Drink Recipes From Gaffney's, Max's and More](https://saratogaliving.com/cheers/): The holidays are a great time for getting together with family, eating, and well, imbibing.
- [Saratoga Holiday Gift Guide: Good Things Come in Small Shops](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-holiday-gift-guide/): From watches to whiskey, purses to paintings and bracelets to bowling, check out these gift ideas from area merchants.
- [Saratoga Runners Impress at Breeders' Cup](https://saratogaliving.com/breeders-cup-wrap-up/): The condo development Saratoga West sits right across the street from Del Mar Racetrack, which could have been called Saratoga Race Course West during the 34th Breeders’ Cup, Nov.
- [More at Gore Mountain This Winter Following Offseason Renovations](https://saratogaliving.com/more-at-gore-mountain-this-winter-following-off-season-renovations/): In the upcoming season, visitors will see significant changes at Gore Mountain ski resort after $10 million in improvements.
- [Golf Pro Dottie Pepper Designs ProEyes Shades](https://saratogaliving.com/keep-your-pepper-proeyes-on-the-ball-with-lpga-champ-designed-shades/): When CBS golf commentator and LPGA champion Dottie Pepper told Saratoga Springs optician Susan Halstead that she was having trouble seeing the ball, Halstead designed a pair of special prescription sunglasses for her.
- [Restore Balance Founder On Her Career In Health And Wellness](https://saratogaliving.com/restoring-balance/): You have no idea how much I needed this! Many have spoken these words after stepping into Restore Balance, a new business at 451 Glen St. in Glens Falls.
- [The Heart Of Survival](https://saratogaliving.com/the-heart-of-survival/): In March 2015, at age 45, Dr. Joy Lucas, a veterinarian at Upstate Animal Medical Center in Saratoga Springs, appeared to be the quintessence of health.
- [New Research Clarifies Revelations From The Trask Memorial Restoration](https://saratogaliving.com/rocks-trees-water-and-light/): In 1917, sculptor Daniel Chester French returned to Saratoga to visit his 1915 masterwork, The Spirit of Life.
- [PBS' Vietnam War Series Hits Close To Home](https://saratogaliving.com/we-interrupt-this-white-street-idyll-for-a-very-important-message/): We’ve lived on White Street, between the track and park in Saratoga Springs, for almost 33 years now, and our long tenure seems almost like a dream.
- [Izzy and Moe: How The First Prohibition Agent And His Partner Tried To Dry Up Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/izzy-and-moe-how-the-first-prohibition-agent-and-his-partner-tried-to-dry-up-saratoga/): One hundred years ago, in January 1918, Americans were waiting for Prohibition to take effect.
- [C-SPAN's Mobile Cities Tour Features Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/city-in-the-spotlight/): While filming episodes of Cities Tour, a series on C-SPAN, producers drive around selected cities in red, white and blue vans outfitted with cameras and production equipment to visit literary and historic sites.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Big Eyed Phish Concert Benefits UPH, SAM](https://saratogaliving.com/big-eyed-phish-concert-benefits-uph-sam/): Amid an array of vintage “Wheels at Work” vehicles, the Dave Matthews tribute band Big Eyed Phish performed to benefit Universal Preservation Hall and the Saratoga Automobile Museum at the museum October 14.
- [Saratoga After Dark: Saratoga's Spirit Comes To Life At Trask Art Show](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-spirit-comes-to-life-at-trask-art-show/): The past, present and future were on display at the 2017 Trask Art Show & Sale at Canfield Casino in Congress Park.
- [Proctors, SPAC And UPH Present Sachal Ensemble And Film](https://saratogaliving.com/the-sounds-of-peace/): Imagine this: You wake up tomorrow and immediately learn that a radical group within the military has staged a coup of your government.
- [Tom Petty Remembered, From San Francisco to Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/tom-petty-remembered-from-san-francisco-to-saratoga/): When I heard about Tom Petty’s untimely passing, it struck me that I had witnessed his genesis as an artist through the lens of my camera.
- [NYC's Cultural Carnival Is Just A Short Ride Away From The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/arts-road-trip-to-nyc/): No sooner do the holiday celebrations begin, than a certain weary plea is heard.
- [Upstate Alliance For The Creative Economy Working To Strengthen The Freelance Community](https://saratogaliving.com/upstate-alliance-creative-economy-working-strengthen-freelance-community/): There was a time when working Americans could expect to spend their career in one, maybe two, places, where they received healthcare and other benefits, including a pension upon retirement.
- ['House Hunters' For A Day: Exploring The Saratoga Builders Association's Showcase of Homes](https://saratogaliving.com/house-hunters-for-a-day/): On a grassy cul-de-sac in Stillwater, a custom-built sage green two-level home overlooks Saratoga Lake.
- [To Sell Or Not To Sell, That Is The Question](https://saratogaliving.com/to-sell-or-not-to-sell/): Having watched local real estate patterns for over 11 years, I often have gut feelings about timing a sale.
- [Simply Sidney, A Full-Service Florist, Opens On Broadway](https://saratogaliving.com/simply-sidney-a-full-service-florist-opens-on-broadway/): In a bright white room surrounded by perennials, patrons, and a peacock, Saratoga Springs' latest business owner Sidney Martin, along with Saratoga Mayor Joanne Yepsen, took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening his Simply Sidney Floral Design and Home Accents.
- [November 2017: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-november-2017/): Advanced Audiology Services 27 Lower Hudson Avenue, Green Island 518.270.5802; advancedaudiologysvcs.net It can be quite daunting, not to mention frustrating, to try to make a decision about which hearing aid to buy.
- ['Live At The Jazz Bar' Brings Some Swing to the Hall of Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/live-at-the-jazz-bar-brings-some-swing-to-the-hall-of-springs/): Saratoga Performing Art Center's Live at the Jazz Bar series began during the 2017 summer season.
- [Adelphi Hotel and Double H Team Up for Fundraiser](https://saratogaliving.com/adelphi-hotel-and-double-h-team-up-for-fundraiser/): The evening of Thursday, Nov. 16 marked the grand opening of the newly renovated Adelphi Hotel on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- [Saratoga Veterans Saluted at Hall of Springs Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-veterans-saluted-at-hall-of-springs-ball/): The Veteran & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC) held its second annual Veteran's Ball at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Nov.
- [Death Wish Coffee Profiles Featherbed Lane Farm Owner](https://saratogaliving.com/death-wish-coffee-profiles-saratoga-native-featherbed-lane-farm-owner/): Round Lake, New York–based Death Wish Coffee first made a name for itself, locally, as the "World's Strongest Coffee"—and then had a national coming-out party during the Super Bowl.
- [Spa Mirbeau Opens Crossgates Mall Location](https://saratogaliving.com/spa-mirbeau-opens-crossgates-location/): The next time you're at Crossgates Mall, you might find yourself in a robe and slippers with cucumber slices over your eyes.
- [Feature Film 'Spy Intervention' Shooting in Glens Falls, Lake George Areas](https://saratogaliving.com/feature-film-spy-intervention-shooting-in-glens-falls-lake-george-areas/): Hollywood is once again using the Capital Region as the backdrop for a feature film.
- [Journalist Chris Hedges Gets Political at The Sanctuary](https://saratogaliving.com/chris-hedges-gets-political-at-the-sanctuary/): It's not every day that a Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author finds his way to the Capital Region. On Nov.
- [Izetta Jewel Exhibit Opens at MiSci](https://saratogaliving.com/izetta-jewel-exhibit-opens-at-misci/): Izetta Jewel's the most famous woman you've never heard of.
- [Vin Le Soir Supports AIM Services](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-event-supports-aim-services/): AIM Services hosted Vin Le Soir, a celebration of wines from all around the world, at Longfellows Restaurant on Oct.
- [Share Your 'Birth Stories' at the Tang Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/share-your-birth-stories-at-the-tang-museum/): Do you have an interesting story about giving birth? Or maybe one about watching a baby come into the world? On Nov.
- [Don Byron Jazzes Up Schenectady](https://saratogaliving.com/don-byron-jazzes-up-schenectady/): The Whisper Dome in Schenectady was the place to be on Nov.
- [November 2017: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-november-2017/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- ['Mad Men' Creator to Discuss New Novel at Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/imad-meni-creator-to-discuss-new-novel-at-skidmore/): Matthew Weiner, the Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director and creator of the popular television series Mad Men, will discuss his debut novel at Skidmore College Nov.
- ['Touched By An Angel' Draws Big Crowd for Community Hospice](https://saratogaliving.com/touched-by-an-angel-draws-big-crowd-for-hospice/): The National Museum of Dance was filled with more than 450 attendees for Community Hospice’s 22nd annual “Touched By an Angel” benefit on Thursday, Oct.
- [Revisiting the 2015 Trask Memorial Restoration Project](https://saratogaliving.com/rocks-trees-water-and-light-2/): Editor’s note: As the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary, Saratoga Living looks back at how the city and its citizens worked together to preserve Saratoga’s rich heritage and restore its historic landmarks.
- [Hotel Concert for Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands](https://saratogaliving.com/hotel-concert-for-hurricane-relief-in-puerto-rico-and-virgin-islands-2/): The Israel family, owners of The Inn at Saratoga, hosted a benefit concert for hurricane relief for the U.S.
- [Identity Fashion Show at New York State Museum Pushes Boundaries](https://saratogaliving.com/identity-fashion-show-pushes-boundaries/): Individualism prevailed at the Identity Fashion Show held in July by the Electric City Couture.
- [Saratoga Mayor Yepsen Cuts Ribbon at Restored Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/mayor-yepsen-cuts-ribbon-at-restored-adelphi-hotel/): Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen officially re-opened the Adelphi Hotel on Thursday, Oct.
- [Code Blue Saratoga Returns to Soul Saving Station](https://saratogaliving.com/code-blue-saratoga-returns-to-soul-saving-station/): As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, dozens of Saratogians will find shelter through Code Blue Saratoga, a program of Shelters of Saratoga.
- [Fall In Love: Fashion Trends That Are on Fleek](https://saratogaliving.com/fall-in-love/): Fall is approaching, so it’s that time to cue a new wardrobe.
- [Here Comes the Sun: Saratoga Sundress Opens Location in Downtown Glens Falls](https://saratogaliving.com/here-comes-the-sun/): Downtown Glens Falls is in the midst of a Cinderella story.
- [Man O' War Project Studies How Retired Thoroughbreds Help Veterans With PTSD](https://saratogaliving.com/horses-healing-veterans/): Earle I. Mack is a businessman with a deep philanthropic nature. A veteran of the U.S.
- [Ruby Walworth: The Spanish-American War Era Nurse Who Haunted Saratoga Springs](https://saratogaliving.com/angel-or-ghost/): In August 1898, the United States government opened Camp Wikoff at Montauk, Long Island, for soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
- [Fasig-Tipton: A Century in Saratoga and Still Going Strong](https://saratogaliving.com/fasig-tipton-a-century-in-saratogaand-still-going-strong/): Fasig-Tipton’s Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion on East Avenue will come alive again on Oct.
- [Saratoga Ghosts: Touring the Haunted Sections of the Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/): Health, history, horses … haunted? It’s just another reason to love Saratoga Springs. Not all ghosts are spooky.
- [Tales From Saratoga's Tombs: The Famous and Infamous Rest in Our Midst](https://saratogaliving.com/tales-from-the-tombs/): An astounding number of important people and fascinating folks have lived and died in our area.
- [Fort Edward: On the Crossroads of America's History](https://saratogaliving.com/fort-edward-on-the-crossroads-of-americas-history/): If the ancient walls of the Old Fort House could talk, they would describe fascinating accounts of visits by future presidents George Washington and James Madison.
- [StoryHarvest Brings Food, Music, Poetry and Art to Troy](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-storyharvest-troy/): The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy held its seventh annual StoryHarvest: A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table! on Sept.
- [Schenectady's Stockade Walkabout Explores Historic Homes and Churches](https://saratogaliving.com/schenectady-stockade-walkabout-explores-historic-homes-churches/): On a crisp and glorious Sept. 23, Capital Region history lovers gathered in Schenectady’s historic Stockade District for the 56th annual Stockade Walkabout.
- [Where to Grab That Perfect Cup of Tea in The Saratoga Area](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-tea-shops/): As temperatures begin to drop, it’s only natural to find yourself craving something that will warm you from the inside out.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2017: A Look Back at Another Stunning Summer Season](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2017-summer-season/): Throughout this summer’s Saratoga racing season, Yogi Berra’s famous line “It’s like déjà vu all over again” fit and fit and fit again.
- ['Friends' Producer Kevin Bright Joins Gateway Board of Directors](https://saratogaliving.com/friends-producer-kevin-bright-joins-gateway-board-of-directors/): Kevin Bright, an executive producer behind the Emmy Award-winning television series Friends, has joined the board of directors at Gateway House of Peace in Ballston Spa.
- [Culinary Road Trip: Taking a Scenic Drive Through Washington, Warren Counties in Search of Deliciousness](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-washington-county-warren-county/): In the autumn, the colors on the rolling hills of Washington County and the mountains of the southern Adirondacks rival anything you can see in Vermont, and New York’s backroads are more peaceful, with less traffic.
- [Saratoga Springs Hosts Annual Pooches Parade for a Good Cause](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-hosts-pooches-parade-for-a-good-cause/): Poodles, pugs, shepherds and schnauzers flaunted their furry frames in four-legged fashion at the 7th Annual Pooch Parade in Congress Park Sept.
- [Culinary Road Trip: A Tour of the Capital Region's Best Apple Orchards](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-capital-region-apple-orchards/): There’s a particular deep, bright blue in the sky and a slight chill to the air that announces apple season has arrived.
- [Our Hoppy History: Craft Beers Have Been on Tap for More Than 30 Years in the Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/craft-beer-tap-more-than-30-years-capital-region/): Upstate New York is replete with beer and beverage trails, and there are at least six beer trails that include the Capital Region.
- [How You Can Win the College Expense Game by Investing in Off-Campus Housing](https://saratogaliving.com/investing-in-off-campus-housing-capital-region-saratoga-albany/): It’s that bittersweet time that parents dream of and dread. Your child is heading off to college.
- [Culinary Road Trip: Why Now Is the Best Time to Embrace Local Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/culinary-road-trip-capital-region-wine/): The roots of American wine are right in our backyard.
- [A Summer to Remember in the Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-summer-remember-spa-city/): It’s the end of another remarkable social season in Saratoga, with some standout moments we’ll never forget.
- [Saratoga WarHorse Hosts a Blue Spangled Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-warhorse-hosts-a-blue-spangled-gala/): Saratoga’s Hall of Springs was a flurry of red, white and blue on Aug. 14 as over 300 patrons gathered for Saratoga WarHorse’s fifth annual Blue Spangled Gala.
- [Sizzling Hot Pink Saratoga Hat Luncheon](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-sizzling-hot-pink-saratoga-hat-luncheon/): Play for P.I.N.K.
- [Sugar Plum Soiree Raises Money for Backstretch Kids](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-sugar-plum-soiree-backstretch-kids/): The Hall of Springs was transformed into a winter wonderland on Aug.
- [October 2017: Capital Region Chef Profiles Section](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-chef-profiles-october-2017/): Elliott Vogel Daley’s on Yates 10 Yates Street, Schenectady 518.687.3561; olddaley.com How well can you handle stress? How do you do it?
- [October 2017: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-october-2017/): Redbud Development 2 Commerce Park Drive, Wilton 518.691.0428; redbuddevelopment.com Redbud Development, Inc., is a landscape construction company specializing in the custom design and quality installation of residential improvement and development projects.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wide-Open Field Lacks Speed In Queens County Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wide-open-field-lacks-speed-in-queens-county-stakes/): There are 10 horses but not much speed in the $125,000 Queens County Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Sara Street Fresh And Ready For Return](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-sara-street-fresh-and-ready-for-return/): Sara Street’s last race came on a rainy day in May at Pimlico.
- [Daily Racing Form: Plenty Of Angles In Allowance Feature](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-plenty-of-angles-in-allowance-feature/): The eighth-race feature Friday is a wide-open second-level optional-claiming race at a mile.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Upstate New Yorker Andrea Maranville Makes The Semifinals Of 'The Great American Baking Show' (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-upstate-new-yorker-andrea-maranville-makes-the-semifinals-of-the-great-american-baking-show/): I love to learn new recipes. Yes, cookbooks are great, but for me the best way to learn is to observe others.
- ['saratoga living' The Holiday Issue: Crossword Puzzle And Word Ladder Answer Keys](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-holiday-issue-crossword-puzzle-and-word-ladder-answer-keys/): On page 127 of saratoga living‘s new Holiday Issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Celebrate The Holidays” and a word ladder connecting “Christmas” and “Time.” Below are the answer keys—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Springs Over The Holiday Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-over-christmas-weekend/): We here at saratoga living hope that you're having a great holiday season.
- [Skidmore College To Become A Smoke- And Tobacco-Free Campus By January 1](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-to-become-a-smoke-and-tobacco-free-campus-by-january-1/): Following Christmas break, students and faculty of Skidmore College will return to a completely smoke and tobacco-free campus.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Adding A Little 'Sparkle' To Your Holiday Wine Purchases](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-adding-a-little-sparkle-to-your-holiday-wine-purchases/): So it's getting close to Christmas dinner, and you're asking about sparking wines, are you? Well, I'm glad you asked.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Queensbury Native Delaney Silvernell Discusses Her Run On 'The Voice'](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-queensbury-native-delaney-silvernell-discusses-her-run-on-the-voice/): Confession: I'm obsessed with NBC's The Voice.
- [Will 15 Church's 'The Saratoga Rose' Be The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail?](https://saratogaliving.com/will-15-churchs-the-saratoga-rose-be-the-next-great-saratoga-cocktail/): In our previous issue of saratoga living, Max London's offered its take on the “Next Great Saratoga Cocktail,” with its delicious cocktail, aptly titled The Saratoga.
- [Manchester, Vermont: Your Next Luxury Vacation Destination](https://saratogaliving.com/manchester-vermont-your-next-luxury-vacation-destination/): Vermont, in general, is one of those magnificent places that’s just far enough away from major metropolises that many people don’t get to witness (or know about) the town’s year-round splendor.
- [Gateway House Of Peace, Veterans & Community Housing Coalition, Saratoga Arts Host Benefits](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-gateway-house-of-peace-veterans-community-housing-coalition-saratoga-arts-host-benefits/): Saratoga celebrated a trio of local foundations this fall at a celebration, ball and soirée.
- [Artist James Fiorentino's Hyper-Realistic Paintings Strike A Saratoga Chord](https://saratogaliving.com/artist-james-fiorentinos-hyper-realistic-paintings-strike-a-saratoga-chord/): Those closest to me like to call me The Historian, because I’m the resident family history buff: I love whiling away rainy weekends sorting through old pictures and mementos, seeing which ones tell the best stories.
- [Stronach, NYRA Usher In The Era Of Philanthropic Horse Betting](https://saratogaliving.com/stronach-nyra-usher-in-the-era-of-philanthropic-horse-betting/): Being the middle child, I learned early on that I had to share with my other siblings.
- [Majesty On The Hudson: Artist Frederic Church's Olana House Gets Its Own Book](https://saratogaliving.com/majesty-on-the-hudson-artist-frederic-churchs-olana-house-gets-its-own-book/): My wife and I owned a beat-up Honda the last several years we lived in Brooklyn—and I can’t begin to explain how freeing having it was.
- [Death Wish Coffee's Mike Brown Spills The Beans On His Company's Success](https://saratogaliving.com/death-wish-coffees-mike-brown-spills-the-beans-on-his-companys-success/): You could say that I’m a recovering coffee addict.
- [Book Smart: Greenwich's Seasonal Owl Pen Books Is Keeping The Printed Page Alive](https://saratogaliving.com/book-smart-greenwichs-seasonal-owl-pen-books-is-keeping-the-printed-page-alive/): This can’t be the right way,” I say to myself as I turn onto a gravel road in Greenwich, NY.
- [How Saratoga's Sweetest Tradition, The Peppermint Pig, Has Gone National](https://saratogaliving.com/how-saratogas-sweetest-tradition-the-peppermint-pig-has-gone-national/): Though Saratoga Springs may be best known for its horses, come Christmastime, it’s all about the pigs. Peppermint Pigs, to be exact.
- [A Glam New Year's Eve Party Made Easy](https://saratogaliving.com/a-glam-new-years-eve-party-made-easy/): New Year’s Eve is an overrated night. Restaurants offer expensive menus and, despite the mask of glitz and glamour, the hype doesn’t always deliver.
- [How Legendary Jockey Ramón Domínguez Found His Home In The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/the-long-road-back-to-saratoga-how-ramon-dominguez-found-his-home-in-the-spa-city/): Ramón Domínguez has always been a perfect fit in Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: Austin Bayliss](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogian-of-the-month-austin-bayliss/): I hear her before I see her, and I like it.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: In Horse Of The Year Vote, It's Accelerate Vs. History](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-in-horse-of-the-year-vote-its-accelerate-vs-history/): Justify should be Horse of the Year. Accelerate should be Horse of the Year.
- [Daily Racing Form: Sassy Agnes To Have Company Up Front In Fifth Avenue](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-sassy-agnes-to-have-company-up-front-in-fifth-avenue/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sassy Agnes used her speed to record a front-running victory over 11 rivals in the $100,000 Key Cents Stakes here on Nov.
- [Daily Racing Form: Skyler's Scramjet Eyes Gravesend](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-skylers-scramjet-eyes-gravesend/): Skyler’s Scramjet, a three-time winner at Aqueduct last winter and spring, including a 1 1/2-length win in the Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap last March, is eying a return to the races in the $100,000 Gravesend Stakes here on Dec.
- [Owners Of Henry Street Tap Room To Open Flatbread Social Pizzeria In Saratoga Later This Month](https://saratogaliving.com/owners-of-henry-street-tap-room-to-open-flatbread-social-pizzeria-in-saratoga-later-this-month/): Saratoga Springs will get a new Neapolitan-style pizzeria later this month with the opening of Flatbread Social at 84 Henry Street.
- [Daily Racing Form: Breeding Report—Kentucky Oaks Contender Chasing Yesterday](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-breeding-report-kentucky-oaks-contender-chasing-yesterday/): Nicole Russo presents Daily Racing Form's Breeding Report, which focuses on Kentucky Oaks contender Chasing Yesterday, a half-sister of Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah who became a Grade 1 winner at Los Alamitos Saturday.
- [The 'saratoga living' Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: 7 Deadly Sins](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-living-ultimate-holiday-gift-guide-7-deadly-sins/): Still need to do your Christmas shopping? Looking to really go all out on gifts this year?
- [Special Promotional Section: New Cars Of 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-new-cars-of-2019/): If you're looking to drive into the new year in style, check out these brand-new cars and trucks from local dealers.
- [Special Promotional Section: The 'saratoga living' Food + Drink Guide](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-the-saratoga-living-food-drink-guide/): If you have family or friends visiting you in Saratoga Springs this holiday season, chances are, you're not going to want to cook every night.
- [Special Promotional Section: The 'saratoga living' Holiday Shopping Guide](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-the-saratoga-living-holiday-shopping-guide/): Headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping in Saratoga Springs?
- [Saratoga Spa City Ballet Staging Its 25th Anniversary Performance Of 'The Nutcracker' At The Egg](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-spa-city-ballet-staging-its-25th-anniversary-performance-of-the-nutcracker-at-the-egg/): In 1892, a fairytale ballet adapted from an E.T.A. Hoffmann story and set to composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music came to life on a Moscow theater's stage.
- [Alpine Ski Paradise: When The Italian Alps Come Calling](https://saratogaliving.com/alpine-ski-paradise-when-the-italian-alps-come-calling/): The Alpine Sport Shop, which sits at 399 Clinton Street just past the western entrance of Skidmore College, is nothing short of a local icon.
- [The Holidays, Saratoga Style](https://saratogaliving.com/the-holidays-saratoga-style/): What I love most about the holiday season in Saratoga Springs is the unexpected spirit of giving, cheer and decoration.
- [DeCrescente Distributing: It's All In The Family ](https://saratogaliving.com/decrescente-distributing-its-all-in-the-family/): It wasn’t until I met C.J. DeCrescente that I began to notice all the DeCrescente Distributing trucks around Saratoga Springs.
- [2019 New Year's Resolutions From The Saratoga Springs Community](https://saratogaliving.com/2019-new-years-resolutions-from-the-saratoga-springs-community/): Ah, the proverbial clean slate!
- [8 Reasons Why Yaddo Matters To Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jennifer Egan](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-8-reasons-why-yaddo-matters-to-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-jennifer-egan/): I brought along Jennifer Egan’s newly-minted Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Visit From The Goon Squad, on my honeymoon in 2011.
- [4 Local Heroes Of Philanthropy: Heather Straughter, Neil Golub, Linda Toohey And Tas Steiner](https://saratogaliving.com/4-local-heroes-of-philanthropy-heather-straughter-neil-golub-linda-toohey-and-tas-steiner/): When I set out to profile the four other Capital Region philanthropists besides saratoga living's 2018 Person Of The Year, Ed Mitzen, I knew I had my work cut out for me.
- [2018 Person Of The Year: Ed Mitzen, Founder And Owner Of Fingerpaint](https://saratogaliving.com/2018-person-of-the-year-ed-mitzen-founder-and-owner-of-fingerpaint/): Ed Mitzen calls Saratoga Springs his Mayberry.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend/): This time of year, Christmas music is inevitably in there air everywhere, whether it be Downtown Saratoga or the Wilton Mall or wherever you're getting that last-minute shopping done.
- [Swords To Plowshares: Navy Veteran Jason Heitman On Founding Saratoga Springs' Green Jeans Market Farm](https://saratogaliving.com/swords-to-plowshares-navy-veteran-jason-heitman-on-founding-saratoga-springs-green-jeans-market-farm/): Shortly after moving to Troy from Brooklyn, I reconnected with an old Saratoga Springs High School classmate, Tim Biello.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: 8 Bottles Of Red Wine Perfect For The Holidays](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-8-bottles-of-red-wine-perfect-for-the-holidays/): This is the second in my series of holiday-themed wine columns to present recommendations for your wine-drinking needs.
- [Saratoga PLAN Study: Northern Saratoga County Has High Potential For Conservation And Recreational Development](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogaplan-study-northern-saratoga-county-has-high-potential-for-conservation-and-recreational-development/): The plan to create a network of trails connecting various towns and cities throughout Saratoga County (and beyond) got a big boost on November 15 with the release of a study entitled, the "Southern Palmertown Conservation & Recreation Strategy."
- [What Is 'Saratoga'? Saratoga Springs Featured As An Answer On 'Jeopardy!'](https://saratogaliving.com/what-is-saratoga-saratoga-springs-featured-as-an-answer-on-jeopardy/): It turns out that "Saratoga" has a $400 value...on the popular gameshow, Jeopardy!, that is.
- [Daily Racing Form: Le General Ready For Next Step In Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-le-general-ready-for-next-step-in-allowance/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Vertical Oak Facing Four In Garland Of Roses](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-vertical-oak-facing-four-in-garland-of-roses/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Vertical Oak has won eight races – six stakes – over four different tracks.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mind Your Biscuits Trying To Make His Name As Sire In Japan](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mind-your-biscuits-trying-to-make-his-name-as-sire-in-japan/): There’s the old joke about a mother who had two sons. One ran away to sea and the other was elected vice president. And neither was heard from again.
- [Troy-Based App 'Taste' Turns User Data Into Personalized Restaurant Recommendations](https://saratogaliving.com/troy-based-app-taste-turns-user-data-into-personalized-restaurant-recommendations/): I love going out to eat, but I hate having to troll through long lists of novel-length recommendations about how many stars the spinach-artichoke dip did or didn't deserve.
- [Shmaltz Brewing Company To Open Tasting Room And Entertainment Venue In Old Newberry Music Hall](https://saratogaliving.com/shmaltz-brewing-company-to-open-tasting-room-and-entertainment-venue-in-old-newberry-music-hall/): After the sale of his five-year-old brewery down in Clifton Park this past summer, Jeremy Cowan, owner of Shmaltz Brewing Company, is bringing his delicious, Hebrew-inspired craft beers to the heart of Saratoga Springs.
- [SPAC Announces Special Sneak Peek Into The 2019 Classical Season](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-announces-special-sneak-peek-into-the-2019-classical-season/): At a December board meeting on December 6, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced highlights of its upcoming 2019 season.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-5/): "You'll shoot your eye out!"
- [How Local Households Help Make Opera Saratoga's Summer Festival Happen](https://saratogaliving.com/how-local-households-help-make-opera-saratogas-summer-festival-happen/): As a musician (I teach and play guitar in addition to writing for saratoga living) I often imagine what it would've been like to get to know a young Renée Fleming or Luciano Pavarotti before they became famous.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Eight White Wines For The Holidays](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-eight-white-wines-for-the-holidays/): This is the first of four Wine Wednesdays with William in which I'll be giving recommendations for holiday wines. First up: whites!
- [Daily Racing Form: Trainer Brown In Position For Third Consecutive Eclipse Award](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-trainer-brown-in-position-for-third-consecutive-eclipse-award/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Maximus Mischief May Race Twice Before Kentucky Derby](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-maximus-mischief-may-race-twice-before-kentucky-derby/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mendelssohn Retired From Racing, Will Stand At Ashford Stud](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mendelssohn-retired-from-racing-will-stand-at-ashford-stud/): Mendelssohn, who finished fourth as the favorite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, has been retired from racing and will stand at stud at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud, it was announced Sunday morning.
- [Daily Racing Form: Velazquez Notches 6000th Career Winner](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-velazquez-notches-6000th-career-winner/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Aqueduct 2019 Stakes Program Has Few Changes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-aqueduct-2019-stakes-program-has-few-changes/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Complexity, Sippican Harbor May Get Late Start Next Year](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-complexity-sippican-harbor-may-get-late-start-next-year/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Jewel On Her Holiday Tour And Life In The Limelight](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-grammy-nominated-singer-songwriter-jewel-on-her-holiday-tour-and-life-in-the-limelight/): Singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher (better known by just her first name) hardly needs an introduction.
- [Revibe, An Alternative And Holistic Health Center In Schuylerville, Celebrates Three Years](https://saratogaliving.com/revibe-an-alternative-and-holistic-health-center-in-schuylerville-celebrates-three-years/): Saratoga Springs has long been revered for its healing mineral waters.
- [Daily Racing Form: Nearly Every Belmont, Saratoga Card To Be Shown On Fox Sports](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nearly-every-belmont-saratoga-card-to-be-shown-on-fox-sports/): The New York Racing Association has reached a deal with Fox Sports that will put nearly every card at NYRA’s Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course on the company’s television networks for at least the next two years, the two companies announced on Thursday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Lightly Raced Copper Town Faces Tall Task In Cigar Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-lightly-raced-copper-town-faces-tall-task-in-cigar-mile/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – On Oct. 7, 2017, Copper Town beat Patternrecognition in a $75,460 first-level allowance race at Belmont Park.
- [Daily Racing Form: Maximus Mischief Gets First True Test In Remsen Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-maximus-mischief-gets-first-true-test-in-remsen-stakes/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Maximus Mischief has been nothing short of brilliant winning his first two starts by a combined 14 3/4 lengths at Parx Racing.
- [Daily Racing Form: Enliven Should Like Demoiselle's Distance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-enliven-should-like-demoiselles-distance/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – As the field emerged from the fog in the Grade 3 Tempted Stakes here Nov.
- [SPAC President Elizabeth Sobol Honored At Northeast Ballet Company’s Annual Nutcracker Gala](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-president-elizabeth-sobol-to-be-honored-at-northeast-ballet-companys-annual-nutrcracker-gala/): Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), was honored at Northeast Ballet Company’s annual Nutcracker Gala at Proctors Theatre Friday, November 30.
- [Exclusive: Scenes From The Audi FIS Ski World Cup At Killington Ski Resort](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-scenes-from-the-audi-fis-ski-world-cup-at-killington-ski-resort/): Last weekend (November 23-25), the Audi FIS Ski World Cup returned to Killington Ski Resort in Killington, VT for the third consecutive year.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-4/): If you're like my family, now that Thanksgiving is over, you're on the hunt for a Christmas tree.
- [November 2018: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-november-2018/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care, PC 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com Our Providers: Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD FACOG Jennifer Iovinelli, FNP Barbara Hill, FNP McGinnis Women’s Medical Care is now accepting new patients.
- [Daily Racing Form: Code Of Honor Will Skip Remsen Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-code-of-honor-will-skip-remsen-stakes/): Shug McGaughey is not totally satisfied with how Code of Honor is training, and he will keep the talented 2-year-old out of Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct, the trainer said Tuesday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Ortiz Brothers Taking Eclipse Award Race To Wire](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-ortiz-brothers-taking-eclipse-award-race-to-wire/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The sibling battle for an Eclipse Award will play out coast to coast this coming weekend. Irad Ortiz Jr.
- [Daily Racing Form: Brown Has Patternrecognition, Timeline For Cigar Mile](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-brown-has-patternrecognition-timeline-for-cigar-mile/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown will have runners in three of the four graded stakes scheduled at Aqueduct on Saturday.
- [DRF Breeding Report: Kentucky Derby Sire Futures, November 27, 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-breeding-report-kentucky-derby-sire-futures-november-27-2018/): Nicole Russo presents the DRF Breeding Report on the first pool of the official Kentucky Derby future wager, which opened over the holiday weekend and runs concurrently with the derby sire future wager.
- [The Orchestra of St. Luke’s Returns To Bethesda Episcopal Church](https://saratogaliving.com/the-orchestra-of-st-lukes-returns-to-bethesda-episcopal-church/): The New York City-based Orchestra of St. Luke’s will be returning to Saratoga Springs on December 15 to perform J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-3/): First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! We here at saratoga living hope you are surrounded by good friends and family and good eats.
- [Saratoga Springs Nonprofit SNACpack Fills At-Risk Schoolchildren's Backpacks With Free Food](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-nonprofit-snacpack-fills-at-risk-schoolchildrens-backpacks-with-free-food/): As I’m out running around and shopping for the big Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, I’m reminded, in the midst of all this hustle and bustle, that this is a holiday of sharing, and that there will be many this Thanksgiving without much or any food on their table.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: How To Keep Your Leftover Wine From Going Bad](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-how-to-keep-your-leftover-wine-from-going-bad/): All sorts of issues occur after you pull the cork out of your favorite wine bottle. For one, opened wine will turn to vinegar.
- [Saratoga And Capital Region Businesses Participating In Small Business Saturday](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-and-capital-region-businesses-participating-in-small-business-saturday/): Everybody knows that the day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday, where discounts (and mayhem) at malls and big-box stores abound, and that a few days later is Cyber Monday, the online extravaganza, during which you get no work done and the Internet breaks.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Author Susan Orlean On Her New Book, 'The Library Book,' And Her Love For Yaddo](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-author-susan-orlean-on-her-new-book-the-library-book-and-her-love-of-yaddo/): I'm not ashamed to admit that I was first introduced to writer Susan Orlean not through her illuminating articles in The New Yorker (where she's been a staff writer since 1992) or through her brilliant books (of which she's written eight, including a children's book), but via the fascinating film, Adaptation.
- [WalletHub: These Capital Region Big-Box Stores Are Offering The Deepest Discounts This Black Friday](https://saratogaliving.com/wallethub-these-capital-region-big-box-stores-are-offering-the-deepest-discounts-this-black-friday/): Thanksgiving might as well be Groundhog Day, as far as I'm concerned.
- [Saratoga Restaurants Hosting 'A Night of Warmth' Fundraiser For The City's Homeless Population On November 26](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-restaurants-hosting-a-night-of-warmth-fundraiser-for-the-citys-homeless-population-on-november-26/): With the first major snowstorm barreling towards the Capital Region and nightly temperatures dipping into the 20s, Saratoga Springs' most vulnerable population, the homeless, will be scrambling to find a warm meal, blanket and roof over their heads.
- [Excelsior! Remembering Legendary Marvel Comics Co-Creator Stan Lee](https://saratogaliving.com/excelsior-remembering-legendary-marvel-comics-co-creator-stan-lee/): Stan Lee, creative mastermind and co-creator of many of Marvel Comics' most popular comic book characters and franchises, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man and Fantastic Four, passed away on November 12 at the age of 95.
- [Thanksgiving Travel Primer: What You Need To Know To Get Out Of Albany International Airport On Time Next Week](https://saratogaliving.com/thanksgiving-travel-primer-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-out-of-albany-international-airport-on-time-next-week/): Holiday travel is the pits. Whether it be by car, train or airplane, you can always count on it being a headache.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-lake-george-polar-plunge/): With Saratoga's first snow (meh, dusting) of the season earlier this week, it's appropriate that saratoga living's Editor's Pick for this week's calendar is the 2018 Lake George Polar Plunge at Shepards Park Beach in Lake George Village (check out this and more events in our first-ever Luxury Issue, on newsstands now.).
- [Annual Chris Dailey Turkey Trot Expecting More Than 3000 Participants This Thanksgiving](https://saratogaliving.com/annual-chris-dailey-turkey-trot-expecting-more-than-3000-participants-this-thanksgiving/): Long before dinner on Thanksgiving day, more than 3000 runners and walkers from Saratoga Springs and the surrounding region will rise early and participate in the 2018 Chris Dailey Turkey Trot.
- [Top Dentists: Saratoga Springs Family Dentistry](https://saratogaliving.com/top-dentists-saratoga-springs-family-dentistry/): Saratoga Springs Family Dentistry has been proudly serving patients from Saratoga and the surrounding communities since 1971.
- [Daily Racing Form: Regal Glory Wins Stewart Manor, Highway Star Takes Staten Island​](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-regal-glory-wins-stewart-manor-highway-star-takes-staten-island/): Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Newspaperofrecord is no longer the only stakes-winning, unbeaten 2-year-old filly currently in trainer Chad Brown’s barn.
- [Daily Racing Form: Optional Claimers Key To Late Pick Four](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-optional-claimers-key-to-late-pick-four/): The nine-race card Thursday at Aqueduct finishes strong with a pair of optional-claiming races that will make or break the late pick four.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: The Importance Of Good, Clean Glassware](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-everything-you-need-to-know-about-wineglasses/): Attention: wine drinkers! That glass you're swirling is a lot more important than you might think it is. For one, wineglasses must be clean and odor-free.
- [Mercantile Kitchen & Bar, A Diner Serving All-Day Breakfast, Opens In Downtown Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/mercantile-kitchen-bar-a-diner-serving-all-day-breakfast-opens-in-downtown-saratoga/): Saratoga Springs has a little bit of everything, but if you're looking for breakfast past 1pm or 2pm in the afternoon, there are choice few options.
- [Iraq War Veteran On Why He Offers Fellow Vets Free Yoga Classes At His Troy Gym](https://saratogaliving.com/veterans-day-anatomie-a-veteran-owned-capital-region-gym-offers-free-yoga-classes-for-veterans/): In the not-so-distant past, I was a full-time freelance writer, working steadily away in my home office in Troy for a New York City-based lifestyle website.
- [Daily Racing Form: Friday Race Of The Day—Kathryn Crosby Stakes 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-friday-race-of-the-day-kathryn-crosby-stakes-2018/): Daily Racing Form's Dan Illman and Matt Bernier preview the overflow field for the one-mile, $75,000 Kathryn Crosby Stakes, the seventh race of opening day at Del Mar.
- [Daily Racing Form: Cracksman, Winx Tied Atop World Racehorse Rankings](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-cracksman-winx-tied-atop-world-racehorse-rankings/): Cracksman joined Winx as the highest-rated racehorse of 2018 in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.
- [Daily Racing Form: Multiple Stakes Winner Weekend Hideaway To Stand In New York](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-multiple-stakes-winner-weekend-hideaway-to-stand-in-new-york/): Weekend Hideaway, a winner of stakes races in seven consecutive years, will begin his stallion career in his home state of New York, at Irish Hills & Dutchess Views Stallions LLC in Saratoga Springs.
- [Daily Racing Form: Battle Station Well Spotted In Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-battle-station-well-spotted-in-allowance/): It’s a tale of two race cards at Aqueduct on Friday as three legs of the early pick five are for maiden 2-year-old fillies and the late pick four has a trio of allowance or optional claimers for 3-year-olds and up.
- [Daily Racing Form: McLaughlin May Outsmart Mother Nature In Artie Schiller](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mclaughlin-may-outsmart-mother-nature-in-artie-schiller/): Whether Saturday’s $150,000 Artie Schiller is contested on a wet Aqueduct turf course or moved to the main track, Kiaran McLaughlin trains a leading contender.
- [Vintage Sports Car Club Of America Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary With Special Exhibit At The Saratoga Automobile Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/vintage-sports-car-club-of-america-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary-with-special-exhibit-at-the-saratoga-automobile-museum/): The Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA), the oldest classic automotive preservation club in the United States, is this year celebrating its 60th anniversary.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-saratoga-restaurant-week/): We here at saratoga living hope you're still not too full from last weekend's Corks, Forks & Brews, because this week's Editor's Pick is another face-stuffing celebration of food and wine.
- [Capital Region's 'Real Men Wear Pink' Team Ranked Second In The Country For Its Fundraising Efforts](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-regions-real-men-wear-pink-team-ranked-second-in-the-country-for-its-fundraising-efforts/): The Capital Region's American Cancer Society (ACS) team has a lot to be thankful for these days.
- [Award-Winning Author Amy Hempel To Receive The 2018 Yaddo Artist Medal](https://saratogaliving.com/award-winning-author-amy-hempel-to-receive-the-2018-yaddo-artist-medal/): Yaddo, Saratoga Springs' famed artists' retreat, will be awarding acclaimed short story writer Amy Hempel—best known for her widely anthologized story, "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried"—the 2018 Yaddo Artist Medal this evening (November 7).
- [Leonard Bernstein At 100: Skidmore Staging Live Reboot Of The Emmy-Winning 'Young People's Concerts' TV Series](https://saratogaliving.com/leonard-bernstein-at-100-skidmore-staging-live-reboot-of-the-emmy-winning-young-peoples-concerts-tv-series/): Back in 2002, American Idol made a ratings splash with TV viewers young and old in America.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-saratoga-county-restaurant-week/): Saratoga Springs has so many great restaurants that it only makes sense that it would have a whole week dedicated to its one-of-a-kind culinary scene (technically, two weeks because of Discover Saratoga's Annual Restaurant Week in November).
- [Group Reservations For Saratoga Race Course's New 1863 Club Will Be Available On March 21](https://saratogaliving.com/group-reservations-for-saratoga-race-courses-new-1863-club-will-be-available-on-march-21/): Going to the races in Saratoga Springs this summer is about to get a whole lot more luxurious.
- [WATCH: Saratoga's Most Famous Dog, Jackson, Is Featured On The Dodo's 'Destination: Firsts' Video Series](https://saratogaliving.com/watch-saratogas-most-famous-dog-jackson-is-featured-on-the-dodos-destination-firsts-video-series/): After being featured in last September's "The Best Of Everything" issue of saratoga living, Jackson, a 12-year-old rescue dog, who's gained a local following on Instagram for his adventures climbing the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, has recently found a brand-new, much wider audience on the web.
- [Philadelphia Orchestra's Jeffrey Curnow On His Love For Playing In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphia-orchestras-jeffrey-curnow-on-his-love-for-playing-in-saratoga/): Playing the trumpet is difficult. From my memory of high school band, trumpeting requires an immense amount of strength from your fingers, lips and lungs.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Vines And Wines' Early Roots](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-vines-and-wines-early-roots/): Some wine-drinkers might have a religious experience while drinking a glass after work.
- [Woodstock 50: Jay-Z, John Fogerty, The Killers And Dead & Co. Among Crowded Official Lineup](https://saratogaliving.com/woodstock-50-jay-z-santana-the-killers-and-dead-co-among-crowded-official-lineup/): It's official. Woodstock 50 will go down as one of the most talked-about festivals of the summer (and decade, for that matter).
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Saratoga Pianist And Composer Andy Iorio Discusses His Forthcoming Album, 'Awakening'](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-saratogas-own-pianist-and-composer-andy-iorio-discusses-his-forthcoming-album-awakening/): Composer and pianist Andy Iorio, who grew up in Saratoga Springs, is quite busy these days.
- [SPECIAL REPORT: Homeless Advocate Lisa Mitzen On Fighting The Good Fight For Saratoga Springs' 'People Without Homes'](https://saratogaliving.com/homeless-advocate-lisa-mitzen-on-fighting-the-good-fight-for-saratoga-springs-people-without-homes/): “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Those are the powerful words of Helen Keller, the famed American author and activist, and I think the Saratoga Springs community can learn a lot from them.
- [Presidential Hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand Appearing On Showtime Series, 'Desus And Mero,' This Week](https://saratogaliving.com/troy-plays-host-to-showtime-series-desus-and-mero-and-presidential-hopeful-kirsten-gillibrand/): It's "showtime" in the Collar City.
- [Daily Racing Form: Santa Anita Trainers Air Concerns, Cheers, Jeers Following Lasix Ban](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-santa-anita-trainers-air-concerns-cheers-jeers-following-lasix-ban/): ARCADIA, Calif.
- [Saratoga Springs' Annual Siro's Cup Fundraiser To Honor Horse Trainer Chad Brown On July 10](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-annual-siros-cup-fundraiser-to-honor-horse-trainer-chad-brown-on-july-10/): Superstar Thoroughbred trainer and Mechanicville native Chad Brown will be honored this summer at the 26th Annual Newton Plaza Siro's Cup.
- [Proctors To Host The Inaugural Thomas Edison Regional Music Awards](https://saratogaliving.com/proctors-to-play-host-to-the-inaugural-eddies-awards/): On April 14, Proctors will host the inaugural Thomas Edison Regional Music Awards, or "Eddies," an awards ceremony meant to amplify, empower and celebrate professionals within the Capital Region's music scene.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga On St. Patrick's Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-st-patricks-day-2019/): This Sunday marks St.
- [Saratoga Race Course 2019: Grandstand And Clubhouse Season Tickets Go On Sale March 19](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-2019-grandstand-and-clubhouse-season-tickets-go-on-sale-march-19/): The summer meet at Saratoga Race Course is almost here. On Tuesday, March 19 at 10am, the New York Racing Association, Inc.
- [Century House's 'Enjoy One, Share One' Program Closing In On 1 Million Meals Served To The Capital Region's Needy](https://saratogaliving.com/century-houses-enjoy-one-share-one-program-celebrating-10-years-and-nearly-1-million-meals-provided-in-the-capital-region/): Serving 1 million free meals in just ten years might seem a little bit ambitious to some, but for one Latham-based nonprofit, it's going to be a reality by the end of the year.
- [Daily Racing Form: Under Watchful Eyes, Main-Track Training Resumes At Santa Anita](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-under-watchful-eyes-main-track-training-resumes-at-santa-anita/): ARCADIA, Calif.
- [SPAC's Junior Committee Presents the 2019 'Into The Pines' Winter Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-spacs-junior-committee-presents-into-the-pines-winter-ball/): On March 9, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) Junior Committee held its sold-out Winter Ball at the Saratoga Hall of Springs.
- ['Saratoga Night' In Philly Previews The Philadelphia Orchestra's Upcoming Summer Season At SPAC](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-night-in-philly-previews-the-philadelphia-orchestras-upcoming-summer-season-at-spac/): Some serious synergy is growing between the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and its annual summer resident, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- [EXCLUSIVE Photo Gallery: Scenes From Haikal's One-Length Victory At Aqueduct's Gotham Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-photo-gallery-scenes-from-haikals-one-length-victory-at-aqueducts-gotham-stakes/): Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has run a horse in the Kentucky Derby in three of the last four years.
- [Saratoga Springs' One With Life Organic Tequila Wins Big At Florida Margarita Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-one-with-life-organic-tequila-wins-big-at-florida-margarita-festival/): Saratoga Springs has a nice little pocket of Mexican restaurants, with Cantina, the Mexican Connection and El Mexicano holding down the fort, and a fourth restaurant, Tatu, coming soon.
- [SPAC On Stage Lineup To Feature Grammy-Nominated Sitarist And Composer Anoushka Shankar](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-on-stage-lineup-to-feature-grammy-nominated-sitarist-and-composer-anoushka-shankar/): This summer, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is going global once again.
- [New York Yankees Legend And Hall Of Famer Joe Torre To Speak At Skidmore College's 2019 Commencement](https://saratogaliving.com/new-york-yankees-legend-and-hall-of-famer-joe-torre-to-speak-at-skidmore-colleges-2019-commencement/): Skidmore College just simultaneously gave its Boston-based alums and Saratoga Springs' chapter of Red Sox Nation a little agita.
- [Woodstock 2019 Lineup To Feature Headliners Jay-Z, Dead & Co. And A Host Of Other A-Listers](https://saratogaliving.com/woodstock-2019-lineup-to-feature-headliners-jay-z-dead-co-and-a-host-of-other-a-listers/): I might have to change my plans this August, 16-18.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Husband-And-Wife Duo The Sea The Sea Returning To Caffè Lena](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-husband-and-wife-duo-the-sea-the-sea-returning-to-caffe-lena/): Back in January, saratoga living published a list of eight incredible, up-and-coming female musicians from Upstate New York—sort of a beginner's manifesto to the current Capital Region music scene.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-capital-region-wine-festival/): Picking between a cold pint and a glass of wine can be a difficult decision, but it doesn't have to be.
- [Daily Racing Form: Preventing Fatalities High Priority In Today's Racing Industry](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-preventing-fatalities-high-priority-in-todays-racing-industry/): Early in February, the California Horse Racing Board released its annual report for the fiscal year 2017-2018, and one particular piece of data stood out: the number of equine fatalities at all California racetracks and training centers had declined markedly compared to the year prior.
- [DRF: Santa Anita Suspends Racing Indefinitely After A Rash Of Horse Deaths](https://saratogaliving.com/drf-santa-anita-suspends-racing-indefinitely-after-rash-of-horse-deaths/): Santa Anita has canceled racing indefinitely to allow track consultant Dennis Moore to inspect the surface, which has been plagued by a rash of equine fatalities in recent months.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Moscato d'Asti, The Wine World's Sweet Relief](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-moscato-dasti-the-wine-worlds-sweet-relief/): Anybody out there have a sweet tooth? (That was a rhetorical question.)
- [Local Trainer And Activist Publishes First Book, 'One Drop Of Rain,' About Two Decades Of Raising Cancer Awareness](https://saratogaliving.com/local-trainer-and-activist-publishes-first-book-one-drop-of-rain-about-two-decades-of-raising-cancer-awareness/): Molly McMaster Morgoslepov, Capital Region native and co-owner of Saratoga Ninja Lab in Malta, didn't think she'd spend her 23rd birthday in a hospital bed.
- [Saratoga 'Ninja' Competes In USA Climbing's Bouldering Youth Nationals](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-ninja-competes-in-usa-climbings-bouldering-youth-nationals/): Ninjas, usually masked, operate in silence, agilely and stealthily scaling towering fortifications, dropping in under the shroud of night, offering up karate-tastic ass-whuppings on their unsuspecting enemies.
- [‘saratoga living’ The Design Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-design-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On page 127 of saratoga living‘s new Design Issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Fashion Show."
- [Saratoga County Restaurant Week To Celebrate More Than 40 Local Restaurants With $20 And $30 Meals](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-county-restaurant-week-to-celebrate-more-than-40-local-restaurants-with-20-and-30-meals/): Hide the protein shakes, diet plans and calorie counters—at least for a week or so anyway.
- [7 Simple Home Renovations](https://saratogaliving.com/simple-home-renovations/): Even if you have no immediate plans for leaving your home, it's a good idea to approach renovations with resale value in mind.
- [Daily Racing Form: NYRA Lasix Vet Terminated Over 'Conflict Of Interest'](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nyra-lasix-vet-terminated-over-conflict-of-interest/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Dr.
- [Witt Construction Builds Exquisite Custom And Semi-Custom Homes In Saratoga And The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-witt-construction-builds-exquisite-custom-and-semi-custom-homes-in-saratoga-and-the-capital-region/): With more than 30 years of homebuilding experience, and hundreds of stunning, award-winning homes to prove it, Witt Construction, Inc.
- [Daily Racing Form: Derby Watch: Time For Vekoma To Get Started](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-derby-watch-time-for-vekoma-to-get-started/): DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – They have names like Boomerang and Big Loop, Comet and Corkscrew, Tornado and Velocity.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-elton-john/): It's not every day you get the opportunity to say farewell to a music icon, but Capital Region fans of Elton John are getting just that with John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour coming to the Times Union Center this Friday, March 1 at 8pm.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: SNL Alum Tim Meadows On His 'New' Standup Career And Friendship With The Late Chris Farley](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-snl-alum-tim-meadows-on-his-new-standup-career-and-friendship-with-the-late-chis-farley/): I feel like anyone who's a fan of Saturday Night Live (SNL) has that particular time period or cast that brings back fuzzy (and very funny) memories.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Ode To A Particularly Mouth-Watering Bottle Of White](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-ode-to-a-particularly-mouth-watering-bottle-of-white/): A lot of studying is involved in becoming a wine expert.
- [7 Historically Influential African-American Figures With Connections To The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/7-historically-influential-african-american-figures-with-connections-to-the-capital-region/): African American History Month has always been a personally significant time for me, because I grew up just outside of Birmingham, AL, one of the focal points of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
- [Skidmore College President Philip A. Glotzbach To Step Down In May 2020](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-president-philip-a-glotzbach-to-step-down-in-may-2020/): Philip A. Glotzbach, Skidmore College's President since 2003, will step down as President at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.
- [iHeartRadio Albany, College Of Saint Rose's Cold Case Analysis Center Team Up To Launch 'Upstate Unsolved' Podcast Series](https://saratogaliving.com/iheartradio-albany-college-of-saint-roses-cold-case-analysis-center-team-up-to-launch-upstate-unsolved-podcast-series/): In 2014, This American Life's 12-episode podcast series, Serial, singlehandedly made investigative journalism a binge-worthy medium.
- [Daily Racing Form: Construction Of Arena At Belmont May Be Delayed](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-construction-of-arena-at-belmont-may-be-delayed/): The start date of construction on a new hockey arena on the grounds of Belmont Park could be pushed back slightly to the point that the racing and training schedules for the Belmont spring/summer meet may not be impacted at all.
- [Daily Racing Form: Oaklawn Invitational Offers Free Preakness Berth](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-oaklawn-invitational-offers-free-preakness-berth/): The winner of the inaugural Oaklawn Invitational for 3-year-olds on May 4 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., will receive a free berth into the Preakness Stakes, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Wet Track A Question Mark For Big Birthday In Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-wet-track-a-question-mark-for-big-birthday-in-allowance/): The uncertainty regarding how she’ll handle a wet track – if only because she’s never raced over one – may be the biggest hurdle Big Birthday faces Sunday at Aqueduct when she tries to clear the second-level allowance condition.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Skidmore Regular Terence Blanchard Gets Oscar Nomination For His Work On ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Soundtrack](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-skidmore-regular-terence-blanchard-gets-oscar-nomination-for-his-work-on-blackkklansman-soundtrack/): Skidmore alumni and faculty have had an auspicious year already.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Whole Harvest Vegan And Vegetarian-Friendly Cafe Coming To Caroline Street (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-whole-harvest-vegan-and-vegetarian-friendly-cafe-coming-to-caroline-street/): Imagine a meal just as delicious as a burger and fries but with healthy ingredients that also support local farmers and sustainable practices.
- [Lake George Expedition Park Set To Open New Kid-Friendly Attraction, Dino Roar Valley](https://saratogaliving.com/lake-george-expedition-park-set-to-open-new-kid-friendly-attraction-dino-roar-valley/): Upstate New York is about to get its own Jurassic Park—for kids.
- [Trio Of Local Women Musicians Team Up For Triple-Bill At WAMC's Performing Arts Studio](https://saratogaliving.com/trio-of-local-women-musicians-team-up-for-triple-bill-at-wamcs-performing-arts-studio/): The morning after the Grammys, I was listening to a local country station on the way to work, and one of the morning show personalities said something that almost made me lose control of my car.
- [Daily Racing Form: Trio Of Fine Fillies In Franklin Square Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-trio-of-fine-fillies-in-franklin-square-stakes/): There are only six 3-year-old fillies entered in the $100,000 Franklin Square Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct, but the six-furlong race for statebreds offers a fine matchup.
- [Daily Racing Form: Kathy Kusner And Her #JockeyToo Moment](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-kathy-kusner-and-her-jockeytoo-moment/): Every morning, as the Saratoga summer of 1967 drifted by, Kathy Kusner kept waiting, waiting for one of the talented young women she watched on horseback to step up and apply for a license to ride racehorses in the afternoon.
- [Daily Racing Form: The Stronach Group, Baltimore Mayor Spar Over Future Of Pimlico](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-the-stronach-group-baltimore-mayor-spar-over-future-of-pimlico/): A public rift has opened up between the mayor of Baltimore and The Stronach Group, the company that owns Pimlico Race Course, over the company’s support of bills that would eventually lead to the consolidation of racing at Laurel Park in Maryland.
- [Skidmore's Tang Museum Unveils New Digital Art Collection Featuring Drawings, Paintings And Sculptures](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmores-tang-museum-unveils-new-digital-art-collection-featuring-drawings-paintings-and-sculptures/): Skidmore College's on-campus art museum just put added a permanent collection in cyberspace.
- [Daily Racing Form: Game Winner, Improbable Both On Track For San Felipe](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-game-winner-improbable-both-on-track-for-san-felipe/): In a surprising development, trainer Bob Baffert on Tuesday said there is a very good chance his top two Kentucky Derby prospects, Game Winner and Improbable, will make their 3-year-old debuts against one another in the Grade 2, $500,000 San Felipe Stakes on March 9 at Santa Anita.
- [Daily Racing Form: Romping Maiden Winner Hey Mamaluke Figures to Get Tested](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-romping-maiden-winner-hey-mamaluke-figures-to-get-tested/): On Friday, the 3-year-old filly Hey Mamaluke will ship to Aqueduct off a 10 3/4-length debut victory.
- [Daily Racing Form: Nicodemus Ends Hiatus In Thursday Allowance](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nicodemus-ends-hiatus-in-thursday-allowance/): Nicodemus made a favorable first impression on trainer Linda Rice when, running back on short rest, he finished second in the Curlin Stakes last July at Saratoga.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-saratoga-beer-week/): It's no secret that Saratoga Springs loves its libations.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Orange Is The New White Wine](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-orange-is-the-new-white-wine/): For those of you wine enthusiasts who enjoy tastings and attempting to identify the various notes that make up their favorite choices, orange wines' origins might throw you off a bit.
- [Saratoga Beer Week: What You Need To Know About The 60-Plus Beer-Themed Events Taking Place In The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-beer-week-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-60-plus-beer-themed-events-taking-place-in-the-spa-city/): Who said going out and having a few drinks doesn't count as a winter activity?
- [Saratoga Race Course 2019: NYRA Announces Full 40-Day Racing And Stakes Schedule](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-nyra-announces-full-40-day-racing-and-stakes-schedule/): And they're off! Or at least soonish.
- [Daily Racing Form: Layoffs A Concern For Rice's Pair In Broadway Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-layoffs-a-concern-for-rices-pair-in-broadway-stakes/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Study: Is Saratoga County Really As Healthy As You Think It Is?](https://saratogaliving.com/study-is-saratoga-county-really-as-healthy-as-you-think-it-is/): In my late 20s and mid 30s, I was a regular at the Astoria Sports Complex and Greenpoint YMCA (two New York City gyms), but I had little direction.
- [Daily Racing Form: 2019 Kentucky Derby Watch](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-2019-kentucky-derby-watch/): Daily Racing Form's Mike Watchmaker and Jay Privman present their first top 20 list of horses to watch for this year's Kentucky Derby.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-2019-flurry-festival-saratoga/): There may have been a snowstorm and more than a few flurries this week, but the 2019 Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs has everything and more to shake off the cold and get your blood pumping.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Spy Novelist Lauren Wilkinson To Tackle Writing About Love At UAlbany On Valentine's Day](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-spy-novelist-lauren-wilkinson-to-tackle-writing-about-love-at-ualbany-on-valentines-day/): For as long as I can remember, I've always had the dream of publishing a big-time book.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: All About The Yeasts That Make You Love Sauvignon Blanc](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-all-about-the-yeasts-that-make-you-love-sauvignon-blanc/): Wine people are curious characters, as you have no doubt learned from my column.
- [Schenectady County Opens America's First-Ever Maple-Beer Trail](https://saratogaliving.com/schenectady-county-opens-americas-first-ever-maple-beer-trail/): You've probably heard of wine, beer or bourbon trails—interconnected maps of wineries, breweries or distilleries that take imbibers from one delicious tour stop to the next, all while nipping at intoxicating samples.
- [Skidmore Alum Is First Woman To Win Grammy In 'Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical' Category (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-alum-wins-groundbreaking-grammy-for-engineering-work-on-becks-album-colors/): Women owned all the major headlines coming out of the 2019 Grammy Awards, which aired this past Sunday night (February 10).
- [Daily Racing Form: Former MLB Player Napoli Enjoying New Turn As Horse Owner](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-former-mlb-player-napoli-enjoying-new-turn-as-horse-owner/): HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: Parkland Shooting Survivor Nick Vaccarezza Finding New Life On The Shed Row](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-parkland-shooting-survivor-nick-vaccarezza-finding-new-life-on-the-shed-row/): Valentine’s Day will start like any other recent Thursday for Nick Vaccarezza.
- [Your Ultimate Valentine's Day Playlist By Putnam Place's DJ XXX](https://saratogaliving.com/your-ultimate-valentines-day-playlist-by-putnam-places-dj-xxx/): As a DJ at Skidmore College’s radio station, WSPN 91.1 FM, I’ve listened to my fair share of average, amateur love tracks.
- [Rhyme Time: Chowderfest Haikus!](https://saratogaliving.com/rhyme-time-chowderfest-haikus/): We asked our social media followers to submit haikus about one of Saratoga’s most anticipated events: Chowderfest. Here are our top picks.
- [Saratoga-Based Graphic Designer Lauren Childs Tackles A New Challenge: Her Own Wedding Invitations](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-based-graphic-designer-lauren-childs-tackles-a-new-challenge-her-own-wedding-invitations/): Designing wedding invitations isn’t Lauren Childs’ day job.
- [Saratoga Goes Hollywood: Live From The Capital Region…It's 'Saturday Night Live!'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-goes-hollywood-live-from-the-capital-regionits-saturday-night-live/): On November 3, 2018, Saturday Night Live (SNL) aired a skit about KCR News Albany, an imaginary, dysfunctional local news channel based in the Capital City, which starred SNL cast members Leslie Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong and guest host Jonah Hill.
- [Albany's Lap Of Luxury: Spa Mirbeau Does It Right](https://saratogaliving.com/albanys-lap-of-luxury-spa-mirbeau-does-it-right/): Need a quick escape from all of Saratoga’s fabulousness? For those of us who crave a first-rate spa and wellness experience, look no further than Albany.
- [Kentucky Derby 2019: What To Do In Louisville Before This Year's Run For The Roses](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-2019-what-to-do-in-louisville-before-this-years-run-for-the-roses/): You’d think that someone, who grew up in a horse racing town (Saratoga Springs) and put in two years of service at the Horseplayer’s Bible (Daily Racing Form) would’ve been to the Kentucky Derby by now.
- [Inside Saratoga Painter David Hill's Illustrious, Artful World](https://saratogaliving.com/inside-saratoga-painter-david-hills-illustrious-artful-world/): I grew up in Alabama surrounded by nature.
- [NYRA Confirms That It's Extending The Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet To Eight Weeks](https://saratogaliving.com/nyra-confirms-that-its-extending-the-saratoga-race-course-summer-meet-to-eight-weeks/): The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced today, February 7, that the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course would be extended from seven weeks to eight, beginning on Thursday, July 11 (instead of the original start date of July 18) and running through Labor Day Monday (or September 2).
- [Daily Racing Form: Horsemen Generally Receptive To Extended Saratoga Meet](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-horsemen-generally-receptive-to-extended-saratoga-meet/): Most horsemen welcomed the additional week of racing at Saratoga, announced by the New York Racing Association on Thursday, believing the shorter five-day race week trumps the potential added expense associated with a longer meet.
- [Daily Racing Form: Haikal Can Earn Shot At Derby Prep Race With Winkfield Win](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-haikal-can-earn-shot-at-derby-prep-race-with-winkfield-win/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Haikal will be given every opportunity to prove to his connections that he’s worthy of being considered for the Kentucky Derby.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-national-college-comedy-festival/): There's no better medicine to get over the midwinter blues than some gut-busting laughter.
- [Daily Racing Form: Triple Crown Nominations Total 362](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-triple-crown-nominations-total-362/): Game Winner, the unbeaten winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the current ante-post favorite for the Kentucky Derby, tops a list of 362 3-year-olds who on Wednesday were announced by Churchill Downs as early nominees to this year’s Triple Crown.
- [Fingerpaint And Code Blue Team Up To Offer Downtown Saratoga Coat Exchange](https://saratogaliving.com/fingerpaint-and-code-blue-team-up-to-offer-downtown-saratoga-coat-exchange/): It was kind of ironic that on the warmest day so far this year—a day when many strollers in Downtown Saratoga Springs left their jackets at home—a coat exchange appeared on the sidewalk outside Fingerpaint, on the corner of Broadway and Division Street.
- [Shelters Of Saratoga Closing In On A Permanent Winter Shelter For Saratoga's Growing Homeless Population](https://saratogaliving.com/shelters-of-saratoga-closing-in-on-a-permanent-winter-shelter-for-saratogas-growing-homeless-population/): Every time I drive into Saratoga Springs, I park my car in the same parking garage—the one right behind Putnam Market.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: SPAC's 'Secret Weapon'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogian-of-the-month-spacs-secret-weapon/): As his surname suggests, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s (SPAC’s) Senior Director of Artistic Planning, Chris Shiley, is equal parts shy and sly—a winning combination to be sure.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Vivino And The Future Of Wine Buying](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-vivino-and-the-future-of-wine-buying/): Over the past year or so, I've been focusing on wine past and present—and what we can learn about it through that lens. But what of the future?
- [Special Promotional Section: The ‘saratoga living’ Food + Drink Guide 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-the-saratoga-living-food-drink-guide-2019/): If you have family or friends visiting you in Saratoga Springs, chances are, you’re not going to want to cook every night.
- [Kate Around The World: Je T'aime, Paris](https://saratogaliving.com/kate-around-the-world-je-taime-paris/): I love all things wedding—the pre-wedding celebrations, the ceremony, the clothes, the look on the couple’s faces, the decor, the cake… the works.
- [Ballsfest To Host First-Ever Pajama Party At The Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/ballsfest-to-host-first-ever-pajama-party-at-the-adelphi-hotel/): Pull out those pink polka-dotted pajamas, people: We’re going to Ballsfest! Yes, you read that right.
- [Love Shack: Falling In Love At First Sight With Your (Saratoga) Home Is Real](https://saratogaliving.com/love-shack-falling-in-love-at-first-sight-with-your-saratoga-home-is-real/): I recall quite vividly the moment I fell madly in love with my house.
- [Beautiful Design: 'saratoga living' Design Editor Beverly Tracy Gives Tips For Updating Your Home For 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/beautiful-design-saratoga-living-design-editor-beverly-tracy-gives-tips-for-updating-your-home-for-2019/): As all of my clients know, a house becomes a home when it’s filled with personal items—special, meaningful pieces that have you written all over them.
- [The Saratoga Bite: Chef Jason Saunders Goes Prime Time With 'Cozy' Bite](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-bite-chef-jason-saunders-goes-prime-time-with-cozy-bite/): This is the first in an ongoing series saratoga living's doing, where we'll be asking chefs from some of the top restaurants in the Capital Region to create us the ultimate "Saratoga Bite."
- [The Flower And Fruit Mission Raises Funds For Saratoga Hospital At Annual Snow Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-the-flower-and-fruit-mission-raises-funds-for-saratoga-hospital-at-annual-snow-ball/): Last December, generous Saratogians gathered for the annual Snow Ball, which raises funds for The Flower and Fruit Mission, an organization that equips and maintains the maternity unit of Saratoga Hospital.
- [Piece By Piece: A Complete Guide To All Things Saratoga Weddings](https://saratogaliving.com/piece-by-piece-a-complete-guide-to-all-things-saratoga-weddings/): We know how overwhelming preparing for your wedding can be.
- [Wilame Piteri Is Saratoga's King Of Clean](https://saratogaliving.com/wilame-piteri-is-saratogas-king-of-clean/): OK, OK…I’m a neat freak.
- [Kentucky Derby 2019: We Know The Winner!](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-2019-we-know-the-winner/): Six months into my tenure at the Daily Racing Form (DRF), I found myself caught up in the frenzy of a potential Triple Crown.
- [Cantina Doubles Down On Its 'Next Great Saratoga Cocktail' Entry](https://saratogaliving.com/cantina-doubles-down-on-its-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-entry/): For our first issue of 2019—the "I Do!"
- [Destination Saratoga: The Spa City's Charm Draws Couples From Far And Wide](https://saratogaliving.com/destination-saratoga-the-spa-citys-charm-draws-couples-from-far-and-wide/): Our wedding day went down a little differently than most—mainly because we had absolutely no idea where it was going to take place. (Yes, you read that right.)
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: 7 Questions For NBA Coaching Great George Karl](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-7-questions-for-nba-coaching-great-george-karl/): Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s, the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) ruled the Capital Region sports landscape.
- [EXCLUSIVE Photo Gallery: Highlights From Tax's Win At Aqueduct's Withers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-photo-gallery-highlights-from-taxs-win-at-aqueducts-withers-stakes/): Tax day came a little early this year.
- [Saratoga Springs Welcomes A New York City-Style Jewish Deli To Broadway](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-welcomes-a-new-york-city-style-jewish-deli-to-broadway/): To me, Saratoga Springs has always felt like a little neighborhood someone cut out of Manhattan and pasted in Upstate New York.
- [Bob Baffert: Triple Crown Winner Justify Likely Not Running In Travers At Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/bob-baffert-triple-crown-winner-justify-likely-not-running-in-travers-at-saratoga/): Pretty much every horse racing fan in the country—and especially, those in Saratoga Springs (including me)—were hoping to catch a glimpse of recent Triple Crown winner Justify at Saratoga Race Course this August in the Travers Stakes.
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: Handicapping Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-handicapping-opening-day-at-saratoga-race-course/): Hello, it's Woody again, from Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs, and well, things have taken a turn for the scary here in the last few days.
- [Capital City Goes Hollywood: Netflix's 'The Punisher' Shooting All Week In Albany](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-city-goes-hollywood-netflixs-the-punisher-shooting-all-week-in-albany/): When I was a kid growing up in Saratoga Springs in the 1990s, the place to geek out on comic books was Spa City Comics on the bottom floor of the Saratoga Marketplace on Broadway.
- [Philadelphia Orchestra Trumpet Player Moonlights As A Cartoonist—Poking Fun At Classical Music](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphia-orchestra-trumpet-player-moonlights-as-a-cartoonist-poking-fun-at-classical-music/): I grew up in a musical family, and as such, started taking piano lessons early on.
- [SPAC's 2018 Ballet Gala To Celebrate The 100th Birthdays Of Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins](https://saratogaliving.com/spacs-2018-ballet-gala-to-celebrate-the-100th-birthdays-of-leonard-bernstein-jerome-robbins/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) continues to bring good times to Saratoga Springs with its freshly revamped Ballet Gala: The Four Seasons on Saturday, July 21.
- [EXCLUSIVE: 'saratoga living' Talks With Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-saratoga-living-talks-with-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro/): When I say that one of the top three concerts I’ve ever been to was just one guy with a ukulele, people don’t believe me. Did he have a backing band? they ask.
- [The Buzz In Saratoga: Expert Beekeeper Jen Dunn Is Helping Save The Bees, One Honeycomb At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/the-buzz-in-saratoga-expert-beekeeper-jen-dunn-is-helping-save-bees-one-honeycomb-time/): One of my very first memories is of stepping on a bee.
- [Brandon Phillips: Polo's Toughest Star](https://saratogaliving.com/brandon-phillips-polos-toughest-star/): Growing up in Vermont, horses were the love of my early adolescence.
- [Power Player: June Farms' Matt Baumgartner](https://saratogaliving.com/power-player-june-farms-matt-baumgartner/): By any measure, what Matt Baumgartner has accomplished by his mid-forties is nothing short of remarkable.
- [5 Most Memorable Music Moments In SPAC History](https://saratogaliving.com/5-most-memorable-moments-spac-history-saratoga-springs/): Music lists are pretty subjective. I should know; I’ve written about a thousand of them in my career.
- [12 Awesome Venues In The Capital Region Where Culture Comes Alive](https://saratogaliving.com/12-awesome-venues-in-the-capital-region-where-culture-comes-alive/): I spent most of my weekends in the 1990s with my lipstick red Fender Stratocaster Squier plugged into my 10-watt Marshall amplifier, jamming with friends.
- [Local Volunteers Assisting 300-Plus Immigrant Detainees At The Albany County Jail](https://saratogaliving.com/local-volunteers-assisting-300-plus-immigrant-detainees-albany-county-jail/): On June 26, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple confirmed to the Times Union that immigrants detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were being held at the Albany County Jail under contract with the federal government.
- [The Calendar: What To Do in Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-chip-festival/): For this week's edition of The Calendar, we have a list full of things that are a celebration of all things Saratoga, everything from this beautiful city's history with Thoroughbred horses and ballet to its love of Dave Matthews, folk music and, yes, the potato chip!
- [Saratoga's Hamlet & Ghost, Mouzon House Join The Movement To Stop Using Plastic Straws](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-hamlet-ghost-mouzon-house-join-movement-stop-using-plastic-straws/): I love straws. I mean, who doesn’t think an ice-cold water—or margarita, if you’re me—tastes better sucked than sipped?
- [Saratoga Area Getting A Dose Of 'Star Wars' At The Adirondack Theatre Festival And SPAC This Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-area-getting-a-dose-of-star-wars-at-the-theater-and-orchestra-this-summer/): If you’re a true Star Wars fanatic, you’ve probably chosen a side in the ongoing debate: What order should you view the films to maximally appreciate their complex, intertwining plots?
- [EXCLUSIVE: Peppermint, The First Openly Trans Contestant On 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Talks About Her Upcoming Broadway Debut](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-peppermint-broadways-first-openly-trans-actress-talks-about-her-skidmore-ties-upcoming-theatrical-debut/): Last week, I was at my home away from Saratoga Springs in Alabama, visiting some friends and family for a few days.
- [Eat Drink Saratoga: Area Food And Drink Vendors Converge On Saratoga Springs For Inaugural Event](https://saratogaliving.com/eat-drink-saratoga-area-food-drink-vendors-converge-saratoga-springs-was-major-success/): The inaugural Eat Drink Saratoga was all I hoped it would be—just hotter.
- [EXCLUSIVE: Red Sox Legend David 'Big Papi' Ortiz And Celebrity Chefs David Burke, Todd English Headlining Saratoga Wine & Food Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-red-sox-legend-david-big-papi-ortiz-and-celebrity-chefs-david-burke-todd-english-headlining-saratoga-wine-food-festival/): When it became clear that legendary Boston Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz was going to be on the cover of our latest issue of saratoga living magazine—and that my Editor in Chief, Richard Pérez-Feria, would be interviewing the superstar and writing the cover feature—I made it known around the office that I'd be there, come hell or high water, watching the photo shoot and interview unfold.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Independence Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-independence-day-weekend/): It's Independence Day week, and even though the Fourth of July fell on a Wednesday this year (and most of the fireworks will be long faded before Friday), there are other independence-themed events going on this weekend.
- [Saratoga Summer Music Preview: 'saratoga living' Just Made You The Greatest Live Mixtape Ever](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-summer-music-preview-saratoga-living-just-made-you-greatest-live-mixtape-ever/): When I was growing up here, summer in Saratoga Springs meant three things: tourists, the races and concerts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
- ['Saratoga Living' Saratoga After Dark Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-saratoga-after-dark-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living‘s new "Saratoga After Dark" Issue—page 152, for all of you keeping track—there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “Bottoms Up!” Below is the answer key—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [Garland Nelson: How Music Saved The Soul Session Front Man's Life](https://saratogaliving.com/garland-nelson-how-music-saved-the-soul-session-front-mans-life/): My mother, Tina Levith, is one of the most caring, personable people you’ll ever meet.
- [Saratoga Springs' Finest Restaurants Pair Up Their Sexiest Cocktails And Culinary Offerings](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-finest-restaurants-pair-up-their-sexiest-cocktails-and-culinary-offerings/): Don’t get me wrong: I love Saratoga Race Course as much as the next person.
- [The Late Show: What Really Happens In Downtown Saratoga When The Sun Goes Down](https://saratogaliving.com/the-late-show-what-really-happens-in-downtown-saratoga-when-the-sun-goes-down/): Did we see you tonight? saratoga living set out to find out what really happens in Downtown Saratoga Springs after dark.
- [American Cancer Society's Red, White & Blue Party: An All-Access Pass](https://saratogaliving.com/american-cancer-societys-red-white-blue-party-an-all-access-pass/): The day I landed my dream job of planning “distinguished events” for the American Cancer Society (ACS), I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement—and nerves.
- ['Saratoga Living' Throws Party for Its 'After Dark' Issue at Gaffney's](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-throws-party-for-its-after-dark-issue-at-gaffneys/): If you were driving into Saratoga Springs yesterday morning, you may've had your windshield wipers going bonkers like I did.
- [Exclusive: Former Boston Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz Talks Baseball, Wine And Giving Back. Big Papi Gets Candid.](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-former-boston-red-sox-slugger-david-ortiz-talks-baseball-wine-giving-back/): Where do I even begin?
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: Getting Excited About Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-getting-excited-about-opening-day-saratoga-race-course/): Well, It’s pretty much summertime here at Woody’s Barbershop, and that means the Fourth of July, vacations, insanity for the business and best of all, horse racing season.
- [The Calendar: What To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-what-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-eat-drink-saratoga/): We're on the cusp of Independence Day week—the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year—but before you start lighting your loudest, legal firecrackers next to your least-favorite neighbors' house, get ready to fill up on some of Saratoga Springs' finest food and drink at the inaugural Eat Drink Saratoga on Saturday, June 30.
- [Join 'Saratoga Living' for Our 'Saratoga After Dark' Issue Party on June 28](https://saratogaliving.com/join-saratoga-living-on-june-28-for-our-saratoga-after-dark-issue-launch-party/): When we here at saratoga living say we're going to throw a party, we always come through in a big way.
- [June 2018: Boomer Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/boomer-living-section-june-2018/): The Home of the Good Shepherd Various locations homeofthegoodshepherd.com The Home of the Good Shepherd assisted living facility offers residents superior, professional care in a warm home-like environment.
- [Saratoga Spa State Park's Peerless Pool Reopens In Time For Summer Season](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-spa-state-parks-peerless-pool-reopens-in-time-for-summer/): Long before I discovered the its trendier, bougier cousin, the Victoria Pool, I was a mainstay at the nearby Peerless Pool.
- [Glens Falls Music Academy Bringing Drum Corps International Competition Back To Area On July 21](https://saratogaliving.com/glens-falls-music-academy-bringing-drum-corps-international-competition-back-july-21/): After a five-year hiatus, the Drum Corps International (DCI) competition is back in Glens Falls on Saturday, July 21, and you have Glens Falls Music Academy to thank for its curtain call.
- [The Beatles' Paul McCartney Makes An Appearance On 'Carpool Karaoke'](https://saratogaliving.com/the-beatles-paul-mccartney-makes-appearance-on-carpool-karaoke/): It's not much of a confession to say you're a Beatles fan; they're just about the most famous and influential rock band on the planet, and if you've never heard of them, your parents just aren't spinning the right records around the house.
- [Exclusive: Actor Ryan Raftery Talks About His Hilarious New Musical, 'The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of Martha Stewart'](https://saratogaliving.com/comic-actor-ryan-raftery-brings-his-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-martha-stewart-to-rock-city-falls-the-mansion/): I have to say, I'm pretty excited—not just personally, but for the entire Capital Region.
- [Artist Zack Lobdell Exhibiting Works At Saratoga's REVEAL Art Fair, New York City's DzineNY](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-painter-zack-lobdell-exhibit-works-at-reveal-international-contemporary-art-fair/): Could Saratoga Springs be on the verge of a major contemporary art movement? At least one local artist hopes so.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs Over Jazz Fest Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-over-jazz-fest-weekend/): Another week and another mountain of wonderful events to choose from.
- [SPAC Unveils 'A Night On Bourbon Street' Fundraiser To Help Kick Off Upcoming Jazz Fest](https://saratogaliving.com/spacs-night-on-bourbon-street-fundraiser-help-preview-upcoming-jazz-fest/): Upstate New York and New Orleans may seem a world apart, but the Big Easy is going to get a whole lot closer this weekend when Bourbon Street comes to Saratoga Springs.
- [Saratoga Apple Is Deepening Its Roots With A Tasting Room And Pop-Up Dinner Series](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-apple-deepening-roots-with-tasting-room-pop-up-dinner-series/): I love apple picking, because I only do it a few times a year and follow it with, maybe, a cold beer or a bottle of hard cider or hot dinner by the fireside.
- [Former Schenectady Mayor, Al Jurczynski, Is Now Driving An Uber Around Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/schenectadys-former-mayor-al-jurczynski-is-now-driving-uber/): A few months ago, I went to get a haircut at Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs—yes, that Woody—around lunchtime, in advance of one of saratoga living's big soirées.
- [Commentary: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Rapper Kendrick Lamar's Performance At SPAC Was Nothing Short Of Historic](https://saratogaliving.com/commentary-kendrick-lamars-groundbreaking-performance-spac/): The year I started that miserable adolescent odyssey known as middle school was the same year Eminem released his mega-successful third album, The Marshall Mathers LP.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs On Father's Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-for-fathers-day-weekend/): Another week has gone by, which means there's another special event to celebrate, and this weekend it's Father's Day.
- [Analysis: A Closer Look At The Historic Summit Between President Trump And North Korea's Kim Jong Un](https://saratogaliving.com/analysis-historic-summit-singapore-between-us-president-trump-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/): However you feel about President Trump (and no doubt you feel something), his summit with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un tomorrow in Singapore is a first, and if it goes well, it could become a defining moment for the President and his brand of "speak loudly and carry a big stick" diplomacy.
- [Woody's Horse Hunch: What Are The Chances Of Justify Racing In The 2018 Travers Stakes?](https://saratogaliving.com/woodys-horse-hunch-chances-of-justify-running-in-the-2018-travers-stakes/): Well, it’s all over. We have a Triple Crown winner in Justify, just as I predicted.
- [Town Of Wilton Celebrating Bicentennial With Year's Worth Of Events](https://saratogaliving.com/town-of-wilton-celebrating-bicentennial-with-years-worth-of-events/): In 2016, I received a full academic scholarship from Skidmore College to finish my undergraduate degree.
- [Eat Drink Saratoga Food Festival Upping The Spa City's Block Party Ante](https://saratogaliving.com/eat-drink-saratoga-food-festival-upping-spa-city-block-party-ante/): In my lifetime, I’ve loved many events: My best friend’s surprise sweet 16, senior prom with my high school crush, the enchanting SaratogaArtsFest Masquerade Ball at the Canfield Casino.
- [Burlington Wine & Food Festival: Get Yourself To Vermont, Pronto!](https://saratogaliving.com/burlington-wine-and-food-festival-get-yourself-vermont-pronto/): While we’re waiting for the arrival of the legendary Saratoga Wine & Food Festival—made all the more inviting by the fact that saratoga living Design Editor Colin Cowie will be planning and appearing at the event this year, and that the International Bugatti Tour will be motoring in, too—why not take a drive north to check out another city’s take on the dynamic pairing?
- [Philadelphia's Music Man: Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://saratogaliving.com/philadelphias-music-man-yannick-nezet-seguin/): As a child, I had a bird’s-eye view of the Metropolitan Opera.
- [Beyond My Battle: A Nonprofit Forged By Friendship And Activism](https://saratogaliving.com/beyond-my-battle-nonprofit-forged-friendship-activism/): I grew up in the Information Age, and I must admit, it’s still difficult to form a meaningful friendship over the Internet—and rarer yet, to find a group of friends willing to support me when I need them the most.
- [Al's House Of Sports Cards In Schenectady Is A Collector's American Dream](https://saratogaliving.com/als-house-of-sports-cards-schenectady-collectors-american-dream/): A brief confession: At the age of 13, when my parents suggested I squirrel away my bar mitzvah money, saving it for my soon-to-be-bright future, I instead blew most of it on baseball cards.
- [Justify Takes The Belmont, Wins Horse Racing's 13th Triple Crown](https://saratogaliving.com/justify-takes-the-belmont-wins-the-triple-crown/): "Test of the Champion"? More like "Proof of a Champion."
- [Miss America Pageant To End Swimsuit Competition After Nearly A Century](https://saratogaliving.com/miss-america-contest-to-end-swimsuit-competition-after-nearly-a-century/): Ever since the Miss America pageant first wowed audiences on the Atlantic City boardwalk in 1921, its female contestants have participated in a swimsuit competition.
- [Cantina Reopens Just A Few Buildings Down From Original Location](https://saratogaliving.com/cantina-restaurant-opens-just-a-few-buildings-down-from-original-location/): There's nothing better after a long week at saratoga living than walking down the two flights of stairs, crossing Northshire Bookstore and getting a margarita at Cantina (yes, the office is that close to salsa and tequila—can you say "dangerous"?).
- ['Saratoga Living' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Issue and 'The Saratoga 20'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-issue-and-the-saratoga-20/): On the night of May 30, saratoga living celebrated its 20th anniversary in style at the newly renovated Putnam Place.
- [Stars Love Saratoga: Celebrities, Athletes And Power Players Converge On The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/stars-love-saratoga-celebrities-athletes-power-players-converge-spa-city/): It was 2004. Just months into moving to New York City, and I was perched in front of the TV in my tiny Queens apartment, praying.
- [Commentary: First Kate Spade, Now Anthony Bourdain? Suicide, And The Mental Health Epidemic In America (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/commentary-first-kate-spade-now-anthony-bourdain-suicide-and-the-mental-health-epidemic-in-america/): Last year, I was writing full time for a website from my home office in Troy, churning out breaking news and full-length features at a tremendous clip.
- [Death Wish Coffee Blasting Its Coffee Into Space Aboard The SpaceX CRS-15 Rocket](https://saratogaliving.com/death-wish-coffee-rocketing-its-joe-into-space-aboard-spacex-crs-15/): You could say that this is one small step for Saratoga, and one giant leap for its coffee-loving masses.
- [Will The Next Great Saratoga Cocktail Be Sinclair Saratoga's 'The Metro'?](https://saratogaliving.com/next-great-saratoga-cocktail-sinclair-saratoga-the-metro/): In saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, local bar Sinclair Saratoga tipped its cap to a former Saratoga Springs' after-hours institution, The Metro, with its "Next Great Saratoga Cocktail" entry.
- [Power Player: Dave Kenny, Mr. Lake George](https://saratogaliving.com/power-player-dave-kenny-mr-lake-george/): If you want to know what’s happening in Lake George, just ask Dave Kenny.
- [Putnam Market's William Roach On The 20 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know](https://saratogaliving.com/putnam-markets-william-roach-20-things-every-wine-lover-should-know/): If you’re lucky enough to live in Saratoga Springs—or are a frequent visitor—you’ll know Broadway’s Putnam Market well.
- [Ink Revival's Sara McCarthy Is Making Calligraphy Hot Again, One Invitation At A Time](https://saratogaliving.com/ink-revivals-sara-mccarthy-is-making-calligraphy-hot-again-one-invitation-at-a-time/): I learned cursive in third grade.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-national-ballet-of-cuba-giselle/): Welcome back to The Calendar. This week, we have a very special editor's pick, indeed.
- ['saratoga living' 20th Anniversary Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-20th-anniversary-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On the final page of saratoga living's new 20th Anniversary Issue—p. 152, for all of you keeping track—there's a crossword puzzle, entitled "Happy Birthday!"
- [What Would Woody Do: How To Make A Few Bucks On The Belmont Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/what-would-woody-do-betting-on-the-belmont/): Spring talk has finally sprung into summer talk at Woody's Barbershop, and summer talk means horse racing!
- [Saratoga Springs Is Planning Multiple Events For LGBT Pride Month](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-pride-planning-multiple-events-for-lgbt-pride-month/): The entire month of June is national LGBT Pride Month, and this year Saratoga Pride is going all out—so make sure you have your e-calendars and iPhone cameras at the ready.
- [Saratoga Goes Hollywood: 15 Movies Shot In Saratoga And The Surrounding Region](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-goes-hollywood-15-movies-shot-in-saratoga-surrounding-region/): I distinctly remember, when I was a fifth-grader at Lake Avenue Elementary School, one of my classmates snagging a part as an extra in Billy Bathgate, a feature film set in the 1930s that was shooting in Saratoga Springs.
- [The Sky's Not The Limit: Space Is Your Next Luxury Travel Destination, Saratoga!](https://saratogaliving.com/the-skys-not-the-limit-space-your-next-luxury-travel-destination-saratoga/): I remember the first time I fell in love with the idea of space travel.
- [Good Magic Nearly Pulled It Off At The Kentucky Derby. Nearly.](https://saratogaliving.com/so-close/): For a few glorious seconds, as Good Magic reached the top of the stretch at the Kentucky Derby on May 5, trainer Chad Brown figured he’d captured the first Derby win of his career.
- [Bottoms Up, Saratoga! (for a Great Cause)](https://saratogaliving.com/bottoms-up-saratoga-for-a-great-cause/): Saratoga Springs showed its competitive side at the sixth annual Shaken & Stirred Celebrity Bartender Party on May 17, which once again pitted local businesses against one another in a competition to serve the most drinks—and earn the most tips.
- [Our Biggest Movie Star: Honoring Living Legend, Kirk Douglas, Who Hails From Amsterdam](https://saratogaliving.com/our-biggest-movie-star-kirk-douglas-amsterdam/): I attended a wedding in Amsterdam, NY, years ago, but only recently learned that the groom’s father had gone to high school with the city’s most famous native son, the great Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas (though in those pre-fame days, Douglas was known around town as Izzy Demsky).
- [SPAC Celebrates 'Festival Of Young Artists' With More Than 400 Of The Area's Best And Brightest](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-celebrates-festival-young-artists/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) partnered with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet Company and the Capital District Youth Chorale to present its first-ever “Festival of Young Artists” on Sunday, June 3.
- [(Updated) Amazon Prime Series Filmed In Saratoga Is Hitting The Streaming Service In Late June & The Big Screen As A Feature Film In 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-shot-amazon-prime-show-adventures-of-snow-white-and-rose-red-hitting-streaming-service-june-15/): A brand-new family TV series, The Adventures of Snow White & Rose Red, is coming to Amazon Prime in late June, and it was filmed and produced right here in the Spa City.
- [Skidmore College To Welcome 'Mostly Modern' Classical Music Festival](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-to-welcome-highly-anticipated-mostly-modern-festival/): I love summers in Saratoga for a number of reasons.
- [In Memoriam: Remembering The Capital Region's Late, Great Stars](https://saratogaliving.com/remembering-the-saratoga-and-capital-region-celebs-who-weve-lost/): In addition to all the great living stars who hail from Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region—i.e.
- [Exclusive: Q&A With Emmy Award-Winning Actor And Saratoga Native, David Hyde Pierce](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-with-emmy-award-winning-actor-and-saratoga-native-david-hyde-pierce/): In preparation for saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, one of my tasks as Executive Editor was to come up with a master-list of all the famous people that were born and raised in Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region.
- [SL Road Trip: Hitch A Ride To Great Barrington, MA](https://saratogaliving.com/great-barrington-massachusetts-saratoga-living-road-trip/): Even in a town as culturally rich as Saratoga Springs, sometimes we just need to get out.
- [20 Years Of Design: Expert Designer Takes Us On A Journey Two Decades In The Making](https://saratogaliving.com/20-years-design-saratoga-living-expert-beverly-tracy-takes-journey-two-decades-making/): When I was asked to write this article about 20 years of interior design in Saratoga Springs, my mind immediately traveled back to a glorious time in my life: my twenties.
- [Matt Mazzone, Chief Financial Officer Of Mazzone Hospitality](https://saratogaliving.com/meet-your-neighbor-matt-mazzone-chief-financial-officer-of-mazzone-hospitality/): If you’ve been to a wedding at the Canfield Casino or attended a corporate event at the Hall of Springs, you’ve experienced what Mazzone Hospitality does best: make parties tick.
- [Saratoga After Dark: 'saratoga living' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-saratoga-living-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-at-putnam-place/): For saratoga living, there was a lot to celebrate on the night of Wednesday, May 30, at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-puerto-rico-on-my-mind/): It's officially summertime—at least from where I'm standing—and that usually means more time with the family.
- [The Big REVEAL: Saratoga Springs' First, Major Contemporary Art Fair Is Coming To Town](https://saratogaliving.com/the-big-reveal-saratoga-springs-first-major-contemporary-art-fair/): On a recent trip to the Louvre in Paris, it wasn’t until I went up to the third or fourth docent and asked in my minimal French, “Could you tell me where Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus is?,” that I realized I was wasting valuable time.
- [SL Experts: Colin Cowie To The Rescue](https://saratogaliving.com/colin-cowie-to-the-rescue/): I have traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of my clients, I’ve been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures and traditions all over the world, allowing me to bring new and exciting elements to my designs.
- [The Belmont At 150: Celebrating The Final Leg Of The Triple Crown's Big Birthday](https://saratogaliving.com/belmont-horse-racing-150-birthday/): This year marks the milestone 150th running of the Belmont Stakes—“The Test of the Champion”—on June 9 at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
- ['saratoga living' Hall Of Fame: The Five Most Recognizable Faces In Saratoga And Beyond](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-hall-of-fame/): For saratoga living's 20th anniversary, we decided to compile a list of the most recognizable faces who actually hail from Saratoga Springs, the Capital Region and beyond.
- [S.R. Stoddard's Lake George: Photographing 'The Queen Of American Lakes'](https://saratogaliving.com/lake-george-then/): I recall seeing a David Hockney work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City last winter, one of his composite Polaroid pieces, where a series of individual photographs, all taken from slightly different vantage points, are assembled to form a “complete” picture.
- [The Pride Of Saratoga: Meet 20 Locals Who've Tasted Fame And Never Looked Back](https://saratogaliving.com/the-pride-of-saratoga-meet-20-locals-whove-tasted-fame-and-never-looked-back/): One of the benefits of being a product of Saratoga Springs and its public school system—this year marks my high school class’ 20th reunion—is that I’ve had the chance to get to know a number of Saratogians who’ve ended up becoming way more famous than this guy.
- [The Saratoga 20: Local Superstars Who Are Changing The Way We Think About Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-20/): Lists are tricky things for magazines: Top 10 this and Power 50 that are minefields most editors in chief avoid at all costs. I’m not one of those editors.
- [Skidmore's Senior Artist-In-Residence, Joel Brown, Premiering New Guitar Work In Troy](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-senior-artist-residence-joel-brown-premiering-new-guitar-work-troy/): Skidmore College's Joel Brown is a bit of a musical Renaissance man.
- [May 2018: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-may-2018/): Hewitt's Garden Centers, Inc. Various locations hewitts.com Hewitt's Garden Centers, Inc.
- [City Of Saratoga Springs To Offer Gun Buyback Program On June 2](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-to-offer-gun-buyback-program-june-2/): Back in March, Saratoga Springs' Mayor Meg Kelly spearheaded a historic vote that banned all future gun shows from the city.
- [May 2018: Women's Health Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-health-section-may-2018/): McGinnis Women’s Medical Care Mary Joyce McGinnis, MD, FACOG 24 Computer Drive West, Albany 518.689.7548; mcginniswomensmedicalcare.com If you’re a woman diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you have specialists to watch over your platelets, lymph nodes, and CT scans.
- [American Bugatti Club Gives 'saratoga living' A Taste Of What's To Come At 2018 International Tour Stop](https://saratogaliving.com/american-bugatti-club-gives-saratoga-living-a-taste-of-whats-to-come/): As you know, this September 7-9, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will once again play host to the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival.
- [Celebrate The 20th Anniversary Of 'saratoga living' At Putnam Place](https://saratogaliving.com/celebrate-the-20th-anniversary-of-saratoga-living-at-putnam-place/): I know where I was in May of 1998: several weeks away from wrapping up a successful stint at Saratoga Springs High School and heading off to college.
- [Saratoga Jazz Fest Collaborating With Saratoga's Businesses To Offer Fans Third Day Of Music](https://saratogaliving.com/freihofers-jazz-fest-2018-to-increase-its-role-and-collaboration-with-saratogas-business-community/): The Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival is a cultural immersion experience, just as quintessentially Saratoga as the summer Thoroughbred races (or, if you’re from Alabama like me, going to Talladega).
- [SL Experts: Fenimore Asset Management On Transferring Wealth From Generation To Generation](https://saratogaliving.com/fenimore-asset-management-on-transferring-wealth/): In a new web-exclusive for saratogaliving.com, Fenimore Asset Management, headquartered in Cobleskill—which offers separately managed accounts through the Fenimore Private Client Group and is the investment advisor to FAM Funds (mutual funds)—will be providing saratoga living's audience with expert advice on all things wealth management.
- [Exclusive: Critically Acclaimed Folk Band, Darlingside, Playing Pair Of Upcoming Saratoga Shows](https://saratogaliving.com/darlingside-harris-paseltiner-talks-about-the-bands-new-album-pair-of-upcoming-saratoga-shows/): A few winters ago, I was just starting to get used to my new life in Troy after moving there from New York City.
- [The Calendar: What's Going On In Saratoga Springs For Memorial Day Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-whats-going-on-in-saratoga-springs-for-memorial-day-weekend/): Nothing rings in summer quite like a BBQ-and-music-filled Memorial Day weekend. That’s right, folks, another week, another Calendar.
- [Philip Roth, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Of 'American Pastoral,' Dead At 85](https://saratogaliving.com/philip-roth-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-of-american-pastoral-dead-at-85/): I'll come right out and say that I've only read one Philip Roth book, Indignation, too many years ago to remember the details.
- [Want A Summer Job At Saratoga Race Course? Here's How To Get One](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-race-course-saratoga-springs-jobs-how-get-one/): I've been told that Saratoga Race Course jobs are popular among local teachers.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Attack Of The Clones](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-attack-of-the-clones/): Call it a "family affair."
- [Albany Symphony's American Music Festival To Span Two Weekends And Include 27 World Premieres](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-symphonys-american-music-festival-span-two-weekends-27-world-premieres/): It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Albany Symphony likes a challenge.
- [Where To Watch The Kentucky Derby In Saratoga This Saturday](https://saratogaliving.com/where-to-watch-the-kentucky-derby-in-saratoga-this-saturday/): This Saturday, May 4, at 6:50pm, the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby—i.e. "the most exciting two minutes in sports"—will run at Churchill Downs.
- [Today, The Music Died: Woodstock 50 Has Been Cancelled (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/today-the-music-died-woodstock-50-has-been-canceled/): Well, at least it won't be another Fyre Festival.
- [April 2019: Weddings Section](https://saratogaliving.com/weddings-section-april-2019/): Amazingly Ageless Medi-Spa 1202 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham 518.608.1252; amazinglyageless.com Dr.
- [April 2019: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-april-2019/): The Sentinel of Amsterdam 10 Market Street, Amsterdam 518.896.0010; sentinelalf.com The Sentinel was created with a vision centered on providing individualized care in a home-like setting for seniors.
- [Photo Gallery: Artist Jacob Houston, A Greenwich Native, Lands Exhibit At The Hyde Collection](https://saratogaliving.com/photo-gallery-artist-jacob-houston-a-greenwich-native-lands-exhibit-at-the-hyde-collection/): One local artist has been given the opportunity of a lifetime.
- [Daily Racing Form: Shortened Belmont Spring Meet Bursting At The Seams](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-shortened-belmont-spring-meet-bursting-at-the-seams/): ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association will try to pack a lot into less time than usual at the Belmont Park spring/summer meet that begins Friday.
- [Daily Racing Form: Brown Getting Stakes Squad Set Up At Churchill](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-brown-getting-stakes-squad-set-up-at-churchill/): LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- [Proctors Keeps The Music Of The Night Alive With The Triumphant Return Of 'Phantom Of The Opera'](https://saratogaliving.com/proctors-keeps-the-music-of-the-night-alive-with-the-triumphant-return-of-phantom-of-the-opera/): A spectacular, special effects-laden production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera has pulled out all the stops for its return to Proctors Theatre in Schenectady.
- ['Dancing With The Stars' Legend Derek Hough Solo Show At The Palace Theatre Canceled (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/dancing-with-the-stars-legend-derek-hough-brings-solo-tour-to-the-palace-theatre/): Yikes! A Downtown Albany water main break has led to the cancellation of the April 26 solo show by Dancing with the Stars alum Derek Hough—who's also a judge on NBC current hit series, World Of Dance.
- [Where To Play Trivia Every Weeknight In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/where-to-play-trivia-every-weeknight-in-the-capital-region/): Ready to put your brain to the test?
- [Attention Capital Region Parents: Your Child Could Be The Next Star Of 'Waitress'](https://saratogaliving.com/attention-capital-region-parents-your-child-could-be-the-next-star-of-waitress/): Fancy your child a future Broadway star?
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Your Next Glass Of Wine Could Come Out Of A Keg](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-your-next-glass-of-wine-could-come-out-of-a-keg/): The next time you tap a keg, it's entirely possible that wine'll flow out.
- [Skidmore English Professor And Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Awarded A Guggenheim Fellowship](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-english-professor-and-award-winning-documentary-filmmaker-awarded-a-guggenheim-fellowship/): One Skidmore College professor has joined an exclusive club.
- [Marylou Whitney To Be Inducted Into The National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame](https://saratogaliving.com/marylou-whitney-to-be-inducted-into-the-national-museum-of-racing-and-hall-of-fame/): Was there ever any doubt?
- [Daily Racing Form: Bankit, Stonesintheroad Top Divisions Of The New York Stallion Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-bankit-stonesintheroad-top-divisions-of-the-new-york-stallion-stakes/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Last fall, it was announced that purses for the 10-race New York Stallion Stakes series would double in value to $2.3 million.
- [Daily Racing Form Video: Horses To Watch - April 17, 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-from-horses-to-watch-april-17-2019/): Daily Racing Form's David Aragona picks Dynamite Kitten, Science Fiction and Frostie Anne as three horses to watch this racing season.
- [Daily Racing Form: Partial Lasix Ban Reaches Widespread Agreement](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-partial-lasix-ban-reaches-widespread-agreement/): LEXINGTON, Ky. – A group of tracks representing nearly 90 percent of the total handle on U.S.
- [Easter And Passover Events Glut A Busy Weekend Of Cultural Events In Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/easter-and-passover-events-glut-a-busy-weekend-of-cultural-events-in-saratoga/): It's entirely possible that you have Passover plans on Friday evening—or have family in town (or will be somewhere with family) for this weekend's Easter festivities.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Bordeaux's Wineries Are Now (Really) Open For Business](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-bordeauxs-wineries-are-now-really-open-for-business/): The news that Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR), owner of fabled Bordeaux wineries, Château Lafite Rothschild and Duhart-Milon, has begun construction of a state-of-the-are tourist center at the latter, representing a considerable about-face.
- [Daily Racing Form: American Pharoah's First North American Runner Finishes Third](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-american-pharoahs-first-north-american-runner-finishes-third/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There was a bit of a buzz along with a cool breeze in the paddock at Aqueduct prior to Wednesday’s first race.
- [How Saratoga Fits Into The National Resurgence Of Physical Book Sales And Independent Bookstores](https://saratogaliving.com/physical-books-and-independent-bookstores-are-thriving-in-saratoga-springs-and-beyond/): It turns out that the person you saw reading a paperback in Congress Park the other day isn't a digital luddite but following a hot trend.
- [Skidmore College's Free Earth Day Festival Features Eclectic Live Music Lineup](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-announces-musical-lineup-for-annual-earth-day-festival/): Prepare to be rocked on Earth Day at Skidmore College.
- [Capital Region Philanthropist And Businesswoman, Jane Golub, Dies At 80](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-philanthropist-and-businesswoman-jane-golub-dies-at-80/): The Capital Region has lost one of its philanthropic titans.
- [Ballston Spa Farm Offers A Unique, Rent-A-Llama Tour Experience](https://saratogaliving.com/ballston-spa-farm-offers-a-unique-llama-trek-experience/): Who said you needed to travel to Machu Picchu to rent a llama?
- [Daily Racing Form: American Pharoah To Have First US Starter](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-american-pharoah-to-have-first-us-starter/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There is always a sense of anticipation when the first juvenile race of the year is conducted on this circuit.
- [2019 Eddies: Saratoga's Caffè Lena, Garland Nelson Take Home Multiple Awards; Troy's Girl Blue Is The Night's Top Winner](https://saratogaliving.com/2019-eddies-saratogas-caffe-lena-garland-nelson-take-home-multiple-awards-troys-girl-blue-is-the-nights-top-winner/): Saratoga owned the Eddies.
- [Daily Racing Form: Arc Added To Breeders' Cup Challenge Series](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-arc-added-to-breeders-cup-challenge-series/): Europe’s most prestigious race, the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, has been added to the roster of races that guarantee the winner an all-expenses paid spot in the Breeders’ Cup, the organization announced on Thursday.
- [Saratoga Summer: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-summer-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On page 111 of saratoga living‘s new Saratoga Summer issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “All Summer Long, 'Toga.” Below is the answer key—or for some of you, the world’s greatest cheat sheet.
- [Spring Training At The Oklahoma Training Track To Kick Off On April 17](https://saratogaliving.com/spring-training-at-the-oklahoma-training-track-to-kick-off-on-april-17/): Attention Saratoga drivers: prepare for more start-y, stop-y traffic on Union, Fifth and East Avenue, thanks to the presence of those mammoth Sallee trucks—and their precious equine cargo.
- [Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation To Host Annual Historic Homes Tour](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-preservation-foundation-to-host-annual-historic-homes-tour/): Ever wonder what some of Saratoga Springs' most gorgeous, historic private homes look like on the inside? Window-shop no more.
- [Daily Racing Form: In A Change, Fox Will Broadcast Travers](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-in-a-change-fox-will-broadcast-travers/): The $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 24 will air on the national Fox network, it was announced Thursday.
- [Joy Of Yoga's Guru Reflects On Owning Saratoga's Longest-Running Yoga Studio](https://saratogaliving.com/joy-of-yogas-guru-reflects-on-owning-saratogas-longest-running-yoga-studio/): Before yoga was the hip thing to do—and there were more than a dozen spots to practice it in Saratoga Springs—there was Joy of Yoga.
- [How One Local Man Found Shelter—And Redemption—In The Spa City](https://saratogaliving.com/how-one-local-homeless-man-found-shelter-and-redemption-in-the-spa-city/): As you know, I'm now writing a regular column for saratoga living, shedding light on Saratoga Springs' growing homeless population—and doing my best to put a human face on some of the "people without homes" that I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout the years.
- [EXCLUSIVE Photo Gallery: Scenes From Aqueduct's The Wood Memorial](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-photo-gallery-scenes-from-aqueducts-the-wood-memorial/): This past weekend saw the running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, one of the New York circuit's Kentucky Derby prep races.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend—Including The Night At The Brewseum](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-including-the-night-at-the-brewseum/): What better way to absorb a little local history than with a beer or wine in hand?
- [SPAC And Caffè Lena Team Up To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of The Stonewall Riots With Two Performances By Jazz Legend Fred Hersch](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-and-caffe-lena-team-up-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-stonewall-riots-with-two-performances-by-jazz-legend-fred-hersch/): The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and Caffè Lena are jazzing up Saratoga's second annual Freihofer’s Jazz Festival Friday.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Every Rosé Has Its Thorn](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-every-rose-has-its-thorn/): As spring begins to, well, spring in the Capital Region, that means the center of wine gravity will shift away from the red wines of winter and towards the crisper, lighter and increasingly pink wines of summer.
- [National Museum Of Racing Honors Female Racehorses In New 'Fabulous And Fast' Exhibition](https://saratogaliving.com/national-museum-of-racing-honors-female-racehorses-in-new-fabulous-and-fast-exhibition/): Female racehorses are taking the lead with The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's new exhibit showcasing star fillies and mares in the sport.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Girl Blue Discusses Her Two Upcoming Albums And Return To Glens Falls' Park Theater](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-girl-blue-discusses-her-two-upcoming-albums-and-return-to-glens-falls-park-theater/): Back in January, saratoga living included the über-talented, Troy-based solo artist Girl Blue (a.k.a.
- [World-Renowned Tiffany Windows Abound In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/world-renowned-tiffany-windows-abound-in-the-capital-region/): I saw angels the other day. I promise you, I wasn’t hallucinating.
- [The Saratoga Bite: Chef Max London Cooks Up A No-Guilt Pudding](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-bite-chef-max-london-cooks-up-a-no-guilt-pudding/): This is the second in an ongoing series saratoga living‘s doing, where we’ll be asking chefs from some of the top restaurants in Saratoga Springs to create for us the ultimate “Saratoga Bite.” The best part?
- [Saratoga's Chianti Wows With Its Chic, Lit Bar](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-chianti-wows-with-its-chic-lit-bar/): It was hard to look away when I first laid my eyes on the bar at Chianti Il Ristorante.
- [How Khymanyo Studio Lights Up The Runway Straight From Beekman Street](https://saratogaliving.com/how-khymanyo-studio-lights-up-the-runway-straight-from-beekman-street/): “Snarky and then a wink.” If someone asked me to describe my sense of humor, that would be a very apt description.
- [Trend City: Saratoga's Obsession With Succulents](https://saratogaliving.com/trend-city-saratogas-obsession-with-succulents/): Move over, avocado toast—it’s all about succulents now!
- [Downtown Saratoga To Host Inaugural Spring Shopping Spree To Benefit Wellspring](https://saratogaliving.com/downtown-saratoga-to-host-inaugural-spring-shopping-spree-to-benefit-wellspring/): Attention Saratoga shoppers!
- [Boats By George Providing Upstate With The Best New And Pre-Owned Boats For Nearly 40 years](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-boats-by-george-providing-upstate-with-the-best-new-and-pre-owned-boats-for-nearly-40-years/): Founded by George Pensel in 1982, Boats by George is a second-generation, family-run boat business based in the Lake George area.
- [How To Change Your Home's Design From Ho-Hum To Home Run](https://saratogaliving.com/how-to-change-your-homes-design-from-ho-hum-to-home-run/): Early on in my career, I came to the conclusion that, despite one’s best intentions and talents, “good taste” could become boring unless there was an element of the unexpected involved.
- [Hit HBO Series 'Succession' Seeking Extras For Lake George and Lake Placid Shoots](https://saratogaliving.com/hit-hbo-series-succession-seeking-extras-for-lake-george-and-lake-placid-shoots/): Fans of the HBO series Succession may just get a chance to snag a little screen time in the hit show.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Grammy-Nominated Musician Anoushka Shankar On Performing At SPAC And Her Incredible Career](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-grammy-nominated-musician-anoushka-shankar-on-performing-at-spac-and-her-incredible-career/): Every so often a musician comes along who redefines not just the instrument they play, but also the music and style that come along with that instrument.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Red-Hot Questions For Atlanta Rookie Phenom Kevin Huerter ](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-red-hot-questions-for-atlanta-rookie-phenom-kevin-huerter/): Only three years ago, Kevin Huerter’s opponents on the basketball court were high- schoolers from Saratoga Springs, Colonie and Bethlehem.
- [The Brook Tavern Serves Up ‘The Yaddo’ For Its 'Next Great Saratoga Cocktail' Entry](https://saratogaliving.com/drink-the-brook-tavern-serves-up-the-yaddo-for-its-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-entry/): I wanted to add to the conversation about the “Next Great Saratoga Cocktail” with a crisp, subtly bold cocktail that pays homage to Saratoga Springs and our surrounding region.
- [Legendary Fashion Innovator Cristóbal Balenciaga Proves Black Is Anything But Basic](https://saratogaliving.com/legendary-fashion-innovator-cristobal-balenciaga-proves-black-is-anything-but-basic/): If you’re looking for the perfect frock to make a dramatic entrance in at this year’s American Cancer Society Gala of Hope in Saratoga Springs, Balenciaga’s the way to go.
- [6 Ways To Celebrate Earth Month In The Capital Region This Year (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/5-ways-to-celebrate-earth-month-in-the-capital-region-this-year/): Ahh, Saratoga, spring is finally in the air. It's definitely time to get out, stretch those winter-stiff limbs and absorb a little sunshine.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend—Including 'Wheels Of Change' Exhibition At Saratoga Automobile Museum](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-including-wheels-of-change-exhibition-at-saratoga-automobile-museum/): Fans of sleek and sexy classic cars are in for a treat as a new automotive exhibition rolls into the Spa City and into this week's Editor's Pick.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: The Birth Of Vineyards In The Southwest](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-the-birth-of-vineyards-in-the-southwest/): While early winemakers in the Eastern United States struggled with the challenges of climate, disease and pests, in the Spanish settlements of the Southwest, the story was quite different.
- [Whispering Angels Of Saratoga Springs Hosts 2nd Annual Sleep Out](https://saratogaliving.com/whispering-angels-of-saratoga-springs-hosts-2nd-annual-sleep-out/): On April 6-7, members of the Saratoga community will join together with Whispering Angels of Saratoga Springs (WASS), a nonprofit foundation that raises crucial funds for LGBTQ issues and at-risk LGBTQ youth in Saratoga County, the Southern Adirondacks and the greater Capital Region, for its second annual Sleep Out event.
- [Saratoga Springs-Based Company Makes Clothing For Horse Racing Lovers](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-springs-based-company-makes-clothing-for-horse-racing-lovers/): When I was growing up, my mother used to wear a white T-shirt with black velvet bubble letters on it that read, “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m a schizophrenic and so am I.” She thought it was quite the knee-slapper.
- [Grammy-Winning Superstar Cardi B Is Coming To SPAC In May, Okurrr?](https://saratogaliving.com/grammy-winning-rapper-cardi-b-is-coming-to-spac-in-may-okurrr/): The star-studded Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) summer lineup just got even brighter.
- [5 Things to Know About Getting a Brighter Smile](https://saratogaliving.com/things-know-brighter-smile/): Brushing and flossing are everyday ways to keep your teeth bright, white and healthy.
- [April 2019: Home & Garden Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-garden-section-april-2019/): Schenectady Floor Covering 1910 Maxon Road Ext., Schenectady 518.372.5664; schenectadyfloorcovering.com In business for over 50 years, Schenectady Floor Covering has built its business on its reputation for customer service.
- [5 Interior Design Instagram Accounts To Follow Right Now](https://saratogaliving.com/5-interior-design-instagram-accounts-to-follow-right-now/): First, an unapologetic self-plug: With a glimpse into Saratoga Springs’ elegant homes, rustic Lake George camps and Greenfield’s equestrian farms, my page celebrates all things local and mixes elegance with the unexpected.
- [April 2019: Women's Wellness Section](https://saratogaliving.com/womens-wellness-section-april-2019/): Amazingly Ageless Medi-Spa 1202 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham 518.608.1252; amazinglyageless.com Dr.
- [How Saratoga National Golf Club's Architect Built The Perfect Course](https://saratogaliving.com/how-saratoga-national-golf-clubs-architect-built-the-perfect-course/): I may not be much of a golfer, but I’ve always admired the beauty of golf courses.
- [Local Group Makes Gaming A More Social And Charitable Experience](https://saratogaliving.com/local-group-makes-gaming-a-more-social-and-charitable-experience/): Gaming isn't always about being plugged in and tuned out. Sometimes, it's a social and even charitable experience.
- [Daily Racing Form: Mid-Atlantic Groups Endorse Strategic Plan To Monitor Injuries](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-mid-atlantic-groups-endorse-strategic-plan-to-monitor-injuries/): A comprehensive collection of Thoroughbred racing organizations in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic has endorsed a plan to put in place best practices at racetracks and better monitor racehorse injuries as part of an effort to reduce breakdowns.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend—Including 'Cinderella' At The Egg](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-cinderella-at-the-egg/): If you're already sick with anticipation for the New York City Ballet's annual run at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Albany's The Egg has got the perfect antidote—which is this week's Editor's Pick.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: How We Discovered Our First Wines In The United States](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-how-we-discovered-our-first-wines-in-the-united-states/): Ever wonder how that decanter filled with red or white gorgeousness, sitting on your kitchen island, ready for late-evening service, got there?
- [Where To Celebrate The Return Of 'Game Of Thrones' In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/where-to-celebrate-the-return-of-game-of-thrones-in-the-capital-region/): While spring may be quickly approaching in Saratoga Springs, winter has officially come to Westeros, the fictitious continent where a majority of the wildly popular HBO series Game Of Thrones takes place.
- [David O'Rourke Named NYRA's New President And CEO](https://saratogaliving.com/david-orourke-named-nyras-new-president-and-ceo/): The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has a new CEO and President in David O'Rourke, who's served as interim CEO since January 23.
- [Star Architect Michael Fieldman Has Designed Many Iconic Structures—Including His Own Saratoga Summer Home](https://saratogaliving.com/star-architect-michael-fieldman-has-designed-many-iconic-structures-including-his-own-saratoga-summer-home/): As I drive past grazing horses and split-rail fences along the winding gravel road toward Michael Fieldman’s and his life partner, Carla Skodinski’s, summer house on the outskirts of Saratoga Springs, I feel a great sense of anticipation about the structure this accomplished architect has designed.
- [How Jane Fonda, Hollywood Legend (And Emma Willard Alum), Continues To Slay Her Style](https://saratogaliving.com/how-jane-fonda-hollywood-legend-and-emma-willard-alum-continues-to-slay-her-style/): The summer before my 12th birthday, I got to spend two months in New York City with my aunts, uncles, cousins and my paternal grandmother, Dulce—her name, which is Spanish for “sweet,” is an apt moniker for the kindest woman I’ve ever known.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: Amsterdam Fire Fighter Elmer Santiago](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogian-of-the-month-the-fire-within/): In some ways, the Elmer Santiago story writes itself: Born and raised in Amsterdam, NY, this son of Puerto Rican farmers would go on to become a Senior Lieutenant firefighter and paramedic for the Amsterdam Fire Department, and a proud dad, and be widely known throughout the Capital Region as the nicest guy in town.
- [4 Financial Tips For Women (Advertisement)](https://saratogaliving.com/advertisement-four-financial-tips-for-women/): As a financial professional for over 20 years, I speak to many women about getting involved in saving and investing decisions for the family, especially those related to their own retirement.
- [Hattie's Mardi Gras Says 'Au Revoir' at Final Soirée](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-hatties-mardi-gras-says-au-revoir-at-final-soiree/): When Beth and Jasper Alexander bought the Saratoga staple, Hattie’s Restaurant, from founder Hattie Gray in 2001, they knew they weren’t just signing up to run a restaurant—they were taking on the essence of Hattie.
- [Home Improvement TV Is Taking Over The World...And Saratoga](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-tv-is-taking-over-the-world-and-saratoga/): Growing up, we didn’t have cable. Up until about the tenth grade, I got by on a steady diet of Friends, Jeopardy and Survivor.
- [Cohoes Waterpark Design Firm Aquatic Development Group Continues Its Pursuit Of An Endless Summer](https://saratogaliving.com/cohoes-waterpark-design-firm-continues-pursuit-of-endless-summer/): My folks used to drive my older brother and me from Saratoga Springs up to Lake George on summer weekends to my grandparents’ camp.
- ['saratoga living' Horoscopes: Balance Is Key, Aries](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-horoscopes-balance-is-key-aries/): Hey, Saratogians! You can now read your monthly horoscopes in saratoga living magazine—and, of course, on saratogaliving.com.
- ['Saratoga Living' Top Builders 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-top-builders-2019/): Welcome to saratoga living's Top Builders 2019 section from our Design Issue.
- [Top Doc: John Gavin, M.D., F.A.A.P.](https://saratogaliving.com/top-doc-john-gavin-m-d-f-a-a-p/): A native of the Capital Region, Dr.
- [Saratoga's Bicycle Design Legend, Ben Serotta, Isn't Done Yet—Not Even Close ](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogas-bicycle-design-legend-ben-serotta-isnt-done-yet-not-even-close/): Back in the days of my romantic, vagabond youth, I set myself a lofty goal: From the bottom point of Louisiana, I’d ride a Felt Z10 road bike, laden with panniers, to Northern Minnesota’s Lake Itasca.
- ['Dancing With The Stars' Icon Derek Hough Soars Into Albany](https://saratogaliving.com/dancing-with-the-stars-icon-derek-hough-soars-into-albany/): Let’s get this out of the way: Yes, for what seems an eternity now, I’ve been watching Dancing With The Stars. OK, OK…have at it.
- [Ballsfest's Pajama Party Invades the Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-ballsfests-pajama-party-invades-the-adelphi-hotel/): If you noticed more than 100 pajama-wearing adults wandering around Broadway in Saratoga Springs during the late hours of February 9, you weren’t seeing things: Ballsfest Late Night Pajama Party was in full swing.
- [Spirits for Strength Celebrates in Schenectady](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-spirits-for-strength-celebrates-in-schenectady/): On February 2, the Shellstrong Foundation, a nonprofit whose simple mission is to help kids in need, hosted its 8th Annual Spirits For Strength Celebration at Key Hall at Schenectady’s Proctors.
- [How Grace Mirabella, The Iconic Vogue Editor In Chief And Skidmore Grad, Changed The American Fashion Landscape](https://saratogaliving.com/how-grace-mirabella-the-iconic-vogue-editor-in-chief-and-skidmore-grad-changed-the-american-fashion-landscape/): When legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away in February, my thoughts naturally turned for a moment to the contemporary giants of fashion.
- [Lauren Christie Design Offers Saratoga Custom Interior Designs And Home Decor Solutions For Every Budget](https://saratogaliving.com/business-spotlight-lauren-christie-design-offers-saratoga-custom-interior-designs-and-home-decor-solutions-for-every-budget/): Founded in 2018, Lauren Christie Design is a professional interior design company based in Ballston Spa that believes in breaking the rules and marching to the sound of your own beat.
- [Sonny Bonacio, President Of Bonacio Construction, Wants To Make Saratoga 'Cool Again'](https://saratogaliving.com/sonny-bonacio-president-of-bonacio-construction-wants-to-make-saratoga-cool-again/): Saratoga Springs is much more my speed these days, thanks to Bonacio Construction.
- [Artist James Niehues Is 'The Ski Map Picasso'](https://saratogaliving.com/james-niehues-the-ski-map-picasso/): This past January, I went on a weekend ski trip with a group of friends to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT.
- [The 'saratoga living' Food + Drink Guide 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-food-drink-guide-2019/): If you have family or friends visiting you in the Capital Region for the holidays, chances are, you’re not going to want to cook every night.
- [Katie Cristo Custom Jewelry Customizes Jewelry To Order](https://saratogaliving.com/katie-cristo-custom-jewelry-customizes-jewelry-to-order-advertisement/): Most people know 20-year Saratoga Springs resident Katie Cristo as a local realtor, mom and avid volunteer.
- [Photo Gallery: Terri-Lynn Pellegri's Stunning Images Of Compost Are Anything But Trash](https://saratogaliving.com/photo-gallery-terri-lynn-pellegris-stunning-images-of-compost-are-anything-but-trash/): When I toss my banana peel and coffee grounds into the compost bin every morning, I tend to slam down the lid as quickly as possible.
- [Mixed Results: How Kentucky Derby Winners Have Fared In The Travers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/mixed-results-how-kentucky-derby-winners-have-fared-in-the-travers-stakes/): The first Saturday in May—the Kentucky Derby—is horse racing’s equivalent to the Super Bowl.
- [Belmont Stakes 2019: What To Do In Manhattan Before The Final Leg Of The Triple Crown](https://saratogaliving.com/belmont-stakes-what-to-do-in-manhattan-before-the-final-leg-of-the-triple-crown/): With its racing splendor dating back to 1867, you might hear an ole timer use the phrase “The Run for the Carnations” or “The Test of the Champions,” referring to the third leg of American horse racing’s Triple Crown series.
- [Phinney Design Group: Today, Tomorrow](https://saratogaliving.com/phinney-design-group-today-tomorrow-advertisement/): For more than a decade and a half, Saratoga Springs-based Phinney Design Group and its Founding Principal Architect, Michael Phinney, have been known for stunning architectural projects that bridge the gap between the traditional and the future.
- [Grammy Award-Winning Music Producer Scott Jacoby Returning To Speak At Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/grammy-award-winning-music-producer-scott-jacoby-returning-to-speak-at-skidmore/): If you graduated from Skidmore College in 1993, it's entirely possible that you shared classes with two future Grammy Award winners.
- [Capital Region Business Comes Bearing Gifts For New Homeowners](https://saratogaliving.com/capital-region-business-comes-bearing-gifts-for-new-homeowners/): One Capital Region company is making new homeowners' transition into their new digs and neighborhoods a little bit smoother—and in the process, helping to boost the local economy.
- [Saratoga Artist Transforms Eggshells Into Vibrant Works Of Art](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-artist-transforms-eggshells-into-vibrant-works-of-art/): Long relegated to the garbage can or compost pile, eggshells might just be the centerpiece of the next big art craze.
- [Daily Racing Form: Belmont Boosts Purses For Spring/Summer Meet](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-belmont-boosts-purses-for-spring-summer-meet/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [9 Greatest Shops For Collectors To Geek Out On In The Capital Region](https://saratogaliving.com/9-greatest-shops-for-collectors-to-geek-out-on-in-the-capital-region/): Anyone who's ever walked into my office at saratoga living will immediately notice the two framed items leaning against my window: A professional photograph taken of the celebration following the Boston Red Sox's historic 2004 World Series win, with my man David "Big Papi" Ortiz in the center of the frame; and a copy of the 1967 Thunderball soundtrack from my favorite James Bond movie.
- [NYRA Confirms That It's Extending The Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet To Eight Weeks](https://saratogaliving.com/nyra-confirms-that-its-extending-the-saratoga-race-course-summer-meet-to-eight-weeks/): The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced today, February 7, that the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course would be extended from seven weeks to eight, beginning on Thursday, July 11 (instead of the original start date of July 18) and running through Labor Day Monday (or September 2).
- [Daily Racing Form: Horsemen Generally Receptive To Extended Saratoga Meet](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-horsemen-generally-receptive-to-extended-saratoga-meet/): Most horsemen welcomed the additional week of racing at Saratoga, announced by the New York Racing Association on Thursday, believing the shorter five-day race week trumps the potential added expense associated with a longer meet.
- [Daily Racing Form: Haikal Can Earn Shot At Derby Prep Race With Winkfield Win](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-haikal-can-earn-shot-at-derby-prep-race-with-winkfield-win/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Haikal will be given every opportunity to prove to his connections that he’s worthy of being considered for the Kentucky Derby.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Springs This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-springs-this-weekend-national-college-comedy-festival/): There's no better medicine to get over the midwinter blues than some gut-busting laughter.
- [Daily Racing Form: Triple Crown Nominations Total 362](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-triple-crown-nominations-total-362/): Game Winner, the unbeaten winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the current ante-post favorite for the Kentucky Derby, tops a list of 362 3-year-olds who on Wednesday were announced by Churchill Downs as early nominees to this year’s Triple Crown.
- [Fingerpaint And Code Blue Team Up To Offer Downtown Saratoga Coat Exchange](https://saratogaliving.com/fingerpaint-and-code-blue-team-up-to-offer-downtown-saratoga-coat-exchange/): It was kind of ironic that on the warmest day so far this year—a day when many strollers in Downtown Saratoga Springs left their jackets at home—a coat exchange appeared on the sidewalk outside Fingerpaint, on the corner of Broadway and Division Street.
- [Shelters Of Saratoga Closing In On A Permanent Winter Shelter For Saratoga's Growing Homeless Population](https://saratogaliving.com/shelters-of-saratoga-closing-in-on-a-permanent-winter-shelter-for-saratogas-growing-homeless-population/): Every time I drive into Saratoga Springs, I park my car in the same parking garage—the one right behind Putnam Market.
- [Saratogian Of The Month: SPAC's 'Secret Weapon'](https://saratogaliving.com/saratogian-of-the-month-spacs-secret-weapon/): As his surname suggests, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s (SPAC’s) Senior Director of Artistic Planning, Chris Shiley, is equal parts shy and sly—a winning combination to be sure.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Vivino And The Future Of Wine Buying](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-vivino-and-the-future-of-wine-buying/): Over the past year or so, I've been focusing on wine past and present—and what we can learn about it through that lens. But what of the future?
- [Special Promotional Section: The ‘saratoga living’ Food + Drink Guide 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/special-promotional-section-the-saratoga-living-food-drink-guide-2019/): If you have family or friends visiting you in Saratoga Springs, chances are, you’re not going to want to cook every night.
- [Kate Around The World: Je T'aime, Paris](https://saratogaliving.com/kate-around-the-world-je-taime-paris/): I love all things wedding—the pre-wedding celebrations, the ceremony, the clothes, the look on the couple’s faces, the decor, the cake… the works.
- [Ballsfest To Host First-Ever Pajama Party At The Adelphi Hotel](https://saratogaliving.com/ballsfest-to-host-first-ever-pajama-party-at-the-adelphi-hotel/): Pull out those pink polka-dotted pajamas, people: We’re going to Ballsfest! Yes, you read that right.
- [Love Shack: Falling In Love At First Sight With Your (Saratoga) Home Is Real](https://saratogaliving.com/love-shack-falling-in-love-at-first-sight-with-your-saratoga-home-is-real/): I recall quite vividly the moment I fell madly in love with my house.
- [Beautiful Design: 'saratoga living' Design Editor Beverly Tracy Gives Tips For Updating Your Home For 2019](https://saratogaliving.com/beautiful-design-saratoga-living-design-editor-beverly-tracy-gives-tips-for-updating-your-home-for-2019/): As all of my clients know, a house becomes a home when it’s filled with personal items—special, meaningful pieces that have you written all over them.
- [The Saratoga Bite: Chef Jason Saunders Goes Prime Time With 'Cozy' Bite](https://saratogaliving.com/the-saratoga-bite-chef-jason-saunders-goes-prime-time-with-cozy-bite/): This is the first in an ongoing series saratoga living's doing, where we'll be asking chefs from some of the top restaurants in the Capital Region to create us the ultimate "Saratoga Bite."
- [The Flower And Fruit Mission Raises Funds For Saratoga Hospital At Annual Snow Ball](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-after-dark-the-flower-and-fruit-mission-raises-funds-for-saratoga-hospital-at-annual-snow-ball/): Last December, generous Saratogians gathered for the annual Snow Ball, which raises funds for The Flower and Fruit Mission, an organization that equips and maintains the maternity unit of Saratoga Hospital.
- [Piece By Piece: A Complete Guide To All Things Saratoga Weddings](https://saratogaliving.com/piece-by-piece-a-complete-guide-to-all-things-saratoga-weddings/): We know how overwhelming preparing for your wedding can be.
- [Wilame Piteri Is Saratoga's King Of Clean](https://saratogaliving.com/wilame-piteri-is-saratogas-king-of-clean/): OK, OK…I’m a neat freak.
- [Kentucky Derby 2019: We Know The Winner!](https://saratogaliving.com/kentucky-derby-2019-we-know-the-winner/): Six months into my tenure at the Daily Racing Form (DRF), I found myself caught up in the frenzy of a potential Triple Crown.
- [Cantina Doubles Down On Its 'Next Great Saratoga Cocktail' Entry](https://saratogaliving.com/cantina-doubles-down-on-its-next-great-saratoga-cocktail-entry/): For our first issue of 2019—the "I Do!"
- [Destination Saratoga: The Spa City's Charm Draws Couples From Far And Wide](https://saratogaliving.com/destination-saratoga-the-spa-citys-charm-draws-couples-from-far-and-wide/): Our wedding day went down a little differently than most—mainly because we had absolutely no idea where it was going to take place. (Yes, you read that right.)
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: 7 Questions For NBA Coaching Great George Karl](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-7-questions-for-nba-coaching-great-george-karl/): Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s, the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) ruled the Capital Region sports landscape.
- [EXCLUSIVE Photo Gallery: Highlights From Tax's Win At Aqueduct's Withers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-photo-gallery-highlights-from-taxs-win-at-aqueducts-withers-stakes/): Tax day came a little early this year.
- [Daily Racing Form: Bravazo Set To Give Lukas First Dubai World Cup Starter](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-bravazo-set-to-give-lukas-first-dubai-world-cup-starter/): An American in Dubai. That’s the adventure Hall of Fame trainer D.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Upstate's Harry D'Agostino On The Folk Band's Triumphant Return To Caffè Lena](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-upstates-harry-dagostino-on-the-folk-bands-triumphant-return-to-caffe-lena/): It feels like every week I'm being introduced to some new great band or artist that has ties to Saratoga Springs or the Capital Region.
- [Author Roxane Gay Reads Excerpts From Her Memoir, 'Hunger,' At Skidmore College](https://saratogaliving.com/author-roxane-gay-reads-excerpts-from-her-memoir-hunger-at-skidmore-college/): I first encountered the work of writer, professor and editor Roxane Gay in a college English class.
- [Albany Business Review: Downtown Saratoga Springs Now Sporting A $130 Million Mega-Block](https://saratogaliving.com/albany-business-review-downtown-saratoga-springs-now-sporting-a-130-million-mega-block/): Just when you thought real estate in Downtown Saratoga Springs couldn't get any hotter, think again.
- [Saratoga Summer 2019: Zac Brown Band Coming Back To SPAC](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-summer-2019-zac-brown-band-coming-back-to-spac/): When I spoke to Zac Brown Band's (ZBB's) Matt Mangano in advance of the band's tour date at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) last summer, he told me how much he enjoyed spending time in Saratoga Springs.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: Catching Up With I'll Have Another](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-catching-up-with-ill-have-another/): How far should a hardcore racing fan need to travel to be up close and personal with a flesh-and-blood Kentucky Derby winner?
- [Country Pop Trio Runaway June Sells Out Putnam Place With The Help Of Local Hitmaker Billy Montana](https://saratogaliving.com/country-pop-trio-runaway-june-sells-out-putnam-place-with-the-help-of-local-hitmaker-billy-montana/): Hey, country music fans! There's an exclusive showcase at Putnam Place tonight. Are you one of the lucky souls who nabbed a ticket?
- [Daily Racing Form: Not That Brady Has Home-Field Advantage In Withers Stakes](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-not-that-brady-has-home-field-advantage-in-withers-stakes/): OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Rudy Rodriguez hopes all the talk about Brady this weekend won’t be limited to the Super Bowl.
- [Chowderfest Returns To Downtown Saratoga Springs For Its 21st Year](https://saratogaliving.com/chowderfest-returns-to-downtown-saratoga-springs-for-its-21st-year/): Temperatures may be dropping, but that won’t stop visitors from across the region turning up to Saratoga Chowderfest this Saturday, February 2.
- [Saratoga Jazz Fest 2019 Lineup Includes Multiple Grammy Winners Norah Jones And George Benson](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-jazz-fest-2019-lineup-includes-multiple-grammy-winners-norah-jones-and-george-benson/): You already know how incredibly diverse this summer's schedule is for the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-chowderfest/): What better way to warm up in the middle of winter than with a warm cup of chowder? What about a few thousand?
- [Daily Racing Form: Fox Sports 2 Expands Winter/Spring Racing Coverage](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-fox-sports-2-expands-winter-spring-racing-coverage/): Fox Sports 2 has expanded its series of winter and spring racing broadcasts this year to 12 telecasts, up from six last year, with the first of the broadcasts airing this Saturday with a trio of Kentucky Derby prep races, according to an announcement from the network and its broadcast partners.
- ['The Voice' Contestant And Latham Native Moriah Formica Is A Rock Music Powerhouse](https://saratogaliving.com/the-voice-contestant-and-latham-native-moriah-formica-is-a-rock-music-powerhouse/): I still remember how starstruck I was by Saratoga Springs when I first moved here.
- [January 2019: Women Owned Businesses](https://saratogaliving.com/women-owned-businesses-january-2019/): Blue Iris Photography 872 Middleline Road, Ballston Spa 518.320.4862; blueirisphotos.com Owner: Linda Peluso Wilson Describe your business.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Wine Writer André Jullien, The First Of His Kind](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-wine-writer-andre-jullien-the-first-of-his-kind/): I'd like to think that enjoying a good book or magazine feature about wine is as satisfying as drinking a bottle of it.
- [The Alternative: Eloping In Saratoga Is The Easiest—And Sometimes Best—Answer To A Forever Commitment](https://saratogaliving.com/eloping-in-saratoga-is-the-easiest-and-sometimes-best-answer-to-a-forever-commitment/): As a Syrian American, I’m familiar with what many Syrians joke is the traditional Arab wedding mantra: “Go big or go home.” Last November, I was lucky to attend a beautiful Palestinian wedding reception that lived up to this expectation, with its delicious halal buffet, catchy Arabic tunes that got everybody (except my dad, despite his friends’ best efforts) out on the dancefloor and a performance by a group of professional dabke dancers, who did a traditional Arab dance and invited the event’s bravest attendees to jump in (I watched from the sidelines).
- [The Honeymoon: Dorado Beach Is So Luxurious That You'll Never Want To Come Home](https://saratogaliving.com/dorado-beach-is-so-luxurious-that-youll-never-want-to-come-home/): After you’re done with the perfect “I do’s” and the last of the beer cans have come untied from the back of the rented Bentley, you need to say “I don’t” to the everyday, clichéd, destination beach honeymoon and say “Yes, please” to the wonder that is Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort that’s a 40-minute drive from San Juan, Puerto Rico’s picturesque capital city.
- [The Dress: Vera Wang Wows With Her Stunning Tatiana Gown](https://saratogaliving.com/vera-wang-wows-with-her-stunning-tatiana-gown/): When I got married nearly 13 years ago, nothing mattered to me more than finding the perfect dress.
- [The Groom: Whoever Said Weddings Had To Be All Bride, All The Time?](https://saratogaliving.com/whoever-said-weddings-were-all-bride-all-the-time/): Weddings are controlled chaos—and planning them is not a one-person job.
- [The Boys Of Mechanicville: How Five Friends From The Same Small Town Went On To Conquer Their Respective Worlds](https://saratogaliving.com/the-boys-of-mechanicville-how-five-friends-from-the-same-small-town-went-on-to-conquer-their-respective-worlds/): There’s definitely something about Mechanicville.
- [January 2019: Pets Section](https://saratogaliving.com/pets-section-january-2019/): The Animal Hospital 2 Rocking Horse Lane, Slingerlands 518.456.0852; theanimalhospital.com We at The Animal Hospital have dedicated our lives and this practice to our patients.
- [January 2019: Senior Living Section](https://saratogaliving.com/senior-living-section-january-2019/): The Sentinel of Amsterdam 10 Market Street, Amsterdam 518.896.0010; sentinelalf.com The Sentinel was created with a vision centered on providing individualized care in a home-like setting for seniors.
- [January 2019: Home Improvement Section](https://saratogaliving.com/home-improvement-section-january-2019/): The Furniture House 1254 Highway 9P, Saratoga Springs 1060 Route 9, Queensbury thefurniturehouseny.com Whether building a new home, down-sizing or just updating your current home, The Furniture House is the place to come for your home furnishing needs.
- [The Obstacle: Not Even Mother Nature Could Ruin Emily Eldridge Korn's Dream Wedding](https://saratogaliving.com/not-even-mother-nature-could-ruin-emily-eldridge-korns-dream-wedding/): Before I wrote for saratoga living, I made my living as a professional guitarist. I taught lessons, performed at parties and worked my fair share of weddings.
- [The Officiant: Saratogian Michael Oswalt On Officiating His Three Best Friends' Weddings](https://saratogaliving.com/the-officiant-saratogian-michael-oswalt-on-officiating-his-three-best-friends-weddings/): My wife and I were married by a Catholic priest in a Unitarian church—but not before a stressful couple of months trying to track down an officiant who’d agree to marry us.
- [The Scene: How Timothy And Jeremiah Tyrrell Made Their Wedding Day A Downtown Saratoga Extravaganza](https://saratogaliving.com/how-timothy-and-jeremiah-tyrrell-made-their-wedding-day-a-downtown-saratoga-extravaganza/): These days, weddings are as much about the photos as they are the ceremony. OK, OK.
- [The Story: How Bob And Gerry Belisario Met, Fell In Love And Are Still Married More Than 70 Years Later](https://saratogaliving.com/how-bob-and-gerry-belisario-met-fell-in-love-and-are-still-married-more-than-70-years-later/): When I show up to Robert and Geraldine Belisario’s Wilton home, sopping wet after a GPS-induced misadventure to the wrong apartment complex, Geraldine, who goes by Gerry, answers the door.
- [Double Duty: A Saratoga Wedding Story Featuring One Bride, Two Ceremonies And One Perfect Day](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-wedding-story-featuring-one-bride-two-ceremonies-and-one-perfect-day/): I’ve been to three weddings in my life: one when I was ten, one that served pudding instead of dinner and one that was my grandfather’s (weird, I know).
- ['saratoga living' The 'I Do!' Issue: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-living-the-i-do-issue-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/): On page 127 of saratoga living‘s new "I Do!" Issue, there’s a crossword puzzle, entitled “I Thee Wed.
- [Six Leading Intellectuals To Discuss Their Work At Upcoming 'Sharing The Wealth' Conference At Skidmore](https://saratogaliving.com/six-leading-intellectuals-to-discuss-their-work-at-upcoming-sharing-the-wealth-conference-at-skidmore/): Skidmore College has been working closely with Salmagundi, a prominent literary magazine published on campus, to present an upcoming, seven-part interactive conference, entitled “Sharing The Wealth: Six Leading Black Intellectuals Talk About Their Work And The Culture."
- [Daily Racing Form: Justify Crowned Horse Of The Year](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-justify-crowned-horse-of-the-year/): HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Catching Up With Former NASA Astronaut, Photographer and Nat Geo Author, Terry Virts](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-catching-up-with-former-nasa-astronaut-photographer-and-nat-geo-author-terry-virts/): Too scared to shoot into space (I can barely manage to board a flight at Albany International Airport), it's long been one of my dreams to get to do the next best thing: to meet or speak with an actual astronaut.
- [World Championship ICE Racing Series Coming To Glens Falls' Cool Insuring Arena](https://saratogaliving.com/world-championship-ice-racing-series-comes-to-glens-falls/): Move over, Adirondack Thunder stars.
- [Live Nation's 2019 Country Megaticket To Include Shows By Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan](https://saratogaliving.com/live-nations-2019-country-megaticket-to-include-shows-by-jason-aldean-brad-paisley-luke-bryan/): I definitely wouldn’t say country is my favorite genre of music—the radio in my car is preset to WEQX 102.7 and ALT 104.9 and even WAMC 90.3—but I do still enjoy it.
- [SPAC Sets A Date For Its Popular Winter Ball Fundraiser](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-sets-a-date-for-its-popular-winter-ball-fundraiser/): You won't have to venture through the woods (or the cold) for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center's (SPAC's) 9th Annual "Into the Pines" Winter Ball.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend/): Planning a wedding can be overwhelming at times. But we have some solutions for you here at saratoga living.
- [NYRA CEO And President, Chris Kay, Resigns (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/nyra-ceo-and-president-chris-kay-resigns/): One of New York's most prominent horse-racing executives is out.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Celebrating 50 Years Of Wine Expertise](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-celebrating-50-years-of-wine-expertise/): So you want to be an expert in fine wines, do you? You can't just watch a few YouTube videos (or read a few of my saratoga living columns) to make it happen.
- [Enter Sandman: New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera First Player Ever Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame Unanimously](https://saratogaliving.com/enter-sandman-new-york-yankees-mariano-rivera-first-player-ever-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame-unanimously/): It was especially painful being a Boston Red Sox fan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- [Tickets For The 2019 Belmont Stakes Go On Sale This Week](https://saratogaliving.com/tickets-for-the-2019-belmont-stakes-go-on-sale-this-week/): For those already chomping at the bit for more summer fun at Saratoga Race Course, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) has announced that tickets for the 2019 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will go on sale at 10am this Thursday, January 24.
- [Daily Racing Form: Hovdey: Accelerate The Engine In Michael Abraham Search](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-accelerate-the-engine-in-michael-abraham-search/): Google the name “Michael Abraham” and you are likely to come up with: Michael Abraham, Chicago area architect, who designs “high-end residential spaces that look to the past but are decidedly contemporary.” At least, that’s what the brochure says.
- [National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame To Open Its Inaugural 'Photo Finish' Photography Exhibit](https://saratogaliving.com/national-museum-of-racing-and-hall-of-fame-to-open-its-inaugural-photo-finish-photography-exhibit/): Talk about a "win" at the right "place."
- [Trash Talk: Local Businesses Weigh In On A Potential Statewide Plastic Bag Ban](https://saratogaliving.com/trash-talk-local-businesses-weigh-in-on-a-potential-statewide-plastic-bag-ban/): Ever since I got my driver's license at age 16—and had the means to transport myself around—I've volunteered some of my time picking up trash like cans and plastic bags off of the side of the road or along my favorite hiking spots.
- [Daily Racing Form: Cuomo Calls For Sports Betting At Four Upstate New York Casinos](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-cuomo-calls-for-sports-betting-at-four-upstate-new-york-casinos/): New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has indicated that he wants the state’s gambling regulator to press ahead and authorize sports betting at four upstate casinos, a plan that would, for now, leave a number of interested parties, including the state’s racetracks, on the outside looking in.
- [8 Female Musicians From Upstate New York You Should Be Listening To Right Now](https://saratogaliving.com/8-female-musicians-from-upstate-new-york-you-should-be-listening-to-right-now/): A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wanted to be a rock star. I bought the requisite gear, put an ad up on Craigslist and waited.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Over The Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-over-the-weekend-martin-luther-king-day/): This Monday, January 21, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day). This year would've marked Dr.
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Weighing Your Wine Bottle Options](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-weighing-your-wine-bottle-options/): Last week in the Putnam Market Wine Room, several cases of merlot and cabernet sauvignon were delivered from the same wine producer—but they arrived in different bottles.
- [Getting To Know The Adirondack Trust Company, Through The Eyes Of A Young Investor](https://saratogaliving.com/getting-to-know-the-adirondack-trust-company-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-investor/): Eight-year-old Nik Bradigan Ritopecki is a resourceful young Saratogian.
- [Baseball Great Dwight Gooden And Wrestling Legend Sgt. Slaughter Making Appearances In Colonie](https://saratogaliving.com/baseball-great-dwight-gooden-and-wrestling-legend-sgt-slaughter-making-appearances-in-colonie/): Three things I couldn't get enough while growing up here in Saratoga Springs? The World Wrestling Federation (WWF), G.I. Joe toys and the Boston Red Sox.
- [SPAC 2019 Classical Slate To Feature Balanchine Galore, 'Harry Potter' And Collaboration With Indie Artist Sufjan Stevens](https://saratogaliving.com/spac-unveils-2019-classical-season-slate-featuring-a-record-number-of-new-compositions-and-spac-premieres/): There's a certain bumper sticker that Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), still remembers from her mother's car when she was growing up in North Carolina.
- [Woodstock At 50: What You Need To Know About The Yearlong Celebration Of The Original, Groundbreaking Music Festival (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/woodstock-at-50-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-yearlong-celebration-of-the-original-groundbreaking-music-festival/): Last December, as I was traveling home from vacation in Hawaii, my wife and I got stranded for several hours in Los Angeles' LAX en route to New York City's JFK airport.
- [Saratoga Automobile Museum Revving Up Its Auto Auction September 20-21](https://saratogaliving.com/saratoga-automobile-museum-revving-up-its-auto-auction-september-20-21/): The Saratoga Automobile Museum is zooming ahead with plans for its 2019 Saratoga Auto Auction.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga This Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-this-weekend-jack-hanna-max-weinberg/): This week is a packed one, entertainment-wise, so we narrowed things down to two events—at least for our Editor's Pick(s).
- [Wine Wednesdays With William: Essential Wine TV On The BBC](https://saratogaliving.com/wine-wednesdays-with-william-essential-wine-tv-on-the-bbc/): Wine has been making cameos on the small and silver screen for years—and while there have been some shows and films that have broken through (see: The Wine Show, starring Matthew Rhys of The Americans or 2004's hit film, Sideways), it's difficult to find wine-related fare on TV or in the movies that truly gets to the heart of wine.
- [Skidmore College Wins Its Sixth Consecutive Gold Medal In 'Chopped'-Like Culinary Competition (Updated)](https://saratogaliving.com/skidmore-college-to-host-chopped-like-culinary-competition-on-january-11/): Adding to Saratoga's reputation as a top small-city food destination, Skidmore College hosted the 8th Annual American Culinary Federation (ACF) conference and competition from January 9-11.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen And Conan O'Brien's Drummer, Talks About His Upcoming Show At Proctors](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-max-weinberg-bruce-springsteen-and-conan-obrien-drummer-talks-about-his-upcoming-show-at-proctors/): Growing up wanting to be a professional musician, my parents always encouraged my guitar playing, but they made sure I was realistic about what kind of career I could have.
- [Sean Kelly, Lead Singer Of Beloved '90s Jam Rockers The Samples, Dishes On His Upcoming Caffè Lena Debut](https://saratogaliving.com/sean-kelly-lead-singer-of-beloved-90s-jam-rockers-the-samples-dishes-on-his-upcoming-caffe-lena-debut/): There are certain bands that can just transport you right back to a specific time in your life.
- [Daily Racing Form: NYRA Handle Dips For 2018](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nyra-handle-dips-for-2018/): Hampered by Mother Nature but helped by Justify’s Triple Crown bid, the New York Racing Association showed a 3.6 percent decline in all-sources handle in 2018 compared to the previous year.
- [Jeanine Ouderkirk Trio Get The First Gig Of 2019 At 'Jazz At The Spring'](https://saratogaliving.com/jeanine-ouderkirk-trio-get-opening-gig-at-popular-jazz-at-the-spring-series/): Just a block away from Congress Park, the Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs will be hosting the first of its popular Jazz at the Spring series this year on Thursday, January 31, at 7:30pm.
- [Daily Racing Form: A Year Of Highlights, Healing, Grace, And Endings](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-hovdey-a-year-of-highlights-healing-grace-and-endings/): A writer should be held accountable for what he/she writes. Unless, of course, you don’t count midnight rage tweets or messages in empty Boochcraft bottles.
- [EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Jack Hanna, Emmy-Winning TV Host And Late-Night Talk Show Staple, Discusses His Upcoming Show At Proctors](https://saratogaliving.com/exclusive-qa-jack-hanna-emmy-winning-tv-host-and-late-night-talk-show-staple-discusses-his-upcoming-show-at-proctors/): Having grown up on 30 isolated acres of land in the Alabama countryside, I spent my childhood exploring the woods and catching little critters.
- [Daily Racing Form: Chad Brown, Manny Franco And Michael Dubb Win NYRA Titles](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-franco-brown-dubb-win-nyra-titles/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: New York Horsemen To Get Some Relief On Workers' Comp](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-new-york-horsemen-to-get-some-relief-on-workers-comp/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Withers Likely Next For Mind Control](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-withers-likely-next-for-mind-control/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [The Calendar: Everything To Do In Saratoga Over The Weekend](https://saratogaliving.com/the-calendar-everything-to-do-in-saratoga-over-the-weekend-wedding-expo-albany/): It may not seem like it, but winter is actually a pretty popular time of year to tie the knot.
- [Daily Racing Form: NYRA Not Producing 2019 Calendar](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-nyra-not-producing-2019-calendar/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: Jerome Offers A Proving Ground For Our Braintrust](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-jerome-offers-a-proving-ground-for-our-braintrust/): OZONE PARK, N.Y.
- [Daily Racing Form: 2018 Year In Review](https://saratogaliving.com/daily-racing-form-2018-year-in-review/): For more than three decades, the Triple Crown had seemingly become unreachable.
- [5 Wonderful Ways To Ring In The New Year In Saratoga Springs (And Beyond)](https://saratogaliving.com/5-wonderful-ways-to-ring-in-the-new-year-in-saratoga-springs-and-beyond/): With the holidays nearly over (Kwanzaa ends on January 1), it's time to grab a few pairs of glasses shaped like "2019," some noisemakers and figure out, if you haven't already, where you'll be spending New Year's Eve (and whom you'll be kissing once the ball drops).
- [December 2018: Locally Owned Businesses Section](https://saratogaliving.com/locally-owned-businesses-december-2018/): The Towne Tavern 2850 NY 43, Averill Park 518.674.3040; thetownetavern.com Owner: Larry Dickinson Describe your business with a brief history.
- [December 2018: Romantic Getaways Section](https://saratogaliving.com/romantic-getaways-section-december-2018/): B