SARATOGA SPRINGS “It’s like an old-fashioned barn raising,” says Paul Arnold. “Everybody’s pitching in.” He’s talking about Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s new high tunnel, a massive greenhouse that volunteers have started building behind the silo. As chair of PMCF’s buildings and grounds committee, Arnold is directing its construction. PMCF will use the structure —...
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SPAC Ballet Gala: Swooning to the Rhythm of Romance!
SPAC had a Rhythm So Strong, You Could Have Used Seven Senses, and Three Pairs of Shoes Last Saturday Editor’s Note: For the big Saratoga events this summer, such as SPAC’s Ballet Gala, I am pleased to welcome additional photos from MJ Collins and the perspectives of Carrie Rowlands Johnson and Lisa Champagne –...
SPAC Launches “Home Rangers” Amateur Chef Competition
Chefs to Battle Four Thursdays for Chance to Challenge Celebrity Chef Suvir Saran at Saratoga Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting, on September 9 – Competition is part of BlueStarry Nights @ SPAC, a pre-performance gourmet tasting event SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Thursday, July 13, Saratoga Performing Arts Center will launch “Home Rangers,” the...
Using Mint to Raise a Mint!
Hattie’s Crazy Cardinal Cocktail is a Refreshing Approach to Benefit Jake’s Help From Heaven SARATOGA SPRINGS – Oh, yum! Meet the reigning pre-event fundraising champ! Last year, Hattie’s Restaurant (45 Phila Street) took a creative and delicious approach to the pre-event fundraising leading up to the Finest Fillies and Some Colts event at Vapor...
Great Karma: They Spin – So Jake’s Will Win!
‘Karma Ride’ at Saratoga Cycling Studio sends JHFH some Good Vibes, Fun and Funds SARATOGA SPRINGS – An early Saturday morning, July 8, saw healthy people with big hearts doing good for themselves while in the process of doing good for others. Welcome to the “Karma Ride,” in which participants showed up to the...
Polo is a Go-go!
2017 Saratoga Polo Association (SPA) Season Kicked off Friday with it’s Usual Granduer and Style SARATOGA SPRINGS – OK, I’m going to give one man’s opinion here. With Baseball, football, and the like – I’m all about the stats. Not the new-fangled sabermetric ones with the long acronyms – but the classics. Give me...
Dogs Paws – and Pose – for a Cause!
Dogs and their Human Friends Enjoy Photo-op’ing for Jake’s Help From Heaven SARATOGA SPRINGS – There had been some buzz about this at the water cooler hydrant all week, so I leashed up my human and strolled through our dog-friendly downtown to see what all the barking was about. Aha! Now this is something...
Go Fourth and Celebrate! Audiostars Bring Their Own Fireworks!
The Audiostars Rip it Up for Their Fifth Straight Year at Saratoga’s All-American Celebration! SARATOGA SPRINGS — So let me put it this way… If the regional music market were a football team, and I were that team’s General Manager, guess what group I would slap the “Franchise Tag” On? Yep. The Audiostars. And,...
Go Fourth and Celebrate! Patriots, Pooches and Polished Chrome.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – What is it about people and their _________ ? (fill in the blank with): A- Dogs B- Parades C- Cars D- All of the Above If you answered ‘D,’ you know that Downtown Saratoga Springs was the place to be on July 4th, as Saratoga’s All-American Celebration – indeed, a Celebration...
Go Fourth and Celebrate! Firecracker 4 Lights the Fuse
Editor’s Note: The City of Saratoga Springs’ Fourth of July activities have grown to such an extent that we have decided to present them to you in segments. For the early-birds, be they runners or rooters, there is nothing that beats the Firecracker 4 on a picture-perfect sun drenched morning. Thank you to MJ...