Editor’s Note: For the big events – such as Thursday, July 20th’s Siro’s Cup – we bring the big team. And this is what big looks like: In this case, we had a nice preview story from Mandy Mittler (see: her July 16 post). Here are some dispatches and perspectives from Carrie Rowlands Johnson,...
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Woo-Hoo! It’s Brooks BBQ!!!!
All Ages Benefit At Saratoga Senior Center’s Brooks BBQ Fundy Tuesday SARATOGA SPRINGS – Oh, Gimme! This one’s been on my calendar for a long time. For, if you give me any chance to help BOTH The Saratoga Senior Center and Saratoga Children’s Theatre – well, you know i’m there! But throw in some...
A Gala Bright: They Light Up The Night!
Albany Medical Center’s annual Light Up the Night gala benefitted their Department of Emergency Medicine Editor’s Note: On Friday, July 14 – Prime at Saratoga National was host to one of the season’s most important galas. Light Up the Night is an annual celebration of success: indeed, a celebration of the thousands of lives...
Planet Mandy: Where Your Money Goes…
…And The Good It Does – A Siro’s Cup Preview SARATOGA SPRINGS – Get ready fellow track lovers, it’s that time of the year again. The time when restaurants no longer run their Wednesday specials, parking is nearly impossible and if you live in Saratoga your morning stroll to retrieve your newspaper requires you...
Jake’s Super Tuesday – Episode Two: Making the World Safe For Smiles
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away... PROLOGUE: My full mission can now be revealed. Jedi intelligence had determined that the chameleon-like Lando Calrissian. whose loyalty had always been questionable throughout the Star Wars series (refer to your geek friends if I am already losing you) was in fact, a...
Jake’s Super Tuesday – Episode One: An Oasis of Beauty Before Battle
‘Hats Off to Jake’ at Mary Martin SARATOGA SPRINGS — Once upon a time, in a land of enchantment… I came upon Tuesday, July 11 prepared for anything. Pulling double-duty coverage of two incredibly creative fundraisers in support of Jake’s Help From Heaven (JHFH) and their event next Wednesday, July 19 at Vapor. A...
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 –...
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...
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...