Month: October 2021

The Lake George Chamber of Commerce says the winter of 2021-22 promises to be unlike no other in the area as a new venture—Ice Castles—brings its display of sculptures, caverns, ice slides, lighting and more to Charles Wood Park’s Festival Space.

The new winter event that has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to numerous communities around the country, officials said,  with ice displays that feature LED lights that change color.

Lake George will be its sixth location in the United States, joining sites in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah and Colorado.

The event was formally introduced at a news conference on Oct. 5.

“We are excited to bring the magic of Ice Castles to Lake George this winter,” said Ice Castles CEO Kyle Standifird. “Our mission is to create a fun and safe outdoor experience where people can escape from the hustle of daily life for a moment and step into a frozen fairy-tale world.”

By Jennifer Farnsworth

An early October opening of The Bunker, a golf simulator business, will bring new life to space that was once Bellini’s restaurant in Clifton Park.

The Bunker co-owner Troy Miller said after Clifton Park, they will be focusing on a third location in Saratoga Springs.

He said the Clifton Park location is something they have been highly anticipating, given it’s prime location.

“Renovations are complete and we are ready to be in this new space. I sparked up a conversation with Bellini’s about keeping the staff and from there we were able to work something out,” said Miller.

The Bunker is a Guilderland-based business that brings golf simulator technology in an indoor, country club-like setting to golf enthusiasts. Miller is the owner and broker at CM Fox Real Estate and also owns Troy Miller Construction. He said he loves to golf when not working and a conversation in the car with his business partner led to the concept of the now growing business.

“We were literally just driving down the road one day and started talking about it, and it just grew from there,” said Miller.

The Center for Advanced Ambulatory Surgery at Saratoga Medical Park at Malta is now open for orthopedic surgeries, including hip, knee and shoulder replacements and spine procedures.

The $19.1 million facility is a partnership of The Bone & Joint Center, Albany Med and Saratoga Hospital, who joined forces to meet the growing demand for outpatient orthopedic and spine surgeries. The result is a surgical destination for outpatient bone, joint and muscle procedures for patients from the Mid-Hudson River Valley to Canada.

“We have created a blueprint for the future—an environment where patients benefit from the exceptional expertise of a leading orthopedic practice and two highly respected hospitals,” said Dr. Jared Roberts, a fellowship-trained joint surgeon and medical director of the new center.

Dr. Steven Frisch, Albany Med senior executive vice president for the integrated delivery system, hailed the Center for Advanced Ambulatory Surgery as an example of why partnership is good medicine in Malta and at other specialty-care locations across the Albany Med Health System.