Thirty years ago I wrote a poem with the same name as this version of my blog. It was roughly the same time of year, when just about all of us (except the most hardcore skiers) are sick of the...
Note: Saratoga.com is not responsible for posts and comments written by non-staff members.
Sean Rowe at Caffe Lena, 2/23/13
I have touted several live music venues in Saratoga Springs & environs over the past 10 months on this blog-- SPAC, Bailey's Cafe, Dango's (the "J" is silent), and One Caroline, for example-- but I neglected a few old standby's...
Milo Greene at The Linda, in Albany
One of the blessings of life in this area, as I've said many times before on this blog, is the listener-supporter public radio station WEXT, 97.7 FM. If it weren't for them, I would not have been likely to...
SNOWDAY BLOG– “What To Do With The Day?”
Even though Rumor had it that schools would be closed on Friday the 8th due to an impending "perfect snowstorm" named NEMO, I still got up at 5:30 to check both the Weather Channel and Channel 9 to see...
Saratoga Updates, William Kennedy, & My Son’s 21st…
If I really aspired to be Thoreau-like, I guess, I'd be taking a long hike on this Sunday-in-January morning but here I sit at my desk, hoping my family members all sleep late so I can get this underway before...
Hearing MaryLeigh on New Year’s Eve…into 2013
First Night Saratoga has grown into a grand smorgasbord of events that are altogether too numerous to absorb in one evening. There were over 30 different sites and venues with a myriad of musical choices, performance art, dance (modern to...
Year End Compendium: Dec. Late 2012
A serious series of Saratoga-area snowfalls have hit at last, as this momentous year turns toward a grand finale. First of all, congratulations to us for having survived the transition to the aftermath of the Mayans' 13th b'ak'tun cycle, which...
SARATOGA’s Constantly Changing Commercial Scene, Plus Postscript
AS OF LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER 2012... I can't imagine there is any town in the entire Northeast, aside from NYC itself, that has this many commercial construction projects underway on a per capita basis, not to mention those recently...
SARATOGA’s Constantly Changing Commercial Scene
AS OF LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER 2012... I can't imagine there is any town in the entire Northeast, aside from NYC itself, that has this many commercial construction projects underway, not to mention those recently completed. Most of the major...
Birdseed, Recycled Scraps, & The Universe
Since late September I've been keenly conscious of feeding the birds who inhabit or visit our backyard. In the spring and summer it is apparent that they are thriving and feeding well but I worry about how they will...