Saratoga Blogs

Mother’s Day Weekend Highlighted By Porch Party / Historic Homes Tour SARATOGA SPRINGS – On the Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (SSPF), along with Honorary Co-Chairs Dave and Stephanie Collins, will welcome spring with the 2018 Historic Homes Tour. This highly anticipated event offers the rare opportunity to see the […]

The Adelphi Hotel and neighboring Salt & Char have brought on an exciting addition to the team: a celebrity chef who has appeared on Iron Chef America and is known for his world-class restaurants. See what’s cooking in Saratoga! The Adelphi Hospitality Group recently announced that highly regarded Chef David Burke has joined The Adelphi […]

   The Toxic, Stifling Fumes of Our Chemical World This week, I’m taking a little break from my hormone and essential oils’ rampage for a very important and timely breather…natural tips for how to handle the season of spring sniffles! Experts warn that the current increase of fluctuations in temperature and climate condition changes could […]

If you are planning a new garden area this season, conventional wisdom tells us  we should begin by digging up and turning over the soil.  I too subscribed to that framework for my first few years in gardening.  Growing up in a farm rich region I remember the lot next to my house being tilled […]

Miles made the remark that set me off in this literal direction on a Saturday morning before a dump run.  He and my daughter tend to see my wife and I as hoarders.  True that there is more old furniture in this 2500 sq ft home than there needs to be, and about a million […]

Last week, you may have come to this page and found no new content!? The tragedy!! You may be wondering, “Where Oh Where Has Dr. Sarah Gone?” Don’t worry, I haven’t left you. I’ve just been prepping for an exciting and new direction for my articles, along with my amazing administrators at Saratoga.com! Today, I’m […]

Bucket list item: Go on a hot air balloon ride. Status: Done! For anyone who may not be aware, this weekend is the annual Saratoga Balloon and Craft Festival, held at the Saratoga Co. Fairgrounds. Rather than “launching” into the many, many crafters and vendors who are participating all weekend, I would just suggest you […]

Taylor’s Heroes, a local nonprofit committed to keeping kids healthy, is starting their newest semester of fitness for area kids next month. Taylor’s Heroes is offering their next free program for exercise and healthy eating for kids starting on Thursday, April 20th. The program is happening at the Saratoga Regional YMCA and is geared towards […]

I was reminded recently of the single reason why I insist that horse racing administrators have it all backwards, and their apparent intent to turn race tracks into amusement parks is silly (ridiculous, even). The vehicle through which (whom) to turn potential…