This has to be one of the hottest gigs anyone has ever won in the new age of social media. Saratoga’s Lauren Breedlove beat out 12,500 other contestants with her vibrant photographs to earn a month-long job photographing the sun! The contest was sponsored by Days Inn, which also awarded Breedlove a $10,000 stipend...
The Downtowner Adds Retro Vibe to Saratoga Lodging Options
Saratoga’s options for hotels, motels, inns and bed & breakfasts were already pretty stellar, but look at the spiffy newcomer on the block. Bringing a Palm Springs aesthetic to the heart of Broadway, The Downtowner’s makeover has turned the reliable, old Saratoga Downtowner into a modernist hot spot, complete with 42 newly renovated rooms...
Lake Moreau Reopens Giving Swimmers More Options Near Saratoga
One of the most popular lakes in the southern Adirondacks was closed this week due to an algal bloom. Moreau State Park’s centerpiece lake on July 31 was deemed off-limits for swimmers until the New York State Department of Health confirmed that a harmful algae was no longer a hazard by Friday morning. When...
Why Are Tickets to Saratoga Race Course Sometimes So Confusing?
It’s really one of the easiest things to do in life: Go to the horse-racing track. And when it comes to Saratoga Race Course, home of NYRA’s summer meet, it’s one of the best things to do. It’s like a big, open-air, sensory-overload festival where you can wander around, people-watch, drink, eat, pretend you...
Art is Hot at New Exhibit at Skidmore’s Schick Gallery
Here’s a vibrant way to enhance your summertime of activities in Saratoga beyond strolling Saratoga Spa State Park, playing the ponies or eating and drinking your way through downtown. It’s called art! A new collection of work from visiting artists and teachers at Skidmore College provides exactly this mind-expanding opportunity. The summer art program...
Saratoga 2018 Opening Boosted by New Venues & Betting Options
New attractions will amplify perennial-favorite events when racing returns to Saratoga during Opening Weekend, which kicks off on Friday, July 20 and runs through Monday, July 23. Big Races! Since thoroughbred horse racing is the centerpiece of this festive, 40-day meet, NYRA is making sure Opening Weekend starts off like gangbusters. No less than...
‘Big Papi’ David Ortiz Back to Headline Saratoga Wine & Food Festival
You don’t have to be a baseball fan to appreciate the likes of Boston Red Sox baseball legend David Ortiz, whose warm and outsized personality made him a big hit at the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival last year. The slugger made such a big impression that organizers have gleefully brought him back for...
Get Your Glam on For NYC Ballet’s Finale & Gala
Ballet may be a rare art that few people can perform, but the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has a way for hundreds of ballet fans to feel part of the action. The annual event is the Ballet Gala, complete with a lawn party and festivities inside the Hall of Springs ballroom. The 2018 rendition...
Sorry Saratoga, Justify Won’t Bring Triple Crown Glory to Travers
It might have been the shortest public relations campaign in history, but the effort was — for a few shining days — valiant. Just four days after Saratoga business leaders and horse-racing fans launched a bid to rally Justify to enter the 2018 Travers, including a website with a personal appeal to the champion,...
Fashion Saturdays Will Make Styling Easier at Saratoga Race Track in 2018
Betting on the horses is a big reason why people come to Saratoga Race Course, but let’s be honest: some people come so they can really dress up. That clothes-horse spirit is not lost on officials from the New York Racing Association, who have set up a series of Fashion Saturdays at the track....