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Saratogian / SPAC board quits: In a stunning move, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s entire board resigned on Tuesday, moments after naming a seven-member transitional board charged with charting a new course for the troubled arts organization. This is a great move for SPAC and for arts in the Capital Region. I think the resignation […]

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Will it benefit the city of Saratoga Springs to build a 37-unit “workforce housing” complex on the city’s west side of town, at West Circular and South Federal Streets, so that the city’s working class — those with household incomes between $12,000 and $37,000 per year — can actually afford to live in the city […]

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I was elated yesterday when I received the following letter from The Olde Bryan Inn, which was established in 1773, and just may be the oldest bar in the country (by measure of building age, anyway): Dear Gabe, We have great news, your mug named “The Draft Shaft II” has arrived at the bar. Thank […]

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I want to make more of an effort to be involved in my community. I used to be much better at this. In high school, college, and even as a fresh college graduate in San Francisco, I volunteered; I went to community events to meet new people. These days, the extent of my community involvement […]

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Yesterday was another gorgeous, sunshiny day. We spent more time in the front yard, enjoying the sun and all that spring has to offer. We ran some errands, then my mother-in-law came over for our third BBQ of the season. Before eating, we walked around Congress Park, where it really felt like summer, and enjoyed […]

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All the other neighbors had already done it. Today was our turn. We cleaned up all the leftover fall and winter debris from all around the house. To make the job easier — and to get at the pesky leaves that wedge their way into the hedges surrounding most of our yard — we invested […]

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There’s a new comedy club in town. Opening this Saturday night, CJ’s Nitelife will be a year-round addition to the plethora entertanment options here in Spa City. We’re already known the world round for our thoroughbred racing. There’s the harness track and the racino. There are all the bars and day spas. There’s the NYC […]

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I think it’s safe to say that spring has officially arrived when it’s warm enough to return the beach chairs and table to their proper positions on the front porch. We haven’t yet had quite as many sunny days as we did around this time last year, but yesterday was a step in the right […]

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Last night Niki and Seth invited us to attend an auction fundraiser for the Universal Preservation Hall, a non-religious, non-profit project “to save the Universal Baptist Church building at 25 Washington Street and transform it into a significant and high quality meeting, event and performance venue.” The church in question, despite being so dilapidated, is […]

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It seems that my blog was mentioned in a story in today’s Saratogian. I had no idea, but this shows what a small town this is. The Saratogian / Local bloggers make for good reads: Locally, Saratogians can travel right alongside the globe-trekking Masies on their blog (www.elliottmasie.com), check in on the doings of their […]

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