Cherie DeVaux doesn’t call Saratoga Springs her hometown. But that doesn’t preclude our community from claiming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner as one of our own. DeVaux was indeed ...

Faraz Khan is passionate about malls. The Albany native isn’t a mall rat, if there even is such a thing in today’s world. Nor is he overly interested in shopping as a hobby. Instead, he’s concerned ...

If there’s one thing I learned during Belmont week in Saratoga, it’s that all roads lead back to Laura Simiele. If there’s a horse racing–related event going on in town, she’s there, or, more likely, ...

Ken Freirich has worn enough hats in his life to fill the pages of this magazine: entrepreneur and executive, drummer and music producer, racehorse owner and international philanthropist. In that last ...

What if I told you that for the last 40 years, Saratoga County’s civic institutions—from the smallest grassroots charities all the way up to the Saratoga Springs City Council—have been run in large ...

With the opening of Middle Eastern restaurant Sara’s Kitchen on Broadway last year, it appeared that owner Sara Ali had officially made it as a restaurateur. In just a few years, she had taken her ...

Mike and Kayla Kalanta didn’t want a big, fancy wedding. They wanted something simple and nice, with the people closest to them. This desire led them to Saratoga Springs City Hall, an impressive ...

As Cathy Hay and her husband, Jack, prepare to celebrate the 85th anniversary of their Alpine Sport Shop later this year, they know there are many to thank: a loyal customer base from around the state ...

Empire Media Network (EMN), the parent company behind Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living as well as direct-mailed ...

The historic downtown Saratoga Springs that you love so much? Mark Straus, who passed away last year, is largely to thank—and now the City of Saratoga Springs and the Downtown Business Association are ...

With knowledge of your hair type, selecting hair products, styling methods and daily hair care routines becomes easier. However, it can be difficult to determine if your hair is straight, wavy, curly ...

There are few more historic sporting venues in the world than Saratoga Race Course. The venue is the fourth oldest horse racing venue in the United States, and it is considered to be the oldest major ...