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Wild Video: Bear Opens Door, Fridge In Upstate New York Home
We have a video you have to see to believe of a bear inside an Upstate New York kitchen. Last week, Hudson Valley Post reported on an "aggressive" bear that destroyed parts of an Upstate New York home and returned to the home for more. "Nuisance" Bear Destroys Kitchen In...
Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs hosting ghost tours starting on Monday
Starting on Monday, you can take a haunting tour of a historic Saratoga Springs casino. Ghost tours of the Canfield Casino are happening every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this summer. The casino was featured on Ghost Hunters and is recognized by the Travel Channel as one of America’s most terrifying...
The Wild Horse Opening on Caroline Street
For the last few summers, Dango’s has been one of the hottest late-night bars in Saratoga, with the line to get in often stretching down Caroline Street late into the evening. Its regular live music, shoulder-to-shoulder crowd and multiple bars made it quite literally the place to be in “the summer place to be.” And it just got even better.
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Italian Eatery Buona Sera Opens On Saratoga Lake In Malta
Saratoga County eatery Buona Sera – located in Malta at 113 State Route 9P, right on Saratoga Lake – held its soft opening on Saturday, July 13. Under the direction of husband-and-wife team Jimmy and Danielle Hartwyk, the restaurant serves a number of Italian staples like bolognese, fettuccine alfredo, and spaghetti with clam sauce.
Recap: 2024 Rock The Dock Music Festival
Rock The Dock Music Festival returned over the weekend on July 13th for the most successful edition to date! Thousands made their way to the Lake George Steamboat Company in Lake George, NY for a night full of jams and good times. Headlining this year was jamtronica legends Lotus who...
Taste of Toga Food & Music Festival Is Back For 2024!
The Capital Region’s ultimate food and music festival is back!. It’s the 2nd Annual Taste of Toga Festival from Noon to 4 on Saturday, September 14th at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds!. This is your chance to enjoy an afternoon of live music from great local bands while sampling...
Free movie night in Hudson Falls
The World Cinema Series continues Thursday July 25th at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls beginning at 7pm! I'll be hosting a free screening of Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger's 1948 classic, "The Red Shoes"! Yes this film is inspired by the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale of the same name, but it's inspired by and not an adaptation.
Daniel Giordano: rising artist’s wild works at the Hyde
Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe urges: Rare opportunity this week to meet rising star artist Daniel Giordano, 36-year old creator of “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” a solo show of memory-driven fantastical sculptures now in the Hyde Collection’s contemporary Feibes & Schmitt Gallery. He’ll give a talk on Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m. for the museum’s monthy “Hyde After Hours.”
Taste of Toga returning to fairgrounds for second year
The second annual Taste of Toga festival is set for Saturday, September 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds. The festival will be serving up food and drinks from Saratoga County restaurants and beverage makers with live music throughout the day.
The Saratoga Q and A: Dale Romans
Trainer Dale Romans, 57, has been as much a constant at Saratoga Race Course as hand melons and chicken from Hattie's. This is the 32nd straight year that Romans has spent his summer at the Spa. He sat down with Tim Wilkin to talk about life, his disappearing waistline and his questionable choice of an actor to play him in the Dale Romans story.
Dierks Bentley returning to SPAC with country hits, tribute to Petty on tap
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A night out with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at SPAC was a summer tradition for decades, and now Dierks Bentley is set to contribute to that legacy during his own upcoming show at the venue on July 18. Petty played SPAC 13 times between 1980...
First look at Amba Cambridge, a sunny, all-day café and rotisserie
Since opening Puritan & Company in 2012, chef Will Gilson has added four more restaurants in Cambridge—and his team has learned a lot with every new spot. This month, Gilson’s Cambridge Street Hospitality Group introduces its latest, Amba Cafe and Rotisserie, which aims to meet the dining moment in a rapidly growing part of the neighborhood.
REVIEW: Lake George Dinner Theatre has you laughing in your salad with ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’
I love you, you're perfect, now change. How many times have each of us thought that or perhaps even said it aloud, though not necessarily in those exact words, to a loved one? Back in 1996, Joe DiPietro decided to put pen to paper to write a book and lyrics and with Jimmy Roberts as his musical collaborator in what would become the second-longest-running off-Broadway musical, playing for over 5,000 performances.
Adirondack Theatre announces 30th anniversary season casting
The Adirondack Theatre Festival recently announced additions to their season including Keri René Fuller from Broadway’s “Six” joining “The King’s Wife” The post Adirondack Theatre announces 30th anniversary season casting first appeared on Spotlight News.
A Year Ago Today from Alan Epstein
Everyone enjoys hearing new music, and discovering unknown artists – unknown to us, at least. Sometimes their stories are as interesting as their music, and such is certainly the case with mandolinist and vocalist Alan Epstein. Alan is a life long bluegrass musician, now 71 years of age, who...
Twirling Candy's Kimchi Cat Makes All the Right Moves in Second Start
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. – The first-time trainer Tom Amoss sent 2-year-old filly Kimchi Cat (Twirling Candy) to the races, he was expecting something good to happen. “We were very excited,” Amoss said. “She had been doing very, very well in the mornings.”. That was June 14,...
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