Saratoga Living

Photography by Zack Skowronek We’re just two weeks out from the unofficial start of the summer season in Saratoga. We’re not talking about Memorial Day or the Belmont…We’re talking about the annual patio party that pits local businesses against one another in a bartending battle to raise the most money for Universal Preservation Hall (UPH). And you know Saratoga Living is goi...

Photography by Superfecta Management When Kristina Collins married and moved to Saratoga from the Boston area, she was a software engineer with a degree in math and computer science. “It was a great job,” she says. “But when we started a family, it became obvious to me that I was content…but I wasn’t really happy with my career choice.” So, she switched gears. Her course chan...

In this episode of Destination Saratoga All-Access: After Hours with Saratoga Living, MacKenzie and Natalie break down everything happening in Saratoga Springs this spring. From Derby Day celebrations and new restaurant openings to the return of Gaffney’s, upcoming events, and Saratoga’s best nightlife, they share insider insights and local favorites. It’s your inside scoop o...

If you think about it, Veronica Agama didn’t exactly bring her Latin kitchen to the 518. Her Latin kitchen brought her here. Veronica was living in Queens with her two boys—one of whom is gluten-free and one of whom is vegetarian—when the pandemic hit in 2020. The restaurant she had been working at closed, but she started experimenting in her home kitchen. “I know from my hom...

When you walk—or run or snowshoe or mountain bike—through Saratoga County’s new Graphite Range Community Forest, it seems like the trail system has been there forever. That’s because Steve Ovitt designed it that way. Ovitt, a retired DEC forest ranger living in Warren County, is the owner of outdoor recreation development firm Wilderness Property Management (WPM), which plans...