Horse Racing blogs
- Top of the Stretch
- Paul Moran at the races
Paul Moran covered racing for Newsday in New York and is currently a contributing racing columnist ESPN.com - Horse Racing blog
- Times Union Talking Horses blog
Times Union's Tim Wilkin on horse racing - Powercap
"the quest to build the incredible opinion that crushes races" - Notes from the Rail
Post Star horse racing blog (Saratoga meet only) - Talking horses
Tim Wilkin of the Times Union writes about horse racing - Place Pick
Thoroughbred racing fan gives her thoughts - Left at the Gate
Thoroughbred racing and other opinions - They're in the gate
All things about Saratoga race course - Trackside
Bob Raimonto blogs about horse racing for the Staten Island Advance newspaper. - Brooklyn Backstretch
Reports and reflections on (mostly) New York racing
Musician's links
- Doc Scanlon
Doc Scanlon is a great dance band - they have a great sound and play a great variety - Allison Jacobs (aka Ally Jean)
Awesome singer - does blues with Matt Mirable and rockabilly with her band the Struts. - The Hi Risers
Not a local band but a great band out of Rochester - they just have a great sound from rockabilly, surf, beatles etc. They play in Albany occasionally and their drummer, Jason Smay, can be seen playing with many rockabilly bands in and from Albany. - The Ruddys
Jess and (her father) Scott Ruddy. Great set list, lots of fun. Formerly known as "Jess Ready and Scooter" - The Lustre Kings
Great local rockabilly band - Graham Tichy's web page
Nationally known as well - Graham Tichy's Myspace page
Fantastic Rockabilly guitarist
Saratoga Dining and Restaurant Links
- Times Union restaurant reviews for Ballston Spa
Reviews from both Times-Union reviewers and readers - Albany Times-Union Saratoga area restaurant reviews
Reviews by both readers and Times Union restaurant reviewers. Note date of review for relevancy. - The Saratoga Life web site restaurant page
- Saratoga Racetrack - unofficial site - dining page
- DineSite.com page for Saratoga Springs
- Saratoga.com Dining page
- Citysearch - Albany-Saratoga
- Mr Breakfast.com - Saratoga Breakfast Reviews
- Yelp.com Saratoga Restaurant reviews
- Frommers - Saratoga Springs Restaurants
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Dining Guide
- Saratoga Convention and Visitors Bureau Page for Restaurants
- Trip Advisor General Page for Saratoga Restaurants
- Yahoo general page for Saratoga Restaurants
Local Musicians
- The Hi-Risers
Not a local band but a great band out of Rochester - they just have a great sound from rockabilly, surf, beatles etc. - The Lustre Kings
Great Albany rockabilly band - Graham Tichy
One of the best rockabilly guitarists in the country - Allison Jacobs (Ally Jean and the Struts)
Awesome singer - does blues with Matt Mirable and rockabilly with her band the Struts. - Pete Pashoukos
Saratoga area musician - The Ruddys
Great band, and friends of mine. Formerly known as "Scooter and the gang" - George Fletcher - Bourbon Renewal - Tequila Mockingbirds
His two bands are great - he's a great guitarist. If you get a chance to see him - definitely do!
Saratoga area Government
General Saratoga Links
- The Saratogian
Saratoga Daily newspaper - Superpages.com - Saratoga
- Saratoga Springs general info
From city-data.com - Saratoga Trip Advisor
- Historical Society/Canfield Casino
- The Saratoga Life web site
- Sustainable Saratoga Springs, NY
- PostStar.com
Glens Falls (including Lake George area) daily newspaper - Albany NY News - Times Union - Serving Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy
Albany daily newspaper - Saratoga.com
- Saratoga County Convention and Tourism Bureau
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Blogroll
- Aisle Files
Wedding and event planner at Saratoga National Golf Club blogs about weddings - All Over Albany
Capital District informational blog including Saratoga Springs related entries - Clusterfuck Nation
Saratoga Springs resident and well-known author James Kunstler blogs - In the Biz
Saratogian business reporter has a blog about Spa City business happenings - Marcia White
SPAC President and Executive Director has a blog - Saratoga Seen
Times Union Saratoga blog - Saratoga Soaring Association
What's cooler than gliding over Saratoga County? Blogging about it of course! - Saratoga Woods and Waterways
Great site with terrific photography from Saratoga Springs blogger - Save the Victoria Pool Society
Save The Victoria Pool Society was formed in June 2003 to restore, maintain and preserve the Historic Victoria Pool at Saratoga Spa State Park. - T-U Saratogs Springs Residents' blog
Guest bloggers from Saratoga Springs, including me, write about Saratoga - Table Hopping
Times Union Restaurant blog - Wild Birds Unlimited
The folks over at Wild Birds Unlimited in Wilton across from the mall near Moe's and Best Buy have their own blog about birding. - You idiot!
Commentary with an edge on life in Saratoga Springs
Contact
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- Website: http://www.funsaratoga.com
One-Line Bio
Moved to Saratoga in 2006 and my only regret was that I didn't do it much sooner!
Interests
life in saratoga, trying to stay in shape, rockabilly music, swing dancing, horse racing, racquetball, hiking in adirondacks