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A plate of their own

SARANAC LAKE — Charles Williams has been cooking up meals in local kitchens since he got his first summer job here in 1993, and now he has a restaurant of his own in downtown Saranac Lake with his wife Rikelmy, where they plan to serve up staples from their own home table. “It’s what me ...

Farmers market season in the Olympic Region begins May 20

Fresh vegetables, live music and locally-produced breads, brews and other foods are coming soon to an outdoor space near you. The farmers market season in the Olympic Region will kick off in Saranac Lake on Saturday, May 20. The Saranac Lake farmers market — which, along with the Lake ...

APA deems Jay resort plan incomplete for third time

The Adirondack Park Agency recently determined that Eric Stackman’s application for a proposed resort-style development in the town of Jay is still incomplete. The APA issued Stackman his third NIPA — or Notice of Incomplete Permit Application — on April 28, more than two weeks after ...

ROOST officials detail goals during Spring Social

LAKE PLACID — About 120 people packed the Lake Placid Center for the Arts gallery Saturday evening, April 29, to mingle, network and catch up with the movers and shakers of this community at the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism’s Spring Social. The social — an annual ROOST ...

Local booksellers celebrate Independent Bookstore Day

LAKE PLACID — For Sarah Galvin, co-owner of The Bookstore Plus, owning an independent bookstore isn’t just about selling books outside of a corporation — it means being free to sell any kind of book to any person in a time when certain books are under scrutiny for their content. Book ...

EYE ON BUSINESS: Yoga teacher breathes new life into Lake Placid studio

LAKE PLACID — Gretchen Mills took a deep breath on Tuesday, April 25 in her new yoga studio on Main Street, High Peaks Yoga and Ayurveda, followed by a long exhale. She hopes to breathe new life into an old yoga business by breaking down common misconceptions that meditation, yoga and ...