LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid-North Elba joint Planning Review Board is currently considering an application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary, which would be the first of its kind in the village of Lake Placid. A public hearing was held during the board’s normal meeting on ...

LAKE PLACID — Zac Horrocks is the seventh generation of Adirondack residents in his family, many of whom have worked as guides in the outdoors. Now he’s looking to pass his gift along to the next generation through his program ADK Ripple Effect, which was recently approved for a small Local ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — In celebration of the 55th anniversary of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, the Adirondack Council is awarding $22,500 in micro-grants to 13 local farms and food producers who are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving the long-term sustainability of their ...

SARANAC LAKE — On Monday, Oct. 14, the back rooms of RiverTrail Beer Works were bustling with anxious energy as staff prepared for the brewery’s grand opening the following day. General Manager Morgan McReynolds stuffed glass vases with flowers in the kitchen. In the expansive glassed-in ...

PLATTSBURGH — Small Town Cultures, a regional producer of fermented foods, announced Friday that it is partnering with Price Chopper and Tops Friendly Markets to expand the company’s diverse lineup of fermented foods to a wider audience. Lake Placid has a Price Chopper store, and there ...

KEENE VALLEY — Gabrielle and Steve Popp took a big “leap of faith” more than five years ago when they moved to this hamlet in the town of Keene to take over ownership of a coffee shop on state Route 73, which they rebranded as Old Mountain Coffee. Now, in order to spend more time with ...