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LOVE OF LOCAL : LUCIA BOUTIQUE

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from Lucia Boutique! So get out there […]

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SHOP LOCAL: A MESSAGE FROM CHARLES V. WAIT, JR.

Charles V. Wait, Jr., President and CEO of the Adirondack Trust Company, shares a message about why it’s so important to shop small this season and always. When you support local, the entire community benefits. Here are a few reasons how: Small businesses offer more personalized service and focus on building relationships. Our local merchants […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL : SARATOGA SIGNATURE

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from Saratoga Signature! So get out there […]

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GINGERBREAD KITS THAT BRING JOY: THE ADELPHI HOTEL

THE ADELPHI HOTEL IS A SCOOP PARTNER This past weekend, I thought it would be fun to deliver an Adelphi gingerbread kit to a couple cutie patooties to get a TRUE appreciation of how something so simple can bring so much joy to children this holiday season. Watch how these two have SO MUCH FUN […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: UNION HALL SUPPLY CO.

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from Union Hall Supply Co.! So get […]

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TOGA HERITAGE: A HOPE HOUSE (PLAYHOUSE) BENEFIT

TOGA HERITAGE IS A SCOOP PARTNER You may have noticed that little house in the window of TOGA Heritage at 322 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The playhouse, designed by (owner) Deborah Depasquale and her team and custom built by Joe Moore Woodworks, was created with the sole intention of helping neighbors in need. Check out […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: G. WILLIKERS TOYS AND GAMES

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from G. Willikers Toys and Games! So […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: COLLECTIVE 131

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from Collective 131, a new addition to […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: CAROLINE AND MAIN

This month, The SCOOP Saratoga and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you the LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season. Here are our favorite picks from Caroline and Main! So get out […]

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LOVE OF LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: NORTHSHIRE BOOKS

This month, The SCOOP and Saratoga Living are coming together to bring you The LOVE OF LOCAL Gift Guide, where we’ll be sharing our favorite Saratoga Springs, NY gifts, and making it super easy for you to shop local this holiday season! Here are our favorite picks from Northshire Bookstore! So get out there and […]

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GET GLOWING: WITH MAKEUP ARTIST ALAYNE CURTISS’ BEAUTY BOX

This week I got a chance to visit Make Me Fab Salon and Spa in Saratoga Springs, NY, and chat with makeup artist and owner Alayne Curtiss. I had originally asked Alayne to give us some simple tips that we could use at home when applying makeup for an everyday look. She shared that she […]

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A PEEK INSIDE THE WINDOWS: WITH TOGA HERITAGE

TOGA HERITAGE IS A SCOOP PARTNER A few weeks back, I got the chance to SCOOP with Deborah DePasquale, founder and owner of TOGA Heritage, and learn the significance of the beautiful windows that have been welcoming us to her new store since TOGA’s opening this past summer. If you know Deborah, you know that […]

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Hi, I'm Ally.
Executive coach,
speaker, trainer and mindset shifter

Observing the declining state of mental health in a world of non-stop news, work-life overlap and distractions galore, Ally became committed to learning and sharing simple strategies, based on the research in the field of Positive Psychology, to help individuals and teams thrive.

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