Cell phone ban of a different sort. Track season starts (again?) tomorrow.
Chamber's economic report.
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Coll launches Public Safety re-election bid
By Steve Thurston, Dispatch news editor
July 8, 2025: …And Coll highlighted the “no camping” ordinance that passed during a contentious Saratoga Springs City Council meeting last week, “so we could have safe and accessible sidewalks and public spaces for all.” Find out what else he said…Read more here.
Ballet two ways
By Abby Tegnelia, Dispatch lifestyles editor
July 8, 2025: Like the other committed bun-heads out there, I admit to being surprised when NYCB went from four programs down to two this year. Until yesterday, I also assumed performances started tonight, instead of one whole day later on Wednesday, July 9. As you can imagine, the inside baseball buzz about all of this has been…Read more here.
'Art in Public Places', a student watercolor exhibit
By Emily Landolfi, Dispatch reporter
July 8, 2025: City Hall is the newest venue to join Saratoga Arts Center’s “Art in Public Places” program, with watercolor paintings by students at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs. This is part of larger push for the arts in the city, the mayor says. Find out more here.