A Kardashian lands in Saratoga Springs
PLUS: Mark your calendars for these events, and why (and where) traffic downtown is a mess.
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Top: Mark your calendar for these Innovation Center events.
Middle: Why (and where) traffic downtown is a mess.
Bottom: A Kardashian lands in Saratoga Springs
Mark your calendar for the Innovation Center’s Fall events
The Innovation Center at Saratoga, Inc. announces the launch of its Fall 2025 schedule of all-ages classes, offering a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities — from weaving and stained glass; to photography, electronics and self-publishing.
In addition to classes, the center introduces three new one-off events:
STEM Saturday: Everything 3D Printing
Saturday Oct. 18, 11a.m. to 4p.m.: Join the Innovation Center for an interactive day exploring 3D printing. Participants can attend demonstrations, learn about design software, and discover how 3D printing can be incorporated into their favorite hobbies. Enthusiasts with a testy 3D printer at home can even bring it in to see if the experts can help diagnose the problems.
Repair Café — Hosted together with Sustainable Saratoga
Saturday, Oct. 25, 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your broken items and learn how to fix them instead of throwing them away. Volunteer “fixers” will help participants repair textiles, electrical items, jewelry, clothing, computers, and more. This collaboration with Sustainable Saratoga highlights our joint commitment to reducing waste and promoting sustainability.
Holiday Marketplace
Saturday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Celebrate the season while supporting local makers and artisans at the Innovation Center’s festive Holiday Marketplace. Discover unique, handcrafted gifts, enjoy seasonal music, and connect with the community in a warm holiday atmosphere.
Click here for the full schedule and more information.
Why (and where) traffic downtown was a mess today…and when it will be all be over
Traffic was blocked on Maple Avenue between Lake Avenue and Caroline Street today.
It was also remains blocked along Caroline Street between Maple Avenue and Henry Street as National Grid completes gas main replacements, says Commissioner of Public Works Chuck Marshall.
Officials with National Grid say portions of Caroline Street will remain blocked for the next week or so, and then they will be working out onto some of the side streets — bringing the total time needed for digging up roads downtown to about one month.
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A Kardashian lands in Saratoga Springs
Rabid (and eagle-eyed) celeb-spotters don't let a member of one of reality TV’s most famous families go unnoticed — or un-photographed.
Pop-punk legends Blink-182 hit Saratoga Springs Sunday night, on a stop of the band’s three-month “Missionary Impossible” tour.
And that meant there was a chance that reality TV royalty was also in the house — the band’s drummer, Travis Barker, is married to none other than Kourtney Kardashian — if you could find her among the 20,000 people at SPAC.
And at least one photographer did.
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