http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog Direct Mail, Local Marketing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:39:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was during a recent coffee chat with local author and historian, Terri Gay, that I found myself inspired to be a part of March, 2010 and Women's History Month. We are fortunate to be a part of a community that is so rich in history and so active ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2010/03/09/march-2010-edition/ Q. Describe your business and how you got started Free Yourself Concepts is a full service Administrative and Organizational services company. Inspiration came from talking to friends, many of whom are solo entrepreneurs and consultants. They all complained that they spent so much time doing administrative and organizational work they ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2010/03/09/featured-business-free-yourself-concepts/ Dear friends, colleagues and neighbors, This time of year sees many of us setting worthy goals for ourselves: eat less, exercise more, read more books, volunteer our time, double our advertising budgets and spend more on Our Towne Saratoga... Okay, okay....so I'm getting carried away here..... There's just something so fresh, so clean ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2010/01/26/winter-2010-edition/ Its the holiday season once again and "home for the holidays" takes on such an enormous feeling of warmth and joy. The next few weeks will be filled with the little things that makes us smile and hearts tug spontaneously. Each year, we all celebrate, reflect, and become just ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/12/09/december-2009/ I came across a quote some time agothat says: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a presentand not giving it -- William Arthur Ward" that has inspired me every Thanksgiving since I've seen it. It gets me thinking about just how many folks, right here in our ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/11/13/november-2009-edition/ Describe your business and how you got started?  The Saratoga Winery and Tasting bar. We make our own selections of wine and offer daily tasting at our tasting bar. My husband, Rich, and I have been making wine with his uncle for several years. We’ve traveled to Pennsylvania to help ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/11/05/feature-business-saratoga-winery/ Autumn in Saratoga is truly an experience all its own.  Its actually one of my favorite times of the year to spend at the Farmer's Market enjoying the season's choices, smells and colors. Color is what is on my mind and all around.  We are so lucky to be in the ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/10/05/october-2009-edition/ Describe your business and how you got started? After losing 95lbs in only 18 weeks on the Ideal Protein program, I established LiveWell ADK in order to offer this amazing lifestyle program to everyone.  I changed my life in such a positive way that I needed to share my experience with ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/10/05/feature-business-owner-doc-gerber-of-livewell/ Dear friends, neighbors and colleagues,   I feel like shouting "Wait Up!  I'm not done yet!" when realizing our Summer has come to an end.  Its been another successful season of community-unity filled with charming events and special camaraderie found close to home.   Its been nice spending time strolling Broadway, picnicking in Congress Park and enjoying a ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/09/10/september-2009-back-to-school/ LOL...you don't need me to tell you its "Summer in Saratoga".     Its truly fascinating to me to watch the neighborhood energizes and transform, to prepare and service, the pending onslaught of tourism while maintaining the neighborhood culture that unites residents all year round.  Its "hope" mixed with adrenaline that I am most drawn ... http://ourtownesaratoga.com/blog/2009/07/23/summer-2009-edition/