Saratoga Living

What Saratoga Living does

Saratoga Living is a privately held regional lifestyle publication founded in 1998 and operated by Empire Media Network, Inc., headquartered at 8 Butler Place in Saratoga Springs, New York. The title delivers curated local content covering community news, culture and arts, food and drink, sports and horse racing, style and design, and weddings to Saratoga Springs residents, seasonal visitors, and Capital Region businesses. Its product portfolio includes a quarterly print magazine, a daily/weekly website (saratogaliving.com), the SL After Hours Substack newsletter covering the local social scene, the SL Insiders Club paid subscription tier, and the Must-Read List newsletter, alongside community event programming and advertiser directories.

Underlying technology is a conventional digital publishing stack: a website CMS driving saratogaliving.com, email newsletter distribution via Substack and owned email lists, and social media distribution across Facebook, Instagram, and X. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML features, or platform architecture beyond standard publishing tooling. The business operates with 1-10 employees, reflecting a small, editorially led organization rather than a technology-led platform.

Saratoga Living's revenue model combines four streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions, advertising and sponsored content from local Capital Region businesses, event partnerships and ticketing, and sub-brand content monetization. Distribution is regional, with no disclosed expansion beyond New York's Capital Region. The publication operates alongside sister title Capital Region Living as part of the Empire Media Network portfolio, with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or external funding.

Name

Saratoga Living

Legal name

Empire Media Network, Inc.

Website

https://saratogaliving.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN), Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Local news publishing
• Digital newsletter publishing
• Community event coverage
• Arts and culture journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Saratoga Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Subscriptions: Print magazine subscription revenue from readers subscribing to Saratoga Living magazine - includes print issues delivered to subscribers
2. Digital Newsletter Subscriptions: Digital newsletter products including SL After Hours (Substack) and SL Insiders Club subscriptions providing exclusive content and insider event updates
3. Advertising and Sponsorships: Revenue from local businesses advertising in the magazine and on the website, including sponsored content, display advertising, and partnership features
4. Event Partnerships and Ticketing: Revenue from co-hosting events with local businesses and nonprofits, including ticket sales for events like Whiskey Night and party pic coverage

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Saratoga Living publishes a regional lifestyle print magazine and accompanying digital content covering Saratoga Springs, NY, and the broader Capital Region. Its offerings include a recurring print magazine (Saratoga Living Magazine), the Saratoga Living After Hours Substack newsletter focused on the local social scene, the SL INSIDERS CLUB subscription tier, and the Must-Read List newsletter, all delivered alongside a category-driven website covering community, culture + arts, food + drink, sports + racing, style + design, weddings, and local business directories.

Product overview

Saratoga Living is a regional lifestyle publication operated by Empire Media Network, offering a print magazine (Saratoga Living Magazine) covering local community, culture, arts, food, drink, sports, racing, style, design, and weddings, supplemented by the Saratoga Living After Hours Substack newsletter for social scene coverage. The publication also offers subscription tiers including SL INSIDERS CLUB and various print/digital subscription options. Related offerings include the sister publication Capital Region Living and themed editorial features like The Saratoga 25.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capital Region Living: A sister publication covering the broader Capital Region of New York.

Products and services

• Saratoga Living Magazine A recurring print lifestyle magazine covering community, culture, arts, food, drink, sports, horse racing, style, design, and weddings in the Saratoga Springs and Capital Region area; distributed to subscribers and available via individual and bundled subscription options.
• Saratoga Living After Hours (Substack Newsletter) A Substack-hosted newsletter covering Saratoga Springs' social scene with insider event updates, new business coverage, dining, and nightlife content; positioned as a separately monetizable digital subscription product.
• SL INSIDERS CLUB A subscription tier product offering exclusive content and insider access to Saratoga Living's coverage of the Saratoga Springs and Capital Region scene.
• Must-Read List Newsletter An email newsletter product delivering the latest Saratoga news and stories to subscribers on a recurring basis.
• Capital Region Living A separate lifestyle publication under Empire Media Network covering the broader Capital Region of New York, positioned as a sister title to Saratoga Living.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spotlight Newspapers: Local newspaper group serving the Capital Region of New York (Albany/Saratoga area) with community news coverage; comparable as a legacy local media competitor serving overlapping geographic audience and advertising pools in the Capital Region.
• Westchester Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine covering Westchester County, NY with dining, arts, real estate, and community content; comparable because it operates the same hyperlocal affluent-suburban playbook with print, digital, and event revenue streams.
• Cape Cod Life: Regional lifestyle magazine covering Cape Cod, MA with a focus on dining, arts, real estate, and seasonal tourism; comparable because it monetizes an affluent seasonal/tourist audience through print, digital, and advertising partnerships in a defined micro-region.
• Capital Region Living: Sister publication under Empire Media Network covering the broader Capital Region of New York with a similar lifestyle and local content format; directly comparable as both share parent company, audience type, and monetization model.
• Maine Magazine: Regional lifestyle publication covering Maine with print and digital editions focused on food, culture, and outdoor living; comparable because it targets a tourism-heavy New England audience with a print + digital + events business model in a defined geography.
• Hudson Valley Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine covering the Hudson Valley, NY with dining, arts, and community coverage in print and digital; comparable because it targets an affluent Upstate NY audience with a similar hyperlocal lifestyle positioning and advertising model.
• Adirondack Life: Long-running regional lifestyle magazine focused on the Adirondack region of New York, covering culture, outdoor recreation, and community; comparable because it serves an Upstate NY niche with print + digital + events monetization targeting seasonal/tourism audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Magazine: Established regional city magazine covering Boston with a similar mix of lifestyle, dining, culture, and local journalism; comparable as a scaled-up version of the same city/region lifestyle magazine model with broader editorial resources.

Others

• Discover Saratoga: Official tourism organization for Saratoga Springs that publishes destination content, events calendars, and a podcast; comparable as a complementary local content and event ecosystem partner that shares Saratoga's tourism-driven audience.

Emerging players

• Edible Hudson Valley: Independent regional food and lifestyle publication covering the Hudson Valley with print and digital distribution; comparable as a niche lifestyle media brand operating in an adjacent Upstate NY geography with overlapping advertising customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/saratogaliving
• Facebookfacebook.com/SaratogaLivingMagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/saratogaliving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saratoga-living-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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