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Tupper names 17 top DRI projects

TUPPER LAKE — There are 17 projects up for a piece of the $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative grants the Tupper Lake village was awarded last year. Now, all the applicants have to do is wait several months for the state to get back with its final selections of projects it ...

The 17 Tupper Lake DRI projects proposed to the state

TUPPER LAKE — These are the 17 projects up for a piece of the Tupper Lake village’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grants. They were approved unanimously by the DRI Local Planning Committee in June. - Uptown Streetscape Enhancements - Three village public works ...

Recipe for success

TUPPER LAKE — Tina Merrihew has been making fresh, fried donuts for more than 30 years. It’s a skill she’s had to work to perfect. “It’s not as easy as it looks,” she says. Merrihew is behind the counter of the Washboard Donut Shoppe in Tupper Lake. In her red and black ...

From corporate to creative

LAKE PLACID — Pamela Karaz quit her corporate job 30 years ago to become a wildlife painter. Yesterday, she celebrated the opening of The Curious Otter, her new wildlife photography gallery on Main Street. Karaz, a Lake Placid resident, used to work in marketing for International Business ...

New Lake Placid barbecue restaurant approved

LAKE PLACID — Plans for a new grab-and-go barbecue restaurant have been approved by the Lake Placid-North Elba Review Board, and owners expect to fire up their grills and open up for business on July 1. Jonathan and Meghan Gravatt appeared before the Lake Placid-North Elba Review Board in ...

Hospitality group buys Summit Hotel

LAKE PLACID — The Summit Hotel on Saranac Avenue has closed and changed hands. The new owners hope to open the new, revamped Bluebird Lake Placid hotel by next year’s World University Games. Lark Hotels purchased the hotel on Feb. 3 from its previous owner, Lake Placid Inka LLC, for ...