Word has it that this Saratoga institution sold out to a developer and will be leveled to put up a hotel. Too bad, since it's probably the best Irish bar in the Capital District. The sprawling mass is like three bars in one -- a neighborhood bar/eatery in front, a music venue in the middle, and a sports bar in the spacious rear room, which features another bar, lots of dartboards, televisions and other games. If this place goes, Saratoga will lose one of its true originals and will move yet another step closer to the characterless yuppiedom that it has been becoming since the late 1990s.
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