By Kathryn Reed Start-up mode is stressful in any business, but especially when you don’t want your boss to know about it. That’s the situation one South Lake Tahoe couple finds themselves in as they are about to branch out on their own. To get ready for a spring roll out the couple used the city’s...

A winter weather advisory is in effect in Lake Tahoe from 1pm today through 4am Saturday. Three to 6 inches of snow is being called for at the lake, with 8-14 inches above 7,000 feet. Winds will be from the southwest from 20-30mph, gusting to 50mph. Along the ridges, the gusts could hit 100mph. Lake...

By Kathryn Reed “On the run” is about to steamroll through the South Shore as those involved with promoting Ski Run Boulevard use that tagline on all future marketing material. Events will use it as a marketing tool. The whole area will be branding itself that way. Another way to brand the street...

By Kathryn Reed It took about one hour Thursday for a jury to find Joseph and Georgia Silva guilty of a federal hate crime that took place in South Lake Tahoe in July 2007. The Silvas split their time between the South Shore and Fairfield when the incident occurred at El Dorado Beach. The couple, both...

By Kathryn Reed On a 7-0 vote Tuesday, the Douglas County school board agreed Whittell High School should continue with its four-day school week next school year. This is the first year the 7-12 school in Zephyr Cove has had the shortened school week. “I think it’s a really good example of a school...

By Kathryn Reed Jacqueline Mittelstadt is moving on – this time by choice. She gave notice Wednesday. Her exact last day still needs to be negotiated, but it will be a matter of weeks. Jacqueline Mittelstadt Mittelstadt came on as South Lake Tahoe’s city attorney in June. Three months later on a...

By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Commuting between Reno and Carson City, Ann Slater thinks of Washoe Valley as “the Twilight Zone or hell, depending on the day.” That’s because the scenic valley is prone to nasty weather — particularly wind gusts with the strength to topple big rigs. “I...

By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Gaming revenues dropped 3.2 percent in January compared to the same month a year ago, a figure that was better than expected. Nevada casinos reported a gaming win of $883 million in January, with casinos on the Las Vegas Strip down 3 percent. But that could be...

By Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. posted a smaller profit in its most recent quarter Wednesday, falling short of analysts’ expectations. The Broomfield-based ski-resort and hotel operator again cited a dropoff in real estate closings as a factor. Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) reported results...

By Rex Norman The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public comment on a proposal that would allow planting of conifer seedlings in the Angora Fire area this spring. An environmental assessment for comprehensive restoration of the Angora Fire area will be released by mid-March,...