The 24th annual Barton Foundation Golf Tournament at Lake Tahoe Golf Course is June 1. All proceeds from the event benefit the health and well being of local residents via Barton Foundation’s Community Health Endowment, which supports community health programs and facility improvements within Barton Health. Check-in and breakfast start at 7am, and a shot […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink Short-term rentals have rapidly become a polarizing topic. While property rights advocates argue for the freedom to utilize their homes as assets and housing advocates point to a decline in long term rental inventory being a result, the local jurisdictions are caught in the crossfire and have thus far been […]
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By Joe Mathews MEMO To: Queen Elizabeth II From: Joe Mathews Re: Mutual respect Your majesty, I don’t mean to rush someone who just turned 92. But it’s high time that you showed California proper appreciation—by making our entire state an honorary member of the British royal family. Perhaps that seems a bit much, but […]
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By Prentiss A. Dantzler, The Conversation In the midst of riots in 1968 after civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was slain, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act. The federal legislation addressed one of the bitterest aspects of racism in the U.S.: segregated housing. It prohibited discrimination on the basis of […]
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· This week Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit OK’d proposed improvements to existing skiing and snowboarding terrain at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Work could begin this year. · Wanderlust, producers of the largest yoga lifestyle events in the world, returns to Squaw Valley July 19-22. · Proscenium Players Inc. is having a workshop about light and […]
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South Lake Tahoe Police Department and Live Violence Free are partnering for a community presentation on human trafficking on May 18 at 6pm at Sierra Community Church. Author John Vanek will be the featured speaker. Vanek is a leadership, collaboration, and anti-human trafficking consultant and speaker working with law enforcement agencies, non-governmental and community-based organizations, […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal There are two ways to think about ski resorts closing when there’s still plenty of snow on the ground. One way is to consider it a problem or unfortunate turn of events. People who choose this route will shrug, hang up their skis in the garage and maybe even leave […]
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Placer County staff will host three drop-in meetings in May to answer questions about rules for cannabis cultivation, and the county’s compliance and enforcement process. Placer’s cannabis ordinance, allowing limited cultivation for personal use only, became effective in January 2017. It allows cultivation of up to six non-medical plants on 50 square feet or cultivation […]
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By Kathryn Reed Blue cheese is normally my go-to salad dressing. Nothing about it is healthy. And that usually doesn’t matter. But it does matter if salads are a staple in one’s diet. I go in waves of eating salads on a regular basis. It means the blue cheese should stay in the fridge. Changing […]
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To the community, The HEROs from Harrah’s and Harveys lived up to their name and mission by hosting a Bread & Broth dinner on April 16. HEROs, a Caesar Entertainment employee organization, is committed to having members volunteer at charitable causes and give back to their community. Through their generosity, they are heroes to those […]
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