By Adelaide Chen, Las Vegas Review-Journal Credit tourism — more alcohol is flowing across Nevada. Compared with five years ago, distribution of wines increased 18.2 percent, spirits went up 14.8 percent and draft beer 10 percent, all in gallons, according to the state’s taxation department. “I can guarantee you anytime you see big swings like […]
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By Kim Wyatt “The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling” By John Muir Laws Heyday Books, 312 pages, $35 One-line review: An excellent art instruction book that could also improve one’s life. Many of us in the Sierra are familiar with the illustrations of John Muir Laws, the naturalist, educator and artist behind the […]
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The master gardener phenology and grow-out trial is designed to determine the suitability of asparagus in the Truckee-Tahoe region. To facilitate the evaluation master gardeners and public gardeners with an interest in science reporting and with special interest in growing asparagus for personal consumption are needed. Those participating will receive instructions on the history and […]
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· Kelly Shanahan is retiring after 22 years as an OBGYN in South Lake Tahoe. · Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board meets March 31 from 6-8pm at the park. · El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel is conducting a survey regarding the parks and trails in the district. · Texas native Granger Smith will […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Only one ingredient is missing from the kitchen at Mirabelle – the chatter among the staff. Well, there’s chatter, it’s just not audible. With the hiring of Charlie Somers, owner-chef Kenn Druley has had to rethink how he communicates with staff. Somers is deaf. Druley isn’t proficient in sign language, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 27, 2016, Reno Gazette-Journal. In the final hours of last year’s Nevada Legislature, a bill was rushed through and passed unanimously making almost all communications by lawmakers secret. This harms the public’s interest in understanding the actions of their representatives. The state Senate and Assembly have the […]
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By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times When California Republicans cast their votes in the June 7 primary, an election that could decide the GOP’s presidential nominee, they’ll probably be confronted by the ghosts of candidates past. That means Republicans could still cast a vote for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, […]
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By Angus Chen, NPR You’ve probably heard that a little booze a day is good for you. I’ve even said it at parties. “Look at the French,” I’ve said gleefully over my own cup. “Wine all the time and they still live to be not a day younger than 82.” I’m sorry to say we’re […]
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A South Lake Tahoe teenager died early Saturday when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree on Highway 89 near Pope Beach. Jillian Pruitt, 19, was the only occupant of the vehicle. The accident occurred about 3:40am March 26. According the California Highway Patrol, they turned the investigation over to the El Dorado County […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Don’t give up on that season ski pass just yet, Tahoe locals. The Monday morning powder dump that disrupted commutes in Reno served as an exclamation point for the 2015-16 season which is likely to be the longest in more than a decade. So far Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe and […]
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