By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday got an earful from a handful of people who are taking issue with having to make changes to their property because they are using it as a vacation rental. Residents are being hit with unexpected bills to bring their properties up to code. “We […]
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By Steven Petrow, New York Times I have slogged through a number of difficult situations in recent months, among them the ongoing crises of my elderly parents’ illnesses and the suicide of a friend. I never lost my appetite nor burst into tears, and I didn’t suffer from any of the other typical symptoms of […]
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By Jonathan Thompson, High Country News On the morning of May 10, 2014, San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge waited on horseback in the sagebrush of Recapture Canyon in southeastern Utah. In his faded jeans, boots and white cowboy hat, he looked as if he were out for a casual ride in the cool spring air. […]
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A winter storm warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 7pm Wednesday through noon Thursday. Rain will precede the white stuff. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 2 to 3 inches of snow per hour between 10pm Feb. 17 and 8am Feb. 18. At lake level between 4 and […]
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· Fast Company has named Vail Resorts one of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2016. · Beach Retreat & Lodge in South Lake Tahoe has partnered with Stash Hotel Rewards to enable the independently owned hotel to offer guests reward points that may be redeemed at nearly 200 independent hotels. · The June […]
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By Tara Lohan, Huffington Post Historically speaking, when the going gets tough, California builds more dams. “If you look at the history of California since the 1930s, every time there has been a drought people have been interested in expanding surface storage,” said Jay R. Lund, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis. […]
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By Zak Dahlheimer, WJHG-TV PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Ari Ramos is on a journey. One stretching more than 2,700 miles from Jacksonville, Fla., to her hometown of South Lake Tahoe raising awareness about obesity, and speaking to children about healthy lifestyles. And even along the way, she said she’s run into some interesting questions. For […]
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By Howie Nave First off you can tell right from the start that every actor here loves being in a Coen Brothers movie. And can you blame them? The minds behind such gems as “The Big Lebowski,” “Fargo,” “Burn After Reading” and “Raising Arizona” brothers Ethan and Joel have once again restored my faith in […]
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By Henry Fountain, New York Times HONOLULU — A thousand miles south of Hawaii, the air at 45,000 feet above the equatorial Pacific was a shimmering gumbo of thick storm clouds and icy cirrus haze, all cooked up by the overheated waters below. In a Gulfstream jet more accustomed to hunting hurricanes in the Atlantic, […]
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By Denver Post Pitkin County authorities have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of pushing a snowboarder off a chairlift last month at Aspen Highlands. Thomas Proesel is accused in the case of attempted second-degree assault, a felony, and reckless endangerment. Records show he appeared in court Thursday for an advisement. Proesel’s bond was set at […]
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