Sting and Peter Gabriel are going on tour together, with one of their stops being in Stateline. They are the second act to be booked for the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series. Country star Keith Urban was the first. Sting and Gabriel will be in town July 15 at 7pm. Tickets go on sale Jan. 25. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A tropical country, surfers, a legendary wave, drug dealers and corporate greed – all the makings for fictional fantasy. Only this was reality. Controversy and years of legal haggling started in 2004 when a company received approval from Costa Rican government officials to build the world’s first yellow fin tuna farm off […]
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By Kathryn Reed A year ago this time the hype surrounding the opening of Lake Tahoe Hard Rock was palpable. The chaos inside was under wraps. It was quite a feat to actually have the doors open to the public on Jan. 28. Finishing touches were still taking place right up until the last minute. […]
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To the community, For the past five years, the Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra has been sponsoring Bread & Broth Adopt A day of Nourishment on the second Monday in the month of January. True to form, on Jan. 11 Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra members Jan Lynds, Pat Frega and Bob “Snow Bum” Fleischer […]
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By Art Way, AlterNet More than three years have passed since Colorado residents voted to legalize marijuana, which immediately allowed adults to possess and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana. This past New Year’s Day marked the two year anniversary of adults being able to legally buy marijuana in Colorado. The policy is still in its formative stage, […]
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By Stephy Chung, CNN Sonic decanters, slip-on wine thermometers, devices to pour your wine without pulling the cork — the list of fancy wine accessories is growing apace, as global wine enthusiasts look for newer, better ways to appreciate their favorite tipple. But James Molesworth, Senior Editor at Wine Spectatormagazine says expensive gadgets are largely […]
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By Hillel Italie, AP NEW YORK — Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died. Frey, who was 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the […]
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By Krista Langlois, High Country News If you’ve ever dreamed about fishing in the West, chances are you’ve pictured something like the South Fork of the Flathead, an achingly beautiful turquoise river tumbling over multicolored pebbles and wending through the deep forest of northwest Montana. Wade Fredenberg is among the few lucky enough to have […]
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· Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe’s annual Crab feed is Jan. 29 at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. For tickets, call 530. 541.5900. · Homegrown Cali Style Reggae Party featuring Mystic Roots from Chico, Thrive from Santa Cruz and Taking Root from South Lake Tahoe is Jan. 30 at 9pm Whiskey Dicks Saloon […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Call it an ironic political twist of fate. A constitutional amendment spearheaded more than a decade ago by a conservative Republican to take politics out of Nevada education funding is now at the heart of a legal battle that could upend a conservative GOP ideal — public […]
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