By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it’s what’s in the salad besides the greens that steal the show. That’s the case with this recipe. Beets are considered a superfood. They contain antioxidants, help reduce inflammation, have a ton of vitamins, and are good for the heart. My gripes about them are that they take at least an […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE – “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon,” El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ron Mikulaco told those assembled in the board chambers Jan. 12 for updated presentations by representatives of the El Dorado County and Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation Districts, Eldorado National Forest and the CalFire Amador-El Dorado Unit […]
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By Ana Swanson, Washington Post If you’re thinking more these days about your fitness regimen – or lack thereof – then you’re not alone. It’s the time of year when many Americans realize they are a little pudgier than they ought to be and resolve to slim down. In other words, it’s a money-making time for the gym […]
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Sssnakes Alive is the current exhibit at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno. It runs through April 10. This exhibition is designed to promote understanding and clarify misunderstandings about snakes. Sssnakes Alive focuses primarily on the four types of venomous snakes native to North America: copperhead, cottonmouth, coral, and rattlesnake. It features more than […]
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How to City: From Idea to Reality, Making a Community Project Happen is the topic of the Jan. 20 Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch. How do projects move forward within the city of South Lake Tahoe? What formats have been successful? Those questions will be answered by South Lake Tahoe staff. Community members will talk […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jim Nichols is no longer at the helm of Douglas County. He has been out on paid leave since Jan. 12 and it goes through Jan. 29. After that time he will no longer be affiliated with the county. “It was a mutual agreement,” Commissioner Nancy McDermid told Lake Tahoe News. “We […]
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By Mark Bergen, Re/Code Silicon Valley has California sun, but Detroit has snow. And Ford wants to use that climate as an asset in the critical race to develop self-driving cars. On Sunday evening, Ford said that it will be “conducting the industry’s first” self-driving car tests in winter weather, including snow, taking on a […]
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Pizza for Pups (and kitties, too) is a fundraiser for Animal Coalition of Tahoe. It will be Jan. 27 at Pizza Blue Dog Pizza at their midtown location on the corner of Lake Tahoe and Sierra boulevards in South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $10. Proceeds go to ACT’s spay-neuter program and the animal shelter in […]
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Updated 7:43pm: The road is clear and open. Snow is the only obstacle now. Updated 4:47pm: A boulder the size of a motor home is blocking Highway 50 east of Wrights Lake. “They’ll need dynamite or an explosive to move it,” California Highway Patrol Officer Quinn Cuthbertson told Lake Tahoe News. The boulder was split […]
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Traffic lanes on Highway 28 will be temporarily reduced in the areas of Country Club Drive and Northwood Boulevard in Incline Village. The road will periodically be reduced to a single lane, with flaggers alternating directions of traffic, between approximately 10am and 3:30pm through Jan. 15. The lane reductions are part of a Nevada Department of […]
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