By Cale Weissman, Kyle Frischkorn, and Logan Brenner, Eater In 1998, heavy rains hit California mid-winter in what was described as one of the strongest El Niños to date. It caused flooding, abnormally high waters, and multiple storms that led to substantial damage. That year, the wine was different, too. Winemakers at the time prepared for […]
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St. Theresa Catholic Church’s 22nd annual Crab Dinner is Feb. 12. Doors open at 6pm. The dessert auction starts at 7:45pm. Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Purchase tickets at the Rectory Office at 1041 Lyons Ave. or Religious Education Office at 1081 Lyons Ave., both in South Lake Tahoe. Proceeds benefit religious education programs and […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors this week voted to enact a placeholder ordinance asserting the county’s authority medical marijuana sales and cultivation. This comes on the heels of December’s decision to move forward with regulating medical marijuana in unincorporated areas of the county. At that time staff was directed to develop comprehensive regulations for their consideration. The […]
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By John Myers , Melanie Mason and Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times By now, it could easily be called Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget doctrine — an insistence on only modest expansions in state services but liberal payments for one-time expenses and accumulated government debt. In his new $170.7-billion budget proposal to legislators, Brown is again staying consistent […]
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By Tia Rancourt The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team would like to remind all travelers that extra precautions need to be taken while driving in Northern Nevada and California mountain areas with snow and ice. Along with potential hazardous road conditions, motorists can expect extreme delays due to snow conditions or accidents. We recommend following […]
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· TRYP is having a networking mixer Jan. 13 from 6-9pm at Casey’s in the Round Hill Center and one on Jan. 19 from 5:30-8pm at Azzara’s restaurant in Incline Village. They are free to members, $10 for others. · Lake Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation has helped 100 athletes in recovery from life-altering injuries since it was established in 2009. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bridging the neighborhoods of South Lake Tahoe is one of the primary goals of the Greenway bike path. By 2020 the residential areas of Bijou and Sierra Tract should be linked so the need to travel on Highway 50 or Pioneer Trail can be avoided. “By minimizing the number of streets you […]
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By Aaron G. Fountain Jr., Al Jazeera America Student activism has made a comeback. With recent campus demonstrations against alleged racial discriminationand in favor of free college tuition, America may be facing a wave of student protest to a degree not seen since the 1960s. But while the media focuses on college campuses, very few journalists […]
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By Katherine Shaver, Washington Post U.S. electric utilities are battling a bushy-tailed, nut-loving menace that has wreaked havoc on far more Christmas tree lights, TVs and cellphone chargers than any terrorist plotting against the power grid. That’s right. Beware the squirrel. Even as utilities have spent millions on “wildlife protection,” squirrels routinely outsmart plastic animal […]
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“From Big Walls to Big Hills, Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger’s Big Year” focuses on the couple’s 2015 quest to free climb Yosemite’s El Capitan and ski the 8,000-meter Himalayan giant Makalu together in one calendar year. Their quest will be showcased Jan. 28 at 7pm as part of Alpenglow sports Winter Film Series at […]
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