Tahoe Tactical Team has expanded its business coaching program to include companies and entrepreneurs in Douglas County. A grant from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development enables Douglas County residents on the South Shore to be eligible for business mentoring and educational events. These services were previously only available to South Lake Tahoe residents via […]
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By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters California is examining new World Health Organization findings to determine whether to add red meat and foods like hot dogs, sausages and bacon to a cancer-alert list, setting the stage for a potential battle with the meat industry over warning labels. The inclusion of meat and processed meat […]
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The Wampas Cat Cafe of the 1950s stood where Scusa restaurant stands today, on Highway 50 at Sierra Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. After being the Wampas Cat, there was Poor Pierre’s, then Poor Pedro’s, then a succession of other dining venues including Mexican, Thai, and Hoss Hogg’s. Diagonally and across the highway in the 1950s […]
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By Kathryn Reed As the sky was getting light we could see our destination just a few steps away. We had made it in time to meet our goal. It was the best sunrise I have ever seen. Sitting atop Mount Tallac at 9,735 as the sun comes over the mountains and shines all her […]
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By Glenn Cook, Las Vegas Review-Journal The nasty Republican divisions in Washington appear to have nothing on the party’s infighting in Nevada. The split between fiscally moderate and fiscally conservative Nevada Republicans, exacerbated by this year’s GOP-supported tax increases and an incompetent state party organization that’s incapable of raising money or registering voters, is as wide […]
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By Herb Scribner, Deseret News Americans are planning to spend their holiday bonuses on two things this year — family and themselves. The National Retail Federation’s latest consumer survey found that American holiday shoppers plan on spending about $462.95 on family members this year, which is up from the $458.75 they spent last year. And […]
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· The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has lifted fire restrictions. Campfires are allowed with a valid permit in the following areas: Luther Pass, Blackwood Canyon and Watson Lake campgrounds, as well as the Meiss roadless area. For more info, call 530.543.2694. · The Festival of Trees and Lights at MontBleu in Stateline is […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters When a bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment went on the market in October, the package consisted of 38 casinos, including Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys in Stateline. But those watching the sale have focused more on what isn’t being offered. Potential bidders for CEOC, a casino-operating unit of Caesars Entertainment […]
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By Toogee Sielsch Just like Nevada, in the history of Florida no one has ever been killed by a wild black bear. In Nevada history their have been 26 hunting fatalities over the years, and in Florida between 2000 and 2007 there were 441 hunting fatalities. Yet in both states the agencies tasked with wildlife […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Exercise is good for the brain. We know that. But most studies of exercise and brain health have focused on the effects of running, walking or other aerobic activities. Now a new experiment suggests that light resistance training may also slow the age-related shrinking of some parts of our […]
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