By Troy Hawks, Liftopia If it’s true that you are what you eat, then I’m also hoping it’s true that you are what you read. And if that’s the case, then I just got a whole lot cooler. I mean, just check out the titles of the hottest new ski books to hit the shelves: […]
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By Kathryn Reed There is no magic pill to cure mental illness. There is no one-size-fits-all diagnosis. There is no single cause. The complexities of the illness and limited resources in South Lake Tahoe can exacerbate the problem or delay diagnosis. And being in a small town may mean those in need feel intimidated about […]
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By Joe Mathews Pay more and get less. That’s the bad new California deal that underpins so many daily transactions. The price of the fundamentals of life keeps going up, even as our money buys less of them. Watch your water bill rise even as you take shorter showers and let the lawn die. Reach […]
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By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Woman sitting on sofa and crying with therapist taking notes (Bigstock) The demand for mental health services is growing nationally, and comprehensive mental health legislation is gaining momentum in Congress for the first time in years. But both forces could run up against a counter-force: a shortage of psychiatrists, […]
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By Lawren Linehan and Brett LeBlanc, Las Vegas Review-Journal Scotty’s Castle will require millions of dollars in repairs for flood damage, a Death Valley National Park spokeswoman said Saturday. “I’d say $10 million is a conservative estimate, $20 million is a conservative estimate,” said spokeswoman Abby Wines. Fortunately, the main building and attraction, the castle itself, […]
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Smoke filling the southern of the Lake Tahoe Basin on Monday night is from the Eldorado National Forest. Crews have a number of controlled burns going. For more info about where the fires are, go online.
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By James Glanz, Agustin Armendariz and Walt Bognaich, New York Times Hard by the High Line, in a vintage industrial building with a Romanesque arch, lights flash on powerful computers in row after row of metal cabinets and cages. Power lines connect the equipment to diesel generators on the roof. Cables route data through the […]
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By Kendra Kostelecky , KOLO-TV Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Sanctuary has two new residents for the winter , and these tiny cubs won’t have time to hibernate. “They are so much underweight we’re going to have to feed them all winter to try to get them up to that 50-60 pounds,” explains Tom Millham, Secretary […]
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Mark Maynard, who grew up in Incline Village, will be awarded the 2015 Silver Pen award in November. He is the author of “Grind”. Maynard is the program coordinator the Nevada Humanities Reno Literary Crawl, and the co-founder of the Sierra Literary Alliance. He lives in Sparks. Laura McBride, author of “We Are Called to […]
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By Brian van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Many development projects put on hold during the recession have reemerged recently. But not many go back to the 1990s. That might be the most surprising thing about the Crossings at El Dorado retail project, which broke ground earlier this week. The 425,000-square-foot project outside Placerville first […]
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