The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe is hosting its 22nd annual golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe on Oct. 12. The event annually raises more than $40,000 to support the work of the club, which assists more than 600 local kids throughout the year. For $225, golfers receive a round of golf, gourmet buffet breakfast, beverages […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s 50th anniversary parade route has changed so it will end at the new bike park at Bijou Community Park. The Sept. 19 10am parade will begin at the Y and end at the park. The city has received more than 85 entries and expects more than 300 walkers in the parade. The following […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee State and local officials have preached for months that California’s historic drought could be “the new normal,” the precursor to more frequent years-long episodes of hotter temperatures, less rainfall and lower Sierra snowpack. Californians across the state have responded en masse to the call for lifestyle changes, curtailing water use, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A cabin along the Old Lincoln Highway in Zephyr Cove was totally destroyed by fire Friday night. One occupant, who was visiting from out of town, was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital with minor burns from having tried to extinguish the blaze. That person has since been discharged. The cause of the […]
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· Carl Ribaudo, president of Strategic Marketing Group in South Lake Tahoe, will speak at the 2015 eTourism Summit in San Francisco on using data analytics to make the case for tourism funding. · The permanent 35-foot rock climbing wall at Heavenly Mountain Resort is now open south of Tamarack Lodge. It has 15 defined […]
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Local artist Christie Marie Elder shares her creative process and use of luminescent watercolors to achieve unique effects in her paintings during the Tahoe Art League’s monthly meeting on Sept. 9. Elder will first demonstrate how she makes greeting cards, and will progress on to her method of developing a painting’s composition using research photos and sketches to develop […]
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By Brian Uhler Community outreach: During the month of August, we concluded our Coffee with a Cop program. Members of the public expressed support for the program, but several asked for us to do the same thing at the Starbucks located at the Y to help give locals who frequent this location a chance to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Long stalks lay lifeless on the ground; others are being carted away to be disposed off-site. Mullein looks pretty, with stalks that can grow to 10 feet, and yellow flowers blooming every other year. The problem is mullein is a weed – and an invasive one. “They take resources away from plants […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post The good news is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to make the Nutrition Facts label on many packaged foods significantly more honest. The bad news is that this well-intentioned fix could seriously backfire. As part of a label overhaul, which the FDA announced last year, […]
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By Sharon Song, KRON-TV California is aiming to improve transparency and government accountability as high profile clashes between law enforcement and the public have recently dominated the headlines and sparked a national dialogue on police practices. The California Department of Justice is rolling out a state-run website designed to provide data on law enforcement’s interactions […]
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