· WalletHub ranked Nevada the second best state for a road trip. · Classical music scores from the hit PBS TV-series “Downtown Abbey,” Hollywood classics “Sense and Sensibility,” and the Hitchcock masterpiece “Psycho” along with flamenco and dance-inspired symphonies will highlight the second weekend of Lake Tahoe SummerFest. Ana Vidović, premier classical guitarist of her […]
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By Toogee Sielsch On July 9, a family living on Minniconjou Drive in a neighborhood off Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe had the pleasure of enjoying seeing one of our furry forest denizens cruising through their neighborhood. These are the kind of folks who feel getting a view from a safe distance of one […]
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The U.S. Forest Service has a new firefighting tool in its arsenal. Tanker 118 on July 10 started flying wildfire suppression missions from Sacramento. The Forest Service began using air tankers to drop fire retardant in the 1950s. For the past 35 years, the agency has used air tankers contracted from private industry. The 2014 […]
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National Football League hall of famer Steve Young and former head coach and current ESPN analyst Herm Edwards will be addressing the Tahoe Douglas and South Lake Tahoe rotary clubs during the second annual Breakfast with Celebrities. The July 15 event is at MontBleu in Stateline. In addition to socializing, Young and Edwards will be fielding questions […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Although Nevada casinos don’t make nearly as much money from slots as they did before the recession hit, the machines are starting to make a comeback. Slot revenue dropped sharply in 2008 and 2009, much like the rest of the state’s gambling business, and still remains far below its […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vandals have caused more than $5,000 worth of damage to newspaper racks in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers. The two culprits have been caught on video, though positive identification has yet to be made. “Every three to five years this happens, but this is the biggest damage that has happened,” Steve […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society is hosting a fireside chat with Roberta Mason and Tom Davis on July 15. The free talk will be at Lake Tahoe Airport beginning at 7pm. Mason will be talking about higher education and Davis about entertainers who have visited the South Shore. Mason last year retired from the Lake Tahoe Community College […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation will reduce Highway 28 eastbound entering the Incline Village roundabout from two to one lane in an effort to enhance safety. Currently, two travel lanes are in place on Highway 28 east entering the roundabout intersection with Mount Rose Highway. Beginning July 14, temporary pavement markings will be placed to reduce the […]
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In October 2014, Then & Now highlighted Jack Van Sickle’s Crescent V Ranch near Stateline. Since then, I’ve come across remarkable photos of how fast areas like that can change. As early as 1940, the T-bone meeting of today’s Park Avenue at Highway 50 existed (just below center in the photo), as did the Pioneer […]
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By Kathryn Reed If the drought continues for a number of years, one day it may be called “Ponytail Falls” instead of Horsetail Falls. But for now, the water is flowing as though there is no drought. From a distance, especially driving west on Highway 50, the falls look like a horse’s tail – thus […]
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