By Nick Ramsey, Columbus Business First It’s getting easier to afford to buy a home. Down payments on home purchases across the nation are getting smaller again after years of increases following the burst of the housing bubble, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. According to the real estate analytics site, the average down payment […]
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By ABC Radio Aerosmith will get back in the saddle and launch its 2015 Blue Army Tour tonight with a show in Glendale, Ariz. Guitarist Brad Whitford says fans who come out to see the band won’t necessarily witness the same old song and dance, as the rock legends are planning to introduce some rarely […]
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· Cameron Irwin, 7, and his family stopped by Barton Memorial Hospital with a special donation. In lieu of birthday presents, Cameron asked his friends to donate gifts for younger patients at the hospital. In his words, he thought it would help kids who weren’t feeling well be “less lonely.” · Tahoe Bike Challenge awards […]
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By Hampton Sides, National Geographic There’s nothing new about cannabis, of course. It’s been around humankind pretty much forever. In Siberia charred seeds have been found inside burial mounds dating back to 3000 B.C. The Chinese were using cannabis as a medicine thousands of years ago. Marijuana is deeply American too—as American as George Washington, […]
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By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times Ripping up the lawn is the single best way to save water, but doing that can take weeks, if not months, of consideration and planning. And then there’s the cost. Many of us are just not ready to take that step. So what else can we do to help […]
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Incline Village General Improvement District is using a financial analysis platform powered by OpenGov.com to provide residents, elected officials and staff unprecedented access to the district’s finances. South Lake Tahoe last year started using the same program. IVGID is the first entity in Nevada to do so. The web-based platform transforms volumes of raw financial data […]
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The annual Tahoe Legends Run in June 20. The 5K and 10K races raise money for the track and field at South Tahoe Middle School. The runs wind through rolling hills, forests and meadows on a single track and a bike path. Competitors start at the Lake Tahoe Community College parking lot and finish at STMS, former […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Program are hosting the region’s inaugural sustainability summit June 22-23 at the Hyatt in Incline Village. Called Connections 2015, organizers say the summit will be about building more resilient and sustainable communities by strengthening mountain-urban partnerships, bringing together people and organizations from California, Nevada, and […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN — Douglas County is back in balance. Three years ago, the Nevada county had a $3 million structural budget deficit that was projected out for several years. Since then, the county has moved to priority-based budgeting and made a few other changes, such as contracting out some services to Carson City […]
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By Andrés Martinez I don’t drink Champagne, but if the Supreme Court strikes down state bans on gay marriages this month, I might pop open a bottle in celebration. As a newspaper editorial writer and editor, I’ve been waiting a long time for this one, having fought two publisher bosses in two different cities, going […]
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