Music on the Beach, the free seven-week concert series at Kings Beach State Recreation Area, kicks off June 19 from 6-8:30pm. It will continue every Friday evening until Aug. 7, excluding July 3. A variety of music genres, with mostly local and some regional performers, will be featured including the first three concerts with North Tahoe’s […]
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Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Aladdin” are July 6 from 10am-noon at the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room. There are roles for approximately 60 children in K-12. Participants must be 5 and have completed kindergarten. Among the roles to be cast are Aladdin and his Mother; the Princess Dory and her father, the Sultan; […]
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Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge is teaming up with the U.S. War Dogs Association, Chapter No. 1 in an effort to fundraise for Postage for Paws. The campaign, which runs through Independence Day weekend, raises money to help purchase needed items and cover mailing costs for Operation Military Care K-9. Operation Military Care K-9 provides care packages […]
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By Ashley A. Smith, Inside Higher Education One of the largest barriers to completing a bachelor’s degree is losing credits when transferring from a community college. Even with articulation agreements between two-year and four-year institutions, a significant number of credits may end up lost in the shuffle. These missing credits are driving colleges from one […]
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A Fairfield man had to be airlifted from the Cascade Falls area on Monday after injuring his leg in a fall. Authorities said the 32-year-old was hopping between boulders above Cascade Falls when he slipped and fell into the water on June 8. A California Highway Patrol helicopter took him to Lake Tahoe Airport. From […]
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By Kathryn Reed “There aren’t many places I can go where I don’t feel like I’m being watched. But the golf course is one of them. It’s my refuge. It’s where I get a chance to be alone in the world.” Justin Timberlake clearly had not played the American Century Championship when he said those […]
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By Larry Weitzman Prius has been with us for 15 years, through three generations and have more than 4 million in sales, a more than remarkable achievement especially considering its high tech complexity. Even more remarkable is the reliability of the Prius, about as bullet-proof as you can buy. Because of their high tech controls, […]
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By Kathryn Reed An El Dorado County employee has filed a lawsuit against the county, interim chief administrative officer/human resources director, district attorney and auditor-controller. Kelly Webb, one-time director of Information Technology for the county, in the suit alleges her First Amendment rights were violated, that she was discriminated against because of her age and […]
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By Manuel H. Rodriguez Kids today have it all it seems, except time to be themselves. Their lives are so intensely choreographed from one activity to the next, and their scarce downtime so consumed by all their different-sized screens. It’s no wonder they no longer get a chance to master one art kids used to […]
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By William D. Cohan, Fortune There have been so many truly extraordinary twists and turns in the saga of Caesars Entertainment over the past eight years that it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the whole thing went off the rails. After all, an $18.4 billion bankruptcy filing at one of the biggest gambling empires in Las […]
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