· Valhalla Tahoe’s season begins June 17 with world-renowned Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser performing at 7:30pm in the Boat House. For more info, go online. · Social Media 101 is a class offered by Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce on June 9 from 5-7pm. The interactive workshop will discuss the benefits of sites […]
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By Patrick Gillespie, CNN Which is better for you: an internship at Goldman Sachs or navigating the chaotic streets of India? Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz believes travel will help you more. He’s tired of seeing the same types of resumes and argues that young people should take a gap year before they start […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Encouraging the removal of development from stream environmental zones is the impetus behind a pilot program that will give more value to tourist accommodation units. For months the Regional Plan Implementation Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has been working on what the pilot program should look like. […]
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South Lake Tahoe is launching eComment, a way to collect comments from citizens on agenda items. It is designed to provide an easy way for people to give input and make participation in public meetings convenient. It is a web-based form that’s tightly integrated with the city’s published agenda. Residents can review agenda item details, indicate their position […]
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Beachy Orr, Lake Tahoe Community College’s longtime biology and anatomy and physiology instructor, will give a talk June 1 titled Got M&M’s?. It will be an interactive talk about how muscles and nerves in the body work together to create contractions and movement. Orr will also explore how disease and exposure to certain toxins can […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Recent rains have Lake Tahoe lapping at its natural rim and while it may stay there for a time, the lake should soon start dropping again during this year of drought. Thursday, the lake level was officially measured at just a few hundredths of an inch before its rim but […]
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Pioneers in the progressive bluegrass scene, Greensky Bluegrass headlines the inaugural Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival on July 11 as part of the BaseJam Summer 2015 Outdoor Concert Series at Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s outdoor arena. Fresh off their recent Grammy win for best bluegrass album, the Earls of Leicester have brought bluegrass mainstays Tim O’Brien, […]
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Another bear rehabbed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care has been immortalized in a book. “Cinder the Bear” is expected to be released June 3 — the same day the bear will return to the wild. The bear came to LTWC in August 2014 after having been burned in a wildfire in Washington. In November, the cub […]
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Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s impact on the Stateline gaming numbers was evident with revenues jumping 59.91 percent to $14.5 million in April compared to the previous year. The former Horizon was closed at the end of March 2014. No gaming existed in the building until the end of January when the property reopened as the […]
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South Tahoe Public Utility District may change how board members are elected. Up for discussion at the June 4 2pm meeting is whether to change to an at-large system. Since the district’s formation directors have been elected to an office designed by one of five seat numbers. The board is looking for public input. Emails may […]
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