By Sarah Barker, Outside If you’re planning for a race with elevation gains, but live at sea level, a treadmill is a great way to simulate that. Photo: webphotographeer/iStock Seventy and sunny, the snow is finally gone—buh-bye treadmill, right? Not so fast, Bambi. The fast tread to nowhere still has a place in your training […]
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Carved uphill from historic Bijou Park on Highway 50 in the early 1950s was a man-made ski run. It had rope tows to pull people to the top. Over the years, more and more of uphill Ski Run gradually was paved. Approaching the top of the pavement on the right, a Mexican restaurant named The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Susie and Heather were the only ones we were supposed to meet along the way. However, there is so much snowmelt that pools of water look like new lakes. This is not an exaggeration. Water was everywhere. I expected the Glen Alpine Springs area to be a bit flooded, but it wasn’t […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised 2015-16 budget sharply increases spending on California’s 6-plus million elementary and high school students. He estimates that local property taxes, state aid and federal funds will raise K-12 spending to $83 billion, or something north of $13,000 per pupil. Most of it is devoted to Brown’s […]
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By Malin Kennedy The fourth-grade class at Zephyr Cove Elementary School attended a three-hour outdoor lesson that focused on teaching the impact of water quality on Lake Tahoe. The lesson, directed by the Great Basin Outdoor School, is part of a program at ZCES this year that combines place-based education with Common Core curriculum. Even […]
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· The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host the fourth annual Native Species Festival from 10am-4pm on May 30 at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center. · Here are next week’s roadwork reports from Caltrans for El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra. · The gate to Powerline Road (the bottom of Corral) opens May 25 and […]
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By Sammy Roth, Desert Sun How much you pay for electricity could soon depend on when you use it — and Coachella Valley residents could see their summer bills go up substantially. The California Public Utilities Commission could soon ask Southern California Edison and other utility companies to start designing “time-of-use” residential electricity rates, to […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office today announced that he signed legislation paving the way for the state gaming industry to introduce skill into slot machines. Senate Bill 9, first reported by the Sun in February, directs Nevada gaming regulators to adopt rules promoting “innovative, alternative and advanced technology” in casino […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s student-led business club, the Future Business Leaders of Tahoe, is hosting the second annual LTCC Community Games on May 30. This event-filled day will include a table tennis competition, kickball tournaments, dodgeball tournaments, a silent auction, raffle, food and drink, and live music. The purpose of the LTCC Community Games is […]
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By Chanelle Bessette, Reno Gazette-Journal After capturing a black bear near Stateline the Nevada Department of Wildlife brought the bear to their Reno offices on Friday. After tranquilizing the bear, NDOW employees processed the bear for ear tags and an inner lip tattoo for future tracking purposes. The male bear is estimated to be four […]
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