By Garry Bowen Consolidating what seems to be a frenetic effort to actually define South Lake Tahoe, especially in the last few months, for this article we’ll start with Feb. 21, when South Tahoe officials strategized about a future (not the future as originally titled). As moderator, Ted Gaebler (co-author of “Reinventing Government”, 1992), asked them each […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter is addressed to Julie Saylor with El Dorado County and was sent to Lake Tahoe News. Dear Julie, I request that my comments be read, and made available, during the TC-TAC [Tri-County Technical Advisory Committe] meeting (Item G.1) on May 8, 2015. To Whom It May Concern: I have owned a home, and […]
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Motorists will need additional time when traveling on eastbound Interstate 80 under the Weimar Cross Road Overcrossing in Placer County. One lane of Interstate 80 will be closed for three-quarters of a mile at Weimar Cross Road as crews excavate the section of Interstate 80 under the overcrossing as part of the Raise80 project, which is increasing the […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post The snowless winter in California overwhelmed the snowy East to yield the ski resort industry’s second worst season in 16 years. Resorts across the U.S. saw visits fall to 53.6 million, according to a preliminary count by the National Ski Areas Association. While it wasn’t as bad as the 2011-12 season, […]
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By Associated Press Mark Cavendish and Kristin Armstrong will highlight the Tour of California. Eighty-four women representing 14 teams will begin two days of racing Friday in the Sierra Nevada with a 74-mile counterclockwise loop around Lake Tahoe in the new women’s three-day stage race. Poor weather, including possible snow, is forecast Friday and Saturday. […]
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Famed Mark Twain impressionist McAvoy Layne will bring the Tahoe Tales of the legendary writer and humorist to Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe on May 23. Internationally known as the ghost of Mark Twain, Layne will bring Twain’s local area lore, half-truths and embellishments to light. For nearly three decades and more than […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment, the casino giant that controls Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys in Stateline, reported its first-quarter earnings Wednesday. Revenue: $2.2 billion, up 8.8 percent from the first quarter of last year. That includes financial results from the company’s division Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., which filed for bankruptcy on […]
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● TRYP is hosting a workshop about how to negotiate raises and other important topics in the workplace. It is May 20 from 6-7pm at Inn by the Lake, 3300 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. It is free for members, $5 for non-members. ● A film crew from Fox Business Network will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed A skipper with 30 years of experience on Lake Tahoe was barely able to make it to shore safely on Wednesday because of the 4 to 8 foot waves. Mike Young of Incline Village left Obexer’s in Homewood about 2pm May 6 destined for Incline Village, but wound up at Camp Richardson […]
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Tintabulations, a community handbell ensemble from Reno, is putting on a concert in South Lake Tahoe on June 7. Their concert series entitled How The West Was Rung is an homage to the ensemble’s home state of Nevada in celebration of its sesquicentennial. Classical, jazz and pop tunes are all part of the concert, as […]
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