By Joe Mathews Florida Gov. Rick Scott travels to California this weekend to steal away some of our state’s businesses. So why don’t we return the favor by developing plans to steal away some of Florida’s greatest assets — old people? Californians like to think of this state as a place of endless youth and […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Transgender activists and progressive groups say they’re appalled with a proposed Nevada law forcing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. Republican Assemblywoman Vicki Dooling is sponsoring AB375, which was discussed Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill would require students in public schools to use […]
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National Poetry Month is being celebrated at Lake Tahoe Community College with two Nevada poets on April 21 at 7pm in the Roberta L. Mason Library. Reno’s Poet Laureate, Gailmarie Pahmeier, and poet and teacher Shaun T. Griffin will read selections from their works, answer audience questions, and sign copies of their books, which will […]
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By Philip Ross, International Business Times Marijuana legalization is once again lighting up California politics. The country’s largest state, along with Arizona and Nevada, has a ballot measure in the works to get legal weed before voters next November. Advocates of legalization in California say if they can get marijuana to the polls in 2016, […]
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Bacon biscuits? Beach Ball Art? Selfies? These are just a tiny sampling of the ways you can quench your creativity and have some fun entering the El Dorado County Fair’s many competitions. The theme of the June 18-21 fair is Hog Days of Summer. This year’s entry guide is available online. Entry forms are due May […]
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There will be two meetings next week about the Active Transportation Plan being created for the Lake Tahoe Basin. The first is April 14 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. The second workshop is April 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at Kings Beach Elementary School. Spanish interpreters will be on hand, […]
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Smokey Bear and U.S. Forest Service crew members visited Jubilee Kids’ Academy in South Lake Tahoe on April 9 to teach preschool kids about campfire safety. Illegal and unattended campfires cause more than 90 percent of wildfires in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Forest Service asks the public to be mindful of the current fire danger […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY— The Carson City Freeway project to connect Interstate 580 to Highway 50, creating a nearly seamless drive from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to the South Shore, is entering its final phase this summer. The Nevada Department of Transportation is expected to award the contract to Road and Highway Builders, the Spark-based […]
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• Sno-Flake restaurant in South Lake Tahoe has new owners – Titiam and Raia Anning. They just moved to town. •April 11 is Bring Your Own Cup Day at 7-Eleven. Between 11am and 7pm any device that is clean, leak proof and fits into a 10-inch cut out will be filled to the brim for $1.49. • […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burners have a little more change in their dusty pockets than they used to. Burners of 2014 were about $5,000 wealthier per Burner than those of 2013, according to the Black Rock City census released Friday. Fewer of the Burners were first-timers, as well. The Black Rock City census is […]
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