Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra last week gave out thousands of dollars to local organizations which have a mission to help make a difference in the lives of women and youth locally and worldwide. SITS’ biggest fundraiser is Elegant Evening. Proceeds from the event help fund these scholarships. This year’s event is April 18. For more […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County does not require a no compete clause for most employees. This proved to be a profitable turn of events for Alliant Insurance Services and York Risk Services. When Kim Kerr started with El Dorado County as assistant county administrative officer on June 30, 2011, the contract with Alliant was […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacrament Bee The former operator and members of a Diamond Springs marijuana dispensary are suing El Dorado County to recover seized marijuana, medical records and financial documents taken in a Sheriff’s Department raid last year. The Pure Life Collective has been shuttered since the Nov. 17, 2014, raid, which resulted in the […]
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There are more than 1,900 edible insect species on Earth. More than 2 billion people already include insects in their diets. So why don’t Americans? Entomophagy – the practice of eating insects – will be the subject of a talk April 25 from 4-6pm at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno. Michelle Roberts, a […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will host best management practices workshops for contractors and landscape designers April 24 and April 29. The full-day basic workshop will be from 8am-4:50pm April 24 at Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village, and the half-day refresher course will be 8am-noon April 29 at the Tahoe Regional […]
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By Emily Badger, Washington Post The Google map on your smart phone is a map made for human consumption. It resembles, in simplistic strokes, the world right before your eyes: road straight ahead, side streets to the left and right, intersection approaching. It talks to you in terms you can appreciate: “turn right in 200 […]
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By Carol Hymowitz, BloombergBusiness Cathy Egan has been supporting herself since she was 18, when she worked as a waitress in Minneapolis. Her 23-year-old son lives at home and relies on his single mother for transportation, food, and other expenses. Egan, now 50, only began putting money aside for retirement five years ago, after she […]
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Caltrans is putting on an open house April 1 from 6-8pm at South Tahoe High School in the Student Union Conference Rooms to educate people about the road improvement work on Highway 89 from the Y in South Lake Tahoe to Cascade Road north of Camp Richardson. Caltrans staff will be on hand to answer […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee Sacramento is set to host a new beer convention in September that is expected to attract thousands of people, bring millions of dollars to the city and continue the momentum of its “America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital” marketing campaign. The California Craft Beer Summit will include seminars, demonstrations, hands-on learning opportunities […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau KIRKWOOD – By the time Kirkwood closes its lifts for the season, the new townhome building under construction near the Timber Creek Village should be completed. This building, the first in the development, houses two townhomes in what is slated to become a 21-unit complex. Situated right at the base of Timber […]
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