By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun To get a sense of just how complicated the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment’s main operating division is, picture a Chicago courtroom filled with 200 lawyers, all working on the case. That’s a real situation Caesars faced recently, general counsel Tim Donovan told gaming regulators on Thursday. Donovan said Caesars […]
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Skittles is a very nice 4-year-old Dachshund. She was found as a stray and her people never looked for her. She is housebroken and does well with other dogs, but no cats or small pets please. Skittles is spayed, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Laurel Ames Despite the grumbling by South Tahoe residents about the county seat located in Placerville, 60 miles away, and the difficulty of getting to […]
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By Ian Frazier, Outside I was sitting on a front porch in Helena, Mont., with my 14-year-old son on a hot summer afternoon when the smoke of nearby forest fires made the air even hotter. A black Labrador belonging to nobody we knew came walking along in a low, overheated mood. On a neighbor’s lawn, […]
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To the community, By sponsoring an Adopt A Day of Nourishment on March 23, Kirkwood Mountain Resort partnered with Bread & Broth to feed over 90 community members at St. Theresa Church Grace Hall. “I love our community and love to help in any way,” said Sean Groover, Kirkwood’s warehouse manager. “Kirkwood is happy to […]
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By Jessica Festa, USA Today One of my favorite new hotel perks for 2015 is Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ new nitecap program, which includes complimentary booze and snack pairings and a nightly wine hour, when vino flows like water. I love that Kimpton is embracing the ultimate pairing of travel and booze, and luckily other […]
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By Will Oremus, Slate Facebook’s plan to take over the media was first articulated in October, by the New York Times’ David Carr. The social network had become a dominant source of online news for its billion-plus users. But it found that those users were frustrated by the experience of reading news on Facebook, especially […]
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By Lance Williams, Reveal In the final months of 2014, the nation’s plastic bag manufacturers spent $3.1 million to sidetrack a California law that sought to ban throwaway bags. But that political spending spree may be a small down payment on what could be a hugely expensive environmental fight on the state ballot in 2016 […]
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South Tahoe Public Utility District is putting on a series of informational meetings for people who are interested in reducing outdoor water use. The district is hosting a meeting for landscapers interested in the Turf Buyback Program. All attendees will be placed on a list to be distributed to program participants. The meeting is April […]
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