By Allison Aubrey, NPR The thinking about alcohol dependence used to be black and white. There was a belief that there were two kinds of drinkers: alcoholics and everyone else. “But that dichotomy — yes or no, you have it or you don’t — is inadequate,” says Dr. John Mariani, who researches substance abuse at […]
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The moose that was stolen from Sunnyside in Tahoe City two months ago has been recovered. “He suffered a broken antler and some minor damage, but we are happy to say he will soon be remounted,” the restaurant said via its Facebook page on March 23. “Many thanks to a longtime local and friend of […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter with photos and video (Landing Tree cutting July 2, 2014) was sent to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Lake Tahoe News on March 23 in regards to illegal tree removal at the Landing Resort. Video was shot from my cell phone, while I was the banquet manager (of the Landing Resort […]
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By UnofficialNetworks n an attempt to sell more season passes to the skiers in drought-stricken California, Lake Tahoe’s Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows resort is offering up a new deal. They will give you credits of unused days that can be put towards the following season. They are calling it the “worry-free guarantee”. To get this rollover […]
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By Associated Press Overtime for California’s state workers rose 20 percent last year and topped $1 billion even though there are 20,000 fewer employees than in pre-recession 2008, the last time the state paid out so much, according to new payroll data. The increase comes after years of recommendations from the state auditor and budget […]
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By Associated Press Developers say they have secured financing for a major resort at the site of the Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay and hope to begin construction in May. Boulder Bay was originally approved in April 2011. The development company had been struggling to come up with financing since winning approval from the Tahoe Regional Planning […]
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• Fodor’s Travel lists Homewood Mountain Resort’s mountaintop dinners as one of the world’s most unique dining experiences. • The Douglas County Public Library is retiring its collection of VHS tapes. These items will be on sale March 31-April 2 from 10am-5pm at the Minden library. All videocassettes will be sold for 25 cents each. […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee With the state entering its fourth year of drought, some conservationists are looking at thinning Sierra forests to increase the amount of water that flows into area rivers. The Nature Conservancy issued a report Friday that argues that thinning forests on public lands can reduce wildfire risk in the Northern […]
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By Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post Time may fly when you’re having fun, but it can feel as though it’s screeching to a halt when you’re depressed. People with depression actually perceive time as going by more slowly than people who are not depressed, according to a review of studies published in the Journal of Affective […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man’s founders are getting tax write-offs for their donations to the new nonprofit organization. But how plump will the write-offs be? They could be as much as $1.18 million. Each of the six founders donated the majority of each of their shares of the event to Burning Man, which […]
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