El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel, who as a candidate for office said she would be the voice for Meyers when it came to the area plan, has been silenced. This is because she has a conflict of interest. Her 11.5 percent share of a parcel within the commercial core in Meyers is the stumbling […]
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What may be a record year for lack of snowfall in the Lake Tahoe area has claimed another ski resort. Sierra-at-Tahoe will not open Monday. “There is absolutely a chance of reopening. We are fully committed to resuming operations if we receive the adequate amount of snowfall,” Thea Hardy, resort spokeswoman, told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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By Alyx Sacks, KRNV-TV In a week, locals will be braving the cold and plunging into the freezing waters of Lake Tahoe all in support of Special Olympics. Events like the Polar Plunge support athletes like 31-year-old Maria Delgado. Delgado is focused on what she can and will do, never considering there could be something […]
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By KOLO-TV Police have released the name of a man stabbed to death Monday morning. Police were called about 3am March 9 to Vista de Lago Drive in Sparks on a report of a medical problem. They found three people, one unresponsive after being stabbed in the chest. He was taken to Renown Regional Medical […]
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By David Sharp, AP A real estate investment trust that’s considering getting out of the snow business could sell more than a dozen ski resorts from Maine to California that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts including Northstar, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine, Bretton Woods, Loon […]
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By Maria Fitzpatrick, Wall Street Journal You could say it all started with a deconstructed lasagna. When a small, century-old, family-run saltworks in Maldon, England, got a call from El Bulli, they couldn’t have imagined what would happen next. Wanted: one case of their finest crystals, in perfectly uniform but oversize pyramid shapes, individually wrapped […]
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• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is accepting nominations for its Best in the Basin awards through March 30. The program recognizes projects that demonstrate exceptional planning and design, and compatibility with the environment and TRPA guidelines. Forms are online. • Here are theEl Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules for the week from Caltrans. • Lake of […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP Cost and confusion can be obstacles to obtaining public records in Nevada, where reporters are sometimes quoted high fees for research, redaction and copying. Sure, the Silver State has open record and open meeting laws. But it might be unique in the U.S. for not defining what a public record actually […]
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The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association’s is encouraging people to file protests regarding the fire fee in order to be part of the class-action lawsuit that is under way. CalFire is in the process of sending bills to homeowners, including those in the Lake Valley Fire Protection District and other parts of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The next hearing on […]
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By Mike Pomranz, Food + Wine Here’s a dirty little secret the Girl Scouts don’t want you to know: Not all Girl Scout cookies taste the same. And I’m not talking about how Samoas taste delicious, whereas Do-Si-Dos taste like someone rubbed your tongue with peanut butter sandpaper. I mean that the exact same cookie […]
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