To the community, An emergency snowcat access route would be cleared at strategic locations along the (Heavenly Mountain Resort) gondola line below the gondola midstation. This access route would facilitate evacuations of the gondola during emergency situations. It would allow Heavenly employees to deliver rescue supplies and personnel and transport passengers in the event of […]
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By USSA PARK CITY — The skies were grey and the light flat, but it didn’t matter, as the men threw down an unbelievable podium sweep at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in Park City on Feb. 27. Eric Willett (Breckenridge, Colo.) walked away with the Paul Mitchell snowboard slopestyle win, Chas Guldemond (Reno) took […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Seeking to save as much as $11 million in taxes paid by some Nevada companies each year, Rep. Dina Titus today reintroduced legislation that would roll back a federal handle tax on sports wagers. In a letter to the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, Titus argues […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations in numerous areas around Lake Tahoe this weekend and next week. Operations may take place southwest of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, Christmas Valley, Luther Pass near Grass Lake, and Ski […]
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Sightseeing cruises on the South Shore will resume next week. After being docked for more than a month because of the low lake level, the Tahoe Paradise will be taking on passengers starting March 5. The yacht will sail daily at 1:30pm from the Ski Run Marina. The Tahoe Queen is still sidelined because of […]
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By Kathryn Reed California and Nevada state senators are working to revive the good neighbor policy so students in the Lake Tahoe Basin would not have to pay out of state tuition to attend nearby community colleges. State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, on Feb. 27 introduced the legislation — known as SB605. His counterpart in […]
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By Associated Press Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $2.8 million. The El Segundo-based company said it had profit of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and asset impairment costs, were 19 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed […]
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• An article about Tahoe will be published in the May issue of Bike magazine. • Drew Sainte Marie is opening Tahoe Amore, a Venetian gondola business, in the Tahoe Keys on May 1. • Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Tech Tuesday on March 10 is about how to better communicate with hearing […]
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By Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg Wal-Mart has company. T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other chains owned by TJX Cos. will be increasing the pay of U.S. workers to at least $9 an hour beginning in June. That matches the level adopted by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earlier this month. TJX, which also runs HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post […]
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By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times In approving strong net neutrality regulations, the Federal Communications Commission fulfilled a decadelong desire by public interest advocates, technology firms and Democrats to tighten government oversight of the Internet to prevent abuses by broadband service providers. ANALYSIS But the agency’s closely watched decision on Thursday didn’t end the debate. […]
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