By Kathryn Reed A 32-room four-star caliber hotel is being designed in what will be the next phase of the Chateau project in South Lake Tahoe. Accompanying it will be a swimming pool, spa, nearly 19,000-square-feet of retail and open space. The pool will be designed to accommodate what will eventually be two hotels. This […]
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To the community, “I look forward to coming every Monday to enjoy the food and see all of the wonderful volunteers,” said David, a regular guest at Bread & Broth’s evening dinner. He had just finished up his meal, gathered his bags of food and “left over” containers, when as usual, he stopped by the […]
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By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee The next train wreck in California’s drought is headed for the San Joaquin Valley this week when federal leaders forecast how much river water farmers can expect to irrigate nearly 3 million acres this summer. Most folks in farm country are expecting the same number as last year — zero […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post Compared to other recreational drugs — including alcohol — marijuana may be even safer than previously thought. And researchers may be systematically underestimating risks associated with alcohol use. Those are the topline findings of recent research published in the journal Scientific Reports, a subsidiary of Nature. Researchers sought to quantify […]
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By Lindsay Abrams, Salon A, C, D, E, K and the eight Bs: There’s a lot that can go wrong when we don’t get sufficient amounts of these 13 chemicals in our diets. Things like pellagra, caused by a B3 deficiency and characterized by delusions, diarrhea and “scaly skin sores,” or beriberi, which occurs in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Shredded Brussels sprouts have gained in popularity so much that it’s now possible to buy the veggie pre-shredded in grocery stores. And while this would save a time, it seems to me that doing it yourself will mean having a fresher product. I could be wrong. Or maybe it was just that […]
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By Alex Hutchinson, Outdoors Five years ago, as the members of a British military expedition trekked up the Barun Valley in Nepal toward 27,766-foot Makalu, the world’s fifth highest peak, the levels of oxygen in their blood began to drop — a normal but troublesome physiological response to the thin air of altitude. By the […]
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By Steve Gilliland It’s finally Friday night, the beginning of a weekend of freedom, which also happens to include your birthday. Your family, friends and spouse all have celebratory plans for you. You have a rewarding career and a network of beautiful people who want to rejoice in your life. As you walk out to […]
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The world’s most infamous betrayer gets his day in court at Lake Tahoe Community College in March. “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” is an adult, thought-provoking play by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” re-examines the plight and fate of […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A flurry of firearm and Second Amendment related bills introduced in the Legislature have already generated plenty of controversy even though none of the major proposals have even had hearings yet. First there was a dust-up between Senate Democrats and Republicans over a GOP gun measure […]
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