By Charisse Jones, USA Today Boosted by the strengthening U.S. economy, Marriott International Inc. posted a $197 million profit in the last three months of 2014, 30 percent more than during that quarter in 2013. The hotel company’s earnings of 68 cents per share was a 39 percent improvement over earnings during that period the […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – A 6,000- to 7,500-seat indoor-outdoor event center on the South Shore is gaining traction. The South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts has put up $100,000 for feasibility and blight studies for the project. The blight study is because it would be considered a redevelopment project. Within the next few months a […]
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By Joanne Marchetta There’s a lot to be learned by studying the success of others. At the Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch this month, a design engineer for the Federal Highway Administration discussed how modern roundabouts are being used to improve traffic and make roads safer for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, as well as where […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County is bringing the mobile food pantry to South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 25. Emergency food supplies will be handed out from 10-11am in the American Legion parking lot, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. One allocation per family is allowed. Please share this information if you know of someone who can […]
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The inaugural Amgen Tour of California women’s UCI stage race will kick off with a 74-mile ride that starts and ends at Heavenly Mountain Resort on May 8. It will be a counter-clockwise race around the lake. The day will end with the climb up the 15 percent grades of Keller Street back to Heavenly. […]
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An El Dorado County resident was sentenced Feb. 19 to 12.5 years in prison for possession of child pornography. According to court documents, Nicholas Robert Bowen, 63, of Grizzly Flats and a female companion were arrested by Davis police officers after the female was caught exposing herself to 10- to 12-year-old boys while Bowen filmed the […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Critics of coyote hunting contests hope to ban the controversial practice in Nevada, insisting it amounts to little more than wanton slaughter of wildlife. Hunters counter that it is a legally protected sport that may help keep in check a soaring coyote population increasingly posing threats to livestock, pets and […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe’s second annual Equinox Spring Festival is March 21. This free festival features live bands on three consecutive weekends, events for all ages and competitions on and off the mountain. Competitions including the Van’s Hi-Standard Series and 9th annual Buckle Up Big Air will be taking place on-mountain, while the 8th annual Salsa Showdown will happen […]
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By Angus Chen, NPR Shortly after toking up, a lot of marijuana users find that there’s one burning question on their minds: “Why am I so hungry?” Researchers have been probing different parts of the brain looking for the root cause of the marijuana munchies for years. Now, a team of neuroscientists report that they […]
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By Ben Tinker, CNN The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved America’s first genetically modified apples. Their appeal: They don’t turn brown when bruised or sliced. “This is really huge. It’s what we’ve waited almost five years for with regulatory approval,” says Neal Carter, founder and president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the Canadian company […]
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