By Cal Kellogg, Fish Sniffer If you would like to land some mackinaw and have a shot at hooking a jumbo brown, now is the time to hit Lake Tahoe. The mackinaw are hitting near the bottom in 100 to 200 feet of water, while the browns are cruising the middle depths assaulting immature kokanee. “My […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Marco Sullivan of Squaw Valley was the American to watch in Saturday’s downhill, holding the top step of the podium for 13 racers, before finally finishing in fifth place. Wednesday’s training run-winner Kjetil Jansrud of Norway squeaked a first place by Manuel Osborne-Paradis and Guillermo Fayed, who tied for second. […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County voters just rejected three growth-control initiatives amid a $1 million dollar opposition campaign funded by developer and real estate interests. Yet a ballot sequel already looms for 2016 as voters, once again, will consider measures restricting development in the Sierra foothills county. Two other citizen-backed measures, which […]
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The Tahoe Fire & Fuels team is offering a variety of fire recommendations. Embers, often concealed in what appears to be cold ashes, can remain hot enough to kindle a fire for several days. To safely dispose of ashes, fire officials offer these tips: • Never store ashes in bags or boxes. • Place discarded […]
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• Irene DiMatteo has sold Push Fitness in South Lake Tahoe to a chain in the Central Valley. The club is now called Fitness Evolution. • Any new or like-new toys may be dropped off for Christmas Cheer at the South Lake Tahoe fire stations. The department’s decorated fire engine will be out Dec. 10-24. […]
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By Michael Melia, AP HARTFORD, Conn. — Foxwoods, the largest casino resort in North America, is reducing its number of slot machines and table games to free up space for nightclubs and other new attractions as it adapts to fierce competition, the new CEO said in an interview with The Associated Press. It’s a transition […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber or Commerce in partnership with South Lake Tahoe is offering the Overcoming Your Business Roadblocks: Planning to Propel Your Business to New Heights workshop for businessowners on Dec. 10 form 1-5pm. The goal of the workshop is to help businessowners and managers start 2015 with a solid plan to climb over […]
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By Jesse Solomon, CNNMoney NEW YORK — In the rarefied world of the wealthy, timber is the hot new commodity. That’s according to Dennis Moon, head of Specialty Asset Management at U.S. Trust, a division of Bank of America, whose job it is to find, manage, and log plots of trees for the firm’s well-healed […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post There’s no easy way to say this: You’re eating too much chocolate, all of you. And it’s getting so out of hand that the world could be headed toward a potentially disastrous (if you love chocolate) scenario if it doesn’t stop. Those are, roughly speaking, the words of two […]
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By Kathryn Reed Events have long been said to be an economic force – no matter the location. It’s true for the greater Lake Tahoe Basin as well as the hosting venue. While it can be hard to put a definitive dollar amount on what the various ski resort events add to the economy, these […]
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