By Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee Expectant parents Amy and Craig Davies made a lifestyle choice four years ago, and it gave birth to a small-but-growing Truckee business called Rescued Wine. The couple are not vintners. They make and wholesale candles. The Davies’ company name points to the fact that they collect wine bottles discarded by […]
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Caesars Entertainment Corp., which is in the midst of trying to cut its debt, disclosed Monday that it received a default notice from one of its banks. But the casino operator said the notice was “meritless.” In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Caesars said that it received a […]
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There will be a meeting Dec. 9 at 6pm about the proposed development in Martis Valley. Representatives of the Sierra Club, Friends of the West Shore and North Tahoe Preservation Alliance will provide information about why they believe the Martis Valley West plan is not a good idea. The project is being proposed by East-West […]
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By Christopher Solomon, New York Times For a long time I just didn’t “get” cross country skiing. Shuffling through the woods while dangling a scratchy wool scarf? Too stuffy, too twee, too boring — a sport better left to old Norwegians and young honeymooners. I’m not ready to stride across a Currier & Ives print, […]
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By David Goldman, CNNMoney For most of us, wine remains a big mystery. Making a selection at a wine store is a daunting task that usually comes down to just two decisions: red or white and what price you’re willing to pay. Then you just choose the wine with the prettiest label. A new app […]
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South Lake Tahoe is trying to get rid of the 33 kiosks it purchased for the parking program that no longer exists. Three of the apparatuses will go to the local K-9 association. The organization plans to put them by the dog agility course in Bijou Community Park as a way to solicit donations. They […]
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• Lake Tahoe Community College art instructor Phyllis Shafer on Dec. 3 at 5pm in Room F-101 will put on a slide show and talk, and share new artwork from her sabbatical in Italy. • There will be a fundraiser for Marty Chartraw on Dec. 1 at 6pm at the American Legion Hall in South […]
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By Scott Smith, AP When it comes to controlling California’s flashy Las Vegas-style casinos, the stakes are enormous for tribes who own the gambling operations that collectively generate billions of dollars a year to sustain Native Americans up and down the state. With this backdrop, several tribes in the past two years have fallen into […]
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A 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman was killed early Monday morning in a single-car accident on Pioneer Trail near April Drive. She was a passenger in the front seat of a four-door sedan. The 20-year-old female driver from South Lake Tahoe and 25-year-old male passenger from Sacramento were flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno […]
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By Tina Bruess and Rebecca Phillipsen At Barton Hospice, we help people with advanced illness live more comfortably and meet the end of life with confidence, grace and dignity. Our clinicians and staff give a voice and provide knowledge about what a person and family needs to know as the person approaches the final chapter of […]
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