A report from the Pew Research Center shows the number of immigrants who are in Nevada illegally has dropped by about 20,000 people from 2009 to 2012. But Nevada still has the largest share of unauthorized immigrants of any state. Pew reports that about 210,000 people, or 7.6 percent of Nevada residents, are in the […]
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• The Sierra Solstice Celebration at Sierra-at-Tahoe includes Christmas tree lighting on the Plaza Deck on Dec. 20 at 4pm. Santa will visit the plaza from 1:30-4:30pm Dec. 21. On Christmas Day he will be shredding the slopes. • The Nevada Chamber Music Festival is Dec. 26-31 in Reno. • The 13th annual Tahoe Adventure […]
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By Howard Stutz, Law Vegas Review-Journal Caesars Entertainment Corp. is considering placing its largest operating division into a real estate investment trust as a way of dealing with its gaming industry-high debt, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Caesars, which has been in talks with banks and lenders in an […]
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By Kathryn Reed Reducing the width of travel lanes to create bike or multi-use paths around South Tahoe Middle School was a reoccurring theme during a workshop Wednesday night. Statistics show from 2008-12 in a two-mile radius of STMS there have been 257 collisions, of which 23 involved pedestrians and 37 were cyclists. There were […]
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To the community, I recently authored a theory that dog waste is contaminating Lake Tahoe. The following is my response to those of you who participated in the dialogue. Thank you is the first thing I want to say. Thank you to Lake Tahoe News for the opportunity to make my point and the venue […]
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By Shelly Banjo, Wall Street Journal When it comes to holiday shopping, it pays to track what retailers do, not what they say. For all the hype, Black Friday isn’t the day to find the best deals, according to new data from Adobe Systems Inc., which has collected information on one trillion visits to 4,500 […]
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Chris Davenport, extreme skier of international fame, will be sharing his experiences Dec. 18 as part of the Alpenglow Sports’ Winter Film Series. Davenport’s show Lessons from the Mountains: The Art of Risk Management will discuss the important aspects of risk management as he takes the audience up and down the world’s highest peak, 29,029-foot […]
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• Tahoe Best Friends in South Lake Tahoe has added a grooming spa for dogs. • Lilliput Children’s Services provides support to people who are raising a child because the birth parents can’t. For more info, call 530.314.5998. • Kirkwood Mountain Resort is not opening this weekend. “We need a little assistance from Mother Nature […]
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By Teri Sforz, Orange County Register In the next year, about 20 percent of drivers will be convicted of speeding, rolling through stop signs or failing to stop at red lights, while another 8 percent will likely get off with a warning, and many more will be ticketed for parking illegally, having expired tags or […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials and operators of the Beach Retreat & Lodge agreed to sit down to figure out solutions to what has become a contentious issue regarding access to the beach. This centrally located lakefront hotel has changed general managers multiple times since Urbana Realty Advisors became owners a few years […]
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