By Melinda Myers Busy schedules, over indulging, and strenuous summer activities can lead to sore muscles, indigestion and headaches. When searching for pain relief, look no further than your own garden or your local farmer’s market. These five foods fresh from the garden – or pot – are packed with super pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory power. […]
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The rising price of houses at Lake Tahoe is not slowing down sales. For the first half of 2018, prices are up 18 percent compared to 2017, with the median price at $679,500. The number sold is up 27 percent for the same time period. The figures are provided by Chase International. Million-dollar homes continue to soar. […]
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By Ally Gravina, Moonshine Ink Over the course of two summers in the late 1960s, a chunk of the Haight Ashbury psychedelic rock scene was picked up and dropped off in Kings Beach at the building we now know as the North Tahoe Event Center. A converted bowling alley with 10-foot ceilings, the building was […]
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· Tahoe Transportation District will have a public hearing at the board meeting on July 13 at 9:30am at the Stateline office to discuss three proposals for transit on the South Shore. Go online for more info. · Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District reported a mosquito sample has tested positive for West Nile virus […]
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By Tom Lotshaw A UC Davis research team led by civil and environmental engineering professors Geoff Schladow and Alex Forrest, along with environmental science and policy Professor Steve Sadro, is working on a pilot project to test and optimize a strategy to reduce Mysis shrimp populations in Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe. Working with the […]
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By Scott Ramirez On Tuesday I drove through South Lake Tahoe and counted “no vacancy” signs. I only saw one. You might think this is not a big deal until you realize that it was July 3 and our town is full. Understanding that this is far from an accurate accounting of the state of […]
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The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Sex Offender Registry has received reports of a potential scam in an effort to collect money from registered sex offenders. Calls are being made to offenders informing them they are non-compliant with their registration requirements, that a warrant has been issued for their arrest and that the offender must […]
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Volunteers picked up 1,458 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe beaches on July 5. It took 499 people to remove the litter left behind from those spending July 4 here. Cleanup participants gathered at five locations around Lake Tahoe, and together removed litter from six miles of shoreline, including Commons Beach in Tahoe City, Kings […]
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Registration is open for the 8th annual Rose to Toads mountain bike ride. The ride is Sept. 2. At more than 62 miles long with 8,000-plus feet of climbing and 10,000-plus feet of descent, Rose to Toads is one of the toughest mountain bike rides around. One hundred percent of the proceeds go back to […]
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By Noel Harris, Sacramento Bee Vince Carter may be the NBA’s elder statesman, but he’s out to prove that no one is ever too old to try something new. The Kings swingman will get to show off his golf swing next week, when he participates in the American Century Championship for the first time. Carter, […]
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