By Alex Frew McMillan, The Street The Winter Olympics are fast approaching. And with the next two installments happening in Asia, the center of the ice-and-snow world is shifting ever so slightly to the East. South Korea hosts the games in February 2018, now just two months away, in and around the resort of PyeongChang. […]
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By NPR This Christmas Eve people all over the world will log on to the official Santa Tracker to follow his progress through U.S. military radar. This all started in 1955, with a misprint in a Colorado Springs newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup’s secret hotline at the Continental Air Defense Command, now […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal The U.S. gaming market experienced several blockbuster deals in 2017. The SLS Las Vegas, Alon project and Pinnacle Entertainment were all scooped up by competitors. But 2018 might hold even more mergers in store for the industry as a strong economy, low borrowing costs, lack of new licenses, and […]
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By Jamie Summers and Robin Valleau, The Conversation Marshes, streams and lakes lie alongside many of the roads and highways that zigzag across North America. Plants and animals inhabit these water bodies and can be exposed to many of the substances we put on those roads, including road salt. Rock salt helps keep roads safe […]
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By Rick Sylvester, Moonshine Ink The year 2017 marked the 40th anniversary of James Bond’s “The Spy Who Loved Me.” One local historian and pundit opined the stunt I performed doubling for Roger Moore playing James Bond as part of the opening pre-credit sequence represented a “game changer.” Though the movie was panned, it was […]
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The U.S. Forest Service is considering installing a transmitter at the top of Jobs Peak. Comments on the proposal, which is under environmental review, are being accepted until Jan. 8. The plan is for a 25-square-foot shelter that would house a radio repeater for improved communications. It would include solar panels to power the transmitter […]
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By Becky Wright, Tahoe Quarterly Kyle Smaine spent the better part of last season “crutching [his] way through the seemingly endless snowbanks” in his native South Lake Tahoe. Now, with a surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, the Sierra-at-Tahoe halfpipe skier feels healthy and motivated to make a run at the 2018 Olympic Winter […]
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By Larry Weitzman Kia Forte 5 is a small car even though it is considered a compact, as it has an interior volume of about 100 cubic feet with a cargo capacity of over 23 cubes. Fold down the rear seat and it becomes a mini-ute with 54 cubes of volume. It is a practical […]
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To the community, With funds provided by Vail’s EpicPromise grants, Heavenly Mountain Resort partners with Bread & Broth to annually host six Monday meal dinners at St. Theresa’s Grace Hall. Every other month, Heavenly sponsors an Adopt A Day of Nourishment and sends a team of volunteers to help crew at their sponsorship dinner. On […]
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· Douglas County commissioners on Dec. 21 unanimously agreed to increase South Tahoe Refuse rates by 6.81 percent starting Jan. 1. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules for the week. · Nevada was the second fastest growing state from July 2016 to July 2017, according to the Census Bureau. The population grew 2 […]
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