By Megan Michelson, Powder Urh Vodopivec is a 24-year-old ski instructor and student from Slovenia. He’s been traveling to Tahoe the last two summers to work seasonal jobs at restaurants. He’s one of about 300,000 people, many of whom are college students, visiting the U.S. each year on J-1 visas, which are designed as […]
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By Bradley Anderson Should men have their PSA checked? Not too many years ago, the answer to that question would have been a simple one: “of course!” After all, the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test was an amazing breakthrough that for the first time allowed prostate cancer to be detected before it was too late. […]
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The annual Kokanee Trail Runs put on by the Tahoe Mountain Milers are Oct. 8. There will be a 5K, 10K, half marathon and tadpole trot at Camp Richardson. Race day registration begins at 6am, or register in advance online. Races have staggered starts beginning at 7am. No headphones, dogs, strollers or baby joggers are allowed.
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Twice as many drinks will be available at the eighth annual Cocktails for a Cause fundraiser on Oct. 4 compared to previous years. This is because each mixologist will be crafting a mocktail and a cocktail. Non-alcoholic options are being created to encourage attendance by people who choose not to drink alcohol, but want […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – Hiking is supposed to be about getting away from the masses and being immersed in nature. That’s why the chaos of Blue Lakes Campground was a bit of a turnoff and caused us to wonder why we were there on Labor Day weekend. Fortunately, the campers seemed to think […]
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By Chris Giunchigliani, Las Vegas Sun We turn our lawns into xeriscapes, and our famed fountains on the Strip spout reclaimed and recycled water. We worry about the level of Lake Tahoe, and we build bigger water supply pipelines deep below the shrinking surface of Lake Mead. In a state where less than 1 percent […]
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By Elin McCoy, Bloomberg Earlier in the summer, the Napa Valley was on track to be one of the world’s luckiest wine regions this year, having escaped everything from hail to fires to grape-gobbling wild boar. Then a scorching, record-breaking heat wave with temperatures up to 117 degrees swept in and stuck around over Labor […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal While the sky will appear to have a new star next summer, it will actually be something far more rare. With the naked eye, onlookers will actually be squinting at the world’s first-ever piece of “space art.” The Nevada Museum of Art is working on a $1.3 million project called the “Orbital […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Last winter brought a record amount of precipitation to the Sierra, filling Lake Tahoe almost to the brim. Several feet of water were also released from the Tahoe City Dam to make room for the snow melt. The lake is still in good shape. Tahoe’s level is still more than 5 feet […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval wants the state to take another look at the relationship between the gaming and legal marijuana industries in Nevada. He has issued an order for the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee to meet by Dec. 15 to review the issue. Read the whole story
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