The Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 36th annual Celebration & Fundraiser is Oct. 3. This is an opportunity to celebrate another successful year. The state of the trail address will be given. The party will be at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. It will include food and a silent auction. Proceeds from benefit […]
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Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows has been on a quest to increase the number of Chinese nationals who visit the ski resorts. A partnership with Toread, the leading Chinese outdoor retailer, travel service, and operator of the Snowone ski competition tour, one of the most well-known winter sports events in China, is designed to help with that […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Californians can’t shake their love affair with cars – and pickups and SUVs. That’s hurting the greenest state in the union’s much-publicized crusade against climate change. While California is making headway in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the rate of progress is slowing. Emissions fell by a scant 0.3 percent in […]
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Updated 9:35am: A large swath of the South Shore was dark this morning because of a fire at an NV Energy substation in Round Hill. That station feeds Liberty Utilities, which is why people in California were affected as well. The power went off just after 8am on Aug. 28. At the height, 15,000 Liberty […]
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Tahoe Vista is going to host what is being dubbed as the world’s longest inland standup paddleboard race. This will be the second year for the Tahoe Vista Paddlefest. It will be Sept. 8-10. Women on Water is that Friday, The Butterfly Effect on Saturday and the 22-mile long Fall Classic race on Sunday. There […]
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Beautiful is a fun, playful 8-month-old kitten. She will do well in just about any home. Beautiful is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many other dogs and cats who are waiting for their new homes. Go to the Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gears. Oh, my, I will never take them for granted on my bikes ever again. Sunday’s tiny excursion through South Lake Tahoe on a LimeBike proved a few things: a) I might be in worse shape than I want to admit, b) the town is not as flat as I think it […]
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By Joe Mathews Take me out to the ball game? Sure, as long as you’re taking me to San Jose or Lake Elsinore. Those cities don’t have major league teams—that’s the point. In California, Major League Baseball is miserable. Big league games run long and cost hundreds of dollars for families to attend. The stadiums […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s national monument report went to the White House on Thursday, but the Trump administration has yet to disclose any recommendations from the unprecedented four-month review. The lack of information drew criticism from monument advocates, including Democratic members of Nevada’s congressional delegation. Conservation groups have […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun When it comes to recreational marijuana here, the message from the Nevada Gaming Commission to casino companies is clear: Stay away from the newly legal industry, whether it’s pot use by customers or business relationships with the weed industry. The commission discussed the issue Thursday during its monthly meeting […]
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