Entries are open for the third annual Lake Tahoe WordWave One-Act Play Competition. Three winners will each receive a $500 cash prize and a two-night stay to see their work directed and produced as a staged reading at the historic Valhalla Boathouse Theatre at the Tallac Historic Site on the South Shore on Oct. 21. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A new neighborhood is about to be erected on the South Shore. With a severe housing shortage in Lake Tahoe, inane rules governing development and tourist accommodations usually what anyone wants to build, this is almost revolutionary. Ten units will be four bedrooms and the remaining 34 will have three bedrooms. Fourteen […]
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By Tom Mooers, Denver Post Dear Colorado: Welcome to Lake Tahoe! We’ve been reading in our local California papers, as well as the Denver Post, about the new relationship between Aspen Skiing Co. and KSL Capital Partners. And of their subsequent purchases of IntraWest and Mammoth ski resorts — quite a dowry! You likely share in […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Michael Shackleford is a gambling aficionado and a mathematician. As the owner of the The Wizard of Odds website, the former actuary and adjunct professor of casino math at the UNLV has spent countless hours calculating the odds and figuring out strategies for most of the games in casinos. […]
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The record-breaking winter revealed record-breaking amounts of litter as the snow melted. On May 6, 118 volunteers scoured South Tahoe neighborhoods to help clean it up and kick off the summer with a litter-free town. The groups covered 15 locations, and gathered 1,484 pounds of trash and debris. Volunteers took to the streets around […]
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The right lane of eastbound Interstate 80 east of Kingvale in Nevada County will be closed for an extended period as emergency crews investigate and repair drainage damage. Winter storms increased water flows in established drainage areas resulting in erosion around culvert pipes adjacent to the freeway. During periods of increased traffic, such as weekends […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun At a Lake Tahoe fundraiser in August, Elko County Commissioner Demar Dahl — a leader in the movement to transfer federal land to the states — met privately with then-candidate Donald Trump. According to a story Dahl has told many times since then, he asked Trump how he would […]
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Monitor Pass is open, but there is still mounds of snow along the sides of this section of Highway 89. The two other key Sierra passes — Tioga and Sonora — remain covered in snow. Crews are working to clear them. Tioga Pass (Highway 120) is the east entrance to Yosemite National Park. Caltrans says […]
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The 6th annual Kindred Art and Folk Institute Inspired Adventure Spring Festival celebrates art, nature and music while raising money for at risk-youth scholarships, public art and art education programs. This year’s festival is May 20 at the Truckee Community Art Center. It will feature live music, fire dancing, an interactive urban art wall, artisan […]
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· South Lake Tahoe Wedding & Honeymoon Association is hosting a dog costume contest and barbecue to benefit Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. It is May 21, 1-4pm at Pine Cone Resort, 601 Highway 50, Zephyr Cove. Cost is $15. Tickets are online. · Local wildflower guru and TRTA guide Roger Rosenberger, and Lake Tahoe Community […]
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