On June 16 participants in the Rock Tahoe Half Marathon will be running from Spooner Summit to the Hard Rock in Stateline. In order to keep the runners safe, the lakeside lane of westbound Highway 50 will be closed from the top of Spooner Summit to the bike trail at Round Hill Pines. Additionally, vehicle […]
Read more
By Michael Mcgough, Sacramento Bee Deputies with a Lake Tahoe patrol crew helped recover a malfunctioning robot deployed by UC Davis researchers to study climate change, Placer County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday on Facebook. And it’s a good thing they picked it up before someone else did, because the yellow-and-blue device bears a fairly strong […]
Read more
· The El Dorado County Fair is June 14-17 in Placerville. · The 15th annual Downtown Truckee Wine Walk & Shop is Oct. 6 from noon-4pm. This year’s beneficiaries are Truckee Community Theater and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County and North Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 at the door. Additional […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts is about to have a greater presence in South Lake Tahoe as the company takes over the management and day-to-day operations of Lakeland Village on Oct. 1. The lakefront condo development has been run by Aqua Aston Hospitality for the last nine years. “Vail is a top notch company. It’s […]
Read more
By Alexis Clark On the summer afternoon in 1944 that 23-year-old Elinor Powell walked into the Woolworth’s lunch counter in downtown Phoenix, it never occurred to her that she would be refused service. She was, after all, an officer in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, serving her country during wartime, and she had grown up […]
Read more
By AC Shilton, Outside A warmer, drier future is coming for our hops. Luckily, these folks have developed a nice little workaround, thanks to a gene-editing tool that could help create a hop-free beer. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but climate change is going to mess with some of our most beloved foods. Prolonged […]
Read more
Zephyr Cove Tennis Club for the second consecutive year will host the USTA Husband Wife Hard Court National Championships. Teams from all over the country are expected to descend upon the South Shore for this hard court tournament. The tournament will be Sept. 10-16. This is one of four tournaments that is part of the […]
Read more
By Brad Daniel, Andrew Bobilya and Ken Kalisc, The Conversation Today Americans live in a world that thrives on being busy, productive and overscheduled. Further, they have developed the technological means to be constantly connected to others and to vast options for information and entertainment through social media. For many, smartphones demand their attention day […]
Read more
The Eldorado National Forest is recruiting members of the community to form a network of people who are ready to work in a support role during wildfires and other emergencies. These positions will be “on call” and provide intermittent employment for people with availability during summer. There are no physical fitness requirements except for the […]
Read more
Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and to Lake Tahoe News. Dear Board of Supervisors, We are becoming quite concerned that the county is continuing to promote the VHR controversy by scheduling ad hoc and Board of Supervisor meetings regarding future VHR regulations. The city of […]
Read more