By David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee A historical and prominent estate in Lake Tahoe has sold for nearly $29 million, according to several reports. The 10-acre property, known as the Drum Estate, on the north shore of Meeks Bay, boasts over 700 feet of shoreline, two piers and a compound of structures. A vintage main […]
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By Bart Jansen, USA Today President Trump’s temporary travel ban and an inhospitable political climate could punch an $18 billion hole in U.S. tourism by international visitors over the next two years, projections by travel analysts show. Foreign tourism is a $250 billion-a-year business in the United States, and Trump’s original and revised executive orders temporarily […]
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· Kim Wyatt’s essay “The Currency of Moons” was selected to appear in Best American Travel Writing 2017 by guest editor Lauren Collins of the New Yorker. The anthology will publish in October; the essay first appeared in Creative Nonfiction’s spring 2016 issue. Wyatt is the owner of Bona Fide Books in Meyers. · Slow […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal While many Cubs fans left Las Vegas after Sunday’s 22-4 rout of the Reds at Cashman Field with a futures ticket on Chicago to win the 2017 World Series, Kyle Hendricks left with a case of food poisoning. The Cubs pitcher said he made a late-night stop at a […]
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The Valhalla Renaissance Faire returns to Camp Richardson on June 10-11 with a fantasy-pirate theme. The event did not take place in 2016 because of all the work the U.S. Forest Service was doing to the campground. Because of the venue’s extensive updates and changes organizers have decided to limit the 2017 event to one […]
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By Susan Wood If Katie Sonntag, 17, and Leah Marino, 16, were to hear “you hit like a girl,” that would be a big compliment in the world of sports. These are no ordinary teenagers playing hockey. The local girls, who grew up and practiced their skills at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena, each […]
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By Larry Weitzman Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong has introduced a sensible piece of legislation, AB496, as part of the legislative session for 2017. The winter-spring rain and snow demonstrated to California residents that our roads and culverts are in terrible shape, especially in El Dorado County where our Board of Supervisors in the last few […]
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Native surface roads and trails in the Eldorado National Forest that are subject to the annual wet weather seasonal closure will reopen on April 1. “Melting snow will continue to create moist conditions in some areas, so it’s important to use good judgement before driving on dirt roads,” Forest Supervisor Laurence Crabtree said in a […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee When Gov. Jerry Brown campaigned for his sales and income tax increase five years ago, he appealed to statewide voters by arguing it would cost them just “one penny more” for their cappuccinos. In the Bay Area trying to build support for his $5.2 billion road-funding package, Brown acknowledged […]
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A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man had to be airlifted out of Desolation Wilderness on the afternoon of March 30 after injuring his leg. A California Highway Patrol helicopter dropped El Dorado County search and rescue volunteers onto Jakes Peak. They then skied to the victim. Because he could not ski out a hoisting seat […]
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