By Juliana Shallcross, Frommers Resort fees can be the ultimate buzzkill during your hard-earned vacation. Spending an additional $20 to $30 per night, plus tax, can cancel out whatever good vibes you picked up while relaxing at the pool, especially if the charge covers amenities and services that were once included in the room rate, […]
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By Zack Colman, Christian Science Monitor When a market for trading water rights opened in central Nebraska last year, one of the initial bidders wasn’t a corn farmer, or even a water user at all in the traditional sense. It was the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program, a conservation group investing to replenish the region’s […]
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· The South Lake Tahoe swimming pool will be closed March 15 from 11:30am-4:30pm for a high school meet. · The Loft in South Lake Tahoe is hosing the Darcie Kent five-course wine pairing dinner on April 5. The $79 tickets are available online. · The inaugural Tahoe Truckee Unified School District state of the […]
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The El Dorado County State of Jefferson is having an informational town hall on March 25 at 4pm at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Hall, 2675 Sanders Drive, Pollock Pines. Mike Thomas of Placerville will be the guest speaker El Dorado County is one of 21 rural counties seeking fair/equal representation in the Legislature. Los Angeles […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials are expected to sign a deal Tuesday that would raze the dilapidated Knights Inn motel that fronts Highway 50, and replace it with a Whole Foods 365 and other retail establishments. On Monday morning, Pradip Patel, who owns the Knights Inn, signed an agreement to sell his property […]
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By Kim Wyatt What makes one leave his or her home? What makes one stay? Three novels convey powerfully the effects in our lives of borders created by political forces and those we create in our own minds. “A Gentleman in Moscow” By Amor Towles 480 pages, Viking An enchanting […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal March Madness is upon us, another time of the year when people who almost never set foot inside a race and sports book become sports experts and serious gamblers. It was only a month ago that twice-a-year bettors showed their expertise on Super Bowl Sunday. How significant is […]
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To the community, “The Filipino community would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Bread & Broth for once again giving us the opportunity to be a part of their very important and heart-warming Adopt A Day program,” commented Mila Seals. Seals has been coordinating the AAD meals that the Filipino community has been sponsoring […]
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Paul Simon is coming to Lake Tahoe this summer. He will be performing as part of the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series on June 25. Also coming to the South Shore this summer are: Rebelution (June 30), Sammy Hagar (July 2), Train (July 9), Third Eye Blind (July 16), Jack Johnson (July 28) and Slightly Stoopid […]
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By Abbie Barronian, Powder I recently spent a weekend with 20 strangers in a classroom and on a couple slow, icy tours, clocking about five minutes of cruddy downhill skiing in the back country around Stevens Pass, Wash. The AIARE Level One course is a pretty incredible way to spend a weekend. Deciding to take […]
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