By Chabeli Herrera, Miami Herald Is Airbnb a significant threat to the hotel industry? For the past few years, that question has been a hot topic for hospitality associations, city councils, hoteliers and tourism promoters across the globe. Now industry-watchers are getting a window into Airbnb’s place in the business. This month data and analytics firm […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was read to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Feb. 7, 2017, by city resident Tami Wallace and is republished with permission. Honorable mayor and City Council. I must admit that I’m glad that I get to talk and you can only listen. I wish marriages and children came […]
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The “Vagina Monologues” returns to South Lake Tahoe for the 15th anniversary on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 at 8pm. The award-winning play is based on V-Day founder/playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, by raising funds and awareness. Productions […]
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Tahoe’s Natural Diversity: Lakes Edge to Summit is the title of a talk to be given by Sarah Hockensmith of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science. She will talk about the diverse landscapes of the Tahoe region from lake level to the tops of the mountains.The presentation will cover how different flower, tree, bird, and mammal […]
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Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club is hosting the Fresh Tracks 5K Snowshoe Walk and Race on Feb. 26 at 10am at Camp Richardson Resort. The beneficiaries are Girls on the Run-Sierra and Metastatic Breast Cancer in honor of club member Renee Gorevin. Preregister by Feb. 11 for $30. This includes a winter beanie hat, […]
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Lake Tahoe News subscribers Rich Fisher and Sandy Myron and their respective guests are going to be enjoying some El Dorado County wine in April thanks to LTN. The annual Passport wine event is two weekends of fun where the wineries offer deals and food pairing with what they are pouring. As subscribers, Fisher and […]
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Updated 4:18pm: By Lake Tahoe News Continued rain on snow is bringing the threat of flooding to areas in the Tahoe-Truckee region. For Tuesday there are flood, high wind and avalanche warnings in effect. A flood watch is in effect until 4am Feb. 8 for South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Stateline, Incline Village, Bridgeport and Mammoth […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is offering avalanche beacon training at its station in Meyers. Beacon Basin is open Thursday through Sunday throughout the winter. The Meyers Community Foundation and Sierra Avalanche Center donated the majority of funds for the equipment. The fire department will maintain it and coordinate free transceiver trainings once or twice […]
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Spooner Lake State park offers a system of meandering cross country ski trails that wind through dense forest, across an open meadow and along the banks of Spooner Lake. The trail system is free to the public and made possible by a partnership between Nevada State Parks and Nevada Nordic, a non-profit group based in […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal A game that featured the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history also produced a record wagering handle in Nevada. The state’s 196 sports books had $138.5 million wagered on Sunday’s game, according to figures released Monday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The books won $10.9 million for a […]
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