Truckee is embarking on a two- to three-year process to update the 2025 General Plan with a 2040 General Plan. The General Plan is considered Truckee’s “blueprint” or guide to fulfill the community’s vision for future growth, development and conservation. Concurrent, the town will also be updating the Downtown Specific Plan. With the council’s initiation […]
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By Larry Weitzman Let’s just start this Road Beat with a bang, a very big bang. The Lexus LC500h is perhaps the best car I have ever driven. The best. It is an absolute tour de force of automotive technology, performance, handling, ride, quiet, style and fuel economy. Yeah, it costs a hundred Gs, but […]
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By Kathryn Reed ATLANTA – Baseball may be a simple game – hit, catch, throw – but the history, the competition, the nuances of the game, the pageantry are what make it magical. Unlike football and basketball where the dimensions of the field and court never change, the same is not true for baseball parks. […]
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By Bruce Grego Years ago, we, in South Lake Tahoe, could look forward to summer. Nowadays, we can look “forward” to Caltrans construction season on Highway 50. The construction activity that continues for still another year on Highway 50, regarding the installation of drainage and sidewalks, is disruptive to small businesses. I realize that you […]
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By Michael Wilson, The Conversation Freud, Wilkie and the other chimpanzees peacefully fed and rested in the sun-dappled Tanzanian forest. Mzee Hilali stood next to me, writing notes on the chimpanzees’ behavior, as he had been doing for over 30 years as a field assistant for Jane Goodall’s long-term study at Gombe National Park. Suddenly, […]
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Amgen will remain the title sponsor of the Tour of California for the foreseeable future. AEG, the owner and operator of the Amgen Tour of California, has renewed its agreement with Amgen. Amgen has been the sponsor for the last 12 years. “At this time, we are not disclosing the exact renewal length other than […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted illegally in 2015 when it denied Endangered Species Act protection for a distinct population of bi-state sage grouse in California and Nevada, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero in San Francisco said in an 85-page opinion that the […]
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· From the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, “Currently, there is still significant snow coverage and drifts above 7,500 feet. We anticipate the trail to be fully open at higher elevations and north facing sections fairly early this year, probably mid-July.” · Kelly Smith, lead loan servicing specialist, is employee of the year at Ridge […]
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The precautionary “boil water notice” issued for Cave Rock and Skyland Water System on May 17 has been rescinded. Results from the bacteriological testing show both rounds of sampling came back clean. A computer error at the Cave Rock Water Treatment Plant led to the boil notice.
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Michael Angelucci will be the guest pianist for the TOCCATA-Tahoe Symphony during the the 13th annual Summer MusicFest. Performances will feature Beethoven and Mozart. Performances will be: June 2 4pm at Cornerstone Church, Incline Village June 3 4:30pm at Methodist Church, Gardnerville June 8 7pm at St. Theresa Church, South Lake Tahoe June 10 4pm […]
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