Cocktail connoisseur Jack Maxwell sets out on a mission to find the best bars and drinks in the United States for any and every occasion in Travel Channel’s new special “Booze Traveler: Best Bars.” It will premier Oct. 11. The special was filmed around the Denver, Lake Tahoe, and greater Los Angeles areas. Maxwell hunts down Prohibition-style […]
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A golden eagle is back in the wild after having been rehabilitated at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The eagle was released Sept. 25 in the Carson Pass area near Red Lake. The center on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe needed about a month to get the bird healthy. It had a hard time flying […]
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By Brittny Mejia and Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times After a kidnapped Denise Huskins turned up in Huntington Beach in March 2015, police in Vallejo cast her disappearance as a hoax, saying it appeared to be part of an “orchestrated event.” On Thursday, a Harvard-educated attorney from South Lake Tahoe pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, closing […]
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By Kathryn Reed A South Shore drug task force has disbanded, but it’s not because crime has gone away. Five years ago California said it was shutting down South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team. While the state didn’t actually pull its funding until 2014, the remaining two partners – South Lake Tahoe and […]
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By Garry Bowen As I watched from the sidelines the proceedings of the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s council candidate forum last week, several thoughts occurred in its aftermath, the first being that we are indeed fortunate to be able to witness in a civilized form the thought processes of our citizens in […]
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By Katie Hafner, New York Times The woman on the other end of the phone spoke lightheartedly of spring and of her 81st birthday the previous week. “Who did you celebrate with, Beryl?” asked Alison, whose job was to offer a kind ear. “No one, I…” And with that, Beryl’s cheer turned to despair. Her […]
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By Shivani Vora, New York Times Forget the standard hangout by the beach or sightseeing through a city vacation. Hiking, walking and biking are less common ways to explore a destination, according to Susan Sparks, a travel adviser at Points of Interest Travel in Aspen, Colo., who specializes in customized active trips. “When you take […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Where is the innovation in casino gaming? It’s a simple question and one Mark Yoseloff, executive director of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Innovation, seemed to ask repeatedly during his presentation at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) on Wednesday. The resort itself has changed, adding day clubs, high-end nightclubs and […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Endowment, which operates under the umbrella of the El Dorado Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications. In 2015, the South Lake Tahoe Endowment cabinet made the decision to open the process to the entire nonprofit community. Some much-needed services were made possible as a result of that grant cycle, including the opening of the […]
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· Lake Tahoe Marathon week is Oct. 6-9. Details are online. · El Dorado County Undersheriff Randy Peshon was reappointed to the Judicial Council Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee. · More than 180 Heavenly Mountain Resort employees volunteered at Douglas County’s Kahle Park on Sept. 17 and Sept. 20. Volunteers laid 1,000 gallons of slurry seal […]
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