Homewood Mountain Resort will host a Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival on Aug. 28. It will feature food trucks, live music and a craft beer garden from noon-4pm. The event is free and open to all ages. An array of beers will be available for purchase by guests ages 21+, including taps from Lagunitas, Great […]
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By Joseph Serna and Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times As California enters traditional brush-fire season, there is something ominous in the air and on the ground. Drought-stricken and ready to burn, the tree canopy in the central and southern end of the Sierra Nevada is awash in yellows, browns and oranges. Many of the trees showing […]
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The slip n’ slide coming to Ski Run Boulevard isn’t what you remember as a kid. It will be 1,000-feet long. Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is teaming with Slide the City to bring the slide to South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 27 from 11am-6pm. The event will feature live music, vendors and environmental conservation information. Purchase […]
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By Kathy Park, KCRA-TV California Highway Patrol air rescues hit a record last month in Northern California due to emergencies at popular outdoor attractions. “We had the most rescues ever recorded in our unit, about 40 of them,” CHP pilot Jason Hertzell said. In July 2015, CHP conducted 30 rescues. Last month, most of […]
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Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe’s inaugural BBQ, Beer and Beats Festival is Aug. 27 from 2-7pm at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Local band RedNeck Quartet will be playing as will be members of South Lake’s Ukulele Club. There will be face painting, a balloon artist, golf games, foot golf, and raffles. Advance tickets are $45 for adults, […]
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By Michelle L. Price, AP More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas. The proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed […]
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Longtime Lake Tahoe resident Christy Smith died July 23, 2016. She was 67. Christine Cosbey was born March 10, 1949, in Altadena to Jack and Marjorie Cosbey. She spent her childhood in Southern California, graduating in 1967 from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. She studied nursing at Long Beach State College and worked as a […]
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The Village at Squaw Valley pays tribute to our four-legged friends with the 7th annual Peaks and Paws Festival on Aug. 27. Peaks and Paws is a special day to celebrate dogs with pet-friendly guided hikes up the mountain, an array of specialty products pet vendors, live bluegrass music all day, the Fetch Fest at Cushing […]
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· Meyers Mountain Bike Festival is Aug. 13-14. Details are online. · The multi-use path from the light at Zephyr Cove Resort to Warrior Way is complete. · Brad Deeds is now dean of Workforce Development and Instruction at Lake Tahoe Community College. · The Tahoe Show Fitness & Bodybuilding […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s true – a Whole Foods is looking at coming to South Lake Tahoe. But the deal has not been consummated. It wouldn’t be the big grocery stores, but instead one of the chain’s new concepts called 365 by Whole Foods Market. Some have compared them to a Trader Joe’s. Besides being […]
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