Inyowen John Shelton died June 20, 2016. He was 29. Inyowen was a Tahoe baby who came into the world smiling. Being part Hidatsa and Chippewa, he was a steward of the Earth. He was wise for his years – a young sage and a scholar of all things, especially of the natural. He loved […]
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By Tom Randall, Bloomberg Last month wasn’t just the hottest June on record—it continued the longest-ever streak of record-breaking months: 14. The start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere gave us the hottest June since 1880, according to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That follows the hottest May, April, March, February, January, December, November, […]
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Dan Sperling will give a talk on Transforming Transportation, Finally: How Three Transportation Revolutions Are Starting To Disrupt Transportation As We Know It on Aug. 11. The passenger transportation system has seen little innovation since the advent of the Interstate Highway System. That is now changing. The ubiquity of smart phones is enabling the commercialization […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Leave it to Charles Barkley to capsulize the challenges he and others will face atop the Sierra this weekend trying to keep their golf balls in the fairway, away from the galleries and out of the water during the 27th annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe. “Golf is […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than 500 affordable housing units could begin to be built on the South Shore in 2017. Patrick Taylor of Cave Rock is in escrow to buy the former Kingsbury Middle School and Wells Fargo Bank properties, both of which are in Stateline. “Everyone who has lived here a long time knows […]
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By Tony Berendsen Passion is something we all have in varying degrees. Every once in a while we learn about someone with extraordinary passion who achieves something really amazing. Over the last couple weeks I’ve become reacquainted with a fellow ASN (Astronomical Society of Nevada) member Jay Lawson who has set the passion bar really […]
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By Maki Haberfeld Nowadays, everybody—agenda-driven politicians, entertainment moguls, and many citizens on the streets —is considered an expert on what needs to be done to improve policing. This is not helping policing or our current national conversation. As a former police officer and as author of many books and articles about the police profession, I […]
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By Eleanor Goldberg, Huffington Post A single restaurant in the U.S. wastes about 100,000 pounds of food a year, according to the Green Restaurant Association, making them auspicious donors for hunger relief groups. But many restaurants are reluctant to give away their edible leftovers, citing fears of getting sued. But they shouldn’t be so worried about backlash, […]
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A 43-year-old kayaker died at Lake Tahoe on Tuesday. Paul Anthony Aguirre of Rio Linda was paddling with family near El Dorado Beach on July 19 when he became separated. Family members found his kayak floating several hundred yards off shore just before 5pm. His life jacket was inside. Timber Cove Marina located the victim […]
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Update 8:28pm: Helicopter crews are using Lake Tahoe to scoop up water to put out a blaze in Desolation Wilderness. While the fire was reported Wednesday morning near Azure Lake, crews were still making drops as late as 5:30pm July 20. U.S. Forest Service officials say it is less than one-half acre. In addition to the helicopter […]
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