Fire restrictions will go into effect July 11 within the Tahoe National Forest. Restrictions include: No open fires, campfires or charcoal fires are allowed on Tahoe National Forest lands outside of designated areas, even with a valid California Campfire Permit, except within the oven at Wheeler Sheep Camp. Lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied […]
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By Kim Wyatt RENO – That voice. Legendary vocalist k.d. lang stole the show at a revelatory concert under the stars Thursday night in Reno. Lang, touring with Neko Case and Laura Veirs, blew away a sold-out crowd with an intimate, powerful performance at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. The […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe hosted its first 4th of July parade. There were 78 vehicles and approximately 200 people either walking, biking, or dancing. American Legion Post 795 served as the parade marshals. The city of South Lake Tahoe would like to say “thank you” to all the parade participants, […]
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The youth of Lake Tahoe can help break in the newly resurfaced courts at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club by participating in the July-August junior program. Longtime teaching professional Deanne Larsell plans to keep groups small to provide more individualized instruction. Beginner and advanced beginner classes are available for those in grades 1-8. Each four-day, one-hour group […]
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Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association is having a trail building day July 9. From 9am to 3pm crews will be helping to build the new Kingsbury Stinger Trail. Work will be on a new section of trail about one half mile from the trailhead. Meet at 9am at the end of North Benjamin/Andria Drive (Tahoe Rim Trail’s […]
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· The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Transportation District are seeking more ideas from the public about how to improve Lake Tahoe’s transportation system to reduce traffic congestion. Materials presented at the May open houses are available online. A short questionnaire is there as well. · Nevada Department of Transportation is having an open […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a split vote, the Placer County Planning Commission said no to the developer who wants to build 760 units on 6.6 acres near Brockway Summit. Sierra Pacific Industries owns the land, with Mountainside Partners the developers. The development would be just outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. Commissioners on July 7 voted […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal When the doors open to the world’s largest gaming convention in September in Las Vegas, it should come as no surprise that politics will be high on people’s minds. The three-day Global Gaming Expo, known in the industry as G2E, begins at the Sands Expo and Convention Center […]
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By Tony Berendsen Stargazing with the unaided eye provides a spectacular view of the cosmos. The broad vista our eyes give us yields a multitude of stars, the Milky Way’s hazy band, and maybe an occasional meteor. It’s breathtaking, but even though it is a four-dimensional view, the unaided glance seems very two-dimensional; a small […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – People need to decide if they want the status quo or to make the investment. That was the overriding message South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry delivered July 6 to Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. Pictures told the story as much as her words. A collage of where […]
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