By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Major homebuilders are pouring more than $575,000 into an El Dorado County campaign committee established to defeat two local slow-growth initiatives. The contributors to the Committee to Protect El Dorado County Water and Open Space are developers who want to build more than 4,000 homes and town houses amid oak […]
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By Moonshine Ink As Tahoe delves into a rabid housing crisis, the real question is: What solutions can we tap into to solve this issue? There are myriad options being explored by the community at large. The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, which is spearheading a regional housing needs assessment, just wrapped up a series of […]
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By James Raia, Sacramento Bee Five years ago, teammates Chris Horner and Levi Leipheimer rode together for several miles in an uphill breakaway at the Amgen Tour of California. The riders’ skills, showcased high in the San Gabriel Mountains, defined cycling’s beauty but with a bizarre chunk of irony. Confident and fit, the two riders […]
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By Howard Riell, Las Vegas Sun Diners these days expect more from restaurants, and the proof is that digital amenities have gone from futuristic novelties to modern necessities in just a few short years. Chicago-based market research firm Technomic Inc. reported in a recent white paper that several smartphone-enabled conveniences have become important to restaurant […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle Memorial Day weekend is two weeks off, and dozens of lakes are filling in time for the start of the vacation season. Many lakes will hit their peak in the next two weeks. A great summer is imminent for lake-based vacation and recreation — camping, boating and fishing. The […]
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Admission to Nevada’s 23 state parks will be free on June 11. This statewide event encourages Nevadans and visitors to explore the outdoors. Discover Nevada State Parks day is also an opportunity for visitors to take the passport challenge and add a stamp to their passport booklet, or if they don’t have one yet, to […]
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By Anjeanette Damon and Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada has a pill problem. From the number of people dying from prescription pain pill overdoses to the sheer amount of narcotics that doctors prescribe, Nevada tops national lists. At the same time, Nevada lawmakers — pushed by a strong lobby of doctors — have resisted instituting programs used in […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Before the eight Republicans jockeying to claim an open Assembly seat began their debate last week, the party faithful in attendance were treated to some light political metaphor. Images of a lion and buffalo flashed across a screen against pulsing drum and flute music, telling a parable of buffalo […]
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More than 100 people turned out on a Saturday afternoon to voice their concerns about the proposed development at Squaw Valley that would transform the village area. Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, over the course of 25 years wants to add hotel rooms that would equal more than the four casinos at Stateline, build a year-round indoor […]
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Stevie Wonder, who last played on the South Shore nine years ago, is returning in September as part of the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series. Tickets for the Sept. 2, 7pm show range from $99.50 to $249.50. Other shows include: July 2: Slightly Stoopid, Soja, the Grouch, Eligh, Zion I July 6: Widespread Panic […]
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