By Jeremy Miller “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is Marc Webb’s sequel to the much-needed reboot of the Spider Man franchise. Returning to the screen we have Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone as the leads, and welcome Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan. Peter Parker (Garfield) continues his heroic day-to-day as Spider Man, swinging around through the […]
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• There will be a water wise landscaping event at South Tahoe PUD’s office (1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe) on June 11 at 6pm. This free workshop will include interactive activities on efficient irrigation, landscape design, landscape styles, and more. • The 64-foot Tahoe Gal paddle-wheeler based in Tahoe City turns 10 this […]
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By Danya Perez-Hernandez, Chronicle of Higher Education While the use of online courses is increasingly widespread in California’s community colleges, the success rate of students in the courses lags behind that of their peers taking in-person courses, according to a report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit and nonpartisan […]
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Friends of Hope Valley benefit concert is June 8. The annual Back Forty Bluegrass concert and barbecue starts at 1pm. Also playing will be “local folkies” Larry Nair and Beth Oliverto — The Ten Dollar Pony. The event is at Sorensen’s Resort on Highway 88. Cost is $10. For more info, email info@hopevalleyca.com.
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By Venessa Wong, Bloomberg The most popular style of craft beer in the U.S. right now is India Pale Ale. Not only do Americans want hopped-up craft beer in pale and brown ales, they prefer more fragrant, costlier hops. The average price for all hops was $3.59 per pound in 2013, nearly twice as much […]
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By Kathryn Reed There is such a thing as too much garlic. I learned this the hard way. Usually I’m of the belief garlic is a food group. Not so with this recipe. The first time I made it I put way too much garlic in it. I kept eating it, but it really wasn’t […]
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By Jennifer Medinamay, New York Times LOS ANGELES — Portraying California as the front line of climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that the effects of man-made global warming were devastating the state, drawing a direct link between climate change and both the record-setting drought that has left the state parched and the early-season […]
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science is offering nature day camps for children aged 6-12 in South Lake Tahoe. Campers will spend time playing games, searching for wildlife, and reflecting on the day’s adventure, as well as bonding with fellow campers. Junior Entomologists is for ages 6-8. The July 21-24 camp cost $120. Tahoe Explorers is […]
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Squaw Valley will host North Face ultrarunner and Tahoe local Rory Bosio for an afternoon that includes a trail run and motivational lecture on June 6. Bosio, who has competed in ultramarathons for the past four years, will lead participants of all ages on a trail run up Squaw Valley’s Shirley Canyon. The trail run […]
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By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News PROVO, Utah — For 14 years, officials at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area focused on keeping Quagga mussels out of Lake Powell. It was an undertaking, as National Park Service rangers tried to police about 2 million annual visitors and an estimated 400,000 boat launches at eight developed boat access […]
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