By Kathryn Reed The Best Western at Timber Cove changed hands this week and a new restaurant on the pier is open. Bob Maloff, who died a year ago, had left the South Lake Tahoe hotel, including the pier that juts far into Lake Tahoe, to his estate. Urbana Holdings based in Georgia is now […]
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By Kenneth Kiesnoski, Travel Weekly The story of the growth of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) travel market in recent years is a tale of two seemingly contradictory — but, in reality, complementary — trends: occasional spurts in the launch of novel, LGBT-specific tourism products and promotions tailored for gay and lesbian consumers. Those trends have been […]
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Life goes on, but that does not mean we can or should forget the past. To do so means the likelihood of forgetting what we have learned. Complacency can set in – which is never a good thing. That is why with the five-year anniversary of the Angora Fire coming up later this month Lake […]
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A few record high temperatures were set June 1 in the Tahoe area. South Lake Tahoe reached 81 degrees – two degrees higher than the record set in 1992. Reno’s 97 was three degrees higher than the 2007 record. Mammoth surpassed the 2002 record of 77 by three degrees. Markleeville tied the 2001 record of […]
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Several fires are burning out of control in Northern Nevada — all presumably caused by lightning strikes on June 1. The largest is the Preacher Mine Fire at 500 acres as of Friday night. This is where most resources are being used. “There are several homes in this remote rural area, however no structures have […]
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Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, Barton Health and Lake Tahoe Unified School District are offering free student sports physicals to South Tahoe and Whittell high school students and Pop Warner athletes playing fall, winter and spring sports. The event is June 6 from 4-6pm at South Tahoe High School, 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Available on a […]
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Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute offers a Lavender Production, Sales & Marketing Workshop on June 18, 9am-4pm at the Carson City campus. It will include a lavender farm tour. Cost is $45. Lunch is included. Seating is limited, and registration is required. The workshop will begin at Campie’s Lavender Patch in Stagecoach where students […]
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As part of this year’s “Alta Alpina Challenge – Riding the Wild Sierra” cycling event, the Alta Alpina Cycling Club is organizing non-competitive ride for people of all ages on June 30. Designed to accommodate cyclists of all abilities, the course will allow riders to experience the scenic beauty of the Sierra foothills along the […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District is giving nearly $11,000 to local charities. The donated money is a pass through of sorts from the department’s health insurance consultant LBG Advisors. LBG Advisors is not keeping insurance carrier bonuses and instead donates them to local charities in the name of their clients. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District […]
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Three business workshops are being offered in Truckee this month. Business Basics (June 6 1-4pm, $40) is a three-hour workshop discussing the fundamentals of starting and building a successful business. Learn the realities of starting a business, licenses and permits needed, developing start-up costs, break-even analysis, cash flow projections, legal structure options, insurance requirements, importance […]
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