To the community, There is a lot of noise buzzing around the city manager’s search for a new employer. So, for the record, the vote to hire Mr. (Tony) O’Rourke as South Tahoe’s city manager was 4-1. I cast the lone no vote. But I should back up and explain why I did not take […]
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• The Beacon Bar & Grill’s outdoor music begins May 26 with the Rebecka Chase Band. • North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will be celebrating National Emergency Medical Services Week (May 20-26) throughout May. Firefighters will be hosting ambulance tours at the schools in an effort to educate students about emergency medical situations and […]
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Lani is a 3-year-old Lab mix who has had her ups and downs. She was adopted out of the shelter when she was a puppy, and now her owner, who loved her very much, has lost his job and his house and can no longer take care of her. She is house trained and has […]
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By Charisse Jones, USA Today If you’re flying this summer, you’ll probably pay more than you did last year. And the price for a ticket to ride will likely keep rising for months to come. Summer fares for trips in the USA are up 3 percent on average over last year and 18 percent compared […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will neither be Julie Andrews making the hills come alive with the sound of music nor the bass of bands from SnowGlobe. Instead, a mix of jazz, reggae and blues are expected to resonate from Lakeview Commons this summer. OnCourse Events has been granted a permit to bring music to the […]
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The American Association of University Women South Lake Tahoe Branch is hostings its home tour — At Home in Al Tahoe: Historic Retreats at The Lake — on June 23 from noon-4pm. The historic South Lake Tahoe neighborhood was the site of the first pioneer settlement on the Lake Tahoe shoreline. Attendees will drive, walk […]
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Wildlife photographer Jim Stamates will share some of his images set to music to tell the story of the Rhythm of the Sierra. The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is sponsoring the May 9 7pm event at the Unity at the Lake Spiritual Center. An added feature will be “In The Rhythm of Kokanee” filmed at […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal An even playing field, that’s all book-seller Christine Kelly wants. Kelly has operated Sundance Bookstore and Music in Reno for 26 years, and she and has watched online retailing’s rise in part from not charging sales tax while she and other brick-and-mortar business owners must do so under the law. […]
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By Sarah B. Weir, Yahoo Even food snobs who shun McDonald’s have to admit that they serve the mother of all French fries. Ray Kroc, one of the chain’s founders wrote in his autobiography that the fry was “almost sacrosanct for me. Its preparation a ritual to be followed religiously.” The end result is a […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal No one yet knows what course of events forced Eric Holton to steer his speeding truck onto a gravel escape ramp on the Mount Rose Highway on Monday. What is clear is that things had already gone terribly wrong. It’s the last thing any trucker wants to do. “You talk […]
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