National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 23-27. “There was one death and close to 700 work zone crashes in active Nevada work zones last year,” NDOT Director Susan Martinovich said in a press release. “Each driver truly needs to give their undivided attention while driving, particularly through road work zones.That means driving slowly and […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors meets three times each year in the Lake Tahoe area, with April 23-24 being the next time. Items on the agenda include: Considering approval of an amendment to an agreement between the county and Tahoe Truckee Disposal Co., and Placer County Eastern Regional Sanitary Landfill. Community Development Resource Agency […]
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By Wendy Koch, USA Today Glitzy is out and comfy is in as Americans take a simpler approach to home renovation. With real estate values still in the doldrums, people are seeing their houses less as investments and more as, well, homes. Since they’re staying put, they’re taking on targeted — rather than extreme — […]
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Starting on Monday, the eighth installment of Miss Superpark is coming to Squaw Valley. More than 50 of the world’s top female riders are making the trip to North Lake Tahoe. Gretchen Bleiler, Erin Comstock, Jenny Jones, Jamie Anderson, Kimmy Fasani, Enni Rukajärvi, Jess Kimura, Kelly Clark and many more are getting ready to open […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Get ready, fans of Sammy “Red Rocker” Hagar. The soft opening of his expanded Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harveys in Stateline is set for April 27, with food and drink specials and live music by local bands. Hagar originally opened the restaurant-bar-music venue in 2004, amid – shall we say […]
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By Jim Gardner, San Francisco Business Times If a giant coast redwood falls in the forest, there’s a good chance Dave Milarch would hear it. The beefy, Camel-smoking fourth-generation Michigan tree nurseryman is on a mission to clone the world’s oldest, largest trees. He’s now turned his attention to the gigantic Sequoias that dot northern […]
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By Kathryn Reed A loud boom that was heard and felt Sunday about 8am could be related to the Lyrid meteor showers. While folks at the National Weather Service in Reno said they did not feel or hear anything, they did see something. “I can tell you that I was speaking to a co-worker and […]
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Improvements to the Rubicon Four-Wheel-Drive Trail in the Eldorado National Forest can move forward now that the U.S. Forest Service has granted an easement to El Dorado County for the Rubicon Trail where it crosses National Forest lands. The feds also authorized a number of road and recreational opportunity enhancements. A bridge will be built, […]
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STATELINE – With $55,000 in donations, the sold-out crowd at Saturday night’s Elegant Evening had plenty of choices when it came to items to bid on. Most offerings came in the form of silent auction items, though a few pricy things – like trips to the Caribbean and a full set of braces – went […]
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By E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post It’s understandable if unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin has polarized the country along both racial and ideological lines. But there is one issue that should not have any racial connotations: the urgency of repealing “Stand Your Ground” laws. And leave it to New York […]
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