PhotoFocus is a group of South Shore photography enthusiasts. Beginners, advanced and professional photographers gather each month to show, share, and inspire each others photography. A monthly theme motivates the group to go out and shoot. Theme images are shown at the following meeting, with attendees voting on their top picks. Image critique is offered […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ten middle school students died at Lake Tahoe Community College on Tuesday as their classmates watched. Then they went to the funeral and staring back them in the coffin was a reflection of themselves. Gritty. Gripping. Impactful. That’s what the Drug Store Project is all about. Now in its ninth year, the […]
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Not only does Tanya Rose Bordner position local yoga aficionados into 26 postures to help heal the mind, body and soul, she also has a knack for whipping up tasty whole-food dishes. The (partially) raw-inspired meal she will March 30 at Dragonfly Restaurant in Truckee is a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. The […]
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Crocuses are blooming in the basin. Robins are confused. Spring is the season according to the calendar. And snow is about to pile up. It must be Lake Tahoe in March. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 11am March 28. Wednesday’s commute is expected to be difficult – slick roads, blowing snow and […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Jerod Haase, who led South Tahoe High to a state basketball championship in 1992, was named the head coach at Alabama-Birmingham on Monday night. Haase, who was officially announced as UAB’s coach Tuesday afternoon, has worked under Roy Williams for the past 13 seasons at North Carolina and Kansas. “I want to […]
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By Steve Chawkins and Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times A years-long environmental battle ended abruptly when the company producing a fumigant for strawberries and other crops yanked it from U.S. distribution, bringing relief to activists and raising concern among growers. Methyl iodide, meant to replace an ozone-depleting fumigant being phased out by an international treaty, […]
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By Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal When Ben Rogers received his first published novel last month, he couldn’t help but sleep with a copy by his bed. “Other than my kids and my family, it’s the thing I’m most proud of,” the 34-year-old writer said. “It’s just this little book, but so much of my heart […]
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By Bart Jansen, USA Today Airline passengers who are at least 75 years old will be able to keep their shoes and light jackets on at security checkpoints at four airports, the Transportation Security Administration recently said. The changes are similar to those adopted in September for children up to 12 and will reduce — […]
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The scientists at Tahoe Pipe Club have just completed the what they call most comprehensive field assessment of wet weather hydrologic connectivity of urban storm pipes in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This film is the result of this effort. “For the urban component of clarity loss, the most important issue is defining directly connected impervious […]
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By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – Floods and water shortages in the next 30 years will make it hard for many countries to keep up with growing demand for fresh water, particularly in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, the U.S. intelligence community reported Thursday. Water problems in the next decade will […]
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