Bona Fide Books is hosting an art reception, poetry slam and reading for Reno-based poet and artist Benjamin Arnold on April 7, 7-10pm at Bona Fide HQ. This event is free and open to the public. Singer-songwriter Athena McIntyre of Rockin’ Minerva will provide music starting at 9pm. This interactive National Poetry Month kick-off will […]
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Day of the Young Child is June 9 from 10am-2pm at Lake Tahoe Community College. Click on the flyer for more information.
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Special Olympics Nevada is taking fundraising to new heights with the annual Over the Edge fund-raising event. Anyone who raises at least $1,000 for the charity may rappel down the Grand Sierra in Reno in late June. Participants may create an online fundraising page so friends, family and co-workers can make a secure credit card […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 23, 2012, Reno Gazette-Journal. It’s as predictable as the spring winds over the Sierra: Every couple of years, gas prices climb inexorably in the days before the summer driving season and the hand-wringing begins. Just as predictably, the blame for the pain felt by drivers is laid […]
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By Diana Lambert, Sacramento Bee Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s first home was in an alley at Third and O streets near a house of prostitution and a flophouse. “We thought everyone lived that way,” said Cantil-Sakauye, who went on to graduate from UC Davis School of Law and become the chief justice of the California Supreme Court. […]
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The largest eco-event in the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee area — the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival — is April 21 from 11am to 5pm at the Village at Squaw Valley. This all-ages, community sponsored event gives participants an opportunity to learn about recycling and composting, alternative energy, sustainability, watershed and forest health, and reducing ecological […]
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Chloe is a great all-around dog who will fit into just about any household. She is a 4-year-old shepherd mix, about 50 pounds, and she’s house trained. Chloe is great with other dogs and doesn’t mind cats. She has lots of energy, but in a friendly and fun way. She is crate trained, and would […]
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• Curtis Fong, who writes the daily ski report for Lake Tahoe News, was honored this month by the North American Snowsports Journalists with the Mitch Kaplan Memorial Award for Excellence in Snowsports Coverage. • El Dorado County is looking for a rep to the oversight board that will review, approve and in some cases […]
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Disabled Sports USA Far West, located at Alpine Meadows, hosts its weeklong Ability Celebration March 27-April 1. This annual event invites veterans disabled in Iraq and Afghanistan to participate in adapted skiing and snowboarding and celebrates the abilities of people with disabilities. As part of a week, 25 active-duty U.S. soldiers and marines disabled in […]
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Open letter to the LTVA, Even though we have verbally contacted the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority before on this matter, we are getting quite disturbed about public dollars going to private companies and costing local businesses additional expenses in promoting their business. Years ago, LTVA made a huge blunder by expending hundreds of thousands of […]
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