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Posted March 23, 2012 -

Sierra Nevada Alliance conference

Sierra Nevada Alliance’s annual conference is Sept. 21-22 at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. For more information, go online.

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Young travelers changing hospitality industry

By Janet Morrissey, New York Times The hotel industry, struggling to recover from the depths of the recession, has begun to contemplate a group of travelers it sees as crucial to its economic growth — those in their 20s to mid-30s who are obsessed with technology, social media and design. Many hotel owners and operators […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield will be at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on May 12 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $65 — 800.786.8208.

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Study finds young Americans less interested in environmental issues

By Martha Irvine, Washington Post They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today’s young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources — and often less civic-minded overall — than their elders were when they were […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Opinion: Reforms needed to reverse California decline

By Michael J. Boskin and John F. Cogan, Wall Street Journal Long a harbinger of national trends and an incubator of innovation, cash-strapped California eagerly awaits a temporary revenue surge from Facebook IPO stock options and capital gains. Meanwhile, Stockton may soon become the state’s largest city to go bust. Call it the agony and […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Allergy season coming into bloom

By Mandy Kendall The Vernal Equinox at the beginning of this week announced the official end of winter and heralded the beginning of spring. Great news for the sun worshipers, but not so great for the more than 40 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies. The unseasonably warm weather so far this year has […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Opinion: S. Lake Tahoe — nothing but a name on a map

To the community, On the question of consolidating the fire department with Lake Valley, the most important consideration is who will be the sovereign? The city was created to give the citizens of the city sovereignty within the limits of the city. Thus, there would be self-government within a general law city. It is clear […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Study finds more bad news about red meat

By Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon It’s a great day to be a cow. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health announced that just a single serving of red meat per day dramatically increases your risk of death – by 13 percent. The odds of developing cancer or heart disease start around 14 percent — […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Public invited to learn about Edgewood Lodge project

Edgewood Companies is having an open house March 29 from 5:30-7pm to explain the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge project. The meeting will be at the clubhouse of the Stateline golf course. The lodge project includes a LEED-designed hotel with environmental improvements located adjacent to the current Edgewood clubhouse. It will include 194 hotel rooms, a bistro-style […]

Posted March 23, 2012 -

Tahoe cyclists ready to set a record

South Lake Tahoe cycling enthusiasts are going after the world record for the largest bicycle parade. Slow Rollers bike club is sponsoring the May 17 event at 4pm. Riders will go from the Y in South Lake Tahoe to MontBleu in Stateline. Preregister at Sports Ltd. in the Village Center or call (530) 544.3979. Come […]