By Clive Thompson, Mother Jones My airplane home from Boston is delayed for takeoff, so the woman next to me pulls out her phones to get some work done. Like many of us, she has two—an iPhone for her personal life and a BlackBerry paid for by her employer. “It’s a dog leash,” she jokes. […]
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Roadside stations for inspections and decontamination of motorized boats and watercraft are opening in Lake Tahoe. Locations, hours of operation and opening dates are: Now open — 8:30am-5:30pm, seven days a week Meyers: at the junction of highways 50 and 89 Spooner Summit: at the junction of highways 50 and 28 Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP LAS VEGAS — Caesars Entertainment on Wednesday reported a wider first-quarter loss as gambling revenue fell and the company’s casinos outside of Las Vegas faced stiffer competition and bad weather. The Las Vegas-based company, which runs the Caesars, Harrah’s, and Horseshoe brands, as well as Harveys at Lake Tahoe, has struggled […]
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By Kathryn Reed Farmers’ market season arrived in Lake Tahoe this week, though the bulk of the markets don’t open until June. “The thing we found out about farmers’ markets is there are many options, but you still have the opportunity to meet the farmer,” Steve Rozier told Lake Tahoe News. He runs a market […]
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To the community, The teachers in Douglas County have not received an increase in salary since a mediated agreement was reached in February 2008. The end result of that mediated process was 4 percent for 2007, and 4 percent for 2008, not compounded. That agreement was reached after the DSA [Distributive School Account] for DCSD […]
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Businesses on Emerald Bay Road are making changes. The long vacant building that used to house a Chinese restaurant has been demolished. In its place and using the same footprint will be a building that will house South Shore Bikes and SUP Tahoe. “Originally they planned on remodeling, but found that the building required so […]
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By Joe Satran, Huffington Post Every day, coffee fans in cities from San Diego to Stockholm get a dose of self-satisfaction along with their morning caffeine jolt when they order fancy coffee that tastes great and that they assume is helping the environment. But the recent uptick in coffee connoisseurship hasn’t yet translated into a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plastic bags are what caused the backup at the Fresh Ketch restaurant and subsequent sewage spill into Lake Tahoe. A plumber from Summit Plumbing in his work order said he found a 4-inch sewer line backed up and overflowing on May 3. He also removed plastic bags from the line. On the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Earthjustice, which represents the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, waited until May 7 – the last day possible – to file an appeal regarding the U.S. District Court’s decision upholding the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update. “The agency’s strange strategy to protect Lake Tahoe and its surrounding […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is accepting comments on the environmental assessment for a proposal that would require proper storage of food and refuse at developed recreation sites in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Comments will be accepted through May. The EA is available online. For more information, contact Megan Mullowney at […]
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