Publisher’s note: Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day. By Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated For those of us who came of age in the late 1980s and early ’90s, it was the closest thing sports had to a JFK moment. We can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing on the afternoon of […]
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For this holiday season, many people suggest shopping locally. The reasons are obvious. But in addition to helping local business owners, why not help local artists as well. There is a great shop in South Lake Tahoe that offers many gift ideas for under $20. I’m talking about Made in Lake Tahoe at Ski Run […]
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Members of Eric Hellberg’s Lake Tahoe Community Rock Ensemble class will be hosting a benefit concert Dec. 9 at 7pm at the Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theater. In addition to class members, special guest Coherence will be performing. All proceeds from the event benefit the programs and services of the Boys & Girls Club […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee More than 1,500 acres of mountain land in Nevada and Placer counties will be handed over to public agencies as part of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. bankruptcy proceedings begun in 2004. A part of that total – 64 acres – will go to the Auburn Recreation and Parks District […]
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By Kathryn Reed From environmental planner to book publisher to book distributor to bookstore owner. That has been the career path of South Lake Tahoe’s Michael Scialfa. How long he will have the title of bookstore owner remains to be seen. For now, Lake Tahoe Books and Art is what’s called a pop-up bookstore. It […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal A $10,000 grant to help the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority develop its sports tourism initiative was among nearly a half-million dollars in rural tourism grants announced Tuesday. The Nevada Commission on Tourism doled out a total of $492,711 to 72 applicants for projects that include a smartphone application, a website aimed at […]
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STATELINE — Tahoe Douglas firefighters are looking for the individual who set fire to the cloth hanging on the scaffolding of the old Bill’s Casino at Stateline. A security guard from MontBleu casino used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze that consumed about a 10 foot by 12 foot piece of cloth. Eric […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet Dec. 5 at 1pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. The board expects to establish the process and schedule for seeking applicants for the Bicycle Trail and Fields Advisory Committees required by Measure R. The JPA will also consider potential refinancing of the existing JPA bond […]
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The Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus of Sierra College, directed by Susan Horst, Chris Nelson and Tom Acord, will present its holiday concert “Sing Christmas” at the Resort at Squaw Creek on Dec. 10 at 7pm and Dec. 11 at 2pm. “Sing Christmas” is an eclectic array of delightful, celebratory seasonal music, spanning the globe as […]
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To the community, For most people in America, Thanksgiving was spent with family and friends sharing a huge meal, football games, and a nap. But for some in our local community, they would have had nothing without the generosity of others to be thankful for. Every Monday Bread & Broth (a local nonprofit organization) feeds […]
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