By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee A majority of California voters – especially those under age 40 – would like to see the state tax Internet poker and make the game legal, according to a Field Poll released today. Among all age groups, 53 percent of voters support the idea, the poll says, while 41 percent […]
Read moreThe 7th annual Mutt Strut is Oct. 9 in South Lake Tahoe. The 1.2 mile walk involves trying to build the best poker hand as you and your four-legged friend meander around the South Shore. Registration begins at 11am at Lake Tahoe Psychic, 3131 Harrison Ave. For more information about this fundraiser for Animal Coalition […]
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By Brian Gomez, Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS — Nearly 40 years ago, Denver gave away the Olympic rings. Now, it wants them back. The U.S. Olympic Committee has had preliminary talks with Denver about the chance of a bid for the 2022 Winter Games, USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun said Friday after his keynote address […]
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The Sept. 25 Lake Tahoe Marathon will mean delays for motorists as runners take over highways in the basin. Caltrans says expect 10-30 delays from 6:30am-1:30pm from the junction of highways 89 and 28 in Tahoe City to Spring Creek Road for those headed south. The northbound lane of Highway 89 will be closed during […]
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• Straw Hat Pizza’s newest location is inside Harveys casino in Stateline. • Design Workshop, an international landscape architecture, land planning, and urban design firm with six offices in the U.S., promoted Stephanie Grigsby to principal and Micah Langdon to associate in its Lake Tahoe office. • A free health van will be in the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the August 1976 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. Several months ago, our newsletter carried a report of Linda Mendizabal’s interview with Mrs. Meliba Vallet Meier, whose father was chef at Tallac House some 65 years ago and whose playmate at the time was Gladys Comstock. Since that […]
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To the community, The city manager on the issue of snow removal is irrational, and it goes hand-in-hand with keeping a 25 percent general fund reserve at this time. It’s like a miser who hoards money when his house badly needs repair. The city manager is in the process of revealing his true self. He […]
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It is time to get spooked during the third annual Historical Haunted Walking Tour in downtown Truckee on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. Old-timers will tell historic tales of the Wild West, ladies of nocturnal delight will sing a tune and entertaining characters will share titillating folklore along the nearly two-hour walk. Covering Truckee’s most […]
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By Nevada News Bureau Staff CARSON CITY – Nevada has been approved for a U.S. Department of Energy competitive grant to assist in energy retrofits across the state. The grant will help commercial buildings develop energy efficient retrofit projects, making it easier for businesses, contractors and energy suppliers to undertake these efforts. The $765,000 grant […]
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By Anne Knowles STATELINE — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has someone new shepherding its long overdue Regional Plan update. Harmon Zuckerman, the former Douglas County principal planner hired by the agency two years ago to oversee the RPU, resigned on Monday, a few days shy of the end of his contract. Arlo Stockham, a […]
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