By Kathryn Reed Tennis doesn’t get talked about much as a reason for tourists to visit the South Shore, while Tahoe City and Truckee are a draw for people looking for good courts. Maybe it has something to do with the quality of and accessibility to courts in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin that […]
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Learn about the evolution of Tahoe travel from renowned U.S. Forest Service historian and recreation officer Don Lane on Aug. 24 at 8pm at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater on the South Shore Lane knows Tahoe and had published “Tahoe Tales of Bygone Days and Memorable Pioneers,” which will be part of the talk. […]
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By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times Two months after Phillip and Nancy Garrido were sentenced for the kidnap and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard, a group of Northern California legislators introduced a bill to reform the state parole system and keep “dangerous, life-term prisoners” behind bars. “Although we can’t undo the mistakes of […]
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What do you get when you combine networking, local charity, and a bar with karaoke — a Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ August FUNdraiser at Murphy’s Irish Pub on Aug. 25 at 7:30pm. It is a benefit Christmas Cheer All Year, the food bank in South Lake Tahoe. The outdoor patio will feature an evening of […]
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The Sierra Summer Festival presents families in the Tahoe-Reno region with a new entertainment option Aug. 26-28 at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event’s Center. The event, which is indoors and out, features live entertainment, freestyle motocross, a carnival midway, demolition derby and more. Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults, in advance. Tickets may […]
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The 4th annual golf tournament for the Emily Clothier Memorial Scholarship Fund is Aug. 25 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course. For more information, click on the flyer.
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Updated 8:45pm Aug. 17: It could take close to a week to control a fast-moving wildfire in Douglas County authorities say was started by two teenagers who lit an illegal campfire at a makeshift fort. By late Wednesday the Ray May Fire had charred an estimated 2,730 acres with officials […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a beginner Internet Marketing – The Superhighway to Success & The Road class Aug. 23 from noon to 2pm at Patterson Hall (PA 207), Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Public pension reform in California, once a top-shelf cause on both sides of the statehouse aisle, has become something of a political orphan. While a handful of government pension bills await action when lawmakers return to the state Capitol this week, reformers say the measures mostly tinker at the margins […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Food fight! The state says it has been stiffed tens of millions of dollars by casinos that give free meals to patrons and employees but don’t pay taxes on the value of the comps. And casino companies are trying to reclaim $210 million that they think the state […]
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