The public is invited to provide policy recommendations to state and federal elected officials attending the Environmental Summit on Aug. 16 in Homewood. The roundtable discussions Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 are an opportunity for the public to give their input as to policy recommendations to officials who will be at the summit. (The 9-11:30am […]
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Divers out for a fun day under Lake Tahoe found a body that is believed to have been there since the late 1990s. The divers discovered the corpse last weekend, with sheriff’s deputies able to recover it Wednesday. It was along a rock wall about 265 feet down near Rubicon. “Previous attempts to locate the […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will take years for Eneliko “Sean” Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes, but the payment plan has been increased. The issue is whether he’s learned his lesson that he actually has to pay the money. This month is […]
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• Sugar Pine Bakery has opened a second location on Emerald Bay Road in South Tahoe. • Parking at Push Fitness in South Lake is about to get better as the gym expands the slab of asphalt to the vacant lot next door. • The eighth annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop set for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Our relationship with food seems to always be evolving. Tastes change. New foods are incorporated into our repertoire. Friends and eating are woven together. All of these concepts and so much more are melded into the pages of “The Butcher and the Vegetarian” by Tara Austen Weaver. The 228-page hardcover from 2010 […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Juvenile quagga mussels are present in Lahontan Reservoir and might also exist in Rye Patch Reservoir, a new round of tests indicates. There is no evidence adult mussels are thriving or reproducing in either of the popular reservoirs, but the danger of that possibility must be taken into account as […]
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By Jesse B. Gill, San Bernardino Sun Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 51-year-old man in Douglas County they suspect killed a 62-year-old Yucaipa man in 1982. On Oct. 2 that year, deputies arrived at an apartment complex in the 31400 block of Yucaipa Boulevard after a neighbor saw blood on the sidewalk and heard moaning […]
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By Garry Bowen Interesting that TRPA hired themselves a part-time COO with a PhD in psychology and management consultant as his shingle. Hopefully, he has some organizational development skills somewhere in the mix, as “streamlining” the various internal methods will take a lot of organizational skill, especially if part time. A reasonable assumption could be […]
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To the community, I am proud to announce the top winner in the state of California of the prestigious “Golden Bear Award”, my neighbor Windwalker Winery. Of the 2,800 wineries in the state of California, the owners of Windwalker Winery in Fairplay, Jim and Alanna Taff, and winemaker Dominic Mantei, took top honors for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cycling is so much more than pedaling. To do so efficiently and without injury takes a bit of understanding about how ones body relates to her bike. That was the message Jason Collin, physical therapist with Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, dispersed Wednesday night. Besides being a PT, Collin has been a professional […]
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