South Lake Tahoe is celebrating Earth Day on April 26 at Bijou Community Park from 10am to 4pm. There will be live music and opportunities to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint. The event is free.
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By Kathryn Reed GENOA – People pay to go on hiking excursions all the time. Usually it’s for a guide or a permit. Last week it was for a vet bill. AJ and Cody thought it would be a great idea to go about 100 feet off the trail. The worst we thought is they […]
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By Ann Nichols East West Partners, you remember them, the Colorado developers that bought Truckee when no one was looking? Think Ritz Carlton, Old Greenwood and the Grey’s Crossing bankruptcies filed in 2010. Just when you thought it was safe, now in partnership with Sierra Pacific Industries who owns the land, they are back currently […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee A ceramist by profession, and by passion, Eric Peach often leaves his home studio in Auburn, to venture down into the American River Canyon, looking for inspiration in the rushing white water, the winding trails, the abundant wildlife and bountiful flora of a thriving ecosystem. You can see the result […]
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By Debbie Carlson, Chicago Tribune Whether it’s relying on a spouse to handle household finances, being afraid of doing something risky with their money or just not feeling confident, women are less likely to take an active role in investing their savings. It’s not just older women who have taken a hands-off approach; studies by […]
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By Ryan Frank, Las Vegas Sun If Nevada voters approve a new business tax in November, the state would lose nearly 9,000 private sector jobs and $413 million in employee wages, according to new research funded by the Coalition to Defeat the Margin Tax Initiative. But those losses of jobs and wages could be offset, […]
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Eight local organizations are sharing $25,000 thanks to Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. The organizations and associated projects receiving money include: Tahoe Youth & Family Services, The Girls Project and the Drug Store Project; Tahoe Arts Project, Performing Arts in our Schools; Tahoe Tallac Association, Valhalla 2014 Music on the Lawn; El Dorado County, […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times In their continuing quest to prove that coffee is indeed a health food, medical researchers analyzed the health records of nearly 180,000 Americans and determined that the ones with a daily java habit were less likely to get a common type of liver cancer than their less-caffeinated counterparts. The […]
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By Sam Stanton and Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Following weeks of graphic court testimony and chilling videos of inmates writhing in pain as they were blasted with pepper spray, a federal judge has found that the use of force against mentally ill inmates in California prisons is unconstitutionally harsh. Citing the “horrific” videos he viewed […]
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Shanen and Dale Ruppel have opened Alpine Sierra Tours & Shuttle Service to provide locals and tourists an alternative to driving themselves to various places in the Lake Tahoe region and beyond. The charter service is provided 24/7, while tours usually start at 8am. Vehicles include a Honda Pilot EXLthat seats seven, Lincoln Navigator Ultimate […]
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