By Mark Bittman, New York Times I’m eager to cover some curious and less depressing topics here — did you know Asian multi-millionaires are cornering the market on first-growth Bordeaux? — and equally eager to stop throwing mind-numbing numbers around. But as long as those pesky Republicans keep attacking the food supply for low-income people […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee When it comes to herbs, we’ve gone from parsley and chives to a new world of flavors. “People are asking for shiso and ginger root,” said Meg Gray, buyer for Green Acres nursery in Sacramento. “Stevia is at the top of everyone’s list.” Herbs spice up our meals and our […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the last of three stories about Edgewood Companies. By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Brooks Park, the mastermind behind so much of what Edgewood Companies developed at Lake Tahoe under the business’ former name of Park Cattle, envisioned lodging on the golf course. Eleven years after his death, the environmental document for […]
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By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal Bank of America delayed until July 11 its sale of the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe. The bank early in June had filed a notice of sale of the nearly new resort, listing a sale date of June 27 for an auction at the courthouse steps at the Santucci Justice Center […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra is hosting Paula Crenshaw on July 14 at 7:30a.m Crenshaw is a board certified internal medicine physician. The free talk is at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Call (530) 409.2791 if you have questions.
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By Roman Gokhman, Contra Costa Times Police have discovered the body of a Walnut Creek woman who was kidnapped and murdered in 1977 by the serial killer known as the I-5 Strangler. The remains of 21-year-old Lou Ellen Burleigh were recently found in a dry riverbed near Lake Berryessa by a Napa County sheriff’s deputy […]
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Every July, Squaw Valley celebrates the art and sport of kite flying as host to the nation’s highest altitude organized kiting festival at High Camp, elevation 8,200 feet. Gigantic flying creatures, professional kite flyers, kite-making and face painting for the kids, and the live music are all part of the high-flying enjoyment of the 10th […]
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Randy Schachtili passed away June 19, 2011, doing what he loved, spending time with Jane, his wife of more than 63 years. At 84, he lived a long and interesting life and touched the lives of all who knew and loved him. Born in Asheville, N.C., on Nov. 7, 1926, and raised in Sacramento, he […]
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The Nevada Commission on Judicial Ethics has barred former Douglas County Justice of the Peace Jim EnEarl from ever being a judge again. The agreement signed last week by EnEarl says he violated judicial canons by repeatedly engaging in “extremely inappropriate and offensive” comments and actions with his court staff. Details of complaints filed last […]
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