By Anne Gonzales, Sacramento Bee Bruce Rominger’s Yolo County wine grapes are, in a word, immature. So are his processing tomatoes, languishing in a Winters field. “We’re behind, and things are moving slowly,” Rominger said of his crops. “I’m not happy about this rain recently.” Wine grape growers in the Sacramento region, along with those […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal Phillip and Jean Moore Earl became captivated more than 40 years ago by an unique style of folk art found in the aspen groves of the Eastern Sierra. After years of collecting the artwork cut into aspen trees by Basque sheepherders in the early 20th century, the couple has produced […]
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The Truckee River Watershed Council’s weed warriors will be leading two weed walks and two weed pulls — the June 18, July 9, June 21 and July 23, respectively. The Weed Warriors are hoping to bring awareness to the public about invasive weeds in the area and the proper ways to dispose of them. Weed […]
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By Morgan Brennan, Forbes Home prices around the country have taken another round of beatings lately, with national home values having dropped more than 30 percent now from the 2006 peak. The ultra luxury end of housing has felt those price plunges too, with multi-million dollar homes cutting prices by the millions. One Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed When students at Mt. Tallac High School graduate a week from day, they will have left behind a collection of work that is compelling and heart-wrenching. The subject matter in many cases deals with issues these teens this early in their lives should not even know exist. Some of the material delves […]
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Carson Valley Trails Association is planning a Genoa Foothill Trail Project kick-off celebration and trail building day June 5 at the Eagle Ridge Trailhead, located 1.8 miles north of Genoa off of Jacks Valley Road on Adams Ranch Road. An information booth will be set up from 9am-5pm to learn more about the Genoa Foothill […]
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By Stephanie Veale, Reno Gazette-Journal The landscape for women business owners has changed drastically since Christine Whitman became an entrepreneur 20 years ago. In 1991, Whitman, now chief executive and president of logistics company Complemar Partners in New York, led a management buyout of the company she worked for at the time. She said women […]
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Winemaker Stephen Tebb from Robert Craig Winery will discuss the science and art of winemaking from the soil to the glass on June 16 at 6pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village (on the campus of Sierra Nevada College). With an emphasis on mountain-grown fruit, he will discuss […]
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Trails and Vistas Art Hike on Sept 17. and Sept. 18 celebrates art and the environment at Spooner Lake, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Tours begin every 15 minutes beginning at noon on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. Tickets are $30. They go on sale July 1 online. Reflections & Rhythms embodies the creative process […]
Read moreUpdated: June 2 8:57pm By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Jaycee Lee Dugard described in terrifying detail last fall how Phillip and Nancy Garrido snatched her off the street and whisked her away for 18 years of captivity. Grand jury transcripts released moments ago recount her secret testimony that was the basis of the guilty pleas […]
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