By Steve Kubby What is the real budget for fixing our streets and how much will the South Lake Tahoe City Council be spending this year on badly needed road maintenance and pothole repairs? Much has been written lately about the “new” City Council and its commitment to fixing our broken roads, which have gone […]
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Carson City’s 18th Annual Taste of Downtown is June 18 from 5:30-9pm. It benefits Advocates Against Domestic Violence. The event features more than 25 restaurants, wine bistros, pubs and more covering 11 city blocks. Live bands at various locations ward off food comas and keep the atmosphere lively. Tasting runs from 5:30 to 9pm and […]
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By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times California ski operators often complain that they don’t have enough snow. This year, they’re complaining that they had too much. Mountain resorts saw a 12 percent decline in skiers and snowboarders this season compared with the previous one, with attendance falling to about 7.1 million, according to California Ski […]
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Tahoe Derby Dames first home bout is June 11. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the gate. Season passes are available at Road Rash Cafe (four bouts $32). A portion of the proceeds go to South Lake Tahoe Park and Recreation Scholarship Fund. Bouts are at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Rob Reuteman, CNBC.com The buyers’ market for vacation homes is likely to continue for years, with activity largely limited to buyers with enough cash to circumvent a tighter, post-recession lending environment. Thirty-six percent of all vacation-home buyers in 2010 did not use a mortgage — versus 29 percent the year before — while more […]
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By Kirk Johnson and Jesse McKinley, New York Times STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — For all the attention on epic flooding in the Mississippi Valley, a quiet threat has been growing here in the West where winter snows have piled up on mountain ranges throughout the region. Thanks to a blizzard-filled winter and an unusually cold […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal Outdoor lighting has come a long way from the 60-watt incandescent lightbulb strung up over the back door. Landscape lighting has become more efficient and effective, helping people make better use of their yards and patios. LED low-voltage and solar lights stand out as popular options for outdoor use on […]
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Friends of the Veterans Monument will host the 6th annual Memorial Day observance on May 30 at 11am at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville. Each year the community gathers at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument grounds on Memorial Day to honor those who have served and sacrificed for the […]
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By Cody Townsend, ESPN Action Sports In sports and life, mythological curses are sometimes blamed for tragic chains of misfortune. For instance, when an accident in his Porsche Spyder sports car took the life of James Dean in 1955, the car then became entangled in a five-year-long series of tragedies that killed a race car […]
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By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Water regulators have voted to require pollution permits for coastal fireworks displays in southern Orange County and San Diego County, in what they said was the first such regulation in the nation. Operators of seaside fireworks shows from Laguna Beach to the U.S.-Mexico border will have to pay a […]
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