By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials were in Sacramento on Wednesday discussing Caltrans’ plan to close Highway 50 over Echo Summit next month and what it will mean to the local economy. With the contract already awarded to C.C. Myers contractors out of Rancho Cordova, the city and tourism entities have no control over […]
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By Beth L. Peerce I write on behalf of the California Association of Realtors, whose 170,000 members continue to witness the devastating consequences the home foreclosure crisis is having on California’s families, neighborhoods, and communities on a daily basis. The number of families affected by foreclosure is staggering. During the past three years, more than […]
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Charter Advertising/Design Inc. of Meyers received a Gold Award at last week’s ADDY Awards in Reno. The recognition was for its cover design of Tahoe Writers Works literary publication “EDGE”. Bruce Rettig served as creative director for the project, and Brianna Rettig as photographer. The ADDY Awards are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative […]
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Destination Hotels & Resorts, parent company of Resort at Squaw Creek, is creating a Kids Healthy Recipe Contest in support of this being National Nutrition Month. The contest encourages consumers to submit their favorite healthy recipe children enjoy eating. The winning recipe will be featured on the company’s Kids Café healthy menu selections for a […]
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Publisher’s note: The Peace Corps turns 50 this month. Two 2005 South Tahoe High School grads are in the Peace Corps having different experiences. Michelle Aguilar today weighs in with her thoughts from Panama. On March 4, Jessica Wackenhut shared her opinions from Paraguay. By Michelle Aguilar BOCAS DEL TORO, Panama — I was the […]
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The 26th annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival is Sept. 9-11 at the Village at Northstar in Truckee. Back bigger and better than ever, culinary aficionados and hungry travelers will return to the Village at Northstar for chef battles, free outdoor grilling demonstrations, celebrity chef luncheon, gourmet marketplace vendor fair, grape stomp, wine […]
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Tahoe Cross Country hosts its 10th annual Gourmet Ski Tour March 13. Bring skis or snowshoes or rent gear for the 1-3pm trek along a one-mile trail filled with food and wine kiosks. Cost is $30 adults, $25 ages 13 to 17, free for 12 and younger. Price includes an afternoon trail pass. Dessert in […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of seminars this month to help businesses benefit from the Amgen Tour of California May 5-16. Hosted by Tourism Director Andy Chapman of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, the seminars will educate businesses about how to connect with the thousands of spectators, fans […]
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By Wall Street Journal Vail Resorts Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 34 percent as more skiers visited its slopes and ancillary sales jumped. The results beat Wall Street’s expectations. Ski resorts have seen their results improve since the economic downturn, when spending on travel and leisure plummeted. Visitors numbers began climbing in 2009 and picked […]
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Statewide, the casino industry started the year off with a slight decline, though the Stateline numbers were worse. On the South Shore revenue was down 7.85 percent in January compared to 2010. However, throughout Nevada the numbers dropped less than 1 percent year over year. Casinos collected $877.4 million from gamblers two months ago. There […]
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