• Shakespeare is returning to the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival with “Twelfth Night” next summer. • Carmel Mooney, who often writes stories about Lake Tahoe, has launched a website called Road Trips for Couples. • Tahoe Truckee Unified School District board had four new trustees. Kim Szczurek and Dee Dee Driller ran uncontested in November; […]
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By Kathryn Reed Eight leaders emerged from a roomful of mountain bike enthusiasts to reignite the dormant cycling club TAMBA. These eight are tasked with sifting through the bylaws of the Tahoe Area Mountain Bicycling Association; figuring out how to get the former board members off and new ones on documents; whether taxes have been […]
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To the community, Before venturing out onto the ice this winter, stop to consider whether it will support your weight. If there’s any doubt, you should keep your pets, children, and yourself away from the ice. We would also advise everyone involved in heavy snow shoveling activities to take regular breaks and drink plenty of […]
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By Michelle Rhee, Newsweek After my boss, Washington, D.C., mayor Adrian Fenty, lost his primary in September, I was stunned. I had never imagined he wouldn’t win the contest, given the progress that was visible throughout the city—the new recreation centers, the turnaround of once struggling neighborhoods, and, yes, the improvements in the schools. Three […]
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By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune The nation’s top environmental regulator on Tuesday promised to complete a scientific review of hexavalent chromium by summer and consider ordering cities to start testing for the toxic metal in tap water. During a meeting with senators from Illinois and six other states, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson […]
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By Susan Wood When John Winkelman wakes up Christmas morning, the 1977 South Tahoe High School graduate and his class buddies will have the comfort of knowing they share the greatest gift of all – an everlasting friendship that long sustains the presence of the person. Two years into it, Winkelman is dying of Amyotrophic […]
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Organizers of the Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival are putting the final touches on the lineup for the event’s second year — May 5-8. Headliners committed to appear include award-winning poet Paul Zarzyski and multiple entertainer of the year winner Dave Stamey, along with Belinda Gail, Wylie & the Wild West, David John & […]
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The historic David Walley’s Resort in Genoa is getting a much needed face lift, according to the new owners. Summerwinds Resorts Services, based in Branson, Mo., has recently purchased the time share-hot springs and is renovating the resort. The founders of Summerwinds Resorts, Joseph and Dawn Joyce are no strangers to the resort industry. Joined […]
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Writing Escape Workshop: A three-hour workshop on a weekend from 10am to 1pm in downtown Truckee. Play with language and meaning in several writing prompts, generate new material, explore craft, and inspire ourselves to develop a consistent writing practice. Each workshop is different and involves much writing. For all levels of experience and any genre. […]
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Monday Night Writing Workshop: A fun supportive and committed writing group that meets for six Monday nights from 6:30-8pm in downtown Truckee. Generate new material, explore craft techniques to develop work, provide feedback, learn ways to inspire ourselves to write consistently and playfully, and write a lot. This workshop will help you develop work in […]
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