Squaw Valley is paying tribute to man’s and woman’s best friend when it hosts the inaugural Peaks and Paws event Sept. 18 from 11am to 5pm. It’s a opportunity to sip wine or beer while playing with your pets and socializing with other dog owners. Peaks and Paws will feature a dog training seminar, adopt-a-dog […]
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The draft environmental impact report for South Lake Tahoe’s General Plan update was released today. People have until Nov. 12 to comment on it. A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 14 at 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport before the Planning Commission. The City Council will take on the issue Nov. 2 at 9am. Copies […]
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Updated: Sept. 13 11:09am. Firefighters quickly doused a half-acre fire this morning near the Heavenly gondola in South Lake Tahoe. This area and right behind the Stateline casinos have always been popular illegal camping sites for homeless people. Although fire officials have not determined the exact cause of the blaze, speculation this morning was that […]
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By David T. Hartgen, Adrian Moore, Ravi K. Karanam and M. Gregory Fields, Reason Foundation We often hear the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling, but state highway conditions are the best they’ve been in 19 years, according to Reason Foundation’s 19th Annual Highway Report. Unfortunately, the recession is partly responsible for the improvement in road conditions: […]
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By Gail Maderis When you’re out of work, what you need most is a job. When more than 12 percent of Californians are out of work, what California needs most is to keep the jobs we have and to bring in new jobs. So when something like Proposition 24 puts new jobs and existing jobs […]
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Three classes of first- through third-graders at Zephyr Cove Elementary School spent time with members of Tahoe Douglas Rotary last week to celebrate National Literacy Month. Rotarians Dan Oaks, Paula Peterson, Greg Felton, Conrad Buedel, and Keith Byers volunteered their time to read books, deliver gifts and share a little about being in Rotary to […]
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In partnership with Sierra College, Dragonfly sushi chef Kris Phaivanh and chef and owner Billy McCullough will present a sushi making class at the Truckee restaurant on Sept. 18 from noon to 2pm. Veteran sushi chef Phaivanh will lead the class, sharing his knowledge on the intricacies of sushi and sashimi creation. He will demonstrate […]
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Vail Resorts is offering a way for skiers to stay connected without pulling out their smart phone on a chairlift. EpicMix, dubbed a first-of-its-kind online and mobile application, debuts this season. It allows riders at Heavenly, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone to use technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Environmental Emergency Room. That could just as easily be the name on the sign outside the California Tahoe Conservancy’s offices on Third Street, just a long block from Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe. On Sept. 16, at Commons Beach in Tahoe City the Conservancy will celebrate a quarter-century of bandaging […]
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By Leigh Grogan, Sacramento Bee Jenny Coleman filled out the application to appear on We network’s hit reality show “Bridezillas” because she figured she’d make a perfect monster bride: Girl from California getting married in Mississippi. Two different perceptions, she said. “A hillbilly town and rednecks vs. blonde, tanned, ditsy and we-all-surf California.” Coleman, 31, […]
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