By David Kelly 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). During these 20 years, Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled (TACCD) has been working to encourage and assist businesses in complying with the ADA. Every year, TACCD requests the Ccty of South Lake Tahoe to name […]
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By Jim Wasserman, Sacramento Bee Latino homeowners have taken the harshest blow from California’s foreclosure crisis, accounting for 48 percent of homes repossessed from late 2006 through 2009, a nonprofit consumer group reported Tuesday. Statistics from the Center for Responsible Lending showed that Latino owners surrendered 301,086 homes to lenders – almost half the state’s […]
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Music, art, dance and poetry unite in the Sierra Nevada at 6,200 feet in the seventh annual inspiring art hike produced by Trails and Vistas on Sept. 11-12 at Squaw Valley. Audience members, led by an experienced guide, hike in small groups pausing at 10 art venues, each set against the striking backdrop of towering […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was never meant to be a visitor center. And, yet, what was supposed to be the bathroom and storage facility at Taylor Creek have been a visitor center for more than 40 years. All of that is about to change. This seasonal South Shore outpost on Highway 89 run by the […]
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The Placer County Health and Human Services Department, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, will offer free Pertussis (whooping cough) shots to adults and children 7 years old and older. The free Tahoe clinic will be from 4-7pm Aug. 26 at the North Tahoe Community Center, 3813 North Tahoe Blvd., in Kings […]
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Buona Sera Ristorante & Bar in Minden is having a cooking class with the chef on Aug. 30 from 5-7pm. This is a practical course for a group, followed by a tasting dinner with the chef. Individual fee is $25, plus materials and ingredients fee not to exceed $22. Bring your apron and knives. Call […]
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Last year, more than 3,000 volunteers around the Sierra came together to remove more than 100 tons of trash. More than 100 communities, across 22 counties and stretching across 500 river miles pull appliances, cigarette butts, beverage cans, baby diapers, tires, furniture, and more from the rivers and streams that supply California with 65 percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed Four out of five South Lake Tahoe City Council members believe residents of the city are capable of washing dirty reusable bags. Bruce Grego’s lack of confidence in the citizenry had him voting no on a resolution to support Assembly Bill 1998. “I have misgivings about this. I think it’s a potential […]
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By Robert Rodriguez, Fresno Bee Millions of gallons of water run through fruit processing plants every year, generating high costs and an ocean of waste for companies nationwide. But all that could change with technology developed by Fresno State professor Gour Choudhury. Choudhury, a specialist in food processing systems, has devised a system that uses […]
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Lake Tahoe News congratulates Chevalier Winery of Shingle Springs for winning the advertising give-away at Saturday’s Sample the Sierra. The inaugural event brought out more than 500 people to Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe to taste wine, sample food, and enjoy art and other booths that all have a connection to the Sierra. […]
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