Space is still available to be vendors at the Bijou Bash on Sept. 11. The event is from 1-4pm at Bijou Community Park off Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Admission is free. There will be a kids fun zone, stage performances, farmers market, arts and crafts, local businesses, bike valet and more. Interested […]
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Lake Tahoe Chautauqua continues its quest to blend the insights of historical research with the fun of theatrical entertainment as it presents “Hot Dogs to Haute Cuisine” at Sand Harbor State Park on Aug. 19 beginning at 6pm. For those unfamiliar with this entertaining and educational presentation, Chautauqua format is simple: for this summer’s show, […]
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Award-winning jazz guitarist Terrence Brewer will bring his creative improvisation to the Moody’s Bistro & Lounge in Truckee on Aug. 20 and 21 at 8:30pm. Brewer, a jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and musical director, will infuse a taste of San Francisco jazz into the Truckee nightlife scene. His show will incorporate his passion for creation […]
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By Alia Wilson, Santa Cruz Sentinel EMIGRANT GAP – Two people, both believed to be from Santa Cruz County, died in a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada Friday afternoon, authorities reported. Don French, manager of the Watsonville Municipal Airport, confirmed that the plane left from Watsonville on Friday morning. The single-engine Piper Cherokee Arrow […]
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Kaleb James Martin Curtzwiler died Aug. 9, 2010. He was 28. Mr. Curtzwiler was born Jan. 27, 1982, at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe. The 2000 South Tahoe High School graduate was an avid soccer player. Although he did not ski competitively, it was a sport he participated in with his family and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Molasses cookie recipes have not changed much in the last 55 years. And that’s a tasty thing. The latest batch I whipped up came out of the “Our Favorite Recipes!” cookbook put out by the South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club. The 161-page book was published earlier this year as a way to […]
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By Claire Bradley, Investopedia.com At a time of economic doom and gloom, it’s easy to forget that tourism still keeps many states afloat – to the tune of billions of dollars. As of 2009, tourism brought $704 billion to the United States, employing an estimated 17.4 million people. So which states rake in the biggest […]
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By Daniel Lyons, Newsweek If you had to declare a winner among Internet media companies today, the victor easily would be Arianna Huffington. Her site, The Huffington Post, attracted 24.3 million unique visitors last month, five times as much traffic as many new-media rivals, more than The Washington Post and USA Today, and nearly as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Another major entity on the South Shore is headed for bankruptcy. Joining the failed convention center in debtors’ court is South Tahoe Area Transit Authority. The board, at least those members who showed up for the Aug. 13 meeting, unanimously agreed to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Nevada. With bills topping […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A man from the Madera County community of Bass Lake has been arrested on suspicion of a making a bomb threat at a Walmart store in El Dorado County. Nicholas Gregorio, 18, was taken into custody Thursday at a residence on Forni Road in Placerville. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s […]
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