Spring will be around the Lake Tahoe Basin for the weekend, with highs in the mid- to high 60s. But cover anything up you don’t want to get wet because rain is in the forecast for the early part of next week. And the temperature is expected to drop at least 10 degrees on Monday […]
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By Kathryn Reed The sign says no parking for 48 hours. But it doesn’t say when the time period starts or ends. The photo was taken Friday afternoon and no one was near the equipment. Friday was not a furlough day for city staff. Road crews don’t usually work weekends. The equipment is parked on […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association still has spots left in its 165-Mile Segment Hiking Program for the summer. In the 165-Mile Segment Hiking Program participants will hike one section of the Tahoe Rim Trail every week for a total of nine day hikes or seven day hikes and a backpacking trip. All hikes are guided […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee There’s plenty of bustle on Placerville’s Main Street, but it’s a small-town kind of bustle, not the sort that suggests an economic giant. Despite the quaintness of the old town, this city has the Sacramento region’s highest per capita sales tax revenue – accomplished without the big new malls and […]
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By Monica Showalter, Investors Business Daily COALINGA — Would France rip out its storied vineyards? Would Juan Valdez scorch Colombia’s coffee crop? Sri Lanka its black pepper harvest? China its tea? With global markets won by nations specializing in doing what they do best, and with regional reputations important enough to drive some nations to […]
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Regional artist Jeff Myers will give a class in lariat basket making and leather tooling on May 24, sponsored by the Carson Valley Arts Council (CVAC) at the Copeland Cultural Arts Center in Minden. The six-hour class begins at 9:30am and costs $55 plus $10 for materials, which will be provided by the instructor. Myers […]
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By Kathryn Reed All of the information about being an international student at Lake Tahoe Community College or studying abroad is still on the website, but the program no longer exists. It will continue to be there, just changing a bit. The college board of trustees this week eliminated the program as well as Jen […]
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By Kevin Yamamura and Susan Ferriss, Sacramento Bee Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers Friday to eliminate the state’s welfare program starting in October and dramatically scale back in-home care for the elderly and disabled as part of his May budget revision to close a $19.1 billion deficit. The Republican governor also proposed cuts to state […]
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To the community, On May 1, 2010, our small Leadership Lake Tahoe group organized a Community Graffiti Clean Up Day we hoped would foster a sense of community by bringing citizens and businesses together to collectively make a difference in the appearance of our town, as well as discourage criminal behavior in our community. Our […]
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Spring “Clean Up On the Run” Day on May 22 is from 9am-noon. This is the first cleanup day of its kind on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Click Ski Run for more information.
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