Live music at Apres Wine Co.
Live music with Wes King at Après Wine Company, 3668 Lake Tahoe Blvd. at Ski Run Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe. No Cover. RSVP (530) 544-9463 or apreswineco.com.
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California closer to mandating youths wear ski helmets
By Derek Wilson, Times-Herald When her boys wanted to start skiing, the first thing Vallejo’s Jake Souza did was to put helmets on their heads. Now, two Northern California lawmakers would like to do the same for all minors. A fatal skiing accident at a Northern California ski resort received international attention in February, sparking […]
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Northstar’s Ritz on financial fritz
By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal Bank of America has filed a notice of default against the Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe, a luxury resort that opened just four months ago. The notice of default, filed at the end of March, claims the Highlands Hotel Co. LLC is $18.6 million in default on the hotel and […]
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Lake Tahoe ski report, April 24
Bring the sunscreen if you are headed for the slopes. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Carrig leaving Heavenly in Vail restructure
By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts is undergoing an upper management shuffle that is sending Heavenly’s Blaise Carrig to Colorado. Carrig was brought in to be chief operating officer of the South Shore resort when Vail bought the ski area in 2002. He and John Garnsey are co-presidents of the Mountain Division. Neither will have every […]
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Fine sediment clouds future of Washoe Meadow State Park
By Kathryn Reed MEYERS — “Parklands are for the entire state, not just one community.” That was the overriding message of Pam Armas, superintendent of the Sierra District of the California State Parks. She was one of many park officials dressed in their trademark green uniforms at Thursday night’s open house at Lake Tahoe Golf […]
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Douglas County introduces Reverse 911
Douglas County 911 Emergency Services has established a self-registration portal (SRP) for the Reverse 911 emergency notification system. This will provide the department a proactive means for gathering contact information from the community-at-large, ultimately improving communications during all types of emergencies. The SRP is a simple-to-access web tool that allows residents of Douglas and Alpine […]
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Placer County moves Engineering Division to Tahoe Vista
The Placer County Department of Public Works’ Tahoe Engineering Division is moving its staff from Truckee to north Lake Tahoe this weekend. The move will put the Tahoe staff closer to constituents and customers. The move, to a commercial office building in Tahoe Vista, means the office won’t be open until Tuesday. The office is […]
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Shuttle delivers travelers from Sac airport to South Tahoe
Adventure travelers and wine lovers can now enjoy an easier way to travel to and from Sacramento International Airport. The Gateway Express Shuttle provides direct ground transportation service to South Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley. The schedule includes four trips per day to the Wine Country and two to Tahoe. Gateway Express Shuttle service […]
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Ultrasonic monitors may be answer to better snow surveys
By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee Farmers and water officials throughout California wait anxiously each year for forecasts about snowmelt roaring down the Sierra’s granite canyons – precious water for the long summer. But the forecasts are only estimates, based on averages of past seasons, snow-sensor readings and monthly measurements from key mountain meadows above big […]
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