To the community, I was asked, “What did we want Meyers to look like?” After some thought, the things that matter to the people who live here are the things they care about like having a quiet, mountain neighborhood. The fact that people feel secure walking their dogs in the evening is a great part […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times A study broadens a notion held by the earliest criminologists: Periods of higher temperatures — on an hour-by-hour or week-to-week basis — are likely to produce more crime. The study by Matthew Ranson of Abt Associates, a research and consulting firm in Cambridge, Mass., suggests global warming will trigger […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Don Jon” is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s first stab at writing/directing while also playing the lead, with which I was very pleasantly surprised. Also starring Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza there’s a perfect blend of talent. Jon (Levitt) is a cliché New Jersey middle class playboy. His routine consists of church, his […]
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By Jennifer Liberto, CNN Money WASHINGTON — Americans dearly love getting their mail daily. But they can’t say what they’d miss if the U.S. Postal Service disappeared. “People seemed to sense that the Postal Service disappearing would be a bad thing, but they had trouble articulating more specifically how this would affect them personally,” the […]
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• The Feb. 23 snowshoe race at Camp Rich put on by the Tahoe Mountain Milers has been canceled because of lack of snow. • There will be a meeting about Truckee Trails and Bikeways on Feb. 26 from 5-7pm at the airport. • Sierra Nevada College is offering summer art workshops June 9-Aug. 1. […]
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By USSA ROSA KHUTOR, Russia -– John Teller of Mammoth Lakes skied strong in a competitive heat Thursday, but crashed during a pass attempt, finishing 28th in skicross at the Sochi Games. Team USA’s sole skicross athlete was edged out of his heat by Jean Frederic Chapuis and Jonathan Midol of France, who went on […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will offer a free course for landscape professionals on March 17 from 8am-3pm at the Peppermill in Reno. It will provide information on how landscaping design and materials play a crucial role in reducing the threat of wildfire to homes. The course is part of the Living With Fire Program, […]
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Updated Feb. 20 1:15pm: A 22-year-old South Lake Tahoe man is behind bars on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an inhabited vehicle. Bail for Angelo Anderson has been set at $100,000. More charges are possible. The incident started Feb. 19 at 4:42pm on Fawn Way one block south of Highway […]
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By AP KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — This one was for Sarah. Braid spinning in the chilly mountain air, Maddie Bowman of Meyers soared to the inaugural gold in women’s Olympic halfpipe skiing, edging Marie Martinod of France in the final on a night the sport paid tribute to late Canadian freestyle skiing icon Sarah Burke. […]
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By Lisa Rein, Washington Post As the Obama administration pushes to do more business over the Internet, finally seeking to close the technology gap with the private sector, the digital makeover is running into a dogged opponent called Consumers for Paper Options. The group is working the halls of Congress in closed-door meetings, underwriting research […]
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