By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday designated 1.6 million acres in California as critical habitat for the endangered red-legged frog, made famous by Mark Twain in his story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” The amphibian, once so plentiful that it was commonly featured on restaurant […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plans for a strip club in the old Bill’s Casino at Stateline was effectively killed by the Douglas County Commissioners on Thursday when on a 3-1 vote they agreed to grant an adult business permit to a body paint company. Douglas County Code 5.36.030 (E) says, “An adult characterized business shall not […]
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By Kathryn Reed A place with super old items was a completely new experience to a group of third-graders. “Everything in this museum was used by someone in South Lake Tahoe,” Bonnie Turnbull told the students. Turnbull looked like she was home at the museum, dressed in an outfit that would have been popular more […]
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Dear Valued South Tahoe Public Utility District Customer: For the last two years, the city of South Lake Tahoe has been working to create a new redevelopment project area generally referred to as Redevelopment Area No. 2. The proposed plan would create a new redevelopment area of approximately 1,300 acres within the city limits. The […]
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The 2010 season for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is rolling down the tracks toward its May 27 opening, with tickets available here. Round-trip and one-way rides between Carson City and Virginia City will run Thursday–Sunday through Oct. 31. With last summer’s inaugural season a complete sell-out, getting all aboard now preserves a window to […]
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Lake Tahoe Museum in South Lake Tahoe will be closed most of April. It will be open April 2-3 from 11am-3pm. It will be open every Friday and Saturday from 11am-3pm from April 30-May 30. Exhibits are being mounted in preparation for the summer season. For more information, call (530) 541l.5458.
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It may feel like record heat considering this is just the first day of spring, but the National Weather Service says it would take another 5 to 8 degrees to hit the record high. Last Saturday after a fresh dump of snow overnight, Highway 89 was closed to vehicle traffic. This brought out carloads of […]
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A major project to build affordable housing in Kings Beach took a giant step forward Tuesday when the Placer County Redevelopment Agency board approved a series of actions that will put together financing and development agreements for a joint project between the county and Domus Development. The project, also known as the Kings Beach Scattered […]
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By Bennington Banner STRATTON — After a week filled with sunshine and pre-qualifying, the first set of medals were awarded at the Burton U.S. Open on Friday. Mikkel Bang of Norway threw down a massive run to win the men’s slopestyle competition, while Sina Candrian of Switzerland took the women’s event to kickstart the hardware […]
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The 2010 Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival is slated for April 24 from 11am–5pm at the Village at Squaw Valley. This all-ages, community sponsored event gives participants an opportunity to learn about recycling/composting, alternative energy, sustainability, watershed and forest health, and reducing ecological footprints via a diverse array of agency representatives and earth-friendly vendors. It […]
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