Bus info for New Year’s Eve
BlueGo, the public bus service on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, has special New Year’s Eve route information. Click BlueGo for details.
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Water content 75 percent of normal in Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS — Predicting whether California reservoirs will be full in the spring isn’t something Department of Water Resources officials were about to do Dec. 30 as they took the season’s first reading of the water content near Sierra-at-Tahoe. The numbers are about what they were a year ago — 75 percent of […]
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Winter Film Series in Tahoe City
Join Alpenglow Sports and Alex Honnold for the third free show of their annual Winter Film Series. Over the past few years the visionary solo ascents, ground breaking speed ascents and free climbing at the highest grades by Northern California local Alex Honnold has consistently rocked the international climbing community. Honnold makes his debut public […]
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Lake Tahoe ski report, Dec. 30
Fresh snow and wind will greet skiers and boarders at Lake Tahoe resorts today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Keep the snow shovel close at hand
A winter storm advisory remains in affect until 10am today. But expect snow to be falling much of the day in the Lake Tahoe region. White stuff is likely to taper off as the afternoon progresses. Slopes in the Sierra and at lake level have seen wind gusts between 35-55mph. The warm temps mean snow […]
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Ex-Nevada archivist: Next decade not so bright
Guy Rocha, Las Vegas Sun I’m not hopeful for 2020. Some think CityCenter is the start of a return to the heyday, but those people are living in the past. By 2020, the casino business will no longer be the state’s cash cow for a number of reasons, not the least of which being that […]
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Nevada construction job loss worst in nation
Nevada lost more construction job in November than any other state, according to a federal report. Nevada lost 1,100 construction jobs in the one-month period. The Associated General Contractors of America said Nevada was tops in the states with the biggest percentage losses in construction employment over the year at 24.7 percent.
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Dirt roads in Eldorado National Forest to close
Eldorado National Forest dirt roads and trails will be closed to wheeled motorized vehicles starting Jan. 1. The seasonal closure will be in place until at least April 1. Surface roads are not part of the closure.
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Bringing Northern Italy to Lake Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Looking at the photographs mounted on the wall it makes one want to make sure their passport is valid. People strolling through Dirk Yuricich’s studio on the opening weekend of his Northern Italy Photo Exhibition could be overheard talking about their travels to this region of the world and ohhing […]
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Embracing Squaw Valley’s Olympic heritage
By Susan Wood When enthusiasts of the Winter Games mark a half-century milestone during Squaw’s Olympic Heritage Week at Lake Tahoe next month, few will boast a national and regional pride like Martin Hollay. The 89-year-old native of Hungary escaped his war-torn country in 1956. He has lived in South Lake Tahoe for more years […]
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