By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Home values for the region’s luxury homes fared better than the overall housing market in the third quarter, with some areas even seeing price gains, according to Dickson Realty’s latest Luxury Trends Report. South Lake Tahoe’s luxury home market posted the biggest jump in median sales price in the region, […]
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On the evening of Dec. 3, children on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe can be transformed to the magical journey made famous in author Chris Van Allsburg’s book “The Polar Express”. Children and their families begin their journey of make-believe from either the South Tahoe Recreation Center or the Forever Dance Studios (behind Safeway […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations in the Baron Lake area, beginning Nov. 24 as weather and staffing allow. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Other fire protection agencies, state and local, may also be conducting prescribed fire operations during this period. This […]
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It’s another chilly morning in Tahoe, but the winds are calm and many ski resorts in the basin are operating. Click on the ski report to find out what is going on today. The report is from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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The parent club at Zephyr Cove Elementary School recently contributed some new technology — a Starboard — to the second-grade class. It became fully operational and interactive this month. “(We) watched a few PowerPoint presentations about Veterans Day, we then looked at photos from the Vietnam Memorial. We read the book ‘The Wall ‘and saw […]
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Motorists traveling Nevada highways during the Thanksgiving holiday may receive instant, free information on road conditions with the Nevada Department of Transportation’s 511 Nevada Travel Info System. The system posts current Nevada road, construction, weather and accident reports to an easy-to-remember 511 phone number and www.nevadadot.com website. Before traveling, motorists simply dial 511 toll-free, 24 […]
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This holiday season will bring the first “Light Up Lake Tahoe†to the South Shore, when businesses around town will be aglow with exterior holiday lighting. Lights will be provided at no charge to interested businesses. Lights are to be installed in time for the Dec. 4 kick-off, and kept on through the holiday/winter season. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Walking up to the parish hall, that distinct smell of Thanksgiving fills the cold autumn air. About 30-people deep are bundled up outside of St. Theresa’s in South Lake Tahoe. It was an early Thanksgiving for the hundreds who came to dine this Monday night. For most, it will be their only […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority is facing a projected $1.6 million deficit for the current fiscal year, because of falling room rates and room taxes, as well as a decrease in revenues from its facilities, RSCVA documents reveal. To balance the budget, about $1 million will be cut from […]
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Help make someone’s Christmas brighter. The South Lake Tahoe Branch Library is inviting Santa’s Helpers of all ages to help make wreaths and tree ornaments for Assisted Care patients at Barton Hospital on Dec. 5 from 10am-noon. Enjoy Christmas music and refreshments while you work. For additional information, call Jan at the library (530) 573.3185.
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