By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times For generations, butter got a bad rap. It was thought to be cloying, fattening, dangerous for your arteries, and it took a creaming from oil-based substitutes like margarine. Now with the trans fats in those alternatives under fire, everyone from iron chefs to home cooks is reexamining butter’s place […]
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By Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal Increased skier visits to Vail Resorts’ Colorado and Utah resorts is lifting the company enough to overcome terrible snow conditions at its Lake Tahoe-area locations, CEO Rob Katz said Monday. Broomfield-based Vail Resorts Inc. reported that the number of people visiting its Canyons Resort ski area in Park City […]
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Joan Tapp of South Lake Tahoe Tahoe died Jan. 4. She was 93. One of five children, Joan grew up in Ottawa, Canada. She married Eric Tapp in 1940. They relocated to California in 1952, settling in the San Fernando Valley where they raised six children. For the 20 years she worked for Kaiser Hospital […]
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By Herb Scribner, Deseret News It looks like teenagers aren’t hitting the bottle as often as before. On Jan. 10, BBC News Magazine published an article that looked at the teenage non-drinkers, who are finding other ways to celebrate and have fun without sipping the sauce. “UK teenagers might have a reputation for binge drinking, […]
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By Holly Ramer, AP NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Allison Willette’s first few skiing lessons left her with a sore butt and aching knees but not a lot of skills. But one day’s worth of terrain-based learning made all the difference. “Yesterday was probably the first day that I enjoyed it,” she said. The instruction Willette […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman was arrested Sunday night after she led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase. Carson City sheriff’s deputies first tried to pull over Samantha Rose Randazzo. The 32-year-old kept going over Spooner Summit, into Douglas County, crossed the state line and was finally stopped near Highway 50 and Tallac […]
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• Teens working on a book, story or poem are invited to meet with fellow writers for an afternoon of socializing, discussion, and writing. This free workshop sponsored by Friends of the Library is on Fridays through Feb. 28 at 3pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. • Jack Duran is […]
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By Andrea Peterson, Washington Post Aereo is a company that sells access to live television programming over the Internet — without paying broadcasters for the privilege. Unsurprisingly, broadcasters don’t like that. In fact, they dislike it so much that they’ve engaged in a lengthy legal battle to shut Aereo down. And Friday, the Supreme Court […]
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The musical comedy “Young Frankenstein” written by Mel Brooks will be at South Tahoe High School’s theater Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26. The Sunday shows are at 2pm, while Friday and Saturday performances are at 7pm. Tickets are $15, seniors and school district employees $10, and students $5. Tickets are available at the ASB Office […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parking will not be on the Jan. 14 South Lake Tahoe City Council agenda. The special 7:30am Monday meeting to consider creating another special meeting just for parking was not without drama, though. Mayor Hal Cole requested the Jan. 13 meeting. Per state Government Code it would take a two-thirds majority to […]
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