By Stephen Wayne Kasica, Outside Behind the Olympic-caliber athletes scarfing down 5,000-plus daily calories at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs is a hardworking chef creating the food that fuels peak performance. And with 350 weary, ravenous athletes walking into the dining hall each day, you get a pretty good idea of executive chef […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s possible South Tahoe Public Utility District customers could be paying $78.60 more a year for water and sewer service starting July 1. This breaks down to another $4.40 per month for water over 10 years and $2.15 a month for sewer in the same time period. It’s called the “optimum” plan […]
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By Mandy Kendall Christmas is coming up fast and so are the situations that can stress us. Here are some Qwik-e tips to help reduce the stress and increase the fun. Get the best price — Whether you buy discount gift cards to give them directly to someone or to buy a gift with you […]
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To the community, Live Violence Free would like to send a huge holiday appreciation to community members who helped out children and families this Christmas season. LVF extends deep gratitude for the Tahoe Douglas Rotarians and Sealed with a Kiss who hosted their annual Christmas Rotary Party, warmly welcoming 15 families to join the festivities, […]
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Sixteen restaurants are participating in the inaugural South Shore Restaurant Week, Jan. 10-17. Participating restaurants will feature specially-priced and prix fixe menus highlighting the theme Made with Altitude.” No special reservations are needed for this event. Participating restaurants include: 11th Frame Diner (inside Tahoe Bowl), Apres Wine Co., Basecamp Pizza, Beacon Bar & Grill, Boathouse […]
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The 2015 and 2016 USA Cycling Amateur and Para-cycling Road National Championships will be in North Lake Tahoe. USA Cycling on Dec. 19 announced the six locations for 2015-16 USA Cycling national championships. The exact dates will be revealed after the first of the year. Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships will utilize the course used […]
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By Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times It’s every skier’s dream: to arrive at a resort just after a good storm, take one of the first lifts up and ply delightfully fresh, powdery tracks. The reality, though, is that most of us can’t drop everything to chase storms. We have to plan a ski trip in […]
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Eight people were recognized at the Lake Spirit awards ceremony at the Dec. 18 Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board meeting. The Lake Spirit Awards honor people making progress at restoring Lake Tahoe. Awards were given for exemplary citizen and exemplary agency representative or environmental scientist. Exemplary Citizens Tom Carter, North Shore, for spending his […]
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By Jed Boal, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — “Click It or Ticket.” That’s the highway patrol campaign in many states that urges everyone to wear their seat belts or face a fine. But a study by California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training estimates that roughly half of law enforcement officers don’t wear […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee A ballot measure submitted by a political consultant for education advocate Michelle Rhee seeks to remove seniority as a factor when California school districts lay off teachers, requiring instead that decisions be based on performance and student test scores. That approach has been at the core of Rhee’s advocacy efforts […]
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