• TransWorld Snowboarding magazine’s 2014 Resort Poll ranked Sierra as the fourth best overall mountain in North America. • The Veterans Day Musical Tribute is Nov. 7 at 7pm at South Tahoe Middle School. The concert is free. • Most offices at Lake Tahoe Community College will be closed Oct. 18 to allow employees to […]
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By Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post Veterinarians have have seen an increase in animals with pot poisoning, a KTVU report says. According to veterinarians at the Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospital, the majority of incidents are accidental and the result of pets sneaking snacks from their owners’ medical marijuana products, most notably baked goods. The veterinarians […]
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By Bob Tita, Barron’s America’s road to recovery may face a costly detour due to a fraying transportation network. One in nine of the country’s 607,380 bridges are structurally deficient and 42% of the country’s major urban highways are congested, according to an American Society of Civil Engineers estimate, the result of years of inadequate […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe has money to give to nonprofits for community service projects and programs. Each year the service club awards grants that provide services to the South Lake Tahoe area. SISLT’s goal is to fund quality projects that serve clearly identified needs of women and children on the South Shore. SISLT […]
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By Joanne Marchetta As planning professionals from 13 states converge on Lake Tahoe this week for the annual Western States American Planning Association Conference, Tahoe’s record of environmental protection and land use planning are taking the regional stage. A few of the attendees on Monday shared with me their excitement over having the conference in […]
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By Peter Dickson You and your dog want to get out in the woods and go camping. You’ve decided you want to bypass the boring campsites offered at the usual places and head off the beaten path. The backcountry, the hinterlands — call it what you want, but you’ll need a few tips to make […]
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By Ralph Vartabedian and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times California is spending nearly $15 million to build 10 hydrogen fueling stations, even though just 227 hydrogen-powered vehicles exist in the state today. It’s a hefty bet on the future, given that government officials have been trying for nine years, with little success, to get automakers […]
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By Kade Krichko, Outside Lars Chickering-Ayers, the runner-up of the 2011 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour and winner of 2013’s Kirkwood stop of the Freeride World Tour is a van life vet. For years he and his brother, Silas, have traveled around North America to FWT stops in a souped-up 1993 Ford E350 dubbed “The General.” […]
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By Josh Dulaney, Pasadena Star-News A shortage of veteran professors and crushing enrollment demands in the California State University system are creating headaches for students who find themselves shut out of the classes they need to graduate in four to six years. Known as bottleneck courses, there were 1,294 identified throughout CSU’s 23-campus system during […]
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Tilly the Witch (aka Carol Nageotte) will be telling scary stories at the Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove on Oct. 30 at 6pm. Dress in a Halloween costume for this special storytime. Children will receive a Halloween treat to take home. Children ages 4 and up will to listen to Halloween stories from […]
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