Eneliko “Sean” Smith, who ran The Block hotel in South Lake Tahoe into the ground and required the court to mandate he pay the city back taxes, is now the owner of Sugar Loaf Resort in Michigan. Smith and his partners bought the 560 acres for an undisclosed sum. Their plans are to transform the […]
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By Robert Samuels, Washington Post Philip Vahab loves it when strangers wander to the odd, wooden box outside his Northwest Washington rowhouse. Is it a birdhouse? Is it a fancy mailbox? Some ornamental, neighborhood talking point? No. No. And kind of. The box is stuffed with paperbacks from Dean Koontz and Don DeLillo, free for […]
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Don’t be surprised to see South Lake Tahoe firefighters wearing pink this month. The department is taking a strong stance against breast cancer in October. A series of events this month are designed to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Donations will be accepted on any engine and ambulance, as well as at […]
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Updated Oct. 1 3:40pm: The Oct. 5 trail building day is canceled because of the federal shutdown. — By Kathryn Reed One of the final pieces of the Angora burn restoration should be completed this fall – the trail system. When the more than dozen miles worth of trails are finished, it will be possible […]
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By Arne Duncan and Kamala Harris Millions of desks sit empty in elementary school classrooms because of truancy each year, costing schools billions of dollars, wasting public resources and squandering one of the country’s most precious resources: its young people. We tend to think of truancy as something that starts in junior high or high […]
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Tahoe Arts Project will present the Lakota Sioux Dance Theater on Oct. 4 at 7pm at the Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theater. Founded in 1978 on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, the Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre began with the support of traditional Lakota Indian educators, healers, community leaders, championship pow-wow dancers, singers and […]
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By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, Washington Post The U.S. government began to shut down for the first time in 17 years early Tuesday, after a Congress bitterly divided over President Obama’s signature health-care initiative failed to reach agreement to fund federal agencies. Hours before a midnight deadline, the Republican House passed its third proposal […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Ex-Nevada power broker Harvey Whittemore has been sentenced to two years in prison for funneling more than $130,000 in illegal campaign funds to Sen. Harry Reid’s re-election committee in 2007. U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks also ordered Whittemore on Monday to pay $100,000 in fines for his three […]
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The Lake Valley Fire Protection District is deeply saddened to announce the unexpected death of 34-year-old firefighter paramedic Brandon “Mitch” Underhill on Sept. 29. Mitch joined the fire district as a paid professional on Sept. 27, 2005, and served the community with dedication and devotion for just over eight years until his untimely death. Mitch […]
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By Kathleen Madigan, Wall Street Journal In this recovery, it’s better to be a landlord or investor than a saver. That is the message from Friday’s report on personal income. Since the recession ended in the second quarter of 2009 to the average so far in the third quarter, the gains in income have been […]
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