While the American Fire burning near Foresthill is at 78 percent containment, the Rim Fire near Yosemite is at 7 percent containment. Both are continuing to bring smoke into the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee and western Nevada. Winds helped blow some of the smoke out of the basin on Saturday, but the smell remains this […]
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This is possibly the oldest continuing, uninterrupted gas station in South Lake Tahoe. According to notes on the back of this photo dated 1954, Allen E. “Brownie” Piedmont was the owner of this Flying A gas station. The aerial photo is also from the 1950s It is now Tahoe Tom’s at near Stateline. The black […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – With each step, it seems like the landscape is changing. Smooth granite turns into coarse volcanic rock. Sandy footing becomes hardpack. Towering mountains and pines give way to 360-degree views. If this is anything what the entire 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is like, it might be something I would […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe claims to have a deficit. So why does the city hire consultants and a city attorney at $150,000 a year? It’s a puzzle. Also, new hires are made routinely. Are things what they are said to be or is this a game of pick a number […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society is commemorating Tahoe City’s Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) during Labor Day weekend. On Aug. 30 at 4pm there will be a reception at the Watson Cabin at Heritage Plaza. The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society is partnering with event hosts Tahoe City Rotary and the Tahoe City Public Utilities District […]
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By Anita Hofschneider, Wall Street Journal First, the bad news: Nearly 75 percent of 2013 high school graduates who took the ACT college readiness exam aren’t fully prepared for college, according to a report by the organization that administers the test. Now, the (moderately) good: Student performance has improved slightly since 2009, when just 23 […]
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• Two physicians have joined the Barton Health team. Amanda Stevens Weavil is an ob-gyn at Barton Women’s Health and Kim Evans will be at Barton General Surgery. • The draft Highway 28 National Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan has been revised and posted on the Tahoe Transportation District website. Comments may be submitted to […]
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The Tahoe area of Placer County is reporting increases in hotel and sales taxes. Revenues from transient occupancy tax are up approximately $1.6 million over the previous year, a 15 percent increase. Sales tax for the winter quarter (January, February, March) of 2013 is up a 22.5 percent over the previous year. Despite a fourth […]
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By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Environmental and liberal activist groups are split over a pending pioneering bill that would regulate the controversial oil-extraction technique known as fracking. Legislation by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, would, for the first time in the nation, require oil companies to disclose details of the chemicals, locations […]
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Chefs are sharpening their knives for the second annual Sierra Chef Challenge, which is part of the 4th annual Sample the Sierra festival. While the event is supposed to showcase what El Dorado County has to offer, the meat for the cook-off is coming from Reno’s Sierra Meat & Seafood Company and the mystery box […]
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