Men were on the roof of Lake Tahoe Pizza Company in South Lake Tahoe this morning assessing the damage from an overnight fire. The doors to the restaurant were covered with caution tape on Aug. 20 and no one could be reached for comment. Lake Tahoe fire officials said the blaze started at 11:09pm Monday. […]
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By Darryl Slater, Star-Ledger South Lake Tahoe is a charming place. But it loses a great deal of appeal when you spend days pouring concrete, as Garrett McIntyre did six years ago. McIntyre was still seeking his big break in professional football in 2007, after he finished his first season with the Arena Football League’s […]
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• Phyllis Shafer, Lake Tahoe Community College’s art department chair, is featured in Western Art and Architecture magazine. • This is the weekly Sierraroadwork schedule for Caltrans. • The El Dorado County Grand Jury is looking for things to investigate. Submit an idea to: Grand Jury, P.O. Box 472, Placerville, CA 95667. • Ready for […]
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More than half of the American Fire burning in the Tahoe National Forest is contained. Firefighters expect to have the fire fully contained on Sept. 1. It has burned 14,822 acres in rugged terrain near Foresthill. Efforts have held the fire in place along Deadwood Ridge and the Foresthill Divide Road on the western flank […]
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The inaugural Kiwanis Community Fair will be Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The idea is to create a family event to bring the community and visitors together to support the youth of the South Shore. The Community Fair will take place in the lower parking lot of Heavenly Mountain Resort. Activities include carnival rides, craft fair booths, […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Under skies as clear as the near shore, nearly 700 people gathered Monday at Sand Harbor for what was essentially a bipartisan rally to keep protecting Lake Tahoe. Former Vice President Al Gore returned to the Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit after having launched the initial one in 1997 with […]
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The Cash Only band is going to defend its title of South Shore’s Best Sunset Band on Aug. 23 at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. The local band will take the stage between 7 and 7:40pm. However, the competition will begin at 3pm with Black Star Safari, followed by Little Town at 4pm, Deep […]
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To the community, I wanted to thank Liana Zambresky for her eloquent article in the August Tahoe Mountain News about healthy forests (thank you Carla Ennis, too, for your letter-to-the editor). I lack the scientific expertise to back Ms. Zambresky up, but I share her sentiments. I have just come back from walking through the […]
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By Berne Broudy, Outside If you’re worried about your knees or setting a new personal record, first take a look at your pack. For every pound of weight you cut from your body, you reduce the pressure on your knees by 4 pounds, a 2005 study in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism found. Lose […]
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Political leaders from California and Nevada gather at Sand Harbor on Aug. 19, 2013, for the annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit. Former Vice President Al Gore, who was at the initial summit in 1997, was the keynote speaker this year.
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