By Steve Matthews, Nina Glinski and Nadja Brandt, Bloomberg Traci Butler and her husband cut out vacations after the U.S. recession five years ago. This week, the couple is taking their two boys on a weeklong trip that includes a July 4th visit to the nation’s capital, just a few weeks after touring Italy on […]
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Tahoe Center for Orthopedics will host mountain bike clinics Aug. 2 and Aug. 23 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Participants will ride with a pro and practice pump track training, while working on climbing, descending, and turning skills. This is for men, women and children of all riding levels. It is from 9am-3pm. The fee is […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee It’s a job that many might thirst for: official beer taster. As the wine, beer and spirits buyer for the West Sacramento-based Raley’s grocery chain, Curtis Mann’s typical workday entails visiting wineries and brew pubs to sip, sample and evaluate various alcoholic beverages. Increasingly, those official tastings are for a […]
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Top doubles teams from across the nation have signed up for the 31st annual Tahoe Tennis Classic Tournament. Approximately 110 teams will participate in women’s, men’s and mixed doubles tournament on Aug. 1-3 at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. The Tahoe Tennis Class is an all-doubles format tournament with divisions for multiple skill levels. Registration costs […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau It’s no secret that Lake Tahoe is an outdoor recreation destination. Skiers and snowboarders flock here in the winter, and visitors come to hike and play on the lake during the summer. The local economy depends on people coming here to play. However, one user group it seems Tahoe has yet to […]
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By Kim Brooks, Salon Like so many depressive, creative, extremely lazy high-school students, I was saved by English class. I struggled with math and had no interest in sports. Science I found interesting, but it required studying. I attended a middling high school in central Virginia in the mid-’90s, so there were no lofty electives […]
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By Erin Beresini, Outside On May 27, an Ohio teenager was found dead in his home, the victim of a caffeine overdose. The tragedy could have fueled the energy drink debate, which has spiked in recent years and rages on due to recent lawsuits alleging drinks like Red Bull contain unsafe levels of stimulants. But […]
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By Benjy Sarlin, MSNBC LAS VEGAS — “I don’t have the background of a typical politician, right?” Lucy Flores told a crowd of Democratic activists as she accepted the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor of Nevada in June. It’s a line you’ve heard before: Candidates love to brag about how they didn’t grow up like […]
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By Kathryn Reed Peaches are so delectable right now that I bought a flat of them at last week’s farmers’ market. When buying peaches, consider what you are using them for and when. I looked for ones that were slightly firm because I knew I would not be using them for a few days. But […]
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By Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post SEARCHLIGHT — Harry Reid grew up in a shack in this dusty old gold-mining outpost in the middle of the desert. As he rose to political power, he amassed personal wealth and began living part time in a condo in Washington. But he never stopped holding tightly to a […]
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