• Kirkwood is hosting a 10-day mountain bike festival Aug. 19-28. More info is online. • Lake Tahoe has been nominated as the eighth wonder of the world. Voting is taking place through September. More info is online. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans for the coming week. • For Truckee […]
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Coming up this Monday is the 50th anniversary of the Zone Improvement Plan. The what? It was July 1, 1963, when the U.S. Postal Service introduced its “ZIP Code” — the Zone Improvement Plan — which since has become ubiquitous in mailing, locating, and shipping. And now it’s used widely also for non-postal information such […]
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By Kathryn Reed Beer. It’s one four-letter word that can help make this heat wave tolerable. And Ray Loehrer has plenty of it right now. The South Lake Tahoe home brewer bottled a couple cases on Friday. And the mugs were already chilling in the freezer. His kitchen and laundry room look a little like […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society will host its annual “Gathering at the Gatekeeper’s” fundraiser on July 14 from 4-8pm. The dinner and auction will take place in Layton Park, just steps away from the Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City. All proceeds from the event will go toward the ongoing operation of Watson Cabin and […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Recently there have been a number of wildfires caused by people using gas powered equipment to create defensible space at the wrong time of day. Using equipment such as tractors, lawn mowers or weed eaters at the wrong time of day can end disastrously. It is best to operate gas powered equipment […]
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There will be an artist’s reception for Cherie Pinsky on July 6 from 6-8pm at Bona Fide Books in Meyers. Her collection titled Bodie will be on display through July 22. The work is gouache sketches of the historic California mining ghost town and canvases of Tahoe, San Francisco, and the West. The reception is […]
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South Lake Tahoe Community Services Department is celebrating July as “Parks Make Life Better” month as recognized by the California Park & Recreation Society . This measure recognizes the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health and development of all California residents. A research study sponsored by the […]
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By Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg The use of outside VIP room operators by casino companies in Macau limits their ability to prevent money-laundering and other illegal activities, one of Nevada’s top regulators said. “Criminal transactions are widely alleged to take place just out of the direct purview of the casino,” A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada […]
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The Lake of the Sky Amphitheater programs at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center begin July 5 and continue every Friday evening through August. The series kicks off July 5 with “Wild Things” featuring an educational look at Sierra Nevada native animals live on stage at 7pm. “Snowshoe Thompson” will be July 12 at 7pm; “Winged […]
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South Lake Tahoe building official Dave Walker, Patterson building official Jim Swanson and local architect Brian Shinault will discuss the new ADA laws and how they apply to businesses. All three are certified access specialists by the Division of the State Architect. The meeting is July 11 at 7:30pm in the City Council chambers at […]
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