By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Tourism Commission was feeling a little better about TravelNevada.com 2.0 after its brand consultant told members they’ll be tweaking the state’s tourism website after a lukewarm response to its mid-April debut. Representatives of Burson-Marsteller, the New York-based consultant the state is paying $3.2 million over two […]
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Lake Tahoe is one of the locations where a pilot TV show will be filmed. Actress-producer Hallie Jordan of “Small Red Star Productions” and collaborating partners Jon and Danielle Artigo of “Artigo Indie Films” have started pre-production on “To the Bridge.” When two women (Jordan and Artigo) are scorned by the same man at the […]
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• The California Tahoe Conservancy board on June 20 gave Executive Director Patrick Wright his evaluation. Board Chairman Larry Sevison would only tell LTN that a three-member committee has been set up to create goals for Wright. No raise was given. • Volunteers are needed for the U.S. Junior Amateur golf tourney July 22-27 at […]
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Fleming Music Company was here in the 1960s selling everything from grand pianos to 45-rpm records, and boasting “Color TV!” Following numerous other occupants, this is now Auntie Q’s in South Lake Tahoe on Highway 50. The 1969 photo was supplied by Bob Rockwell, while the current photo is mine. — Bill Kingman
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By Kathryn Reed McCLOUD – The Hearst Castle of the north is a little more difficult to get to than the one in San Simeon that is now part of the State Park system. But it’s worth the paddle. Going up the McCloud River the Wyntoon spread that is owned by the Hearst Corporation is […]
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Plein air artist Jude Bischoff will be at the Pacific Crest Gallery in the Heavenly Village June 29-30 from 3-6pm. Bischoff’s Modern Animal series is of bold original oil paintings. The term plein air painting describes the large movement of 20th century California artists who worked out of doors (en plein air), directly from nature […]
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To the community, On behalf of the Zawadisha Fund, we would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the local community members who shopped or purchased services at the following businesses during May’s She Is Beautiful Lake Tahoe: BioSpirit Day Spa, Bliss Skincare Studio Elevate Wellness Center, Gaia-Licious Global Gifts, Mountain Yoga and […]
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The 2012 Lake Tahoe Bicycle Achievement and Service Awards are given out by the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition each year to an individual, business, organization and agency who have demonstrated their advancement of bicycling in the Lake Tahoe area. This year’s achievement award recipients are: Tom Wendell, Individual Category. Wendell is well known in the […]
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By Scott Neuman, NPR The largest full moon of the year will grace the night sky Sunday as our nearest neighbor in space makes its closest approach. The moon will reach its closest perigee of 2013, dominating the sky. For about a half-hour of the event, the moon will also turn full — a confluence […]
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The Tahoe Improv Players will be putting on four shows at the Valhalla Estate on the Tahoe Tallac Site plus a show at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City. Also on stage during the Aug. 6 show will be Laura “Whose Line Is It Anyway” Hall and Rick “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Hall. Show dates: […]
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