A 2003 Screaming Eagle Anniversary Edition CVO Harley Davidson Road King is being raffled off. There will be 200 $100 tickets sold. The money is being raised for the Empowerment Center, a Reno nonprofit whose mission is “To provide safe and sober housing to recovering addicts and alcoholics, with services, support, and commitment to our […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the family gathered last weekend we were all asked to bring an appetizer to share. My sister, Jann, made the recipe below. I would not have thought of turning cherries into a salsa. It was so yummy I tried to keep the bowl in front of me. Cherries are one of […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR You’ve likely heard about the link between sugar consumption and Type 2 diabetes. But fresh research ties another dietary pattern to increased risk of the disease, too: eating too much red meat. It’s not that we are trying to pick on meat (I’m a meat-eater, in moderation), but the recent studies […]
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By Quentin Fottrell, Wall Street Journal New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to require residents to compost their food waste may cause headaches for some families, but experts say it could also help cut their rising grocery bills. Under the proposal, by 2016 the city will require residents to separate their food waste for collection. […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Aviation on the South Shore is nearly 100 years old, with the first recording of planes landing in the 1920s on the water. It was a bi-wing floatplane near Camp Richardson. Swaths of land have served as air strips, plans were drawn up that never came to fruition, and some […]
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By Joe Mathews, Valley Public Radio Pssst. Wanna know a secret? I’m going to let you in on confidential marriage, an only-in-California concoction that is little known but deeply relevant to today’s debates about marriage. Confidential marriage is in most respects the same as any old legal marriage—solemnized and binding. But confidential marriage licenses, unlike […]
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An early morning fire Wednesday completely destroyed a house in Tahoe City. The occupant and a dog got out without injury. North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District crews have not determined the cause of the fire in the 1800 block of Silver Tip Drive. There was concern the fire would grow larger because flames shot […]
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• The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has named Mammoth Mountain as an official training ground for U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding, including spring and fall camps for U.S. athletes through 2019 including Olympics in Sochi and PyeongChang. • Indian Hills resident Shahla Fadaie recently purchased the Mr. Ice Cream truck and started a new […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sports psychologists have made a living trying to figure out why people win or lose and the speed and consistency at which they do so. But I have never read about food being a motivator. I think it must be for the Zephyr Cove 3.5 women’s team. They dominate at home, having […]
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By Annalise Mantz and Jeffrey Dastin, Sacramento Bee A budget bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature would make it optional for local governments to comply with several key provisions of the California Public Records Act. The change is intended to save the state money because it typically reimburses local agencies for providing services it mandates. […]
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