Five El Dorado County wineries in a region known for its handcrafted Rhone-style wines will celebrate local wine and food during the 10th annual Rocks & Rhones Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. On May 25-26 Auriga Wine Cellars, Holly’s Hill Vineyards, Miraflores Winery, Narrow Gate Vineyards and Sierra Vista Winery will pair locally sourced food […]
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By Mike Nichols If anyone wants to know the benefit of the CalStar Membership Program, all they have to do is talk to longtime members Mike and Sally Neitling of South Lake Tahoe. Mike Neitling used CalStar’s services twice in 2012, perhaps saving his life, and his membership saved him from any out-of-pocket costs associated […]
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By Eric Pfanner, New York Times AŸ, FRANCE — Want to start a fight at a wine tasting? Just mention “oak.” Few issues get wine lovers as worked up as the question of whether to ferment or age wine in wooden barrels, usually made of oak. Doing so can help mellow the wine and add […]
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• Tahoe Production House in South Lake Tahoe earned platinum and gold awards in the national 2013 Hermes Creative Awards competition for video excellence in the nonprofit category. • Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. in Tahoe City won a bronze medal for its Paddle Board Pale in the American Pale Ale category at the West Coast […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Looking at the tools Douglas County sheriff’s officials have for dealing with bad guys, it’s a wonder anyone challenges them. A .50-caliber rifle and machine gun are some of the weapons on the table in front of two members of the SWAT team. The crisis negotiation team has a high-tech […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series is hosting a celebration for the publication of the college’s literary journal “The Kokanee” on May 15 at 8pm at the college library. The event will feature short readings from student and faculty authors. Authors reading from their work include Frank Riley, Cece Cummins, Harper Dial, Bonnie Turnbull, Marcela […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 21, 2013, Riverside Press Enterprise. California’s specialty license plates should not dangle a promise that government does not keep. Drivers buy the plates to support a variety of causes, but a new audit found slipshod oversight of the resulting income. The Legislature needs to ensure that state […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A Las Vegas man is headed to prison after being sentenced in federal court in Sacramento for defrauding a South Lake Tahoe investor of $2.9 million. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. today sentenced Jed Baron, 55, to five years and three months in prison for wire fraud related […]
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By Charlie Savage, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the Internet rather than by traditional phone services, according […]
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Six South Shore businesses are donating a portion of their May sales to the Zawadisha Fund. The 2nd annual She is Beautiful Lake Tahoe fundraiser is about locals honoring themselves and those they care about, while supporting Kenyan women and children as they learn life saving self-defense skills, health education and financial literacy by participating […]
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