Lake Tahoe Community College’s Theater Arts Department will be putting on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical “Rent” in June. Auditions will be Feb. 4 at 7pm in the Duke Theatre. Callbacks will be Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m. Director Susan Boulanger seeks an ethnically diverse cast of strong singers and actors who are […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun It was clear as the “fiscal cliff” deadline closed in on federal lawmakers last month that there was no way an online poker bill would reach the floor of the Senate for a vote. It was a disappointing way to end the year for millions of poker players […]
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By Rob Schultz, Wisconsin State Journal MADISON — Wisconsin’s cheese producers are poised to profit — perhaps mightily — from a feud that has buckled the knees of California’s dysfunctional dairy industry. California cheesemakers have prospered for decades because the price of milk used to make cheese has been set lower than what competitors from […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly Like many ski resort operators around the U.S., Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz had a relatively happy new year, as the 2012-13 winter season has been an improvement over last season’s warm, dry winter. This year Vail, whose resorts include Heavenly Mountain Resort in addition to its eponymous Colorado resort, […]
Read moreBy Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County sheriff has fired off an anti-gun control letter to Vice President Joe Biden. “It is well known and proven with facts, not emotional inference, that gun control of any kind, has no effect on the reduction of crime, anywhere,” wrote Sheriff John D’Agostini. The letter, also […]
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By Judy Battista, New York Times Until last season, when they faced each other across a football field for the first time, John Harbaugh had never rooted against his little brother, Jim. Except for the one time they were on different American Legion baseball teams in high school — and John wants it known his […]
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By Jon Tourney, Wines & Vines AUBURN — After expanding wine production and sales for five years at its original location, Lone Buffalo Vineyards has roamed to a larger property in Placer County and built a new and larger winery and tasting room that opened Jan. 11. The new 12-acre property is located northwest of […]
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Placer County is hosting a meeting Feb. 6 at 6pm about the proposed community plan and zoning changes for the West Shore. The meeting is at the Granlibakken Conference Center in Tahoe City. The community plan is still a work in progress and there are many details to be determined, such as density, setbacks and […]
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• Bookworks, the Family Resource Center used bookstore next to Freshies, is looking for volunteers. For info, call Delicia Spees at (530) 542.0470. • Getaway Café in Meyers is open after going through a remodel. • Tahoe Truckee Unified School District on Jan. 15 refinanced bonds from its 1999 and 2000 measures, resulting in $2.77 […]
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