More than 100 pounds of dried and finished marijuana were confiscated Tuesday from a residence in Markleeville and one person was arrested. This is the second illegal grow Alpine County sheriff’s deputies have uncovered in a matter of days. Deputies said they found “an elaborate indoor and outdoor facility for the cultivation, harvesting and processing […]
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By Ruth Graham, Slate The word vagina has caused trouble for a lot of women this year, from Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown to Naomi Wolf. And now, perhaps, for a prominent evangelical writer who refused to remove the word from her new book about women and the Bible. Rachel Held Evans’ upcoming book “A […]
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The minivan-sized meteorite that broke up over the Sierra on April 22 was not just any old space rock. It was one of the rarest types of meteorites to fall to Earth — a carbonaceous chondrite, the earliest solid material to form in the solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago, before the planets, […]
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To the community, As a community college instructor and local school board member, I would like to share my thoughts with the community about what will happen if Proposition 30 doesn’t pass. Over the past several years funding for educating our K-12 children has already dropped dramatically. The district has been using its reserves to […]
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There will be a Harvest Festival at the South Tahoe Recreation Complex on Oct. 27 from 10am to 5pm. Vendors, a cake walk, costume contest, make-up artist, glitter tattoos, and food, including a chili cook off, is designed for all ages. The Pumpkin Parade was canceled due to low interest. For more information, call JoAnn […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s economic vitality is what Tuesday’s City Council meeting was all about. A variety of agenda items, while separate and not even lumped together, all focused on the city’s future. Carl Ribaudo with Strategic Marketing Group started the morning off Oct. 16 with a presentation about the economic impact of […]
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To the community, On our one-year anniversary, Tahoe Girlfriend’s Cafe would like to thank the following restaurants for their hospitality, exemplary service, excellent food and wonderful memories over the past 12 months. We look forward to revisiting and enjoying our good times with you again in the future. TGC is a group of local women […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the South Shore bus service known as BlueGo was launched in 2003 it was supposed to be a state-of-the-art system with high-tech computer terminals at kiosks and a name that would tie into what was known as the Blue World ad campaign. It cost $4 million for the software and equipment […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it’s better no one is in the kitchen when I’m cooking – especially when it’s the first time I’ve made a particular dish. This was true Sunday morning. Aebelskivers were about to be made. It was messy. (It doesn’t have to be.) It was smoky. (Doesn’t have to be.) It wasn’t […]
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