• People associated with the Tahoe Keys Marina helped prevent the city from putting in parking meters on Venice Drive, but this summer they started charging to park in their lot. • Follow this blog to know where South Shore’s ski legend Glen Plake is as he and others attempt to ski Manaslu in Nepal. […]
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With the cooler nights soon to be upon us, it’s time to make sure your chimney is in safe working order. We at the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department annually respond to numerous chimney fires, mainly due to creosote buildup in the chimney flue. This type of fire has the potential to extend into your […]
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Lake Tahoe News with the South Tahoe Association of Realtors and Lake Tahoe Lodging Association is putting on the first South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates’ forum of the season. The five council candidates will be at Inn by the Lake’s conference center Oct. 1 at 11am explaining why he or she should be elected. […]
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By Joanne Marchetta The Lake Tahoe Regional Plan update has spurred many important discussions about the vision for Lake Tahoe and what future role the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency should play. As we consider changes to TRPA’s goals and policies, we’re taking a hard look at how the agency can add the most value to […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Wiping the slate clean. That was one of the overriding messages the Tahoe Transportation District staff and board wanted people on all sides of the loop road to hear and embrace. That doesn’t mean the proposed reroute of Highway 50 through the South Shore that has caused so much consternation […]
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Don Lane, a leader who has guided the management of Tahoe wilderness for more than 30 years, will be the guest speaker at the Tahoe Area Sierra Club meeting Sept. 19 at 7pm. Learn about some of the colorful characters who have shaped Tahoe and the surrounding wilderness. Lane has been responsible for overseeing all […]
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By Pat Bridges, Snowboarder On Sept. 12, snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims passed away after suffering a heart attack. Tom’s legacy looms large for anyone who has ever aspired to achieve a sideways descent down snow-covered slopes. Born Dec. 6, 1950, in Haddon Field, N.J., Tom has often relayed the story of how he conceived of […]
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Employees from Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts spent a day working at Lakeview Commons. Through Vail Resorts Echo Day on Sept. 8, 179 resort employees, friends and family members planted trees and shrubs, laid sod, installed park benches, picked up trash, and redistributed sand to even out the beach. Volunteers also conducted a neighborhood cleanup […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Spurred on by fanatically loyal shoppers like Christine Dugger of Sacramento, e-commerce giant Amazon.com is doing something it spent years trying to avoid. On Saturday, Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from California customers. The move will erase some of the price advantage Amazon enjoys over brick-and-mortar stores. But it […]
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A three-year study in the Lake Tahoe Basin has determined that tilling aged woodchips into the soil is the most effective way to minimize fire risk and preventing erosion. Integrated Environmental Restoration Services Inc. in collaboration with Tahoe Resource Conservation District, Meeks Bay Fire Protection District, North Tahoe Fire District, and Homewood Mountain Resort, recently […]
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