By Eleanor Beardsley, NPR Every day, one-third of the people of Copenhagen ride their bikes to work or school. Collectively, they cycle more than 750,000 miles daily, enough to make it to the moon and back. And city officials want even more people to commute, and over longer distances. So a network of 26 new […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Angela Swanson is the public official Gino DiMatteo is accused of bribing. “I have been advised by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office that I am involved in an investigation into the activities of Gino DiMatteo. I have cooperated with the district attorney’s investigation and I […]
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By Breaking Travel News Despite what people may think, the humble postcard is still managing to hold its own as a form of holiday correspondence. More than a quarter (28 percent) of international visitors at Generator Hostels still send a postcard to friends and family when traveling abroad. This is according to a survey of […]
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By KTVN-TV Fire officials made quick work of a brush fire that happened in the Lake Tahoe area. It happened in the area between Cave Rock and Glenbrook right before midnight. There are no structures in the area and fire officials say the fire was only about one-third of an acre. The cause of the […]
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We here on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe just witnessed what, in my estimation as a 30-year veteran of South Shore fireworks displays, could be the best fireworks-music mix and sync ever. Wow! South Lake Tahoe rocks. I would like to thank all of the people involved who help to produce and pay for […]
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Bicycling enthusiasts from all over the country will participate in the 10th annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue – Ride to Cure Diabetes on Sept. 9. This fun ride is not a race, but a tour and is fully supported. This year marks the third year for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to […]
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Several troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, as well as other employees from the Department of Public Safety, will be volunteering their time to raise money for Special Olympics Nevada and California on Sept. 15 at Hard Rock Café at Harveys casino in Stateline. Officers will be serving as volunteer waiters and waitresses as they […]
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• Placer County planning commissioners in August approved Alpine Meadows’ application to replace the existing Hot Wheels triple chairlift with a detachable quad chairlift that would be about 1,000 feet longer to reach the Sherwood Bowl ridge. • Genevieve Evans of Carnelian Bay won the XTERRA Lake Tahoe off-road triathlon in Incline Village in August. […]
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Toby and Cocoa are two large Maine Coon cats who were adopted from the shelter 6 months ago, but were returned recently because the adopter’s dog didn’t get along with them. They are very easy going, friendly cats who might need a little extra space because of their size, but they are great companions for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gino and Irene DiMatteo of South Lake Tahoe remained in separate El Dorado County jails Monday after having been arrested Aug. 31 on drug charges. Gino DiMatteo, 43, was being housed in Placerville on $37,500 bail. He faces charges of felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana for sale, and […]
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