By Douglas Guengua, New York Times It was a slightly curious gesture: last week, Boston Market, the national chain of rotisserie chicken restaurants, removed the salt shakers from its tables, replacing them with small placards — tucked next to the pepper shakers — promoting the company’s interest in reducing sodium. As a marketing strategy, it […]
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By David Gilkey, NPR The droughts that have parched big regions of the country are killing forests. In the arid Southwest, the body count is especially high. Besides trying to keep wildfires from burning up these desiccated forests, there’s not much anyone can do. In fact, scientists are only now figuring out how drought affects […]
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The El Dorado County coroner has confirmed the identities of the five people who died Saturday night when their plane crashed after taking off from Lake Tahoe Airport. The deceased are: Harold Cardwell, 60 Kin Cardwell, 41 Francisco De La Mora, 43 Lorena De La Mora, 39 Esmeralda De La Mora, 6. All are from […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee It would have been a spectacular setting for their wedding, amid the rolling hills of a vineyard where he was learning the art of winemaking. Joshua David Ruff and Rachel Manasse had it all planned, from the sparkly toasting glasses to the purple flower petals that would decorate the aisle. […]
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Will Richardson of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences will talk about the fall migration in Tahoe and the effects of change climate patterns on migration and the birds and wildlife found in the basin on Sept. 18. The event is at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. The free event […]
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AAA Travel projects 33 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, a 2.9 percent increase from the 32.1 million people who traveled last year. The total number of 2012 Labor Day holiday travelers is expected to reach a new post-recession high, according to the AAA/IHS Global […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOMA – As the first president of Wells Fargo Bank, Isaias Hellman was well versed in how to make money. He also understood real estate. In 1897, the German-born financier bought 1,000 acres of waterfront property on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe that included two miles of beach. Then he bought […]
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By Las Vegas Sun Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has held on to his prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention this week after Tropical Storm Isaac forced the cancellation of the convention’s opening night. Sandoval will speak at 6pm Tuesday and is expected to keep to the original theme of the opening night: “We […]
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Ask an improv actor what is improvisation’s most challenging skill, and chances are pretty good they’ll say making up a song. That’s what improv actors and students will be practicing Sept. 1 in a workshop taught by song improvisation masters Laura and Rick Hall. The workshop will focus on using musical or song improv as […]
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The 32nd annual Kirkwood 5K/10K Adventure Trail Run is Sept. 1 with a one mile and a half mile fun run for kids at 9am. The 5K and 10K will start after the fun run. The races are presented by the Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club and the Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department. Race registration forms […]
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