The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting its second annual Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards on Sept. 27 from 4–7pm at its offices at 128 Market St., Stateline. This year’s theme is Making Progress and will focus on the Regional Plan update and the fifth anniversary of the Angora Fire. Partners include the […]
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Adam Rose, 38, of South Lake Tahoe as of Wednesday afternoon was in the intensive care unit at Renown Medical Center in Reno fighting for his life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver the day before. The suspect, 54-year-old Christine Whalen of South Lake Tahoe, was later apprehended. She was booked into El Dorado […]
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By John Coleman, Harvard Business Review When David Petraeus visited the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009, one of the meetings he requested was with author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Petraeus, who holds a PhD in International Relations from Princeton, is a fan of Team of Rivals and wanted time to speak to the famed historian about […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s and its labor union, locked in a lengthy stalemate over a new contract, are finally talking again. The West Sacramento grocery chain and the United Food and Commercial Workers will resume negotiations Aug. 31. It will be their first bargaining session since June 8 and follows several more weeks […]
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By Huffington Post It’s tough to eat healthy, and even tougher to find healthy foods on a budget. Even though eating well is an investment in your long-term health, it can be hard to find nutrient-dense, environmentally friendly foods that don’t hit your wallet. Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research organization, has examined over 1,000 […]
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By Eric Hoover, Chronicle of Higher Education Weathering the recession with a college degree can be tough. Weathering it without one is much tougher. That’s the main finding of a new report based on a study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. According to a report on the findings, the vast majority […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was read at the Aug. 21, 2012, South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting by the author, longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Gloria Hartoonian, and is reprinted with permission. At the very end of the Aug. 21 City Council meeting, I heard Councilman [Hal] Cole suggest that our Tahoe Transportation District representative, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While neither the Tahoe Transportation District, nor the loop road was on the Aug. 21 South Lake Tahoe City Council agenda, plenty of words were spoken about the two. It was agreed the previously scheduled Aug. 28 workshop on the loop road would be indefinitely delayed. This is to give TTD time […]
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Jude is one of those dogs who takes a while for shelter visitors to notice. Adopters just seem to pass up darker and brindle dogs, no matter their personality. But he is a favorite of the shelter staff and volunteers because no matter what he looks like, he acts like a pure bred Lab – […]
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• Freshies in South Lake Tahoe is hosting a Tahoe Youth & Family Services full Moon Dance Party on the roof Aug. 31, 8-10pm. Tickets are limited — (530) 542.3630. • TJ Maxx is having a hiring fair for its South Lake Tahoe store Sept. 6-8 at Inn by the Lake. • Lake Tahoe author […]
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