By Susan Wood BATH, England – As I swirled in the water, she cradled me in such a personal and intimate way, I was immediately transported to thoughts of how a baby might feel being held by her mother. There lies the experience of receiving a Watsu massage in the hot bath at one of […]
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By Kathryn Reed BATH, England – “By a lady” – that is how many female authors used to receive credit for their literary works. For Jane Austen, who died at the age of 41, much of her success came late in her life. And the worldwide recognition came years after she died in 1817. Knowing […]
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If I remember correctly, even before it was Meal On A Bun, it was a drive-through dairy milk stand. Today the building houses Teaz-n-Pleaz. Notice the Harrah’s billboard across the street advertising Liberace. Billboards were banned when the city of South Lake Tahoe formed in 1965. — Bill Kingman
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By Robert Reich The worst economy since the Great Depression and you might think at least one of the candidates would come up with a few big ideas for how to get us out of it. But you’d be wrong. Neither candidate wants to take any chances by offering any large, serious proposals. Both are […]
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By Susan Wood BATH, England — You have to hand it to the Romans – they knew how to immerse themselves in decadence early on. More than 2,000 years ago, they discovered England’s only natural hot springs west of London, dove into building a complex of bathing spots, as well as a temple to Sulis-Minerva […]
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• A bill sponsored by state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, to name the Highway 50 interchange at Hazel Avenue in Sacramento County as the “Sen. Dave Cox Interchange” cleared the Senate floor with unanimous support. Cox was once Lake Tahoe’s rep in the California Legislature. • The Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department is recruiting […]
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Boarding for Breast Cancer is hosting the 8th annual Skate the Lake on Aug. 18 and 6th annual Skate the Coast on Sept. 29. For 2012, B4BC will be dedicating funds raised by the dual events for the B4BC Survivorship Fund, which connects breast cancer survivors with health and wellness experiences in order to enhance […]
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Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences is putting on two fishing events this month.World-class fly fishing is available all around the greater Tahoe area. Join local fishing expert Victor Babbitt to learn about how, where and when to fish in and around Lake Tahoe at a presentation on Aug. 16 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental […]
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By Mark Glover and Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee California drivers will soon feel the heat from the fire Monday evening in the sprawling Chevron refinery in Richmond. Energy analysts expect gas prices to surge to $4 a gallon or more in the weeks leading up to the Labor Day holiday weekend. GasBuddy.com, which tracks gas […]
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By Kathryn Reed Shots rang out in the Al Tahoe neighborhood late Friday night, leaving a window of a home shattered, bullet holes in the siding and residents shaken. Justin Pecsi told Lake Tahoe News he is pretty sure he knows who the shooter was who was driving a black Charger, but doesn’t know why […]
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