· Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Advisory Planning Commission will have a hearing on the Kings Beach pier reconstruction project on April 13. The comment deadline has been extended to April 15. More info about the project is online. · The North Lake Tahoe Bridal Fair is Feb. 28 from 11am-3pm at the Olympic Valley Lodge. For […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is offering a workshop Feb. 23 titled How to Protect Your Brand and Your Bottom Line from Negative Buzz. The goal of the workshop is to teach attendees how to protect the reputation of their businesses online. Workshop topics include why you should care about social review site […]
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The former deputy forest supervisor for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is now the leader of the Tahoe National Forest. Eli Ilano has been the deputy on the Tahoe since 2010 and acting forest supervisor since the beginning of the year after Tom Quinn retired. He also had a stint as acting supervisor for […]
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“Recent discoveries on the frontiers of science: Higgs boson and gravitational waves” is the topic of an upcoming discussion at Lake Tahoe Community College. James Brau is the Knight professor of Natural Science at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he also directs the Center for High Energy Physics. He has spent the last […]
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· Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is hosting the 7th annual Kid-O-Rama celebration Feb. 13-20. For complete details, go online. · Mojo Green of Reno will be putting on a free concert Feb. 13 at Whiskey Dicks Saloon in South Lake Tahoe. Must be at least 21 to attend. Doors open at 9pm. · Tahoe Cross Country […]
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Searching for plants that will lead to curing diseases has kept Paul Alan Cox traveling the world, protecting rain forests and coral reefs and studying patterns of wellness and disease among indigenous peoples. Cox, a renowned ethnobotanist, will talk about his work at UNR on March 10. Cox is the director of the Institute for […]
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Caltrans will be performing grinding and paving work on sections of Highway 89 in the Tahoe City area this week. The work will take place from Blackwood Creek Road to and including Fanny Bridge. It’s scheduled from 8am-3:30pm, Feb. 9-11. Expect one-way traffic control. A number of potholes have developed on the highway because of the heavy […]
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South Lake Tahoe Public Works Department has launched of a web-based service portal to allow anyone to add service requests, concerns, or issues that need to be addressed by city engineering, streets-transportation, and/or facilities department. Simply go online to submit a request. The purpose of the portal is to expedite community requests, concerns or issues. The asset management component […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office issued 131 speeding citations during a three-week, multi-agency Joining Forces traffic safety campaign in January. From Jan. 5-21, the sheriff’s office joined with the Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department and Nevada Highway Patrol for speed enforcement campaign as part of ongoing efforts by Nevada law enforcement agencies to increase […]
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Copyright attorney Carolyn Wright will be giving a free talk this month aimed at professional and amateur photographers. Known as the photo attorney, Wright’s law firm is based out of Zephyr Cove. She is also a professional photographer and author of “Photographer’s Legal Guide.” She will be speaking at the Carson City Library on Feb. […]
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