Christopher “Flip” Brandi printed Lake Tahoe News since the 1950s. It generally appeared Wednesdays, and later two days a week. The offices and printing press eventually were in the block building now housing Verizon Wireless on Highway 50 near Tahoe Keys Boulevard (next to Steamer’s). In a rear room of that building also were the […]
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• South Lake Tahoe City Attorney Tom Watson finally wrote the title and summary for the Tahoe4Tahoe group regarding repealing paid parking by South Lake Tahoe. Now signatures must be acquired before it goes on the ballot. • Gov. Jerry Brown reappointed Carl Goff, 54, of Placerville to the California Apprenticeship Council. • When Aspens, […]
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More than 25 law enforcement agencies in Nevada are participating in Joining Forces will be cruising the state’s roadways between now and Jan. 6. Officers will be targeting impaired drivers who not only pose threats to themselves, but innocent passengers and other road users. Officers said the holiday season continues to be the most hazardous […]
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Coldwell Banker Select in Zephyr Cove believes that pets should have a joyous holiday season. From now until Dec. 28, the company is hosting a food drive for animals at Douglas County Animal Care and Services. Bring a donation of dry or canned wet dog or cat food to the office in Zephyr Cove, 188 […]
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• Douglas County Library in Zephyr Cove will be closed Dec. 25. The library will resume its regular schedule on Dec. 26 at 9am. • Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (July 11-Aug. 24, 2014) will feature the romantic comedy “As You Like It” Tuesdays-Sundays. • Jorge Perez, hematologist-oncologist and owner of Sierra Nevada Cancer Center, is […]
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• Royal Gorge Cross Country is open. • The recreation facilities JPA will be meeting Jan. 24 from 9-11am at Lake Tahoe Airport. • The U.S. Postal Service is expecting Dec. 16 to be the busiest mailing day of the season and Dec. 19 the biggest delivery day. • Afrolicious brings the funk for a […]
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Christie Rassuchine Higman and Robyn Lindner, two authors who grew up in Tahoe, will be reading from their newest book in their Crazy Club series, “The Crazy Club’s First Slumber Party”. This story deals with overcoming homesickness through the help of friends. Friends of the Library are putting on this free story time-pajama party at […]
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• Here are this week’s roadwork schedules from Caltrans for El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra. • The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Trail and Fields advisory committees. The application deadline is 5pm Jan. 17. Pick up applications from the South Lake Tahoe City Clerk, 1901 Airport Road, or […]
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• Show a season pass from a Tahoe resort and receive a free drink at Lakeside Inn in Stateline between 4-7pm. • Heavenly Holidays (Dec. 21-31) is a two-week festival at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe. It culminates New Year’s Eve from 6-9pm with a concert, fire dancers, ice sculptors, and Gondola Drop to […]
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The historic Cal-Neva Lodge straddles the North Shore state line on the promontory between Brockway, Calif., and Crystal Bay, Nev. The original lodge, built in 1926, was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1937. The state boundary line prominently dissects the main room (gaming only at one end) as well as the outdoor swimming […]
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