By Kathryn Reed Cooking for two instead of 20 – that’s what Jerry Birdwell is looking forward to. Learning to cook for 20 is something Rachel Carlson is going to have to figure out soon. Carlson and her husband, Greg, as of March 15 are the owners of the Black Bear Inn in South Lake […]
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By Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times To meet the bold new climate change goals put in place last year, California will work to put millions of electric cars on the road, revolutionize its dairy industry and generate half of all power from solar panels and other renewable sources. But those efforts will come up […]
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By Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg Your March Madness office pool is like the Charles Schwab of sports betting. Beyond those hastily chosen brackets, there’s an entire cottage industry of sports betting that’s increasingly resembling Wall Street. In 2016, total sports wagers in Nevada were $4.5 billion, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. With that much at stake, gamblers […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District is doing everything it can to help families who feel threatened by the federal government’s attack on immigrants. “We are going to follow the law. We all know if a child is going to come to school afraid, they aren’t going to learn,” board member Larry Reilly […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee On a recent Friday at Old Soul Coffee Roasters in Sacramento, actor Ian Hopps hunched over his laptop as he edited a flier for an upcoming performance with the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble. He had just come off a shift from the East Sacramento restaurant where he waits tables and […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal The Black Rock Desert is due for an environmental checkup — one that specifically determines whether Burning Man is having an impact on the land — though it may be a while before the desert gets a diagnosis. The most recent environmental assessment that addressed Burning Man’s impact, conducted in 2011, set […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The view from Lahontan dam looking west features a shimmering desert lake framed in the distance by the snowy Sierra Nevada. The warm, late winter sun above and low roar of water surging through the dam below makes the quiet deck of the 102-year-old structure seem like a nice place […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials are expected to sign a deal Tuesday that would raze the dilapidated Knights Inn motel that fronts Highway 50, and replace it with a Whole Foods 365 and other retail establishments. On Monday morning, Pradip Patel, who owns the Knights Inn, signed an agreement to sell his property […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal March Madness is upon us, another time of the year when people who almost never set foot inside a race and sports book become sports experts and serious gamblers. It was only a month ago that twice-a-year bettors showed their expertise on Super Bowl Sunday. How significant is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crews are diligently working at the Leviathan Mine superfund site in Alpine County to ensure contaminants don’t reach nearby waterways. “We are doing our best to prevent a discharge, but it is touch and go,” said Scott Ferguson who is in charge of overseeing the regulatory and compliance aspects of the site. […]
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