By Kathryn Reed Legality is one thing; availability is another when it comes to abortions. No practitioner performs the procedure in the Lake Tahoe Basin or Truckee. There is one provider in all of Northern Nevada and they are in Reno. Sacramento or Roseville are the closest options in California for those living in the […]
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By Julie Brown, Powder The morning after a February storm had shut down the ski resort for two days, the Sun Valley ski patrol started yet another day of work to open the mountain to the public. The meeting started with announcements: race schedules, grooming reports, mountain closures, fallen trees from the storm. Then […]
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By Julie Weed, New York Times The front desk manager or housekeeper may epitomize the hotel employee, but the hospitality industry is increasingly dependent on tech workers, vacuuming data scientists, web designers and other experts into its ranks. More than ever, guests look to their phones and computers to research, book, stay in and communicate […]
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By Kathryn Reed SUN VALLEY, Idaho – In this era of corporate consolidation in the ski industry, Sun Valley ski resort stands out as being independent. But the area also stands out as being a company town. The Holding family owns Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah through their company Sinclair Oil. So, […]
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By Ethan Baron, Bay Area News Group It’s a bountiful winter in the snowy Sierra Nevada, with the biggest snowpack in 22 years. That’s great news for skiers and snowboarders, but all that snow can transform in an instant from a beautiful blanket to a deadly shroud when an avalanche hits. In December, Aptos doctor Tom Barker, […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee This year’s heavy rains and the ongoing crisis at Oroville Dam recently prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to do what he and his predecessors have done many times before: ask for federal help. Once approved, presidential declarations – the most common is a major disaster – open the door to assistance […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE – With more and more recreational and business opportunities presenting themselves, the Tahoe-Truckee area has become hard […]
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By Associated Press More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada’s hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the home-sharing service Airbnb. The growth in the short term rental market is good for homeowners who made money from their residences, but it could be a drain on the state’s […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee As the rain and snow have fallen this winter, so have California’s hillsides, forcing the closure of major roads through the Sierra Nevada and causing millions of dollars in damage. The California Department of Transportation estimates that the winter’s pounding storms have caused $400 million in damage to California highways. […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – It is going to cost a little more to stay at a Stateline lodging property beginning May 1. Douglas County commissioners on Feb. 16 agreed to increase the lodging license fee from 3 percent to 4 percent just for properties at the lake. The additional revenue will be for the […]
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