By Susan Wood It was like the 1960s all over again Saturday – with a mountain twist. More than 500 women and their supporters in the South Lake Tahoe region braved the elements to show how advocating women’s rights is not for the faint of heart or the body. Blowing snow, winter boots, parkas and […]
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By Michael Scott Davidson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Republican leadership in the Nevada Legislature appears split on a proposal to modify a decade-old property tax cap law. Michael Roberson, the top Republican in the Senate, has vowed to stop the bill, but Assembly minority leader Paul Anderson is keeping a more open mind ahead of the […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Caltrans is alerting motorists traveling to the Sierra, particularly those using Interstate 80 over Donner Summit or Highway 50 over Echo Summit, to be prepared for significant travel delays through Monday. Expect passes to be closed at times either for avalanche control or to clear wrecks. For current road conditions, click on […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink Anyone who has spent a reasonable amount of time in the mountains can probably remember at least a few times when they made a real bonehead move and got lucky. Even though the “sidecountry” — the out of bounds area surrounding a ski resort — may give the illusion of […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval is proposing a 10 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales once the recreational industry gets moving in Nevada. Sandoval made the announcement during his State of the State address on Tuesday in Carson City where the Republican outlined his proposed $8.1 billion […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories looking at the affordable housing issue in the Tahoe-Truckee area. “For any community, the quality of life experienced by its residents depends, to a great extent, on the quantity and quality of available housing.” — 20-20 Committee report to the South Lake Tahoe […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Thursday’s weather was nothing compared to what is expected to come. Remember last week? Part II is about to hit. “I would encourage residents and visitors to do their grocery and supply shopping on Friday and Saturday and to stay off the roadways on Sunday and Monday. Thankfully, it looks like we’ll get a break starting on Tuesday,” Tracy […]
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By Devon O’Neil, Powder Ever since the traditional ski-shop business model—buy a lot of product and hope to sell it for twice as much—ran into the e-commerce meat grinder a decade ago, it has only gotten tougher for shops to exist, never mind thrive. According to SnowSports Industries America, consumers bought nearly $1 billion […]
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By Kathryn Reed Music festivals in the Stateline casino corridor are the norm throughout the summer. Now one of the promoters wants to bring them across the state line to South Lake Tahoe. Paul Reder, founder and principal of PR Entertainment, gave a presentation Jan. 17 to the South Lake Tahoe City Council about his […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP WASHINGTON — Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared. Measuring global temperatures in slightly different ways, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last […]
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