By Kathryn Reed If the drought continues for a number of years, one day it may be called “Ponytail Falls” instead of Horsetail Falls. But for now, the water is flowing as though there is no drought. From a distance, especially driving west on Highway 50, the falls look like a horse’s tail – thus […]
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By Evangeline Elston One of the many special attributes of the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre is its size. At 164 seats it is intimate with a unique, rustic elegance. You feel, when you walk in that magic is about to happen … and it inevitably does. Because of its size the boathouse requires a special approach […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The plight of Truckee River trout struggling to survive drought has anglers upset and some calling to suspend fishing in the stream until conditions improve. But the Nevada Department of Wildlife says they don’t have any plans to “close the river,” as some have suggested because officials there don’t believe […]
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Hall of famers driven to excel at secondary sport By Susan Wood If you think it’s humbling to try to break into professional sports and then enter the Hall of Fame, then try golf once you’ve reached the top of your game. Golf can be the most humbling sport of all. But that’s all in […]
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By Josh Lederman, AP Mammoth bones, prehistoric rock carvings and more than a million acres of wilderness will be protected as part of three new national monuments that President Obama is creating in California, Nevada and Texas. The presidential move, announced by the White House early Friday, brings to 19 the number of monuments that […]
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By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal The major force holding back Lake Tahoe-area real estate through the first half of 2015 is the same as elsewhere: lack of inventory. And though many experts think a lot of new construction could solve the situation elsewhere, that’s not likely for Tahoe. Sue Lowe, corporate broker and […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County has hired a public relations firm to primarily focus on getting out a positive message about the latest grand jury report. The scope of work with Endicott Communications out of Roseville says the primary objectives are: “1. County more favorably perceived by residents and other key regional stakeholders. “2. […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE – Whether to jump aboard the global warming freight train or to simply remain at the station as the issue continues to heat up was the question posed last week at a Truckee climate planning workshop. Town Manager Tony Lashbrook explained that the mission, moving forward, is to scope out, process […]
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By Kim Severson, New York Times SANTA CRUZ — Andrea Nguyen, who writes cookbooks for a living, knows that making pho in a pressure cooker is not the solution to California’s drought. Still, developing a reasonable version of the Vietnamese noodle soup that can be made in less than an hour, with half the water, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Rumbling, crackling and flashes of white light. It’s just another day in Lake Tahoe. Oh, and there is fresh snow on Tioga Pass. Hail has been common with this series of storms that is now in its second week. On July 8 golf-ball size hail was recorded in South Lake Tahoe. More […]
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