By Jen Marchain Henry David Thoreau said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve always imagined” – a simple sentiment so often difficult to achieve in such a consumable world of distraction and strife. But for South Lake Tahoe native Nikki Grant, she is keeping it real and all in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Money was the dominant theme during this week’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting – mostly how to cut expenses. With the reduction of some long-term debt, the city will then have money to invest in infrastructure. And an added source of revenue is changing the pricing at the city owned parking […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Queen is structurally capable of operating, but because it does not have updated U.S. Coast Guard mandated paperwork in place it is sitting idle at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. The Coast Guard on Aug. 6 inspected the vessel to see if had been damaged. It wasn’t. The […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care is rehabbing a record number of bears this summer –11. The latest bear was brought in Aug. 6 by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “This one is — they are fairly certain — the third cub of the two that we already received from the Paradise area,” Tom Millham with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Owners of the Tahoe Keys Marina and the general manager received certified letters this week from the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board putting them on notice that ongoing violations must end. “The purpose of requiring the technical report from them is to get information from them relating to when the violations […]
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By Bill Kingman A South Lake Tahoe icon was razed today. The landmark Highway 50 frontage from Izzy’s Burger Spa up to Lake Tahoe Glass is owned by Marjorie Johnson Springmeyer of Tahoe’s pioneer Johnson family. The brick-and-frame building was taken down Aug. 6. It will be replaced by an Auto Zone store. Longtime local […]
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By Katherine Shaver, Washington Post Federally mandated low-flow toilets, shower heads and faucets are taking a financial toll on the nation’s water utilities, leaving customers to make up the shortfall with higher water rates and new fees that have left many paying more for less. Utility officials say they understand that charging more for water […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Airport will not have commercial service – at least for the indefinite future. That was the unanimous decision of the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Aug. 5. Michael Hotaling, the consultant putting the airport master plan together, essentially gave the council an ultimatum – commercial or general aviation airport? […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A state lawmaker says Nevadans facing terminal illness should have every opportunity to try experimental treatments and drugs in an effort to prolong their lives for themselves and their families. To that end, Assemblyman James Ohrenschall, D-Las Vegas, has asked for a bill to establish a […]
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By Cliff Weathers, AlterNet Congress is heading home for summer vacation, failing to act on emergency funding to combat the wildfires that are raging in the West. President Obama had requested $615 million in emergency funding to help the U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department pay for firefighting efforts, and the Democratic-controlled Senate proposed a […]
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