By Jann Swanson, Mortgage News Daily Vacation home purchases recovered strongly in 2013, helping to offset some of the inevitable flagging interest in investment purchases the National Association of Realtors said last week. NAR’s 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey shows an increase in vacation-home sales during the year of 29.7 percent. There were […]
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By Kathryn Reed Changing things up a bit, while keeping tradition and offering something that others don’t. That is the winning combination for Elegant Evening. The main fundraiser for Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra is now in its 25th year. “Not only do we raise funds, but we want it to be a fun community party […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY – Internet poker hasn’t proved so far to be the bonanza some had hoped for. The first monthly report on online poker gaming win showed it exceeded only bingo compared to other casino games, slot machines and sports betting. The state Gaming Control Board this week approved […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalSTRS said Thursday that its long-term funding shortfall has risen to $73.7 billion, a stark reminder of the financial issues facing the teachers’ pension fund. The newest tally reflects CalSTRS’ financial condition as of last June 30. The pension fund said the shortfall grew by $2.7 billion in the 12 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Zipping through the air at speeds up to 55 mph, legs dangling 160 feet above the ground and Lake Tahoe getting closer by the second. Aptly named the Blue Streak, Heavenly’s zipline is about whisking thrill-seekers down 3,300 feet in about one minute. Whether it’s the blue sky – or more gray […]
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By Angus Loten, Wall Street Journal A closely watched Internet free-speech case is headed to the Virginia Supreme Court this month, with many businesses that live and die by online reviews rooting for the owner of a small, suburban carpet cleaner. In early 2012, Joe Hadeed, owner of Hadeed Carpet Cleaning Inc., arrived at his […]
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By William Selway, Bloomberg Bill de Blasio won the mayoralty of New York City in part on a politically popular promise to expand access to pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds. In doing so, the 21st-century liberal embraced a 20th-century ideal: Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson created Head Start, a national program to provide education to young […]
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By Kathryn Reed The California Department of Finance in its last audit of the California Tahoe Conservancy’s license plate program questioned the amount of money being used for administrative expenses. “Because it does not separately account for direct or indirect salaries and operating expenditure, we are unable to determine compliance with the administrative cap,” the […]
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By Kathryn Reed “The thing I love about going out fishing is you never know when you are going to get the big one.” Those are the words of Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Fishing Charters in South Lake Tahoe who for the past 15 years held the record for the biggest two-fish catch […]
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By Kara Fox, Moonshine Ink A slew of small businesses on the North Shore have recently been targeted by a disabled attorney, claiming they are not in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Scott Johnson, who is known around the state and locally for filing these types of lawsuits, has sued at least […]
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