By Kathryn Reed “At Christmastime it’s hard, but when you’re having fun There’s a world outside your window And it’s a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing Is the bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it’s […]
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By Jamie Summers and Robin Valleau, The Conversation Marshes, streams and lakes lie alongside many of the roads and highways that zigzag across North America. Plants and animals inhabit these water bodies and can be exposed to many of the substances we put on those roads, including road salt. Rock salt helps keep roads safe […]
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By Becky Wright, Tahoe Quarterly Kyle Smaine spent the better part of last season “crutching [his] way through the seemingly endless snowbanks” in his native South Lake Tahoe. Now, with a surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, the Sierra-at-Tahoe halfpipe skier feels healthy and motivated to make a run at the 2018 Olympic Winter […]
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By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Sierra-at-Tahoe has lunged to the top of its game as being a foodie destination this winter. Four years on the job as food and beverage director, Scott Justice has upped his game at the ski resort’s restaurants, small eateries and satellite food stations. He’s essentially traded the team sports […]
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By James DeHaven, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada leaders looking to decriminalize traffic tickets are hoping the third time’s the charm. Fierce resistance from cops, courts and local governments scuttled two past efforts, in 2013 and 2015, to halt arrests over small-time offenses such as an expired driver’s license, vehicle registration or car insurance policy. Not everyone can […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle If it seems more crowded in California, that’s because it is. California’s population is nearly 40 million, a number that has steadily grown despite birth rates declining to the fourth-lowest level in more than a century, according to state estimates released Thursday. State Department of Finance data showed that […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – For those hoping Douglas County’s Master Plan update was going to be certified by the Board of Commissioners this week, just the opposite and then some occurred. Not only did the electeds not vote on the update Dec. 21, they chose to methodically go through each of the remaining elements […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Winter is off to a slow start, especially in the Lake Tahoe Basin, with snow totals well below normal for late December. But a recent shot of snow and mild holiday forecast spell good news for conditions at Sierra Nevada resorts. In the Tahoe Basin the snowpack is just 35 percent […]
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By Michael Livingston, Los Angeles Times As one of California’s largest wildfires in modern history stretches into its third week, state Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, has introduced legislation to protect residents from canceled insurance policies. Lara announced the Wildfire Safety and Recovery Act on Wednesday morning. The senator said he hopes that, after […]
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By Susan Wood TRUCKEE – The number of grocery stores in Truckee is going to mushroom in the near future. Plans are under way for the town to add three stores to the existing Safeway on Donner Pass Road and Save Mart on Deerfield Drive. From land use and landscaping to architecture and traffic, Truckee […]
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