By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe has more people per capita dying from Alzheimer’s compared to the nation. South Lake Tahoe’s suicide rate is higher than California and the country’s. More people smoke in South Lake Tahoe compared to the state. Those were some of the stats dispersed to the South Lake Tahoe City Council […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lakeview Commons is described as a success beyond anyone’s imagination. But it’s not a moneymaker. Not yet, any way. Most events take a few years before they operate in the black. But the city of South Lake Tahoe can’t be in the business of subsidizing businesses. That would be called a gift […]
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By Kathryn Reed The majority of the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday decided to spend $10,000 in taxpayer money on the Tahoe Prosperity Center without knowing what it will be spent on. Councilmembers Tom Davis, Hal Cole and Angela Swanson think increasing the city’s allocation to this nonprofit is a good idea. The […]
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By Mary Callahan, Press Democrat Friends and relatives of a young Petaluma woman who perished in the snow after attending an outdoor New Year’s Eve concert in South Lake Tahoe are trying to use their grief to help others avert tragedy. Using funds donated in memory of their daughter, Alyssa Marie Byrne, 19, Kim and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parking on the road leading to the Beacon restaurant is no longer part of the U.S. Forest Service’s plans when it overhauls the Camp Richardson area. A group of homeowners along Jameson Road had protested the original proposal, which brought a halt to the process, withdrawal of the earlier decision and forced […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the William Kent Campground near Tahoe City was created in 1924 there wasn’t much else around. Now it’s a bit like urban camping, as is the case with most developed campsites in the Lake Tahoe Basin. But not many upgrades have been made in the last 89 years either. It’s still […]
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By Susan Wood BEAVER CREEK – This service-oriented resort does everything but ski it for you. And one could argue that sometimes they do. At least that’s how Kae would describe her experience negotiating the famed Colorado resort’s gnarliest run off the Birds of Prey chairlift. The double black diamond Golden Eagle run starts the […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee Construction on a long-awaited project to revitalize a popular north Lake Tahoe community’s downtown and make it safer for pedestrians is expected to begin this summer. The Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project, estimated to cost $48 million, is aimed at improving pedestrian access, water quality and aesthetics for […]
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By Nathan Hurst, Wired Last weekend at Northstar was beautiful, sunny, and in the 30s. For eight teams of snow carvers from around the world, though, it’s terrible — the melty snow is sloppy, hard to carve, and even dangerous. Teams of three from Finland, Japan, Germany, Canada, and the U.S. were selected from more […]
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By Kathryn Reed Eating one won’t necessarily have you skiing like Julia Mancuso, climbing like Todd Offenbacher, or even paddling the circumference of Lake Tahoe in a day, or setting cycling records on the Flume Trail – but it could give you a little more oomph to finish the athletic endeavor you set out on. […]
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