By Kathryn Reed On a morning that started out with Mayor Claire Fortier giving the State of the City address – looking back and forward – the big news of the day didn’t come until staff comments. South Lake Tahoe will have a new city attorney by summer, if not sooner. Patrick Enright during his […]
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By Kathryn Reed Retailers are no longer content with Black Friday; instead they are starting the holiday shopping frenzy earlier. “Last year we lost out on this weekend. Kmarts lost out to all stores that opened early,” explained Melodie Johnson, manager of the South Lake Tahoe store. In the past Kmart would open at 5am […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Officials are considering a whole menu of changes in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park and will prioritize them based, in part, on public input. The Nevada Division of State Parks received input on Sand Harbor, Cave Rock and Spooner Lake backcountry at its second public meeting on the Lake […]
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By Susan Wood BERKELEY – Many would say the Claremont Hotel Club and Spa ages like a fine wine. It breathes comfort, brings on total relaxation, embraces the good life and evolves through a rich history that permeates every inch of the 279-room, 22-acre estate that turns 100 in 2015. Just driving into the parking […]
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By Kathryn Reed KIRKWOOD – It wasn’t exactly a powder day, but there was powder to be found and more of it falling – especially as the morning turned to afternoon. Considering the calendar said Nov. 16 – it was a great opening day at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The resort didn’t open daily last season […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The two Tahoe Regional Planning Agency board members who have the most issues with the Regional Plan update chose not to listen to the 2½ hours of public testimony on Thursday. Claire Fortier, who represents South Lake Tahoe on the Governing Board, called out Mara Bresnick and Byron Sher for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Holiday music spills into the hallway, beckoning visitors to find the classroom the sounds are emanating from. Swiveling to the song, two rows of young women are lined up between the desks and chairs. Some know the words by heart, while others read them on the screen. “Guys, it’s the twist. You […]
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By Kathryn Reed Working 10-, 12-hour days, sometimes seven days a week. Unable to leave until every patient was treated because there was no on-call doctor to call. But all the while forming a bond with patients that doesn’t happen today. Oh, and then there were the cattle drives along Highway 50. Things have changed […]
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By Kathryn Reed What would Northstar be like if skiers were whisked to the village via a gondola from the lower parking lot, if 300 acres of terrain were added, and those runs were accessed by an additional seven lifts? Skiers and snowboarders will get to know the answers firsthand in the next decade or […]
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By Kathryn Reed One month from today the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board is expected to vote on the much-anticipated, much-overdue Regional Plan update. This voluminous document is the planning bible for the Lake Tahoe Basin. It was last updated in 1987. However, it was supposed to be updated in 2007, but got bogged […]
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