By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Paying attention to what the population looks like is critical to knowing who to market Tahoe to. That was the overriding message of Emilyn Sheffield. She was one of two presenters at the annual Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority-Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce tourism conference on Thursday. Sheffield, who […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cleaning up the old Meyers Landfill is costing more than twice what was expected – for a total of more than $13 million. The doubling of the cost has also created another lawsuit between the U.S. Forest Service and El Dorado County. El Dorado County Board of Supervisors this month approved taking […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O’Rourke has been offered the same job in Yakima, Wash. O’Rourke, who signed a three-year contract with South Tahoe that started in August 2010, told Lake Tahoe News he will take the weekend to decide about what to do regarding the job offer. He expects to […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Sixty days. That’s how long people have to review and comment on the environmental documents associated with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update as well as the transportation update. About an hour of Thursday’s Governing Board meeting was devoted to discussing how long the comment period should be […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Rain falling on a hillside golf course. It would have made for the perfect field trip for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. Instead, the board stayed inside to talk policy. But had they walked outside The Chateau at the Incline Village golf course, they could have asked […]
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By Anne Knowles The Stateline site known as Bill’s Casino, named for Harrah’s founder Bill Harrah and purchased two years ago by Mike Laub, will reopen its doors next month. After a remodel costing more than $3 million and employing 80 workers, the 40,000-square-foot site is being reborn as a mall. “Everything is new,” said […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jessie Jorgensen is running all around the soccer field by Lake Tahoe Community College. She does this weekly. Right after the New Year’s weekend SnowGlobe music festival the toddler enjoyed finding trinkets like piercings and necklaces. Now it’s mostly leftover confetti that she scampers over. Jessie and her dad, Pete Jorgensen, come […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gliding along the perfectly groomed trails at Spooner Lake is no longer an option – and not because the seasons at Lake Tahoe are changing. For 27 years, Max Jones has run the cross country ski center as concessionaire for the Nevada Division of State Parks. And for a dozen years he […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – If people didn’t know why it’s called the Great Lawn before Saturday, they did after the cleanup session at the Tahoe Tallac Site. Bag upon bag of pine needles were filled as volunteers descended upon the South Shore venue to spruce it up before the season kicks off in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bear cans and defensible space were the two primary concerns of residents who turned out for a neighborhood meeting this week. South Lake Tahoe has divided the city limits into six areas, even though there are really 20 distinct neighborhoods. This was the fifth meeting of residents since last fall. Here is […]
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