By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Roadwork on Nevada highways in the Lake Tahoe Basin began before the normal May 1 start date because the weather has cooperated and Congress is likely to pass a transportation bill that will keep funding in place through Sept. 30. The current funding expires June 30, though the House […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VILLAGE – Is Lake Tahoe relevant? Relevant to those planning a vacation, that is. This is a question those in the tourism business must ask themselves – especially after attending the 37th annual Mountain Travel Symposium at the Resort at Squaw Creek. “Now every community between here and the Bay Area […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – With skier visits down this season, lodging occupancy at 40 percent and consumers having more choices where to spend their travel-leisure dollars, what are mountain communities supposed to do to stay competitive and solvent? Embracing that skiing is more than a sport – it’s a lifestyle – is one […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though hotel taxes are down considerably because people stayed away from the barren ski slopes, South Lake Tahoe’s midyear budget report was positive. “We are living within our means,” City Manager Tony O’Rourke told the council April 17. “We no longer have financial icebergs looming.” A year ago the council created […]
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By Kathryn Reed SOMERSET – Take a bottle of Zinfandel from any two years and they won’t taste the same. In large part that is because the weather wasn’t the same those two years. While winemakers can work some magic with fermentation and blending, Mother Nature plays a huge role in what comes out of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Garbage rates are expected to go up throughout the South Shore starting May 1. The joint powers authority that oversees waste matters agreed to recommend the rate increase earlier this month. Now the three jurisdictions – South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, and Douglas County – need to approve the hike. Fees […]
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By Kathryn Reed GENOA – No need to drive after checking in. Delicious food. Fun bar. Relaxing balcony and hot tub. History everywhere. Scenery spectacular. Where did we find this walkable, bikeable community? Just over the hill in Genoa. The Wild Rose Inn was our launching pad last weekend to celebrate Sue’s birthday. It was […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the sale of Kirkwood Mountain Resort to Vail Resorts being finalized Thursday, Casey Blann can officially call himself vice president and general manager of the ski area. Blann, at 53, is a veteran of the ski industry – especially in Tahoe. Out of college it was Bill Killebrew who hired him […]
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By Kathryn Reed Voters will decide if Lake Tahoe Community College must deal with “the good” or “the ugly” budget scenario. “The model we are using now is the bad,” LTCC President Kindred Murillo told the board. It’s between “the good” which requires cutting costs by $800,000 and “the ugly” which requires cuts of $1.3 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Needing to reduce the threat of another wildfire was a point easily agreed to. How to accomplish that goal – well – that was finally resolved at 10:20pm April 11. It took eight years to reach that decision. On Wednesday the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board voted 5-0 to approve the permit […]
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