By Kathryn Reed It was a matter of when, not if the League to Save Lake Tahoe would sue South Lake Tahoe over its recently adopted General Plan. On Friday the League filed a complaint challenging the city’s General Plan that was approved in May. At that meeting the League’s attorney threatened to sue if […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Few entertainers are better live than recorded. Diana Krall is one of those musicians. Though her voice ranges from purring sex kitten to raspy lounge singer, it’s her fingers that are most magical. The way they glide across those ivory keys — lingering, pounding, subtle, but always with such purpose. […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – It’s the perfect trifecta – food, adventure and lodging. The Cedar House Sport Hotel offers all of this to guests, making for an uncomplicated stay and a new twist on an all-inclusive resort. It’s more than the average dining experience, more than the average outdoor adventure, and more than the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Art isn’t usually the first word business owners or residents think of when they see graffiti marring structures. While tagging is nothing new on the South Shore, it has been cropping up in more visible locations in the past six weeks. Adidas was hit in early May just below the roofline, with […]
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By Kathryn Reed The last class of preschoolers may have graduated from Kindertown. Kindertown Preschool and Daycare is being forced to lock its doors at the end of the day June 24. While most of Friday morning was about proud parents taking pictures of their little ones dressed in pink and blue caps and gowns, […]
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By Kathryn Reed If an umpire had been in the room, several “players” would have been ejected. And it was a good thing no children were there Thursday night, even though the subject matter was recreation. These grown men don’t all play nice together. What brought them to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Now there’s a state budget, now there’s not. This fiscal gamesmanship California lawmakers are playing may ensure they keep getting a salary, but it is creating an eraser hole in ledgers up and down the state. Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College boards of education on June 14 discussed their […]
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By Kathryn Reed A long Tahoe winter might be responsible for the number of blue ribbons awarded at this year’s El Dorado County Fair to people living in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Jonnie Crawford entered six items in the knitting category and came away with six ribbons. Jon Helman submitted two needle art pieces and […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was getting to the point that the store looked more used than the items on the shelves. Fourteen years after the Attic Thrift Store moved to its Lodi Avenue location, it finally got a thorough spring-cleaning. It was so intense the shop was closed for six weeks before reopening last month. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Scrambling onto rocks, rolling around in grass, throwing a Frisbee, sitting at tables with friends, watching trees blow in the gentle wind. Life at Bijou Community School is a whole lot different now. Dirt, and more often mud, is what the South Tahoe elementary school students played in. Not anymore. With the […]
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