By Kathryn Reed Choosing the perfect Christmas tree is important. Sometimes it takes the right person to find the right tree. For many people, Benny Kunibe is that person. Kunibe, who turned 93 this month, is the man behind the Optimist’s annual Christmas tree lot near El Dorado Beach. “People will come to the tree […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s sidewalks – the few that are in the city – are about to be cleared of snow. This is assuming the City Council OKs the idea Dec. 14. And assuming property owners give a hoot because they sure haven’t seemed to care without the threat of being fined. “The […]
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Thanksgiving is about people, more than a plate of food – at least that’s what it should be about. It’s a time to come together, to break bread (yes), but more important, to say thanks. Look around at all you have, not what you don’t have or wish you had. Life isn’t about keeping score. […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau It’s a snow day in South Lake Tahoe, and children busily put on jackets and hats as instructors at Under the Magic Pine Tree wrestle to pull snowpants onto the less cooperative little ones. Eight-year-old Corey Johnson sits on the floor cramming the bottoms of his gray snowpants into his boots. He […]
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By Kathryn Reed Squaw Valley ski resort and the village have been bought by KSL Capital Partners LLC. This is the second Colorado company to buy a Lake Tahoe area ski resort in less than a month. Vail Resorts purchased Northstar-at-Tahoe from Booth Creek in October. Details of the sale of Squaw have not been […]
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By Kathryn Reed Oh, the aromas. There is something so incredibly distinctive about the flavors of Thanksgiving dinner melding together. It should be bottled to be experienced more than once a year. Spilling onto the sidewalk was a line Monday night to get this meal. With expectations of serving more than 300 people, the Bread […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — What do more than two dozen wineries, a brewery, a coffeehouse, a bakery and more than a dozen restaurants have in common? They were all in one room on a recent Friday pouring beverages and dishing up food to hundreds of supporters of Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe’s at […]
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By Kathryn Reed “The snow was truly epic.” That’s how season passholder Michael Brown of Stateline described opening day at Heavenly Mountain Resort. He wasn’t at the gondola in time to get “first chair” – he had to settle for the second car. But he beat the snowboarders in front of him who had to […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will never look like a pristine forest, but one day the old Meyers Landfill site on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe could be a place worth visiting. For now, though, it’s completely off-limits. With nearly a third more debris found at the site than anticipated, the closure to the area […]
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‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Rated PG-13 4 bagels out of 5 By Howie Nave It dawned on me a few days ago that an entire generation has grown up experiencing the Harry Potter series on the big screen. For those who started reading the books first it must have been an eager anticipation […]
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