By Elaine Glusac, New York Times Hostels, budget havens of the post-college European travel circuit, traditionally offer bare-bones bunks in communal dormitories. Now for those whose tastes have graduated beyond the backpacking years but whose finances have not, a new breed of hybrid hostel sprouting up on this side of the Atlantic bundles better design, […]
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By Susan Moeller, Boston Globe On a cold night in March, Great Full Gardens restaurant in a nondescript brick building in Reno’s MidTown District is jamming. Locavores tuck into plates that are paleo-friendly at one table, vegan at the next, grass-fed at another. One of my daughters, Emily, is eating a black bean burger. The […]
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The 21st annual Valhalla Holiday Faire is Nov. 18-20. The free event is hosted by Valhalla Tahoe, a nonprofit cultural arts organization in South Lake Tahoe. It is Nov. 18 from 5:30-8:30pm, Nov. 19, 10ma-5pm and Nov. 20, 10am-4pm at the Valhalla Grand Hall just past Camp Richardson Resort on Highway 89. The hall will be decorated […]
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By Chris Stokel-Walker, Bloomberg A strong pat on the back and a reassuring word no longer cuts it when it comes to keeping millennials happy at work. More than three-quarters of U.K. workers age 18 to 24 say company perks are crucial to their job satisfaction, according to a survey by Perkbox, a company that sells […]
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By Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink Gnomes, by nature, are personable creatures. Triscuits are their snack of choice, and they all speak with a British accent, though they insist they are not in fact British. Regular white lights are too harsh for them, so red is the light frequency they prefer, and which makes them most […]
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By Larry Weitzman Acura brought us the TL in 1996 and it continued through four generations. It was Acura’s midsize offering and at one time nearly outsold the class leader in this segment, the BMW 3 series. It’s third generation was the second best-selling luxury car in the U.S. In a conversation with the head […]
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By Katie Dowd, San Francisco Chronicle Collectors and admirers of early California history will be thrilled to see a lot of rare books — most from before the turn of the century — up for auction. The books cover topics from Gold Rush life to scenic shots of Yosemite before all those tour buses descended. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Anyone who watches Warren Miller films knows what they’re going to get with each new edition. There will be incredible scenery, amazing athletes and superb production values. But what most viewers might not know is how much of it is thanks to people and places around Lake Tahoe. The 67th […]
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Barton Health’s eighth annual Festival of Trees & Lights is Dec. 1-4 at MontBleu in Stateline. All proceeds from the festival will support the expansion of Barton Health’s Cancer Wellness Program. The expanded program will address the social, emotional, and functional aspects of a patient’s cancer journey through supportive services such as massage, exercise, psychotherapy, […]
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A memorial for South Lake Tahoe pioneer Marjorie Springmeyer has been erected at Bijou Community Park. Springmeyer died earlier this year at the age of 93. Her family used to own much of the property in the center of town. Springmeyers’ brothers and heirs still have substantial land holdings on the South Shore. The plaque […]
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