WordWave, a three-day festival on the grounds of Valhalla at the Tallac Historic Site, returns Oct. 21-23. This literary mash-up will feature oral storytelling, theater performances and free readings, panels on craft, and a novel writing camp for kids. Highlights include a staged reading of the WordWave one-act playwriting contest winners, a maker’s station demo […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee Miranda Leconte can’t stand litterers. She’s irked by backpackers who camp in Desolation Wilderness without permits, and she’s got a lot to say to people who build fires there, despite the many warnings that it’s forbidden. If she sounds like a stickler it’s because she is, but for good reason […]
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Alpenglow Sports and DPS Skis are putting on the first national screening of “DPS Cinematic”, a collection of inspirational ski film shorts designed by industry-leading filmmaker Ben Sturgulewski. The event is Oct. 26 at 7pm at the Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in Tahoe City. Cinematic’s mission is to create an annual offering of fresh, festival-worthy film […]
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By Kathryn Reed Not everyone in the world – even in the United States – has running water. And while this might be common knowledge for adults, students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District have a better understanding of that reality after hauling water from one container to another. This is just one of the […]
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“Mountain of Storms” documents the storied 1968 road trip adventure of five friends: Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Dick Dorworth, Chris Jones and Lito Tejada-Flores. Piled into an old sketchy van, the group embarked on a 5,000-mile journey from California to Patagonia to attempt a new route on Cerro Torre’s infamous Fitz Roy. Along the way […]
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The music and dance revue ElectroSwing Burlesque is returning to The Loft in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 12. This original live production show features the vocals of Ashley Kepler, along with the trumpeter Jef Derderian, rhythmic drumming by Dosto Klee, as well as dance artists of The Dame Doll Dancers, Jayde Reid and Mikaela Bianchi. […]
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Thor is a beautiful 10-month-old Lab mix. He is a sweet, active boy with lots of personality. He is house trained and loves to play with other dogs, especially fetch and tug of war. Thor would love a home with people who would take him hiking and to training classes to help him control his […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge When Krysinthia White’s team, 20 Percent Survival, completed the MedWAR Tahoe Challenge at the Taylor Creek Sno-Park, they knew it was not a first place finish. Yet they were still smiling after six flat tires, a bee sting, and multiple wrong turns. “From our perspective, last place was the best place,” […]
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By Abby Stevens, Moonshine Ink No one can remember Bud Jones ever changing his clothes. His garb was Levi jeans and jean jacket, a cowboy shirt, big boots, and a black floppy hat with grease rings around the top. He usually kept a tin of Star Tobacco and a flask of whiskey close by, and reportedly […]
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By Joel Stein, Time This story is not a good idea. Not for society and certainly not for me. Because what trolls feed on is attention. And this little bit–these several thousand words–is like leaving bears a pan of baklava. It would be smarter to be cautious, because the Internet’s personality has changed. Once it […]
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