The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is bringing “Wrenched”, a documentary film about Edward Abbey, to South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 6. Abbey authored 21 books in his lifetime, including “Desert Solitaire”, “The Brave Cowboy”, and “The Fool’s Progress”. His comic novels “The Monkey Wrench Gang” and “Hayduke Lives” helped inspire a whole generation of environmental activism. […]
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By Chris Moody and Alexander Rosen, CNN The sportsbook section at the South Point Casino was packed, the nearby bar overflowed and rowdy gamblers dressed in their team’s colors crowded the walls while they gazed up at screens broadcasting live football games. It was a Sunday—the busiest time for sports betting–and Jimmy Vaccaro, the casino’s […]
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By Al Jazeera The U.S. consumes 80 percent of the world’s supply of painkillers, and overdoses from prescription opioid drugs kill at least 16,000 Americans every year – more than cocaine and heroin combined. Once thought to be a problem of the young, opioid addiction is becoming more common among elderly Americans. “I was taking exactly what […]
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Through the annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority has $55,600 to award local nonprofits. The LTVA, in partnership with NBC Sports and American Century Investments, gave $51,500 to on-site volunteer organizations and others during the tournament week. Recipients included area high schools, Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Booster […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge Sept. 11 evokes a different meaning to South Lake Tahoe resident Christine O’Farrell than it does for most people. In 2002, on the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks, O’Farrell was on the operating table at Barton Memorial Hospital facing a new threat: cancer. O’Farrell had been diagnosed with an aggressive case of breast […]
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UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center will host Kelly Redmond, regional climatologist for the Western United States with the Desert Research Institute, on Oct. 29. Redmond will discuss how El Niño can influence weather in our region and present the latest model simulations and predictions for the upcoming winter at Lake Tahoe. A strong El Niño […]
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Patagonia, well-known for its environmental activism and green stewardship, has created community engagement called the New Localism. The company conveys this new mantra most strongly through film. On Oct. 21 in collaboration with Alpenglow Sports four environmental films will be shown on the North Shore. “The Fisherman’s Son”, “Defined by the Line”, and “Mile for Mile” […]
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By Kathryn Reed In some ways staying at Basecamp Hotel is like glamping, only every room has at least four walls. In some ways it like a hostel – because of the communal venues – but there is no need to share a room with strangers. In most ways it is redefining what casual, relaxed, […]
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By Kia Croom, San Francisco Chronicle Freelance work is on the rise, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reports more than 15.5 million people in the United States are self-employed and working independent contractors. The Bureau anticipates that by 2020 more than 40 percent of American workers (60 million people) will follow suit. […]
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Truckee Community Christmas is working to help community members in need during the coming holiday season. Many generous locals will be donating their time to collect and distribute food, toys, and warm coats to help neighbors in the community. This nonprofit is expected to benefit approximately 215 families, 25 teenage moms and their babies, 60 low-income seniors […]
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