By Bobby Azarian, Slate A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied has found that giving casino slot machines humanlike properties can increase one’s willingness to interact with them, thereby promoting riskier gambling behavior. Apparently something with the appearance of a mind is more welcoming than a lifeless machine. This finding might be good […]
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The annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival hosted by MAP in Truckee is Oct. 9. Mountain Area Preservation kicks off the film festival weekend with a special screening of Sender Films’ “Valley Uprising” at 6pm. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival will show multiple films on Saturday starting at 3pm, including “California: Paradise Burning,” “The Wilderness […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – The heart of Meyers has a new meaning. Carl Fair, who built Meyers Station in 1992, this summer completed a landscaping project at his commercial enclave that is designed to bring in people who aren’t just in cars. “People on bikes are coming out,” Fair told Lake Tahoe News. “It’s […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Black Rock City erupted in cheering as the gigantic wooden man burned on Saturday night at Burning Man. Following fireworks and fire dancing, the man exploded in a ball of flame and collapsed into ashes after about 45 minutes. The vibration of music lasted through the night and well into […]
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The Animal Coalition of Tahoe is planning the 11th annual Mutt Strut for Sept. 27. It will begin at the corner of Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Lakeview Avenue in South Lake Tahoe, with registration from 11:30am to noon. Participants will pick playing cards at stops along a 1-mile route, hoping for the best poker hands. Prizes […]
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Former Lake Tahoe resident Edward G. (Ed) Hartsinck died Aug. 29, 2015. He was 92. Mr. Hartsinck was born Nov. 21, 1922, in Albany and raised in Oakland. He died at his home in Angels Camp after a short illness. He and his wife, Sally, had retired to Incline Village in 1974. They moved to […]
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Local artist Christie Marie Elder shares her creative process and use of luminescent watercolors to achieve unique effects in her paintings during the Tahoe Art League’s monthly meeting on Sept. 9. Elder will first demonstrate how she makes greeting cards, and will progress on to her method of developing a painting’s composition using research photos and sketches to develop […]
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In the 1980s Dan Foster worked with his famous father on the development of a surface drive system for fiberglass boats. In addition, he spent three years working with Don Philbrick to build his own 19 foot utility Philbrick. Foster will be speaking Sept. 7 at the Tahoe Maritime Museum in Homewood about the life […]
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By John Tozzi, BloombergBusiness Americans are getting older, and heavier—and both trends are trouble for the country’s knees. The rate of total knee replacements almost doubled between 2000 and 2010 for Americans over 45, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control, while the average age of patients decreased by more than two years, […]
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The Nevada Recycles is putting on a statewide recycled art contest to increase Nevadans’ awareness and interest in recycling. Entrants must be Nevada residents and projects must be composed of used recyclable materials. Submission are due by Oct. 25. In addition to a $200 prize to the first place class project, the Venetian and the Palazzo […]
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