The Sugar Pine Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Aug. 14 at the Valhalla Boathouse on the South Shore. The Sugar Pine Foundation was founded in 2005 to bring back the legendary sugar pines and other white pines. To date, the nonprofit has identified more than 65 sugar pines and three western white pines […]
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Internationally bestselling author Garth Stein, whose book “The Art of Racing in the Rain” has sold more than 4 million copies and been published in 35 languages, will appear at Tahoe WordWave this fall. WordWave is a three-day festival (Oct. 9-11) on the grounds of Valhalla at the Tallac Historic Site on the South Shore. […]
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By Ana Swanson, Washington Post What are your odds of being a millionaire, do you think? One in 10? One in 50? One in 100? If you’re over 62, your odds of having at least $1 million in net wealth (your total assets minus your total debt) are relatively achievable — about 1 in 7. But […]
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Author and Sierra Nevada native Gary Noy is returning to the South Lake Tahoe Library to give a talk titled A Tale of Two Icons. It is about the sad history of two famous California Gold Rush symbols — James Marshall, the discoverer of gold at Coloma in 1848, and Sutter’s Fort, the frontier castle of John Sutter. […]
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By Moriah Balingit, Washington Post As a child, Liam McGranaghan was obsessed with nature, bringing home critters he found near his home in Fairfax County, raising frogs and turtles in the yard and once coaxing an injured crow back to health. In his adult life, his obsession was reduced to a hobby as he embarked […]
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By Dionne Searcey, New York Times During the recession near the end of the last decade, many young adults facing a dreadful job market moved in with their parents to save money. Now, jobs may be more plentiful and the economy has improved, but many members of the millennial generation have yet to leave the nest, […]
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By Larry Weitzman Lexus has built sporty cars in the past such as the SC300 and SC400 and the second generation SC430. Now Lexus has a serious sports coupe in the guise of the RC350 and the RC-F. My tester is the super high performance F Sport model that comes standard with a rockin’, honkin’ […]
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The North Tahoe Public Utility District has partnered with the Placer County Deputy Sheriff’s Association to rename ball field No. 2 in the North Tahoe Regional Park “Placer County Detective Mike Davis Jr. Field.” Davis was killed while on duty on Oct. 24, 2014. He had been an employee at the North Tahoe Event Center and […]
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The California Water Resources Control Board, along with five partner agencies, will host a free California Financing Coordinating Committee Funding Fair on Aug. 5 in Truckee. The event is an opportunity for public works and local government representatives to obtain information on funding currently available for California infrastructure projects. Project categories include, but are not limited to: drinking […]
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By Michael Melia, AP UNCASVILLE, Conn. — One high roller requests a refrigerator full of bananas that he squeezes and throws as he gambles. Another urinates against a wall. Other high-stakes players described by a pit manager at Mohegan Sun, one of the world’s largest casinos, throw chairs, scream at dealers and expect rules to […]
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