Sierra Nevada Ballet in collaboration with the Reno Jazz Orchestra is performing in an original production, “Duke’s Place”, based on Nevada history in celebration of Nevada’s 150th anniversary. Performances are 7:30pm on Oct. 24 at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center in Carson City and 7:30pm on Nov.1 at the Pioneer Center […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce in partnership with South Lake Tahoe is putting on two workshops this month. Leadership and People Management is a workshop for business owners on Oct. 22 from 1-5pm. Participants will be taught why leadership skills are critical to a business in today’s economy and how to avoid the biggest […]
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By Jeremy Miller After a severely dry summer financially, Hollywood, sadly, still failed to open October with a successful horror flick. With the genius of James Wan (“Saw”, “Insidious”, “The Conjuring”) backing the film I most certainly expected something more than what I got. Being somewhat of a precursor to the blowout “The Conjuring”, “Annabelle” […]
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By Kathryn Reed Each time I picked up “All is Well, Safely Rest and Other Stories” it was a mystery what I would be reading next. This is a collection of nine works of fiction from Wade Morgan, who used to live and work in Lake Tahoe. The biggest problem I had is that none […]
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By Michael Doyle, Bee Washington Bureau Fresno native Brian Turner packed his poetry and went to war. Now, he’s returned with an acclaimed memoir. With “My Life as a Foreign Country,” Turner has earned both accolades and, it seems, a measure of peace. The former infantryman has also fleshed out what he previously hinted at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Boss doesn’t believe you’ll work in Tahoe? Mom doesn’t believe you’ll meet anyone being self-employed? Spouse wonders how the home office is suddenly so neat? Tahoe Mountain Lab may prove working on vacation isn’t so stuff, that like-minded entrepreneurs flock together, and working independently and alone are two very different things. It […]
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By Julie R. Thomson, Huffington Post Winter is cold, guys. But you know what makes it a little more bearable? Booze. That’s why winter is not only the season of cheer, but also of hard, stiff drinks. The stronger, the better. Better, that is, if you don’t have to take off your gloves to have […]
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By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post Just days after a teenager unfurled a Confederate flag at a high school football game in Howard County, Md., teachers began reworking lesson plans to discuss the student’s display and the school’s decision to discipline him. Their talking points: What is free speech? How is the action different from the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A song, like poetry, can capture a mood, leave an edible mark and forever resonate throughout time. It can be head-banging, soul-searching, spine-tingling. “Music is different to every single person. So is how you interpret it,” Don Marrandino, general manager of Lake Tahoe Hard Rock, told Lake Tahoe News. Marrandino knows his […]
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A South Lake Tahoe father still desires to name a peak in Desolation Wilderness after his son, but doing so is in limbo. The idea was Mitch Underhill’s. Underhill and Ryan Shreve were best friends and firefighters. Shreve died in 2003 at the age of 24 from second impact syndrome following a wakeboarding accident on Folsom Lake. […]
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