By Kathryn Reed SONOMA – History beckons from our doorstep. A mission, wineries, early California, Jack London. But contemporary times are just outside, too, including innovative winemaking, cutting edge restaurants, logical trail networks, well-trained massage therapists. Sonoma. It has it all. Staying at the Sonoma Valley Inn was the perfect launching pad for a long […]
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By Kathryn Reed An artist is what Ed Laine always wanted to be. But he didn’t expect it to involve a camera. He had majored in art at the University of Oregon, with the idea he would be creating pottery as a living. But life isn’t always predictable. Collecting a hundred bucks a month making […]
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A number of Tahoe area residents will graduate today from UNR. In all, the university will confer 2,251 degrees and certificates. There will be three ceremonies, one for advanced-degree recipients this afternoon, and two for bachelor-degree recipients the mornings of May 16 and May 17. All three ceremonies will be on the university’s Quadrangle, located […]
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By John Ewoldt, Minneapolis Star Tribune The days of the “buy-10-get-one-free” loyalty punch card are as numbered as the paper punch itself. Mom-and-pop restaurants, convenience stores and pet groomers are joining national programs that equip them with an iPad at the register where a customer either swipes a loyalty card or waves a smartphone to […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times The more physically active you are at age 25, the better your thinking tends to be when you reach middle age, according to a large-scale study. Encouragingly, the findings also suggest that if you negligently neglected to exercise when young, you can start now and still improve the health […]
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By Kathryn Reed For nearly 40 years the Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival has been staged at the Tallac Site on the South Shore. But for the last few years music has not had equal billing. That is about to change. “I want to get the music to the level of what the theater […]
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By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Virginia Crespo, a prominent El Dorado County activist who was a leader in political and civic groups, died April 26 of a heart attack caused by heart disease, her husband said. She was 62. A Sacramento native, Mrs. Crespo had a strong interest in public affairs since she served […]
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The Kings Beach Housing Now is one of four California affordable housing developments to earn the 2014 HUD Secretary’s Housing and Community Design Award. The other projects selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the American Institute of Architects are the 28th Street Apartments in South Los Angeles; Kelly Cullen Community […]
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In recognition of Lyme disease awareness month, the Squaw Valley Institute is hosting Olympic freeskier Angeli Vanlaanen. “Lymelight” is her story of living with Lyme disease. She will be giving a talk May 31. Doors open at 5:30pm at the Resort at Squaw Creek. Tickets are $15 or free for members.
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Mondo is a very sweet 5-year-old Chihuahua who came to the shelter with another little dog, Paris, when their owners divorced. Paris has found her new home, now it’s Mondo’s turn. He is good with other dogs and cats, and is very playful. He loves to chase tennis balls and his own tail! Mondo is […]
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