By Mandy Kendall With the effects of wildfires evident all around us during the last few days, it is not easy to ignore the potential threat that is on our very own doorstep, and in our own backyards. The smoke is an ever present reminder that we live in a potentially hazardous place that requires […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Against a hazy, blood-orange Sierra Nevada sky, indie band Fun lived up to its name with a red-hot performance that energized a youthful crowd at Harveys Lake Tahoe this week. The electric production is one of the last of the outdoor concert series as the summer winds down. John Packer, […]
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Lake Tahoe’s Jeff Jones has released his third full-length album, “The Rooster Crows – The Bank Sessions.” The album features Jones on vocals, acoustic and slide guitar, Eric Matlock (Jelly Bread) on keys and the three members of the Italian Afro-Disco band The Bank (Francisco Brini, Domenico Loparco, Emanuele Zullo). “The album was recorded as […]
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The 7th annual Poker Run to benefit Austin’s House is Sept. 7. All types of vehicles are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is from 9-10am in the parking lot at Century 21 Clark Properties located at 1674 Highway 395 in Minden. The entry fee is $25 plus $15 for a second rider. The […]
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Christie Rassuchine (Higman) and Robyn Lindner, two authors who grew up in Tahoe, will be reading Sept. 24 from their new book “The Crazy Club Gets its Start”. The story is about a group of elementary school students who form their own club and deal with bullying, acceptance, and what it feels like to be […]
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By Nancy Shute, NPR Surgery can be a necessary misery, endured in hope of health. But what if you took away the misery, and kept the benefits? When hospitals quit subjecting patients to prolonged fasting, nasogastric tubes, abdominal drains, and other commonplaces of surgical care, a study finds, patients feel less pain and recover faster. […]
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By Angela Chen, Wall Street Journal Something summery may be lingering even as the season fades — the summer cold. Colds in summertime can last for weeks, at times seemingly going away and then suddenly storming back with a vengeance, infectious-disease experts say. A winter cold, by contrast, is typically gone in a few days. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A knock on the door. It’s the police. Guns are drawn. You don’t know why. Your husband is hauled off to jail and then charged with a crime he didn’t commit. This is the basic formula for TV shows throughout time. But this scenario is not from the imagination of some scriptwriter. […]
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Nessie thinks she’s a Lab. She would rather chase a ball than anything else. But she’s actually a very sweet purebred German shorthaired pointer, who is perhaps 10 years old with lots of energy. Being mature, she is house trained and has good manners. She is able to put down the ball and play with […]
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By Adam Nagourney, New York Times RACHEL, Nev. — The Little A’Le’Inn has been an unlikely tourist destination in the Mojave Desert for nearly 25 years, selling souvenirs — from green alien coffee cups to E.T. Highway T-shirts — dedicated to the notion that we are not alone. Understandably. Nine miles up a nearby dirt […]
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