By Kathryn Roethel It may seem like the screens on your electronic devices consume your every waking hour. Now, new research indicates that, if you use smartphones and tablets before bed, they may be cutting into your sleep hours, too – or at least delaying them. New research from the Mayo Clinic shows that smartphones […]
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Tahoe Art League’s annual Artist Studio Tour is July 26-28 and August 2-4 from 10am-5pm each day. Attendees may visit 20 to 30 local artists in South Lake Tahoe locations to talk with them and view their sculpture, oils, watercolors, dye on silks, drawings, photography, jewelry and related works. Art works will be for sale. […]
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By Nick Leiber, Bloomberg Businessweek The U.S. spent close to $1 billion on fireworks in 2012, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. The trade group’s executive director, Julie Heckman, expects sales to climb “a little bit” this year, continuing the market’s steady upward trajectory. Unsurprisingly, the bulk of what explodes in America’s skies and crackles […]
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Joey Carmon is putting on Guitar Man, a tribute show to Jerry Reed. Reed was a singer who became a good ol’ boy actor in car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit”. Most everything about Reed was distinctive: his guitar playing, writing, voice and his sense of humor. The event is July 14 from […]
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By Kathryn Reed Small stage, older audience, limited talent pool, not a ton of money. Community theater can be limiting. But those factors were not noticeable to those who on Friday night attended the debut of the summer theater season at the Boathouse Theatre. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” will be staged at […]
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By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun Serving as a general counsel attorney for a major gaming company might be one of the most demanding jobs in the world. From lawsuits to labor strikes and a lagging economy, the job demands thick skin and endless endurance. Tim Donovan and Brian Larson are two of the best. […]
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By Claire O’Neill, NPR It’s hard to say where the the 287-mile stretch of Nevada’s Highway 50 got its nickname “the loneliest road in America.” Photographer Ty Wright thinks some writer got clever in a Life article once upon a time — and that it just stuck. But when he set out on a road […]
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Red, white and blue were everywhere – in the parade, on the vehicles, as decorations and definitely the color of choice for attire. About 35 vehicles participated in the second annual South Lake Tahoe Fourth of July parade. Golden Bear Events organized the parade that was dominated by military veterans and city public safety vehicles. […]
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By Beth Brown It’s important for people to understand the difference between heat exhaustion and dehydration, especially if you are exercising in high temperatures and even high altitudes, such as Lake Tahoe and our surrounding areas. Heat exhaustion is a condition, where symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your […]
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As public fireworks displays begin thundering on the Fourth of July, the phones start ringing at Regional Animal Services. Every year, animal services sees a sharp increase in stray dog calls during the 24-hour period around July 4-5 as dogs attempt to flee from the noisy fireworks. Fourth of July fireworks are no fun for […]
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