By Ted Long This week’s meeting of the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy was with the drug enforcement unit of the sheriff’s office. Led by two young, undercover drug officers, it was the hottest so far. The leaders were, like all those before, very likable and willing to answer questions. While I cannot say they admitted that […]
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Bona Fide Books is seeking submissions for “Tahoe Sepia,” a collection of true historical stories or vignettes about life at Lake Tahoe. Submissions should be no more than 1,000 words. Any subject is welcome, including family history. The deadline is Sept. 1. Contributors will receive a copy of the collection. Send stories to submissions@bonafidebooks.com with […]
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By Jen Gurecki NAIROBI, Kenya – “This is the most dangerous thing you’ll do all day,” I said to the group as we crossed the road. No lions or machine guns, just cars, motorbikes and matatus. The traffic lights function, but most people are color blind to the red, green and yellow. Crosswalks should be […]
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By Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Leslie Patton, Bloomberg Brad Kriser has been known to down a dog biscuit or two. Kriser, the founder of an upscale pet-food chain that’s opening stores in major U.S. cities, sees his pets as family, and sampling their diet is what good parents do. “People will really do absolutely anything they […]
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Do you want to write poetry, but don’t know where to start? Do you write poetry, but don’t feel you are as creative as you could be? Learn new ways to approach language and craft in your writing of any genre in a workshop offered by Tangled Roots Writing in Truckee. Focus on poetry through […]
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Toby is most likely part Harrier, which is a relative of the foxhound and beagle. Toby is a cheerful and sweet-tempered boy, about 6 years old and 60 pounds, and he is quite easy-going and likes children. He likes to play with female dogs, and is happiest with them and people. As a hound, he […]
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Local author and Holocaust survivor Leon Malmed will share a short documentary film, discuss his story of survival, and sign copies of his book “We Survived … At Last I Speak” at Lake Tahoe Community College on April 26 at 7pm. The free event sponsored by the LTCC Foundation will be in the Aspen Room. […]
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When the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences building opened a few years ago at Sierra Nevada College it was immediately heralded as being extremely green. The accolades for the Incline Village school continue with it being featured in the recently released book “The World’s Greenest Buildings” by Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer. “(The book) provides […]
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The 23rd annual High Sierra Music Festival announces a headliner whose legendary status is unprecedented in the history of the festival. The voice of Led Zeppelin and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Plant will appear with his latest outfit, the Sensational Space Shifters. The band will draw from Plant’s […]
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By Hank Stuever, Washington Post Around here, the offer of watching a two-hour documentary about how Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein chased the Watergate story is about as appealing as taking the car into the shop to get the tires rotated. I’m looking at the calendar and not seeing what we like […]
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