By Angela Haines, Forbes It’s getting easier to make a living doing what you really enjoy. Especially since there seem to be enough customers who can afford to indulge their taste for artisanal or handcrafted products. Jimmy Beans Wool was founded in 2002 by software engineer Laura Zander who, afraid of losing work during the […]
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Kenny Broad doesn’t shy away from tough physical conditions or tough issues. Through a unique combination of underwater cave exploration, photography and environmental anthropology, he tackles challenging expeditions to unexplored caves and probes controversial problems ranging from climate change to inequity in natural resource management, focusing on the potential use and misuse of scientific information. […]
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Lady is a beautiful German Shepherd who is about 6 years old and on the small side, perhaps 50 pounds. She loves to play with other dogs, and didn’t chase the cats that she met at the shelter. Lady is an active, friendly girl who will do best in a home where she’ll get regular […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee CHICO – Some time ago, when Alex Trebek’s people telephoned the gregarious Bob Malowney, he might have considered saying he’d have his “people” call them back. Just to, you know, mess with those haughty TV types. But “Jeopardy!” researchers sincerely needed information on yo-yo history, and Malowney takes his yo-yoing […]
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J.S. Bach’s “Passion According to St. Matthew” will be presented by TOCCATA — Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — from March 31 through April 6. Many consider this to be Bach’s greatest masterpiece. Performances are March 31 at 4pm at Sierra Bible Church in Truckee; April 2 at 7pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church […]
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By Kathryn Reed Drab utility boxes mixed with graffiti are becoming commissioned works of art throughout South Lake Tahoe. “When people see this, they see what we can do with graffiti and spray paint,” Dakotah Jensen told the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Instead of being paid for his talents, Jensen and others in the […]
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The 44th annual Tahoe Douglas Rotary St. Patrick’s Day celebration is March 16 at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. The evening includes a silent auction, live auction, full Irish buffet, wine tasting, entertainment and dancing. A new addition this year is the wine grab. For $10 people can buy a bottle of wine that will […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Jen Gurecki summed up the night the best: “I believe service is the rent you pay for life.” She was one of six women recognized March 8 – on International Women’s Day – for her contribution to the South Shore community and beyond. For years Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra and […]
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By Kathryn Reed When Girl Scouts was formed 100 years ago this month, women did not have the right to vote, Title IX was 60 years away, and leadership roles for women were rare. On March 12 the world celebrates the group of girls who number 10 million in 145 countries. Though the numbers are […]
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By Mandy Kendall I have to admit (in a very un-British way) to being very excited. We had the first meeting of the South Lake Tahoe Health Connective this week and, well, I thought it was great. A group of like-minded natural health practitioners, passionate about their work, meeting to connect with each other and […]
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