North Lake Tahoe plays host to a number of Independence events and celebrations beginnng July 2. “The Fourth of July holiday traditionally brings thousands of visitors to North Lake Tahoe,” Bill Hoffman, executive director of the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitor Bureau, said in a statement. “And this year is proving to be no different. […]
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With Taste of Tahoe at the halfway point, more than $30,000 has been raised. The money goes toward the South Shore’s Relay for Life event, which raises money for the American Cancer Society. The South Shore’s Relay for Life is Aug. 7-8 at Kahle Community Park in Stateline. Each week a restaurant on the South […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE — Brooks & Dunn are right, cowgirls don’t cry. With bodies flying, sheep stomping on or near them, and the crowd whopping it up, it was the young girls who got up, dusted themselves off and looked like they were ready to ride the bulls in the pen behind the arena. […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Hot August Nights officials said Thursday that the region’s largest special event will begin in Long Beach, Calif., in 2011 before coming home to Lake Tahoe and the Reno-Sparks area. Both mayors of Reno and Sparks said they fear that expanding the special event to Long Beach might be the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hands covered in dirt, a trowel being passed around, plastic containers of tiny produce, laughter and learning. It’s all part of the recipe to create a community garden behind Mt. Tallac High School. Dirt in five raised beds made of bamboo are gently being molded into rows. Miniature holes are dug with […]
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In addition to being once named “Top Female Vocalist of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music, Wynonna has also been referred as “the greatest country singer since Patsy Cline” by Rolling Stone Magazine. And this year she is making history at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival by being the first country music performer […]
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In an area that features some of Mother Nature’s finest work, Truckee homeownership has its joys and unique responsibilities. Many live close to bodies of water such as Donner Lake, the Truckee River, and Donner and Alder Creeks. However, many of these properties may actually have a negative impact on the region’s water quality. The […]
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A business loan clinic will be conducted June 22 from 9:30am–12:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College. Lenders will be present that support SBA lending programs that include: * Business loans for business owner occupied commercial real estate and business equipment * $500 – $2 million businesses loans for existing businesses with historic repayment ability * […]
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Michael Pukac will be in South Lake Tahoe Fourth of July weekend for the closing of his solo exhibit “Steampunk Fantasy Art.” Cosmic Creations Tattoo is bringing back the Los Angeles-based artist. Well known in the Los Angeles art scene for his live painting performances, his studio work basks in the land of unicorn powered […]
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Fair-goers from the Lake Tahoe region will surely recognize the names of a couple of popular local bands at the fair this year — Midlife Crisis band and Jesse Kalin and the Cool Black Kettle Band. Jesse Kalin and the Cool Black Kettle Band is an infectious rock band based out of South Lake Tahoe […]
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