By Sarah Moore, KXTV Six months into California’s plastic bag ban, a cultural shift has taken place. The ubiquitous “paper or plastic” has been replaced with “Do you need a bag for that?” or, more to the point, “Do you want to buy a bag for that?” It might seem insignificant, but it represents […]
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Horace is an 8-year-old who has all the good characteristics of an older dog and all the best features of a puppy. He is house trained, he walks nicely on the leash, he likes to play with girl dogs and has lived with cats and small children. He enjoys riding in cars and is very […]
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By Jeanne Nelson As an active leader in the South Lake Tahoe chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, I work closely with family members who have loved ones with mental health issues. For many, one of the hardest times was learning about their child, partner, or friend’s diagnosis and not knowing what […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College will present the iconic hit musical “Godspell” from June 16-25 in the Duke Theatre. It is one of the biggest off-Broadway successes of all time. “GodspellL first took the world by storm in 1972, then went on to enjoy successful productions around the world, including a recent Broadway revival in 2012. […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Division of Tourism and the Nevada Department of Education are collaborating again on TravelNevada’s “Discover Your Nevada” campaign encouraging state residents to visit attractions within the state. Nationally, 51 percent of state residents take trips to attractions within their own states, but in Nevada, the rate […]
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By Tim Prudente, Baltimore Sun The bushlands of West Africa are far in many ways from the Johns Hopkins University, and the path was neither sure nor straight for the boy whose name meant “beloved by his ancestors.” They called him Kpimenongme Mwinnyaa. Only now as he graduates — having been baptized George, having […]
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By Fiza Pirani, Atlanta Journal-Constitution If you’re spending hours in the sun this summer, sunscreen is a must. But according to a report, nearly three quarters of all sunscreen products on the market don’t actually work or could potentially cause more harm. For their 11th annual sunscreen guide, researchers at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group evaluated […]
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Dan Ruby, director of the Fleischmann Planetarium, will be in Tahoe on Saturday explaining the science behind SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy). His PowerPoint presentation will focus on infrared astronomy with some safe sun viewing activities, and giveaways too. Ruby is active in ongoing planetary research involving extraterrestrial caves and trans-Neptunian objects. He […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun You would think it would be a sure-fire hit in Nevada; a slot machine with a Frank Sinatra theme. It was unveiled in 2001 when then-Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, along with Sinatra’s daughter, Tina, made Dec. 12 Frank Sinatra Day. But sometimes, what seems like a great slot […]
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Tahoe Activist Artists have released “Art & Science in an Age of Unreason,” a video collaboration between award-winning oil painter Shelley Zentner and Anthony Capaiuolo of First Tracks Productions. The video is available online at Facebook, Vimeo and YouTube. “Art & Science in an Age of Unreason” began as a simple time-lapse of a large […]
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