By Kathryn Reed That iconic swoosh, those orange boxes the shoes come in and even the company’s name were all a bit haphazard in how they came to be. The Nike brand of today is much different than when the company was just starting. While Phil Knight knew he wanted to change the running shoe […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal The hospitality industry is facing a shortage of passionate workers and the need to upgrade appearances more frequently, according to a panel of hotel chain executives at an industry conference in Las Vegas. “Talent is something that does keep me awake at night,” Bill Walshe, chief executive officer of […]
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By Angela Schilling, KTVN-TV Sunscreen is a must this time of year, especially if you plan on heading up to Tahoe. “Taking care of your skin is so important especially because we’re at a higher altitude,” said Kristen Power of the Nevada Cancer Coalition. The closer you are to the sun, the more radiation […]
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The 5th annual Made in Tahoe Festival returns to the Village at Squaw Valley for Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-28. This event celebrates all things local and hosts an array of offerings that are made in or inspired by the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee areas. Local artisans, businesses, culinarians, organizations and entertainers will come together to celebrate music, food, art, clothing, […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Ships ablaze and sinking fast. Winning poker hands with only four cards showing. Fast, fun and competitive. These machines are part video game, part slot machine. It’s definitely interactive because they can’t be played alone. While they are considered skill-based, fast reaction time is the biggest asset to winning. And, […]
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By Cecilie Rohwedder, Wall Street Journal When Joshua Bryan leaves his apartment to go to work, he travels up three stories, to the 40th floor of his building in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. There, he settles into a workspace with television screens, a kitchenette and sweeping views of Lake Michigan. For meetings, Bryan books a […]
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By Larry Weitzman Honda has some great selling cars, the new Civic, which now outsells every other compact and the new CR-V which is also the best-selling compact CUV. In the past year, Honda has introduced a bunch of new rides and they are all fantastic. The new Civic blew me away with performance, handling, […]
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“Saving the Donner Party” by Richard F. Kaufman tells the story of how the storm of the century in 1846 trapped 81 men, women, and children in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and how they were saved. Focusing on the rescue of the Donner Party, Kaufman will join the Sierra State Parks Foundation for a free […]
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By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS News Four decades ago, in the mid-1970s, young American adults–in the 18-to-34 age bracket–were far more likely to be married and living with a spouse than living in their parents’ home. But that is no longer the case, according to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau. “There are […]
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By Nic Abelow Getting kids involved in college planning may be an excellent way to teach responsibility to young people — a lesson that could reap benefits well beyond their college years. Children can earn money, learn about sources of financial aid, research potential colleges and take other steps that may relieve their parents of […]
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