By Kathryn Reed With all the moisture South Lake Tahoe is getting this season, the erosion control test project on Pasadena Avenue should provide plenty of data. During the past construction season three types of erosion treatments were installed to find out which works the best. Part of the street in the Al Tahoe neighborhood […]
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Updated Dec. 20 9:52am: Six inches of fluffy snow fell overnight in South Lake Tahoe and it hasn’t stopped. “Most of the roads in the county, both up there at the lake and down here in the valley, have ice on them. So far this morning we have had eight multi-vehicle traffic accidents — luckily […]
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By Kathryn Reed A treetop fell onto the cable of the West Bowl chairlift at Sierra-at-Tahoe this morning, bouncing a handful of people out of the chair and onto the slope. No one was seriously injured. The skiers were treated by ski patrol and the doctor at the resort on Highway 50 on the outskirts […]
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By John Woolfolk, San Jose Mercury News San Jose became the largest U.S. city to ban plastic carry-out bags Tuesday with an ordinance that supporters said was the most far-reaching in the country aimed at encouraging shoppers to bring reusable totes. The ordinance, approved on a 10-1 vote after two years of study, wouldn’t become […]
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By Kathryn Reed Peering at a Caltrans work map, the highways on the South Shore look like they will be under construction for several years. Eight of the 10 projects are for water quality; the other two are labeled intersection projects. Mike Cook, who oversees the projects for this area, gave an update to the […]
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By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun Paul McIntyre is smiling at the Global Gaming Expo, belying the fact that he is embedded deep behind enemy lines. From his 10-foot-square booth sandwiched between displays of gambling tables and slot machines, McIntyre — representing the nonprofit groups Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke and Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Southwest Airlines could be heading as far southwest as the U.S. goes — to Hawaii. The airline’s chairman, president and CEO said in New York on Wednesday that Southwest would substitute 20 of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft orders to 800-series jets, opening the door to potential long over-water […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snow turned to rain Friday and is continuing on the South Shore this morning. The National Weather Service in Reno says the white stuff is going to return today to lake level this afternoon, with the heaviest snowfall tonight through Sunday when it could be 2 to 4 inches per hour. “Overall […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is revamping its marketing and advertising strategy to focus on attracting the likeliest visitors in a post-recession economy. Board members heard a report from a team of marketing experts Tuesday that said the destination should focus its attention on a core […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun It was just like old times in Reno last week. Twenty-seven years after then-Gov. Richard Bryan formed the Nevada Tourism Commission and organized the first Governor’s Conference on Tourism, the organization observed its 25th anniversary at the Peppermill Resort. That happened because the killer recession forced the commission […]
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