By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The American Gaming Association is starting a series of road trips Tuesday to explain how commercial and tribal casinos help small businesses across the country. Representatives of the Washington, D.C.-based association will meet with Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., at Eastern Food Services in Laurel, Md., to raise awareness […]
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By Jason Hidalgo and Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal On a sunny July day in Carson City about six years ago, Gov. Brian Sandoval literally found himself in the driver’s seat of a hot, new technology. Sandoval’s turn at the wheel of the Toyota Prius hybrid car, however, was mostly symbolic. Thanks to modifications that […]
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By Susan Wood Barbara Cooper batted around the idea of buying into a timeshare unit at the Ridge Tahoe in 2002. She did so for one big reason – to play tennis at the indoor courts, the only place in the Lake Tahoe Basin to play inside. “It’s something my business partner and I got […]
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By Associated Press How often do students miss school? Are they ready for college? Are they physically fit? Is their school a welcoming place? States are beginning to outline new ways to evaluate their schools, rather than relying just on traditional measures such as test scores. The plans are required under a federal education law, […]
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By Bill Swindell, Santa Rosa Press Democrat Authorities resumed their search Sunday morning for a Santa Rosa couple whose Petaluma-bound plane went missing on April 17 after taking off from Truckee. Two Civil Air Patrol planes took off around 10 a.m. to search for Mark and Brenda Richard’s white-and-blue Socata TB-20 Trinidad, said Maj. […]
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By Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal A few years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, Denver Public Schools produced a public service video with a straightforward message: The education system wasn’t getting that much money from pot tax revenue. It was a misconception that the district was trying to clear up. The first $40 […]
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The future of the commercial strip housing the Tahoe Wellness Cooperative in South Lake Tahoe as well as the tenants remains in limbo. This is because property owner Patty Olson has filed chapter 13 bankruptcy. Prior to that filing the property was in foreclosure. Cody Bass, founder and executive director of the medical marijuana collective, […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Proponents of Measure T, the initiative that would give South Lake Tahoe voters a say in the loop road, want back in the game. Attorney Bruce Grego last week filed the civil case questionnaire with the Third Appellate Court in Sacramento. He is representing himself and Laurel Ames. The loop road […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Using the wrong Social Security number in a casino can cost you millions of dollars and land you in jail as professional sports bettor David Nakama Oancea, also known as Vegas Dave, is finding out. According to an indictment issued by a federal grand jury last week, Oancea used […]
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By Kathryn Reed A destination – that is what The Crossing wants to be. What was the Factory Stores at the Y in South Lake Tahoe has been revamped with the hope it helps revitalize this end of town. Sacramento-based Sutter Capital Group infused more than $1 million into the property. Besides a façade that […]
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