Tahoe Tot Spot was recently saved from closing its doors. Julie Paradysz, who a year ago this month bought the South Lake Tahoe business from Amy Thompson, sold it to Jen and Chris Bloch. Paradysz was planning to move out of the area the first week of the month. It was on Feb. 18 she received the offer from the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Is it all that tap water? Or maybe being immersed in the lake – even if it’s only ankle deep? Perhaps just being near it? Whatever it is, people who come to Tahoe seem to be transformed into another being – someone more fun, adventurous and outdoorsy. That’s the message behind the […]
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By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney The proposed merger to create the world’s largest hotel chain is off — at least for now. Starwood Hotels and Resort said Friday it was pulling out of a deal to sell to Marriott International after determining that a $12.8 billion all-cash bid from an investment group led by Chinese insurer […]
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By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Winn Communities is looking for an extension on entitlements for three housing projects in El Dorado County. But it’s not because of lagging confidence in the market, or even a lack of labor. Rather, the company wants to complete needed road infrastructure first, saidGeorge Carpenter, a company […]
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By Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times The bend-don’t-break adaptability of trees extends to handling climate change, according to a new study that says forests may be able to deal with hotter temperatures and contribute less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than scientists previously thought. In addition to taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, plants also […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the licensing of Caesars Entertainment President and CEO Mark Frissora on Thursday despite two new issues raised since the state Gaming Control Board’s favorable suitability hearing for him earlier this month. Frissora, the former top executive for Hertz Global Holdings, spent more […]
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By Associated Press California has nearly $64 billion in pension debt that eventually must be paid to current and former teachers and state workers — a figure more than $20 billion higher than previous estimates, state Controller Betty Yee reported Friday. Yee disclosed the higher pension liability for the first time in California’s comprehensive annual […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office issued more than 200 speeding citations during a three-week, multi-agency Joining Forces traffic safety campaign in late February and early March. From Feb. 19 through March 7, deputies joined with the Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department and Nevada Highway Patrol for a high-intensity enforcement campaign focusing on speeding. The […]
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By KCRA-TV Caltrans is under the microscope after a state audit showed the agency spent $250,000 to develop a new road maintenance budget model and then abandoned it. The audit, released Thursday, said the new budget model for the maintenance division, which was created with help from a consultant in 2009, would have allocated money […]
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By Kathryn Joyce, Huffington Post On an early Friday morning in late June 2006, Cheyenne Szydlo, a 33-year-old Arizona wildlife biologist with fiery red hair, drove to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim to meet the river guide who would be taking her along the 280 miles of the Colorado River that coursed a mile below. […]
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