By Ann Saphir, Reuters The gap between the richest Americans and the rest of the nation widened after the Great Recession, a survey by the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, suggesting deepening U.S. income inequality. Though incomes of the highest-earners rose, none of the groups analyzed by the Fed had regained their 2007 income levels […]
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Douglas County commissioners are having a public hearing Oct. 16 regarding water rates at the lake. The increase in fees for Zephyr Water Utility District are in regards to monthly water rates, connection charges, private fire service charges and other fees. The current water rates were established in 2010. New fees would be effective Nov. […]
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By Hannah Weinberger, Outside If the reward-based philosophy of the fitness tracking industry hasn’t kept you from skipping workouts, it might be time to try a different approach. Enter Pavlok, the habit-forming, accelerometer-equipped wearable that won’t let you avoid your goals. The neon-yellow wristband helps track fitness benchmarks and uploads progress to an app. But […]
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By Abigail Wise, Huffington Post Ascending a cliff, boulder or even an indoor rock wall requires a large amount of physical strength and endurance. Some conquer climbs through nutritious meals and campus board pull-ups. Meanwhile, for some diehard climbers, that endurance was historically powered by canned beans and a wide variety of snacks from the […]
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By Josh Mitchell, Wall Street Journal College graduates may be taking on historically high debt burdens to finance their educations. But it will take them far less time to get a return on that “investment” than it took their parents’ generation. That’s the conclusion of new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. […]
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• Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe has begun work on a $3 million project to add alpine mountain ambiance touches to its premium and balcony suites, lobby, banquet rooms and pool area in time for the holiday season. This follows an investment of $5 million in top to bottom renovations last April. […]
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Sprinkles have been falling throughout the basin Monday morning. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a 30 percent chance of scattered showers throughout the region for Sept. 8. Still, the high today is expected to be 75 degrees. Temps are expected to keep rising through the week, with low 80s in the […]
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By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times There’s a war over your salad dressing, and the front line has been drawn in California. The Golden State is considering first-of-its-kind grading standards for olive oil that could have far-reaching consequences for the $5.4-billion global industry. The California Department of Food and Agriculture may soon agree to require […]
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Max is a 1-year-old Malamute mix. He is a big boy who loves to play and cuddle with people. He does well with other medium to large dogs, but will not be able to go home with cats or small pets. Max would love to go to training classes as he really does want to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Champions. Lake Tahoe has quite a few. And soon they will be memorialized in South Lake Tahoe. Champions Plaza was an idea that came about after the Winter Olympics earlier this year because so many athletes from the basin competed in Russia. Work on this plot of land by Lakeview Commons is […]
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