Barton Foundation’s 5th annual Signature Cocktail Contest is Sept. 24. The 5:30-8pm event is at Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. The event will feature heavy appetizers, samples of local mixologists’ cocktail creations and music by Jesse Kalin. All proceeds benefit Barton Community Health and Wellness. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door […]
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By KRNV-TV California water conservation efforts are hitting home in Northern Nevada. State emergency regulations demand a cut to irrigation. Truckee Donner Public Utilities District officials are limiting Truckee area irrigation systems to two uses per week. The agency is relying on complaints to catch those abusing water privileges and fines begin at the second […]
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By Howard Stutz Las Vegas Review-Journal CG Technology CEO Lee Amaitis wanted to know the whereabouts of about $9 million that Nevada sports book operators paid to the federal government last year through a tax on all sports wagers. It seemed like a simple question. Amaitis asked Rep Dina Titus, D-Nev., if she could find […]
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Local author John Hindmarsh will launch his new thriller “Mark Two” on Oct. 21 at the South Lake Tahoe Library. Hindmarch’s second book will be released in November. It continues where “Mark One” left off. He will give a free talk starting at 6pm about the art of writing and self-publishing. His book will be […]
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By Paul Hagey, Inman News New technology is taking virtual tours a step further by letting buyers drive cameras mounted on remote-controlled vehicles through distant homes, venturing from room to room, peeking around corners and taking in near-360-degree views from multiple vantage points. San Francisco-based luxury real estate developer JMA Ventures — which also owns […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was controlled chaos inside and outside of the airport in South Lake Tahoe on Monday as first responders and staff were put to the test in a mass casualty incident. A C130J airplane carrying 47 people crashed while landing – at least that was the scenario for the Aug. 25 drill. […]
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By Larry Weitzman Some people take their losses and move on, others are vindictive. Sometimes when you want retribution and revenge after a loss, your actions are not only spiteful and selfish, but costly. That can be said for termed-out El Dorado County Board of Supervisor Ron Briggs who will lose his $77,000 a year […]
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By Kathryn Reed Galettes are described as free-form rustic tarts. My first one was so free form that it spilled over the sides, smoked up the oven and was not pretty. It was a good thing this was not a competition because I would have failed on overall presentation. But the taste. Wow. This really […]
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Aug. 27 marks 34 years since the Harveys bombing. I was the chief engineer of KRLT, whose transmitter is atop Harveys. Of course, the building was evacuated and the station was off the air when the bomb was found. I was allowed to trek all the stairs to the roof the day after the bomb […]
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A fast moving storm dumped so much hail on the South Shore it looks like winter. A flash food warning remains in effect until 9pm Aug. 25 from Stateline to Fallen Leaf Lake. The National Weather Service in Reno is warning people who live near or are playing by Heavenly Valley Creek, Trout Creek, Taylor […]
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