• The following restaurants have been noted by OpenTable as having the best scenic views: Christy Hill in Tahoe City, Gar Woods Grill in Carnelian Bay and Brooks’ Bar in Stateline. • The 25th annual Foam Fest returns to Squaw Valley on Aug. 30 from 2-6pm for an afternoon of craft beer tasting, live music […]
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By Jim Robbins, New York Times SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK — High in the Sierra, biologists are struggling to find ways to protect some of the world’s oldest and most storied trees from drought, forest fires and climate change. The trees are the giant sequoias, some of them 2,000 to 3,000 years old, and they are […]
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By Kathryn Reed One fatality and multiple rescues have kept El Dorado County’s search and rescue team out in the field much of the last week. As the search team was getting one victim onto a helicopter Aug. 12, they got a call of a person having drowned at Eagle Lake. Because they were in […]
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North Tahoe Public Utility District’s board of directors this week voted to implement Stage 2 mandatory water conservation measures and established an enforcement plan for customers. The district had been under a Stage 1 voluntary conservation program since February. The prohibitions include: • Washing sidewalks, driveways, and other hard surfaces • Excessive plumbing leaks not […]
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By Cathy Huyghe, Forbes NAPA — “If you’re in the wine business and you’re not making money today, it’s not the industry’s fault. Check your business model.” That’s Adam Beak, Bank of the West’s managing director of the North Coast Agricultural Banking Center/Premium Wine Group, during a phone interview last week from his office in […]
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe has several programs available for the fall for all ages. Middle and high school students may choose between programs such as Project Runway, a design and fashion program; Debate Club; Junior CrossFit;Masterchef; or having fun with friends in the specialized teen room where every Friday is movie […]
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Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation is accepting applications for its fall grant cycle. The foundation provides $40,000 to $60,000 annually in enrichment grants for programs that benefit Lake Tahoe Unified School District students. The money is raised through Snow Sports week in February and the Food Fest in October.. Applications are available online. They are due […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee A national lung cancer trial launched earlier this summer with the help of a UC Davis oncologist has the potential to dramatically affect the way cancer drugs will be developed in the future. The trial, called Lung-MAP, puts a cancer-fighting approach into action that uses genomic profiling. This involves testing […]
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By Siemny Chhuon, KXTV WEST SACRAMENTO – A West Sacramento man was rescued after being missing for five days in the wilderness. Mike Vilhauer, 58, is now in the comfort of his own home. It’s a place, at one point, he didn’t think he’d see again. “I started thinking, ‘I’m going to be here and […]
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By Brian Melley, AP LOS ANGELES — California was ordered to educate all children who don’t speak English after reports revealed a quarter of its school districts fail to meet that requirement, which is mandated by both the federal government and California itself. Judge James Chalfant said it is particularly important that the California Department […]
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