By Kelli Kennedy, AP It’s one thing when hotels open fitness centers, but quite another when fitness centers open hotels. Luxe gym Equinox is opening a hotel in New York’s new Hudson Yards neighborhood next year in a move that embodies the evolution of wellness travel. Most hotels have beefed up fitness options — […]
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By Megan Hughes, In The Snow The International Ski Federation (FIS) has officially proposed the inclusion of telemark skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, to the International Olympic Committee. The FIS have proposed the telemark parallel sprint and the mixed-gender team parallel sprint events to be included in the 2022 games. Telemark racing differs […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s been a slow, strange trip for South Lake Tahoe officials as they navigate a path toward allowing recreational marijuana to be grown, sold and delivered here. Enough progress has been made that the recreational marijuana ordinance should be presented to the Planning Commission on June 14. However, time is ticking to […]
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Updated June 6, 9:46am: By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is going to have a new surveyor, treasurer-tax collector, and recorder-clerk – all because the current officeholders opted to retire. Philip Mosbacher had no competition for surveyor in the June 5 primary election. K.E. Coleman (15,686 votes, 56.12 percent) topped Anne Billingsley (12,156 votes, 43.49 […]
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By Susan Wood About one-third of the registered voters in El Dorado County cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primary — and that’s considered good. That’s the general assessment leading into the final results for El Dorado County elections from a man who has spent much of his government career watching and analyzing them. In the […]
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Updated June 6, 12:43am: By Susan Wood The two El Dorado County District 5 supervisor candidates on opposite ends of the political spectrum will face each other in November, a rematch of four years ago. With all precincts reporting, incumbent Sue Novasel has 1,604 votes at 36.9 percent; while Kenny Curtzwiler is close behind with […]
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By Ronald Robertson, The Conversation As the 2018 midterm elections approach in the U.S., Google’s power to influence undecided voters remains overshadowed by Facebook’s personal data crisis. Facebook has “taken it on the chin” for its role in the 2016 presidential election, and organizations like the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and the Russian troll […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts is about to have a greater presence in South Lake Tahoe as the company takes over the management and day-to-day operations of Lakeland Village on Oct. 1. The lakefront condo development has been run by Aqua Aston Hospitality for the last nine years. “Vail is a top notch company. It’s […]
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By Brad Daniel, Andrew Bobilya and Ken Kalisc, The Conversation Today Americans live in a world that thrives on being busy, productive and overscheduled. Further, they have developed the technological means to be constantly connected to others and to vast options for information and entertainment through social media. For many, smartphones demand their attention day […]
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By Matt Pepin, Boston Globe Vail Resorts, the Colorado-based owner of ski areas around North America, is continuing its expansion on both coasts and in Colorado. Vermont’s Okemo Mountain announced Monday morning that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Vail Resorts that also includes New Hampshire’s Mount Sunapee and Colorado’s Crested Butte. Vail […]
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