The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering educational presentations and free radon test kits across Nevada. One presentation is scheduled for 6pm Jan. 23 at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency offices in Stateline. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension has partnered with the California Radon Program, so free radon test kits will […]
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By Morten Wendelbo and Christine Crudo Blackburn, The Conversation Flu season in the U.S. typically peaks in February, but this year’s outbreak is already one of the worst on record. As of Jan. 6, 20 children have died from the flu, and overall mortality caused by the flu is already double that of last year’s. […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Jackie Tan’s class at South Tahoe Middle School might be the only one where failure is encouraged, even rewarded. “It’s normal to encounter failure. We work through things,” Tan said. When something goes awry in class the students are encouraged to learn from their mistakes by trying again, and perhaps again. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Food that rivals most restaurants on the South Shore – that’s how good dinners are at Bread & Broth. While it’s only open one day a week, it is a lifeline for so many in the community. It’s not unusual for 100 people to show up at St. Theresa’s Grace Hall in […]
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Heavenly Mountain, Northstar and Kirkwood resorts gave money and product donations to 92 nonprofits in South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Jackson, Stateline, Minden, Gardnerville and Carson City as well as organizations from Truckee, Tahoe City, Kings Beach and Incline Village. For this year’s EpicPromise grant cycle, Vail Resorts — the parent company of the ski resorts […]
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The opening of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at South Tahoe High School has been delayed. More than a dozen student actors are out sick with the flu. The play was to open Jan. 19. School officials hope the play will be able to performed on Saturday. Tickets sold for Friday’s performance may be exchanged for another […]
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The North American premiere of the award-winning Italian film “Aeffetto Domino” (“Domino Effect”) will be shown at The Loft in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 19 — for free. The movie’s writer, director, and star, Fabio Massa, will be at the premiere, with Q&A and meet and greet after the screening. Fabio was awarded best […]
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It’s time to start thinking about summer concerts at Lake Tahoe. Here is the lineup so far for the Harveys Outdoor Summer Concert Series: Keith Urban, July 21-22, 7pm — tickets from $59.50-$139.50. Kelsea Ballerini will be opening. Charlie Puth, Aug. 18, 7pm — tickets $39.50-$69.50. Hailee Steinfeld opening. Dave Matthews Band, Sept. 7, 7:30pm […]
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Lake Tahoe News subscriber Davey Paiva is the lucky recipient of the next book being read for the LTN Book Club. LTN started a book club this year as a way to get people reading and ideally participating in a discussion online via the comments. Here is a link to the first book that was […]
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By Mary Pilon, Outside Today, there are happiness consultants, happiness coaches, happiness summits, and happiness workplace seminars, which in some cases may be mandatory for employees. There are more than 70 TED Talks tagged with “happiness” or related themes, with tens of millions of views. Amazon’s pages contain more than 100,000 hits for happiness literature […]
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