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Customers going crazy over new bakery in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 2:06pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's a dream come true for Christine Smith.
Christine and her husband Williams have opened Crazy Good Bakery and Cafe inside the old Grass Roots Natural Foods store and the community response has been, well, crazy.
The life-long visitor to Lake Tahoe moved from Pacifica, California to South Lake Tahoe seven years ago with her husband and took the leap to open a bakery six months ago when they signed the lease at the building at the "Y" at 2040 Dunlap Drive.
South Lake Brewing celebrates beer and community
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 9:10pm
Many head to the cooler at their local beverage purveyor, perhaps never thinking of the process involved in getting that beer from the brewery to their lips.
This week, South Lake Brewing Company canned 4,800 cans of three types of beer, their already famous Fog Nozzle and Angora IPA, along with their Pillow Line Pale Ale. This was their second canning since opening in May, 2017, and it was also their biggest.
South Lake Tahoe trio returns to town for TAP's Tahoe Boys Variety Show
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/27/2017 - 9:46am
Event Date:
February 3, 2017 - 7:00pm
What does a member of the Blue Man Group, a Los Angeles musician and music teacher, and an actor and YouTube video star have in common?
They are all graduates of South Tahoe High School (STHS) and returning for a week of variety shows at local schools culminating with a special Friday night performance at MontBleu on February 3. 2017.
Brothers Nick and Chris Smith will make the way back to South Lake Tahoe from Hollywood with Sean Pawling as part of the Tahoe Arts Project's Tahoe Boys Variety Show.
Smiths' employees deliver "goody bags" to Douglas County Sheriff's deputies
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 4:13pm
One hundred goody bags full of roasted coffee beans from Blind Dog Coffee as well as food treats were delivered to deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office as a token of appreciation from employees of Smith's grocery store in Gardnervile.
Twelve employees and their families delivered the bags to the deputy's swing shift briefing on August 10. They told the men and women of DCSO they wanted to show their concern for their safety and that they appreciate the job that they do protecting the community and keeping families safe.
New business on the way to town: South Lake Brewing Company
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/18/2016 - 6:07pm
South Lake Tahoe natives Nicole Riegel Smith and Chris Smith have returned to their hometown, this time as college graduates with an expertise in brewing beer and a desire to open a new business on the South Shore.
Plans have been submitted and the work will soon begin on the Smith's venture. South Lake Brewing Company. They have signed the lease for the long vacant Ace Hardware building on the corner of Tata Lane and Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Soup and salad bar opens in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/22/2015 - 7:44pm
It took several more months than planned, but Soup Tahoe is now open on the South Shore.
In September, South Tahoe Now announced that SUP Tahoe would be converted into Soup Tahoe during the non-summer months where stand up paddling isn't as popular.
"There were many more regulations than we first figured into our business plan," said owner Eddie Smith of the delay in opening. Smith and his wife, Kimberly, got the doors opened to Soup Tahoe last week.
