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Lakeview Commons Project Update Video
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 9:35amThe Lakeview Commons Project, a partnership between the California Tahoe Conservancy and the City of South Lake Tahoe, spans the beach area that was once known to locals as El Dorado Beach. Approaching from the western side is the boat ramp, and a newly constructed Boathouse. The downstairs will feature storage lockers for paddle boards and kayaks, restrooms, and a boat rental area. Upstairs will be a concession stand and patio with a gas fire pit and a more commercial size barbeque with a cook top.
Construction poses dangers for cyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 9:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Aria Benham pedaled her bright orange bike east on Highway 50 to work at Sprouts on Oct. 17, just like she had nearly every day of the spring, summer and fall up until...
Construction poses dangers for cyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 9:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Aria Benham pedaled her bright orange bike east on Highway 50 to work at Sprouts on Oct. 17, just like she had nearly every day of the spring, summer and fall up until...
Edgewood Companies plans summer opening of Bonanza Park
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 11:50amThe tired old C&M Lodge, located at 1209 Bonanza Avenue, was completely removed this last summer with more than 50 percent of building materials recycled in the sustainable deconstruction effort by Edgewood Companies. Edgewood acquired the C&M Lodge in order to reuse the associated Transient Occupancy Units (TAUs) on its new Lodge Project at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, according to a news release.
Jessica Richitelli named Squaw Valley terrain park manager
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:56amSquaw Valley welcomes Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s new terrain park manager. Richitelli joins the Squaw Valley team with more than nine years of terrain park experience, including a background in park construction and maintenance, event execution, sponsorship relations, hiring, training and marketing. Most recently Richitelli served as the terrain park manager at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Smoking can be a safety issue
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 6:34pmIn reference to the letter to the editor regarding cigarette smoking by road construction workers while on the job, the concern over throwing cigarette butts into the woods is very valid. But, the ...
Construction on Lakeview Commons nears completion
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 9:09amSouth Lake Tahoe's capital improvement project manager Jim Marino has visions.Though the new Lakeview Commons park isn't open yet, Marino can already see bands playing in front of the amphitheat...
Lakeview Commons Project Nears Completion
Submitted by Li Terrell on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 9:42pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe hosted a special project walk-through at the Lakeview Commons Project Site Thursday afternoon, and revealed the almost-finished product that the city hopes will be a jewel in the recreation crown for the area.
“It’s going to be the Sand Harbor of South Shore” said Jim Marino, Capital Improvement Manager with the City of South Lake Tahoe.
Kingsbury project may head into fourth year
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Construction on what was supposed to be a two-year project may head into its fourth year next year, or it may be canceled without completion, according to Nevada Departme...
Edgewood Tahoe Lodge plans unveiled (WITH SLIDESHOW)
Submitted by Li Terrell on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 6:19pm
Reinvention: We're all in this together.
This is the vision of the proposed Edgewood Tahoe Lodge at Stateline.
The plan by Edgewood Companies is to create a unique world-class destination that delivers significant economic, environmental and community benefits to South Shore Lake Tahoe.
“That is one of the things that investment can bring to the community, said Patrick Rhamey, vice president of Real Estate for Edgewood Companies. “We have continued to re-invest our property over the years and hope to be a pathway for others to follow.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Construction workers should be careful when smoking
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:40amLast week when I was being held up in traffic standing still on Pioneer Trail, with police in their cars watching all the road workers were smoking cigarettes and flicking the lit butts into the fo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Construction reflects poorly on economy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:24amAs a visitor to Lake Tahoe, I found it very sad to see huge traffic jams all day on Saturday and Sunday on Highway 50 due to road construction.It used to be that workers were in unions so they didn...
Kingsbury Grade improvements overbudget, overdue
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 2:58amBy Brooke Boone, KRNV-TV. STATELINE — A road construction project in South Lake Tahoe moving into its fourth year is costing tax payers millions and giving neighbors' headaches. “It's really b...
New pier sets up plans for Tahoe Beach Club development
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 10:45am
A new pier installation at Tahoe Beach Club www.beachclubtahoe.com will underscore the lakefront lifestyle at the first fully-owned residential lakefront development on Lake Tahoe in 25 years, and mark initial phase construction at the eagerly awaited project.
Caltrans considering speed increase on Hwy 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 5:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Traffic along U.S. Highway 50 hasn't exactly been moving at light speed in recent weeks, but motorists could be moving along a little faster once construction is compl...
Snow stops construction
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 11:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Construction crews on Highway 88 near Caples Lake had to throw in the towel Wednesday. Drifts of snow, some more than a foot deep, surrounded their equipment and the m...
Grant will fund parking at Tahoe Vista Rec Area
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 8:31pmThe North Tahoe Public Utility District has been awarded $1.42 million from the Department of Boating and Waterways for construction of the parking lot at ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../grant-will-fund-...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 8:31pmThe Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada has given South Tahoe High awards for Education Design for the Construction, Arts, and ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-t...
Technology spurs gas project
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 8:09amNew technology, federal tax breaks and lower construction costs combined to spur efforts by Southwest Gas to replace miles of vintage plastic pipe in its system at Lake Tahoe this year.The Las Vega...
Highway construction pinching businesses
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 9:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though just about everyone agrees construction on Highway 50 is necessary, the work is impacting businesses along the Trout Creek to Ski Run Boulevard corridor."I real...
Technology spurs Southwest Gas project at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:15amRENO, Nev. - New technology, federal tax breaks and lower construction costs combined to spur efforts by Southwest Gas to replace miles of vintage plastic pipe in its system at Lake Tahoe this year...
Technology spurs Southwest Gas project at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:10amNew technology, federal tax breaks and lower construction costs combined to spur efforts by Southwest Gas to replace miles of vintage plastic pipe in its system at Lake Tahoe this year. The Las Vegas-based utility is using two new technologies — “keyhole” and “split and pull” — in the Tahoe-area project. Go here to read the story.
Lake Tahoe law firm sets bar for environmental cases
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:03pmNEWS RELEASE — With recent success guiding the approval process for major projects at Lake Tahoe, the accomplishments of law firm Feldman McLaughlin Thiel reflect a rising correlation in the spectacular mountain community between a healthy environment and a healthy economy.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Question about traffic construction projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 10:05amI live in a small town for a reason: I hate city traffic and commuting. What used to take five minutes to get around is now taking anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. There is traffic on Highwa...
Question about traffic construction projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:43amI live in a small town for a reason: I hate city traffic and commuting. What used to take five minutes to get around is now taking anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. There is traffic on Highwa...
Gas leak at lower Kingsbury Grade prompts 'small area' evacuation
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:21amA natural gas leak, reported at around 8:50 this morning, has prompted the evacuation of a small area around the 200 block of S.R. 207 Kingsbury Grade, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit. The initial report came in from the contracting firm Peak Construction. It was reported as a 2-inch gas line leak. The leak was secured quickly by crews and Southwest Gas has arrived, Sharit said. The evacuation area are buildings at 290 Kingsbury Grade near the 7-Eleven.
Nevada Unemployment Rate Climbs
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:26amBy Elizabeth Crum / Nevada News Bureau
The statewide unemployment rate has increased to 13.4 percent, up from 12.9 percent in July. In all, 176,200 people were out of work in August.
Unemployment in Las Vegas rose for the fourth straight month. the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) reported this morning. The jobless rate jumped to 14.2 percent in August, up from 14 percent in the prior month.
Tahoe Conservancy Approves Signature South Lake Projects
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:42pm
By Ray Lacey
The California Tahoe Conservancy today awarded funding for two of South Lake Tahoe's signature environmental and recreational projects: the Bijou Creek Watershed Project and the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail.
City says to avoid Upper Truckee Restoration Project area
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe is urging people to stay away from the construction activity near a section of the Upper Truckee River located near to the Airport.The area i...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Construction a welcomed, albeit inconvenient, sight
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 1:14pmWhat a blessing to see the construction along Highway 50 - a pain, but a blessing nonetheless. Finally there will be a series of beautiful new sidewalks to complement a beautiful area. I'd love to ...
Nevada Highway Patrol busy over Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:36pmBy Chuck Allen, NHP
The Labor Day holiday weekend produced a high volume of traffic on northern Nevada highways resulting in a large number of calls for service. During the three-day weekend, nineteen people were arrested in the Reno-Sparks area with fifteen of those arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Troopers assigned to the Carson City area logged 3 DUI arrests. The DUI arrest activity for Lovelock, Fernley, Fallon and Hawthorne was not available this morning.
Lake Tahoe Eagle Rock Hiking Trail Opens To The Public
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:41pm
A trail to the stunning Eagle Rock overlook opened this week, providing visitors easy access to the summit of one of Lake Tahoe's most spectacular vistas, as noted by the Huffington Post and the Sacramento Bee. The new trail, created at a cost of $100,000 by the California Tahoe Conservancy, was built with erosion-control measures.
Judge dismisses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against TRPA
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 5:11pmBy Kristi Boosman
LAKE TAHOE — A federal judge has dismissed a suit against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Sierra Colina project that was brought on by the League to Save Lake Tahoe.
Hidden safe discovered during Bill's renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A funny thing happened on the way to the CVS.While demolishing a wall on second floor of the former Bill's building late Thursday afternoon, construction crews found a...
Tahoe agency encourages property owners to control stormwater
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:33pm
By Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is continuing efforts to encourage public-private partnerships that improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe by bring properties along Highway 50 into compliance with Best Management Practice (BMP) erosion control requirements.
Caltrans issues warning to cyclists, walkers in Tahoe construction ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 3:56pmCaltrans is reminding pedestrians and cyclists to respect the cone zone around Lake Tahoe Basin projects, especially along the stretch from Trout Creek Bridge to Ski Run Boulevard on Highway 50. Caltr...
Caltrans issues warning to cyclists walkers in Tahoe construction ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 3:00amCaltrans is reminding pedestrians and cyclists to respect the cone zone around Lake Tahoe Basin projects especially along the stretch from Trout Creek ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../caltrans-issues-warn...
Residents concerned about Kingsbury construction
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 9:14amSeveral area residents who drive the curves and crescents of Kingsbury Grade regularly are concerned that the current construction project will make the roadway more dangerous and less picturesq...
Construction on new student union building begins
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 6:16pmConstruction on the new joint-use student union building at South Tahoe High School began Monday, adding one more to the list of projects being undertaken by the school district."This is symbolic b...
NDOT searches for new way to pay for roads
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:06amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The proliferation of electric and hybrid vehicles is rapidly making the gasoline tax not only an unfair but inadequate way to pay for road construction and maintenance.Scott ...
Cops, Caltrans prep for Fourth of July
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 9:18amCome this weekend, cops will be out in full force and Caltrans will pull construction crews off the roads to prepare for the influx of visitors.Construction on Echo Summit will halt from July 1 ...
Solution set for high school graduation, construction overlap
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Class of 2011 graduates and Vikings football have struck middle ground. The renovation of South Tahoe High School's stadium was expected to overlap with either graduation...
Snow halts Echo Summit work, next 48 hours will determine opening date
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 10:01amECHO SUMMIT, Calif.- Storms have dropped nine inches of snow on the construction site on Echo Summit, a far cry from the clear weather crews had hoped for when they started work. But, as of Tues...
