Costly Ski Chalets - Villa Costa at Tahoe
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under Real Estate | Leave a Comment
Villa Costa - this 20,000-square-foot home offers Lake Tahoe access, a multi-boat pier and two sandy beaches, plus eight bedrooms, 11 and two-half bathrooms, staff quarters, a home theater and a five-car garage. Various natural woods such as fir, oak and birch embellish the interior, and the commercial kitchen features a full bar and family […]
Read More..>>Hiking To Bear Lake
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Activities, Sports | Leave a Comment
Summer is moving right along in Tahoe (a little too fast for me). Our weather has been just about perfect lately, although yesterday the winds kicked up a little. It is amazing to see snow still
Lying rather deep on many north facing slopes in the upper elevations. A couple of friends and I hiked along […]
Kings Beach - Tahoe’s Banana Belt
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Sightseeing | Leave a Comment
Scenic Kings Beach can be found at the Lake Tahoe’s North Shore, at an elevation of 6,280 feet. Kings Beach was named after card shark Joe King, who won the town site from George Whittell nearly a century before poker had a cult cable-TV following. Set against a vibrant blend of colors, flavors and textures, […]
Read More..>>19 Kitchen - Bar Restaurant … Awesome Tahoe Views
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Restaurants | Leave a Comment
High atop Harveys on the 19th floor is 19 Kitchen & Bar, formally known as Llewellyn’s. This upscale restaurant offers spectacular views of Lake Tahoe along with one of the most eclectic, yet welcoming menus to be found anywhere.
From sumptuous, multi-course meals or just a late night snack, 19 Kitchen & Bar serves up one-of-a-kind cuisine, […]
Shorter Hibernation For Tahoe Bears
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Wildlife | 1 Comment
Bears are a wonder to see out in the wild. In the Lake Tahoe area, local residents and vacationers will be seeing them a lot sooner than usual. The bears at Lake Tahoe are emerging from a shorter than usual hibernation. This is causing concern for wildlife experts who say the hungry bears will have trouble […]
Read More..>>An Evening of Food and Wine Tasting
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Activities | Leave a Comment
Do you have an artistic flair? An Evening of Food and Wine Tasting is one of South Shore Lake Tahoe’s premier community fund raising events. It is sponsored by Soroptimist, and all proceeds go directly back into the community through educational scholarships, youth activity sponsorships, the South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center, plus other projects that enhance […]
Read More..>>Snowfest Ice Sculpture
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Activities, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Jeremiah Johnson and his team of builders have been working hard. Under deep blue skies of Lake Tahoe, they’ve been constructing an ice castle in the spirit of this year’s SnowFest.By the time they’re finished, they will have spent well over 200 hours in Kings Beach shoveling snow, carving out features, and sculpting the castle creation, which […]
Read More..>>Nevada Gambling Revenue Down
Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Casinos | 1 Comment
Gambling across all of Nevada, including Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno is down. The casino’s win declined primarily due to the Las Vegas casino fire, a soft economy and unusually poor weather. These reasons held the win for Nevada casinos in January to about $1.06 billion. This is down nearly five percent, compared with the same month a year […]
Read More..>>Horizon Casino Resort - An Elvis Favorite
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Casinos, Hotels & Resorts | Leave a Comment
The Horizon Casino Resort hotel, formerly known as the Sahara, was once Elvis Presley’s regular Tahoe hangout. The King’s former luxury, showroom now houses the hotel’s movie theater.
The 3-Star Horizon Casino Resort is located in the middle of the action on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe and has been called Tahoe’s Best Kept Secret. […]
Cycling - The 16th Annual Tour de Nez
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Activities | Leave a Comment
The Tour de Nez, a six day celebration of cycling featuring some of the top professional racers in the United States, is expanding in 2008 with a full roster of family friendly rides, events and parades taking place June 17th-June 22nd in Reno, Truckee and Northstar-at-Tahoe.
” This is where it starts for everyone.” said race […]
