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New businesses to open in South Lake Tahoe

A number of new businesses are landing in South Lake Tahoe this year, while several establishments plan to relocate around town. Currently, the city is reviewing a proposal [Read More...]

Bacon inspires loyalty in Sacramento this week

The single-word chant started with a lone voice rising above the barroom din, growing in decibels and intensity as others joined in, creating a silverware-rattling chorus for [Read More...]

Sacramento Kings cash in on Bitcoin

The Sacramento Kings NBA team just became the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin, according to an announcement from payment processor BitPay. [Read More...]

Kings have largest home attendance increase in the NBA

Even with a slow start on the court, the Sacramento Kings have seen the largest boost in home attendance in the NBA. Sports Business Daily reported Wednesday that the [Read More...]

Water situation is dire, requires action

Plan for a dry 2014 – so parched that extraordinary measures are needed now. California depends on a few winter storms in the Sierra Nevada between October and April for [Read More...]

Coffee Bar’s Curiously Effective Blend

Coffee Bar in downtown Redding has a remarkable sense of self. The roasters know where every bean comes from. The décor is streamlined and features a single theme, rather [Read More...]

Ban on Plastic Bags in L.A. now in full effect

Some Los Angeles grocery store customers have had to adjust to a lifestyle change come since Jan. 1, when a ban on plastic bags took effect. As of the first of the year, the [Read More...]

Tech wizard started with a $25 computer

If you’ve heard of making phone calls via Skype or streaming music via Spotify, then you’re halfway to understanding why the online giant Yahoo acquired a nascent [Read More...]

Got a Christmas tree to unload? Call a Scout

Covered in pine needles and tree sap, Andrew Evans gets some reinforcement as he teeters on the edge of a trailer packed with dry Christmas trees. He and other members of Boy [Read More...]

Going to Disney World | Alta Sierra girl’s Make-A-Wish granted

Avva Love Rakestraw is in Florida, living her dream. The 4-year-old Alta Sierra resident is afflicted with a rare terminal disease called Acta2 R179H, which causes widespread [Read More...]

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