STATELINE, Nev. - Restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump hosted a grand opening on Thursday at her latest restaurant, Wolf by Vanderpump at Harveys Lake Tahoe. The long-anticipated restaurant is next to Hell's Kitchen on the casino floor. To commemorate the occasion, the television icon surprised guests with an extravagant “white carpet” arrival alongside her dog, Marky, as they made their way into the venue where guests were treated to a taste of the stunning new restaurant.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Governor Newsom has awarded 10 new jurisdictions with the coveted designation that makes them eligible for incentives to scale up efforts to advance housing, and South Lake Tahoe is one of them. This brings the total number of cities and counties with a Prohousing Designation to 47.

The designation is given for the community's efforts in encouraging the development of housing at all income levels. This designation comes with funding incentives and additional resources to help speed housing production.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The next meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council will be on Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in their chambers at the Lake Tahoe Airport.

It will be a full agenda, starting with a closed session at 4 p.m.

The hot topic of the event will most likely be a discussion of raising the minimum wage in South Lake Tahoe to $23. The matter was put on the agenda at the direction of councilmembers Scott Robbins and John Friedrich.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Local musician Liz Broscoe has released a song that features Lake Tahoe and the challenges to keep it blue, and it could become the next battle cry to protect the lake.

Liz has been working on a new album for over a year and she wrote "Mother Earth" as one of the songs for that album. She had finished writing the song when she saw the videos of the thousands of pounds of trash left on Zephyr Shoals on the 4th of July.

"It made me sick just like everyone else that saw it," Liz said of the viral video.

A few months ago, I wrote to the community regarding how Scott Robbins was an injustice collector and a self-proclaimed subject matter expert. Since my last letter, Scott has continued to lie to the public regarding the vacancy tax petition, which he disguised to the public as an “Affordable housing” petition, causing people to sign the petition thinking it’s something it clearly is not.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Chamber, and its colleague organizations of Keep Community First, have announced the launch of their website, keepcommunityfirst.org.

Get information on this site about why the coalition of business and community organizations oppose the proposed residential Vacancy Tax (an initiative petition currently being circulated) and the City Council’s upcoming discussion of a proposed minimum wage standard of $23 per hour.

Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – Nominations are now open for the 31st annual Best in the Basin awards. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is looking for nominations for projects that display outstanding environmental design and were completed in 2022 or 2023.

Nominations are due by May 17 at 5 p.m.

TRPA’s annual Best in Basin awards program showcases projects and programs around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities. The categories are:

Water Quality and Watershed Restoration

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The public is invited to enjoy live music with The Cash Only Band this Friday at the Stella Van Dyke Johnson American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe. Community members and visitors are invited to join post members for an evening jam session from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and there is no cover charge. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The American Legion Hall is located at 2748 Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe.

The Flavors of Spring! Taxes are done, daffodils are in bloom and the sound of “cheeseburger” is in the air. It must be Spring! So many things to love about this time of year, such as the crisp fresh flavors of spring produce, One of my favorite springtime vegetables is fava beans (admit it, you are saying the line “fava beans and a nice chianti” in your head right now!). Well, there’s more to these lovely beans than just an iconic movie quote.