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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A year-long fundraising effort by the staff and management at Basecamp Pizza has netted $17,250 for the Lake Tahoe Education Foundation (LTEF).

On Monday, August 12, the popular restaurants in the Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe presented members of LTEF with a check.

Ted Kennedy and Outpost Brewing Co. are holding a 'Thank You Party' for Nancy Kerry, the former city manager of South Lake Tahoe on Sunday, March 25 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

"Some generous and thankful South Lake Tahoe residents are paying the first $1,500 of the tab so come out and have a fresh beer, some great food and thank Nancy for her great contributions to the city that we all love," said Kennedy on his Facebook post for the event.

Jeffrey Connor and the Connor party will be performing throughout the evening.

The Tahoe Restaurant Group, operators of BaseCamp Pizza and Azul Latin Kitchen in South Lake Tahoe, Fireside Pizza Company in Olympic Valley, Rubicon Pizza Company in Truckee will be fundraising for victims of the fires in Northern California and hurricanes in Puerto Rico on November 13, 2017.

All proceeds from dinners purchased at of those four establishments that day will be donated directly to the victims.

Both South Lake Tahoe restaurants are located in the Heavenly Village, Rubicon Pizza is at 6001 Northstar Drive, and Fireside is located at 1985 Squaw Valley Road.

Proceeds at California Burger today go back to the employees. Yes, you read that right!

Just as he did last year, owner Ted Kennedy is having a 'pay-it-forward' day again at the popular hamburger spot at the Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe.

"All profits for the day will be given back to the employees," said Kennedy. "It's their money and they can do with it as they wish, but the hope is that they will use it to help someone less fortunate in their community."

Twelve of Tahoe's best bartenders will be competing in the 12th annual Tahoe Blue Vodka Blood Mary competition on Sunday, June 12 at Steamer's Bar from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

“This is the only Bloody Mary competition in the Lake Tahoe basin, and we have hand selected the 12 best bartenders from around the lake,” said Mike Peron of FNCTN, one of the event organizers. “From what they’ve shared with us so far about their recipes, our guests are going to be blown away!”

Celebrated Americana singer-songwriter, Mandy Rowden, is headed to South Lake Tahoe this month for two free shows promoting her new record 'These Bad Habits.'

She will be at BaseCamp Pizza on October 20 at 5 p.m and at the Eagle's Next on October 22 at 7 p.m.

For the album, Rowden called upon the legendary talent of fellow Texans: Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks), Redd Volkaert (Merle Haggard), and Brad Rice (Ryan Adams). Following her highly successful spring tour, Rowden was invited back out west for a handful of special performances.

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No matter how you slice it, Yelp reviewers dished up mountains of praise on South Lake Tahoe’s Base Camp Pizza Co., ranking the eatery fourth out of 50 “Daytime Hot Spots” nationwide in a user-generated survey of places to drink and dine.

The death of 19-year old Alyssa Byrne during the 2013 SnowGlobe event in South Lake Tahoe is still on people's minds, especially now that the temperatures have dropped into single digits with wind chills expected to take them down into negative figures.

Nick and Kadi Alfield wanted to do something this year in Byrne's memory, so they had a booth at SnowGlobe that not only charged cell phones but also gave away gloves, scarves and hats to attendees who were cold.

Twenty South Lake Tahoe restaurants will be representing local cuisine as part of the California Restaurant Month during the week of January 10-17, 2014. Each restaurant will feature specially priced and price fixe menus highlighting the theme "Made With Altitude." Foodies will find delight as they are connected with the area's most notable locally-owned eateries, each recognized for their classic favorites and distinctive dishes