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The 43rd annual Squaw Valley Community of Writers will convene again this summer with acclaimed workshops in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction and Screenwriting. As part of the workshop, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers will be hosting an extraordinary evening of poetry readings on Thursday, June 28, at 8 p.m. in The Olympic Village Lodge at Squaw Valley.

As part of the evening of poetry, Kazim Ali, Robert Hass, Sharon Olds, Claudia Rankine and C.D. Wright will read from their published and unpublished work, including poems written in Squaw Valley just days before.

Get ready for the Ski Run Boulevard Farmers Market beginning Friday, June 22nd, between 3 and 8 pm. The Farmers Market will be held every Friday afternoon throughout the summer between Larch and Birch on beautiful Ski Run Boulevard.

The 13th Annual “Near Death Experience” will take place at Kirkwood Mountain Resort from June 7-10, 2012. Known as the premier camp to prepare riders for the Death Ride, the grueling 129-mile bike tour of the California Alps on July 14, 2012, Kirkwood’s Near Death Experience Bike Camp is designed to take riders to the next level.

This Mother’s Day, take mom on an historical train excursion via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Sunday, May 13.
This special edition train ride from Carson City to Virginia City will provide mom with a long stem rose, Wild West history, storytelling, shopping and dining in Virginia City to go along with the spectacular scenery. The train features a 1953 ALCO heritage diesel locomotive leading 100 year-old Pullman coaches displaying the distinctive yellow and green of the V&T.

South Lake Tahoe police say they caught the man who allegedly robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located inside Raley’s Heavenly Village Shopping Center in South Lake Tahoe on March 29.
Joshua Schauert, 26, of South Lake Tahoe was arrested Sunday after investigators responded to a laptop computer advertisement he allegedly placed on Craigslist.

For the second time this year, the Wells Fargo Bank at South Lake Tahoe, located inside the Raley’s supermarket in the Heavenly Village Shopping Center, was robbed.

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ development and education speaker series kicks off, March 15, from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Airport’s Flight Deck Restaurant and Bar with Alfred Knotts, principal planner/project manager for the Tahoe Transportation District.

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— Ever wondered how you would find the time to restore your identity if you became a victim of Identity Theft?

An inflatable airbag demonstration at Kirkwood Mountain Resort last month will give way to a new feature at the resort beginning in February, officials announced. The Steezbag 50 was on public display at the resort from Dec. 17 to Jan. 1. An announcement was made via press release from Kirkwood. Here's the announcement:

Bath salts and spice are two of the newest, dangerous substances that have been introduced into our community. It is important that we educate as many segments of the citizenry, professional, and business community as possible so that they can be aware of the danger signs, and be vigilant in helping law enforcement fight this in our town.

By Kathryn Reed. Three-foot wide aisles with shelves packed from floor to ceiling are not the ideal shopping conditions – for consumer or storeowner. That's why Jon McElroy is moving out of the lo...

NEW YORK (AP) - After a disastrous holiday shopping season, the parent company of Sears and Kmart will close at least 100 stores to raise cash - a move that sparked speculation about whether the 12...

By Heather Gould
On the west side of town, two new buildings are under construction and one is for sale: a Raley's gas station at its shopping center at the "Y" and a new California Conservation Corps facility in Meyers, next to Lira's Supermarket, are currently being built, while Sierra Recovery Center is seeking to move out of its location on Emerald Bay Road.
The CCC's motto is "Hard Work, Low Pay, Miserable Conditions and More . . . " But things are about to get a little more comfortable for both corps members and staff.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The start of the crucial holiday shopping season in November helped fuel the sixth straight monthly increase in retail sales. Gift-buying Americans spent more on clothing and elec...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California State Board of Equalization reminded Californians this week that online shopping from out-of-state retailers may require additional payments come tax time....

Kirkwood Mountain Resort announced it will open Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, and remain open through the weekend, and then again from Friday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 4. Kirkwood says it will use midweek operations for on mountain preparation, snow making and readying more terrain. The resort hopes to open for full seven-day-a-week winter operations beginning Friday, Dec. 9. The date may change, however, with significant snowfall.

South Lake Tahoe Women's Center would like to thank the Village Shopping Center for hosting the recent Second Annual Shop to Stop Domestic Violence event. A big thank you goes out to the following ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kick off the holiday season with two days of merriment and do your Christmas shopping locally at the 16th annual Valhalla Holiday Faire, Nov. 19 and 20 at the Grand Hall ...

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., owners of the Round Hill Square Shopping Center, posted its quarterly earnings report this week showing net income attributable to common stockholders for the qua...

By Jenn Boyd
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals (TRYP) will bring the Lake Tahoe community together to raise funds for Tahoe Youth & Family Services, Saturday, November 19 from 6 - 10 p.m. at Riva Grill on the Lake. The event will focus on making one family’s holiday wishes come true.

Several South Shore Lake Tahoe businesses, including the Bona Fide Books publishing house, are in the process of evaluating whether to open a temporary "pop-up" bookstore in South Lake Tahoe for the coming holiday shopping season. To help evaluate the feasibility and nature of a pop-up bookstore in the community, and whether there is support for having a permanent bookstore in town, Bona Fide Books has helped develop a quick and simple online survey.

As part of Granlibakken’s commitment to health & wellness, the annual Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend – a long standing community event previously coordinated by the Tahoe Forest Hospital - will now be hosted by Granlibakken, Nov. 12-13, 2011. The event fuses Eastern tradition with Western practices to offer a balanced weekend interactive clinics on skin screenings, body/muscle testing; inspirational and informative seminars on health, nutrition, aging; recreational activities along with food and wine.

Training Responsible Adults in Lifeskills (aka) TRAILS at the Lake provides personnel services, facilities for evaluation, training and support for people with challenges.
TRAILS at the Lake will be hosting a Chili Fundraiser from 5pm to 10pm, at the Coyote Grill, located in the Roundhill Shopping Center.
For more information, call (530)544-1127