27 Jun Following His Calling
It is perhaps too obvious to assert that great photographers capture meaning inside their photographs. It is less obvious, I think, to suggest that the best ones capture meaning outside their photographs, too—their life a lens in permanent focus, an open shutter forever swallowing light. joSon, a distinguished photographer whose images of flowers and nature express the Buddhist values he spent his adolescence in Vietnam practicing, is among the latter group: His entire existence is art; the pictures are just the proof.
29 Nov Tails From the Shelter
Bernice, a long-haired French bulldog, arrived at Incline Village’s Pet Network Humane Society this past summer from a partner shelter in Las Vegas. Small and sweet with gentle, soulful eyes, Bernice appeared to have been used for breeding, then abandoned when she was no longer able to carry puppies. She struggled to breathe and had several infections.
23 Feb EYE TO EYE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER Keoki Flagg
Keoki Flagg has a knack for going big. The trait is seen in his large-scale fine-art installations, which transform entire walls of Tahoe homes and businesses into eye-popping imagery. The tendency is apparent when he’s thoroughly articulating the details of his ever-evolving craft. And it undoubtedly factors into his latest venture—opening a new 3,500-square-foot gallery in the historic Adolph Gasser Photography building in downtown San Francisco, where he plans to create a giant mural of Lake Tahoe on the seven-story wall across the street.
24 Jun Remembering Tahoe’s Boys of Summer
Golden eras in sports are fleeting. They emerge when a combination of unlikely factors align—health, talent and the mysterious chemistry of team sports. And they fall apart just as fast. That mysterious alchemy unique to athletics came together in Tahoe City in the late 1970s, when for a few magical seasons a group of Tahoe construction workers, skiers and bartenders gave the nation’s best softball teams a run for their money, and for one exciting weekend the small hamlet on Tahoe’s North Shore was the center of the softball universe.
05 Oct Queens of the Mountain
Here in Tahoe, we are located in a slice of California that’s somewhat removed from the rest of the state. It’s a point of pride to explain to outsiders that, yes, it does snow in California, and the skiing is just as great as the surfing. Last year, when Hollywood led the conversation on #MeToo, way up here in Tahoe, women were also making a statement of solidarity, strength and power in the mountains.