29 Apr Choice Beans to Tasty Brews
It’s a gorgeous day in March, and Ralph Backstrom, co-owner of Pacific Crest Coffee in Truckee, has the roll-up door next to his coffee roaster wide open. ...
29 Apr Last Call
The connective tissue between the bars that made up the narrative during North Lake Tahoe’s après-ski heyday and today is remarkable. ...
29 Apr Let There Be Color
When a couple began looking for a summer home at Lake Tahoe, they fell in love with the tranquil setting of a Tahoma property. The 3,895-square-foot home on the forested lot was conveniently located within walking distance of the lake—an added perk for a family...
29 Apr New Tools for an Ancient Game
James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 because the game was distracting the men from their archery practice. Almost 600 years on, no one claims the sport threatens the realm, but plenty claim the obsession with long drives down the fairway and putts for par...
29 Apr The Best Spot to Satisfy a Sweet Tooth
Just off the main drag in Tahoe City, up the wide wooden staircase of the Boatworks Mall, sits one of the area’s most unlikely treasures. Most people pass right by it. These days, few even wander into the aging building, which feels half-abandoned since Jake’s...
29 Apr The Town Where Everybody Knew Your Name
While contemplating recent and potential future changes to Tahoe City, I thought I’d tell the tale of what it was like growing up in my town in the 1960s and ’70s. There were no cellphones or Internet; just a few unreliable Reno TV channels, which arrived...
29 Apr Best Of Tahoe 2026 Readers’ Poll
Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2026 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. Due to the expansive size of North America’s largest alpine lake, the multiple-choice poll was separated into two categories: South...
29 Apr The Immersive Revolution
Touch it. Touch the art. Feel the texture of the paint. Is it soft? Is it crunchy? Does it make you feel uneasy? Good. Now take a step forward. Let the art touch you....
01 Mar Mid-Century Marvelous
This home could have been a disaster. The beloved general contractor was diagnosed with ALS and had to leave the job midway through, passing a few months later. The ensuing transition shut down the project for three to four months. Winter weather caused further delays,...
01 Mar Lakefront Love
Ryan Marsden, president and principal architect at Marsden Architects, only recently began exploring Donner Memorial State Park....