Five companies in Tahoe and Truckee have taken their social and environmental commitment to a new level by formalizing it as part of their corporate structure. Mangrove Web Development, bigtruck, Environmental Incentives, Eagle Protect PBC and the Law Office of Lara Pearson joined the B Corp...
If Marine 24 had been on the water in August 2016, the paddle wheels of the famed Tahoe Queen may still be turning. Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District’s new Lake Assault Boat was designed to respond to incidents like the blaze that severely damaged the popular tourist...
One of the many benefits of living at Tahoe is the beautiful wildflower meadows. These alpine meadows appear in virtually every open area of our mountains, thriving on water from the melting snow and many hidden streams. A dynamic ecosystem, they are a critical habitat...
Filling space between one of Truckee’s most historically significant buildings and hottest new hangouts is a decidedly unspectacular property. Boxed in by the weather-beaten exterior of the building and unsightly chain-link fencing, the nearly half-acre strip of patchy grass and asphalt goes largely unnoticed. That is...
The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association awarded local business professionals across 11 categories at the 64th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards Ceremony at Granlibakken Resort. The annual fundraiser for the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce - which used the award winning Local Luminares...
Placer miners continue to pan Sierra streams, gripped by the same gold fever that shaped California James Dee and Keith Mullenix are sitting on the steep bank of the North Fork American River at Mineral Bar, just outside of Colfax. It’s late afternoon, and though James...
Tracing the rise and fall of one of Tahoe's most talented and charismatic athletes Dan Osman attacks Slayer with meticulous fluidity. Slayer is the hardest rock climbing route at Cave Rock, the once-thriving climbing destination teeming with some of the most difficult sport routes in...
Diners like to dish about eating locally. And although we just had another warmish, climate change kind of winter, Tahoe doesn’t exactly evoke “breadbasket” or “salad bowl” in terms of agricultural output. But there’s a homegrown organization out to change all that. The Tahoe Food...
The Lake Tahoe region is home to five spectacular wilderness areas Identifying the dizzying array of federal public land in the United States can be difficult. You may think you know what a national park looks like—snapshots of the dawn of creation, like Yosemite’s towering granite monoliths...
We asked our readers to vote for their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2018 Best of Tahoe readers’ poll. EAT & DRINK—NORTH SHORE Best Family-Friendly Restaurant 1. Jax At The Tracks 2. Lanza’s Restaurant 3. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria Best Fine...