27 Jun More Than an ‘Art Car’
It’s not a car, nor does it scream “art.” At first blush, James Cole’s gargantuan 1993 C4000L Amertek is more a military surplus aficionado’s fantasy than a groovy art car aiding and abetting a Burner’s dream state....
26 Apr Best of Tahoe 2023 Readers’ Poll
Casting votes via an inclusive multiple-choice poll, Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2023 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. Due to the sheer size of North America’s largest alpine lake, voting was...
25 Apr BEST OF TAHOE 2022 READERS’ POLL
Tahoe Quarterly readers selected their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play from South Lake Tahoe to Truckee. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2022 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll....
22 Feb Flourishing Clear Creek Tahoe Community Unveils New Clubhouse
Some buildings stand out due to their outstanding design, their striking presence catching both the eye and the imagination. Others draw attention because of their stunning setting, a result of their adherence to the classic real estate mantra: “Location, location, location.” Still others find favor...
22 Feb Low Inventory and High Demand Result in Soaring Home Prices in Tahoe Region
Just before Christmas, Zillow delivered a present for anyone involved in selling homes in South Lake Tahoe. On December 21, 2021, the online real estate marketplace published an article listing the community as its most popular U.S. city of the year, as well as most...
04 Dec The Path to Prosperity
The pandemic and several summers of wildfire smoke and forest closures have accelerated a problem that has persisted for decades in the Tahoe Basin: The economy is overly dependent on tourism, which makes the region vulnerable to anything that stops people from coming to the...
27 Sep A Merger That Was Meant to Be
After falling on hard times, Tahoe’s Sierra Nevada University joins forces with the University of Nevada, Reno—a transition that provides more hope than consternation...
27 Sep South Lake Tahoe Residents Unite to Create a New Community Park
In the middle of South Lake Tahoe sits Ski Run Boulevard, perhaps the only city street in the United States that is a straight shot from the base of a ski area to the shore of a spectacular alpine lake. It’s a commercial hub of...
25 Jun The Pent-Up Demand for Piers
Bob has a beautiful home on Lake Tahoe with a white sand beach, big blue views and a Cobalt out his back door. What he doesn’t have is a dock. So getting to his boat, which is anchored to a buoy 400 feet off shore, involves a...
25 Jun TQ Market: Cast Away
Over time, certain niche sports shift from obscurity to the mainstream. Fly-fishing, for example, while still relatively low on the popularity scale, is trending in that direction. This is particularly true in the Tahoe area, where scenic rivers and lakes teeming with insect hatches draw...