In 1995 a young Peter Menzies Jr., the Australian cinematographer on the Bruce Willis–led blockbuster Die Hard: With A Vengeance, had to blow up a building in Manhattan. The movie crew had 14 blocks of 6th Avenue completely sealed off, and flipped the signs and...
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...
Lake Tahoe’s East Shore is a place of rare, unspoiled beauty—a magical intersection of land and water that stands in contrast to the developed majority of the lake. As a result, this roughly 20-mile stretch of rocky shoreline is among the most commonly photographed locations...
Nestled in the 906-acre Lahontan Golf Club community in Truckee, the Meadow House takes inspiration from its alpine surroundings. Sited at the end of a secluded street, the 2,475-square-foot home’s liberal use of glass affords striking views of the surrounding trees, meadow and ski runs...
To be a Tahoe dog is to live a charmed life. After all, their “backyard” is a fun-filled wonderland with endless opportunities for exercise and adventure, from dock leaps to snow romps, forested trail runs to paddleboard rides atop the lake’s crisp, clear water. Photos...
It’s not uncommon for Ryan Salm to begin a sentence, “One time, in Mongolia… ” There’s no telling where the story will go from there, but it’s bound to be entertaining. Salm, a longtime TQ contributor originally from White Plains, New York, is about as...
If walls could talk, those of Pianeta, the long-running rustic Italian restaurant in Truckee’s Old Town, would speak volumes. Located in the heart of historic Commercial Row, the 1800s-era site has over the years housed a couple of saloons, a U.S. Post Office, the town...
Was somebody up there chomping on some Big League Chew? It looked like the earth and all its atmosphere had been sucked inside a massive bubble gum bubble. The sky and clouds in every direction glowed a rich, nearly fluorescent pink....
Tahoe dogs, in a word, are awesome, and they should be pampered accordingly. It’s why we assembled a list of our favorite dog gear on the market. While appropriate for any dog, the following items are designed specifically for active pups who like to get...
California knows how to party. Tupac barked this to the world in the 1990s, and while the late rap star likely didn’t have snowsports in mind, the people of Lake Tahoe are bona fide experts at having a silly good time. Tupac’s statement may also...