Long before pavement, survey crews or switchbacks, Tahoe’s first roads were simply trails—modest, efficient paths etched by the region’s indigenous peoples. These footways wound from the sagebrush valleys to the mountain lake and back again, with a few narrow tracks tracing the shoreline for gathering...
Las Vegas is like Coke versus Pepsi. Visit the city a couple of times, and your opinion of it will likely swing hard either way. Love it or hate it, the draw of Nevada’s most populous metropolis can’t be denied. Concerts, conferences, gambling and sporting events...
From the farthest stretches of the globe to the streets of Tahoe, the rise of the electric vehicle has been explosive over the last decade....
Ten minutes before the Magique show begins, 12 performers and crew members disappear into a labyrinth of dark hallways behind the Nugget Casino Resort’s Celebrity Showroom stage. Off stage, two laptops play soft music for audience members as they file into the room to find...
Trokay is Paiute for “everything is all right” or “everything is well.” John and Nyna Weatherson carefully chose the word, which is also the origin name for Truckee, for their modern New American restaurant in historic downtown, where their mission is to showcase hospitality, craft...
The day started on a high. I had just wrapped a sunrise backcountry tour up Jake’s Peak before work—one of those mornings where everything aligns. Deep snow, warm alpenglow and that post-ride bliss humming through my chest. I sat at a red light on Al...
The line starts with a few wiggles among old-growth red firs and a low-angle traverse. Sticking to the fresh track established by ski patrol is crucial, as the easy entry quickly shifts to a steep rollover. The snow is light and fluffy on top, with...
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...
While chatting one day with an artist friend who moonlights as a librarian, I mentioned a studio in Taiwan that sells badger and wolf hair paintbrushes. She flinched, subtly and not judgmentally, but noticeably. Based on her reaction, the conversation shifted to eco- and animal-friendly...