Posts tagged california
Two Die After Being Buried in Avalanches - @nytimes
Our hearts go out to all those who knew Bill Foster and Mark Anderson, who died after being caught in avalanches in North Lake Tahoe.
Modern Love - A Father, a Son and a Fighting Chance - NYTimes.com
In time for Father’s Day, the New York Times has an incredible column from the father of one of the Prop8 lead plaintiffs, Dominick Zarrillo. It’s well worth the read!
Last night in Los Angeles, Hollywood stars came together for a reading of “8,” the new play by Oscar-award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, with text taken from the actual testimony in the landmark Prop 8 trial in California. It was filmed in its entirety and is now viewable on YouTube. Watch George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jane Lynch, Christine Lahti, Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer and others in a play that will soon be performed around the country.
In the video above, the performance begins at 29:00 minutes in.
Buzz-worthy: The first ski-through Starbucks!
From HLNtv:
“Dozing off on the chairlift?
Need a little more pep so you don’t stall out mid-mogul?
Well, dear ski enthusiast, you might want to point your tips toward the world’s very first ski-through Starbucks.
That’s right: Your Joe to go while still on the snow. You never have to leave your skis to get all the buzz you please.
The coffee joint is located 8,000 feet above sea level at Squaw Valley ski resort near Lake Tahoe. And it’s not just a dinky little ski-in, ski-out shack with a shivering barista inside. The place is a fully-functioning Starbucks outlet, with lots of indoor seating, a lengthy pastry display case, and a long line of customers ready to throw five adjectives into their coffee order.”
Ninth Circuit Prop 8 Ruling on Tuesday -- A Guide to Understanding What's Happening - Poliglot
It’s easy for anyone to get confused over the circuitous path that Proposition 8 has taken through the courts over the last three years. With Tuesday’s important ruling on its way, here’s a great overview of the background of the case.
Dreamworks: Squaw-Alpine Unification the Toast of Tahoe | Powder Magazine
From Powder Magazine:
By car, the North Lake Tahoe resorts of Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley are 10 or 15 minutes apart. But to the ski bum brain, they might as well have been worlds apart: Hippies at one place, aggros at the other, with each resort operating under separate ownership and lift passes… and not even a shuttle running between them. Not any more.
Tuesday morning, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows announced that the resorts are combining ownership under a new, common entity for the 2011-12 winter season, meaning one lift pass will now serve both resorts, among other things. The deal is set to close in 30 to 45 days, pending U.S. Forest Service approval, officials said.
