This is Concierge Confidential, a series in which we learn about a city’s best-kept secrets from people who specialize the exactly that: long-serving concierges from the best hotels in town. At Edgewood Tahoe Resort, you’ll find a beautiful lakeside enclave that includes new Villa Suites (opening this fall) on the edge of the forest, a Fazio-designed golf course and a full-service spa tucked away in the woods — a place, in fact, that you may not want to leave. But there’s so much to see and do around the lake that we had to ask the resort’s “experience manager” Jason Heapy for all the cool stuff South Lake Tahoe has to offer. InsideHook : What’s a unique service that your hotel offers that I won’t find elsewhere? Jason Heapy: Edgewood Restaurant has stunning lake and sunset views that have been voted Best of Tahoe by Tahoe Daily Tribune ’s Readers’ Choice many times. No other restaurant view in South Lake Tahoe compares. More for you What You Need to … [Read more...] about A Hotel Insider’s Guide to South Lake Tahoe
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Man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for bank robberies
A Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for robbing four Front Range banks . Jared Lincoln Fitzgerald, 46, was sentenced on Wednesday, by Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, to 262 months, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office , District of Colorado news release. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release. As part of a plea agreement, Fitzgerald was found guilty of four counts of bank robbery, including one with force. Fitzgerald robbed the following banks: July 24, 2020, MidFirst Bank, 101 Cook St., Denver October 9, 2020, MidFirst Bank, 101 Cook St. April 13, 2021, Power Credit Union, 1615 E. Evans Ave., Pueblo July 20, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, 6000 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge In the Wheat Ridge robbery, Fitzgerald wore a gun holstered on his hip, according to the release. He appeared to have a gun in two other robberies and he forced bank employees into vaults in three of the four robberies. “Bank … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for bank robberies
5 Ways to Fund Your Small Business
The business world is shifting due to its ever-growing digital transformation. Amid the doom and gloom of recent events, more people are taking the bold step to become small business owners. Nowadays, there are more options than ever to fund a startup. If you have enough savings, perhaps you could try self-funding. You could also apply for bank loans or accumulate business funding through online methods. The business landscape is recovering, so make sure your business is there to grow with it! In this article, we’ve created a list of options for how to fund a small business. We’ll explain the modern funding options, such as traditional lenders and digital crowdfunding campaigns. We’ll list these methods according to how easy they are to obtain. Here are the options we will tackle: Save enough money for initial capital. Launch a crowdfunding campaign. Look for investors. Request for a business loan. Apply for business grants. 1. Save enough money for … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Fund Your Small Business
Southwest monsoon rain brings flooding risks
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! As the week comes to an end, monsoon rains continue to cause flooding across large portions of the desert Southwest. Showers and thunderstorms bringing heavy downpours are forecast through Sunday from the northern and central Rockies to the Southwest and southeastern California. A risk for excessive rain has been issued for the region through Sunday morning. Areas of flash flooding will occur with urban areas, roads and small streams being the most vulnerable. WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FLOODING FORCES RESCUES, STRANDS VEHICLES Rain forecast in the Southwest (Credit: Fox News) Elsewhere, wet weather is expected over the weekend in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions. This system has a marginal risk to produce … [Read more...] about Southwest monsoon rain brings flooding risks
What It’s Like to Sail the Mediterranean With Viking for 10 Days
Two weeks ago today I was standing on the sports deck of the MV Viking Sea , sipping a glass of cab and staring up at the night sky, pretending I could accurately identify a single constellation beyond the Dippers. The Mediterranean whipped by below and the lights of port towns twinkled along the coastline. The temperature was easy and effortless, the wind from the water an orgasmic bonus. I could’ve stayed there for hours, but I had an early morning. On the way back to my room, I passed through the Explorers’ Lounge, where buzzed couples in tucked-in shirts and floral dresses were ordering drinks with precise ice cube requirements (five is far too many, one man shook his head) and a performer was playing Guns N’ Roses on a ukulele, amidst murals and maps that paid homage to the seafarers of yore…Columbus core. The ship was reluctant to go to sleep. There were breakaway troupes playing cards in the atrium, smoking cigarettes on the seventh deck, listening to “the Michael Buble … [Read more...] about What It’s Like to Sail the Mediterranean With Viking for 10 Days
Georgia to use $240 million in COVID-19 relief funds to construct broadband internet for rural locations
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday said the state will spend another $240 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to construct broadband internet to rural locations that don't currently have connections. Combined with $408 million from an earlier round of COVID-19 aid, plus money from the Federal Communications Commission, nearly $1 billion will be given to utilities and others to try to bring high-speed connections to parts of Georgia that lacked them. Applications for the new round of grants open Monday. The announcement comes as the Republican Kemp vies for reelection with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in one of the nation's most high-profile governor's races. Abrams and other Democrats have slammed Kemp for taking credit for handing out federal … [Read more...] about Georgia to use $240 million in COVID-19 relief funds to construct broadband internet for rural locations
US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden
With the vote count displayed on an electronic display above the Press Gallery, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raps the gavel as she announces the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 passed 220-207 in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on August 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Despite not achieving everything the House Democrats wanted, the $737 billion act will focus on slowing climate change, lowering health care costs and creating clean energy jobs by enacting a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% fee on stock buybacks and enhancing IRS enforcement. (Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON – US lawmakers on Friday adopted President Joe Biden’s sprawling climate, tax and health care plan — a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming. Passage in the House of Representatives along strict party lines came after approval of the bill in the Senate by a razor-thin margin, with Vice President Kamala Harris … [Read more...] about US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden
Veterans, experts say horse therapy shows promise as PTSD treatment
close Video Horse therapy as PTSD treatment: Vets, experts report positive results For the first time ever, a clinical research trial has been conducted to investigate the potential benefits of equine-assisted therapy as a treatment option for patients with PTSD, primarily veterans. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! These are not your average service animals. For the first time ever, a clinical research study has been funded – not by the government, but by a private citizen – to investigate the potential benefits of pairing patients with PTSD, specifically veterans, and horses. And the early results are promising. “I can give you a preview… and it does seem to really work,” said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Chair of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and the expert who oversaw the study. “And it’s pretty much harmless, there’s no side effects or risk to subjecting someone to equine therapy, like some medication,” … [Read more...] about Veterans, experts say horse therapy shows promise as PTSD treatment