Think Local Throwbacks
It’s throwback season. Take a look at some of our favorite Think Local articles and opinion submissions of the year.
Leave It Better Than You Found It …
North Lake Tahoe’s natural beauty speaks for itself. But if we don’t speak up for it — read: do what needs to be done to preserve it — our lakes, meadows, rivers, and all the secret places of the forest won’t retain their magic and biodiversity.
New Kind of Library
The proposed new library is much more than just a place to check out books. It would be a full-on community center.
Word on the Street
Keeping it reused in this month’s Think Local, we check in with people’s best-thrifted finds.
Three for the Price of One: Fighting Fast Fashion, Buying Locally, and Helping the...
Local secondhand shops provide residents and visitors ways to breathe additional life into clothing, housewares, and furniture, while also combatting a major environmental threat.
Resilience Fund Gave Businesses ‘Breathing Room’
New local loan program saves the day for small businesses during Covid, and now looks to the future.
Big Love for Big Blue
Since 2013, Tahoe Basics wares have been a hit with locals and tourists alike. The Agate Bay-based company has a focus on community, giving to local nonprofits and pitching in wherever they can.
Word on the Streets and Lift Seats
These North Tahoe/Truckee residents are thinking local… with their wallets.
Boosting Business in the Pandemic
Luckily, local businesses in Tahoe/Truckee have staunch advocates to keep them alive. These recent campaigns have helped mitigate the pandemic’s impacts.
