From Building Luxury Homes to Selling Them: The Evolution of the Gemme Group
David Gemme (“gem”), a top-producing luxury real estate broker in the Tahoe region for nearly two decades, started his career in the luxury home business right after college in 1996, but not in the way that you’d expect.
With an educational background in environmental science, recreation and architecture, David moved... Read More
How the Mand Family is Living the Tahoe Dream
If you are looking for Mike Mand, owner of the Quality Inn and Econo Lodge Inn & Suites in South Lake Tahoe, you’ll probably find him on a bike.
“When the road clears in the winter, I like to go to Emerald Bay, but in the summertime I like to ride the trails around Heavenly [Mountain Resort],” Mand says,... Read More
The Tavern's Cavern: Inside the Stunning Basement Banquet Facilities at Rojo’s Tavern
When a young Joe Hansen was spending his 1976 summer nights sweating alongside friends and other South Tahoe locals to renovate the basement of the recently purchased Rojo’s Tavern, he had no idea of the legacy he was creating.
“I used to come here in the pickup and would just grab people from town to help out,” Joe... Read More
The Beauty of Living in Lake Tahoe
In Incline Village on the Nevada shores of Lake Tahoe, a place that abounds with outdoor activities and more than 300 days of sunshine, Realtor Tanya Soule and I can’t decide what we’re going to do today. Should we ski at Diamond Peak and take in the panoramic views of Big Blue from Snowflake Lodge, walk down the easy... Read More
Sailing on a Cloud
For many, the thought of sailing on a catamaran will conjure visions of Caribbean sunshine and salty waves, but a cruise on the Sierra Cloud brings a traditionally tropical experience to the breathtaking alpine environment of the Tahoe basin.
Owned and operated by Action Water Sports (AWS) in Incline Village, Sierra... Read More