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Main Street redevelopment plan, zoning code update back in spotlight

The Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission held a special workshop Tuesday evening to reintroduce the town’s ongoing Main Street redevelopment plan process and associated zoning code update. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area CEO Rusty Gregory and Chadmar Group President Chuck Lande introduced the first real concept for Main Street in 2009. As envisioned at the time by [...]

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Mono County Board of Supervisor briefs

D395 At Tuesday’s Mono County Board of Supervisors meeting, Praxis CEO Michael Ort gave an update in the Digital 395 project that his company is overseeing. Digital 395 is the infrastructure project expected to bring more broadband to the Eastern Sierra. Ort reported that of the more than 600 miles of conduit that needs to [...]

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Mountain Town News

By Allen Best Some brewers have it, others don’t CANMORE, Alberta – Grizzly Paw Brewing Co. opened its doors in Canmore in 1996 with such sudsy brews as Grump Bear, a honey wheat, and Rutting Elk Red. Since then it has expanded several times, and now is moving into bigger quarters yet, somewhat larger than [...]

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2013: A rebound year?

Most Mammoth businesses happy about ski season to date How did Mammoth Lakes start the new year? Was business flat in January, or was it flying high? Turns out, the answer depends on who you talk to and what line of work they’re in. Starting in the air, Mammoth Lakes Tourism Director John Urdi told [...]

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Obituary: Nancy Peterson Walter, 1935-2013

Obituary: Nancy Peterson Walter, 1935-2013

Nancy (center) at summer pasture in Krygyzstan, circa 2011

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Back to the Barker Ranch

Back to the Barker Ranch

Are there bodies buried at Barker Ranch (pictured)? Will we ever know?

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Mammoth’s Planning Commission allows pot dispensaries to grow their own

Mammoth’s Planning Commission allows pot dispensaries to grow their own

Grow room set-ups such as this one are at the core of a medical marijuana legal tangle.

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North Star is a guiding light for local counseling in the Eastern Sierra

North Star is a guiding light for local counseling in the Eastern Sierra

Pictured: North Star’s Program Specialist Didi Tergesen (left) and Programs Director Ana Danielson/ As much as might like to idealize the innocence of youth, most adults can attest to the fact that childhood frequently feels more like a catastrophe than a cakewalk. The stresses of development and schooling can manifest as anything from anxiety to [...]

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Race highlights for Mammoth Mountain Teams, Feb. 8-14

Race highlights for Mammoth Mountain Teams, Feb. 8-14

After racing in the Kittredge Fun Cup, Kate Anderson proclaimed, “I have a passion for skiing.”

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Glen Denny speaks at Mammoth Adventure Slideshow Series

Glen Denny speaks at Mammoth Adventure Slideshow Series

Pioneer rockman Glen Denny presents his award-winning photos and tales from the Golden Age of Camp 4 at Mammoth Mountaineering Supply’s Third Annual Mammoth Adventure Slideshow Series, Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Eagle Lodge. “Glen’s work reminded me of Robert Capra’s work in photography of WWII soldiers. This is the generation of Kerouac—but [...]

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