Moonshine Ink

12/24/2025

Tahoe/Truckee athletes vie for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

The 2026 Winter Olympics take place Feb. 6 to 22 in Italy — and a number of Tahoe/Truckee athletes are vying for a spot on the U.S. team.

12/23/2025

One day, Larry showed up with his guitar and started singing under an old cherry tree — and he wove himself into the mountain-town fabric of Truckee.

Read more: https://www.moonshineink.com/mountain-life/a-man-with-a-guitar/

12/23/2025

The wait is over: Potholes & Powder Days has arrived! Get your copy of Moonshine’s new book — a handpicked collection of the 140 best Shine Ons from the past 10 years — just in time for Christmas!

These cartoon commentaries cut to the core of Tahoe living and leave you with a wry smile or an all-out belly-chuckle. With every turn of the page you’ll get a bit of wit, a dash of wisdom, and a whole lotta laughter. The perfect accompaniment for any coffee table or party in need of life, Potholes & Powder Days is here to save the season!

Order now and/or swing by the office at 10137 Riverside Dr. in Truckee. We usually even answer phone calls at the landline of (530) 587-3607. Buy the book here: https://subscribe.moonshineink.com/potholes-powder-days-purchase_5104

Give the gift of laughter – to yourself or even to someone else!

12/22/2025

Let us honor the many threads that make the Truckee-Tahoe tapestry whole — and step into the new year, connected.

Though holidays in Tahoe may look different for each of us, there are similarities woven throughout our community’s many celebrations: keys to carrying light through and beyond this joyous season.

12/21/2025

Tahoe pups, this one’s for you. I sniffed out the best local dog gifts of the season — puffy jackets, brewery treats, beef candy canes, squeaky reindeer toys, even dog advent calendars. If your human needs holiday ideas, just casually leave this where they can see it. 🐶🎄

Local shops have the best holiday gifts for Tahoe dogs — from puffy jackets to beef candy canes to reindeer squeakers. I sniffed out the top picks to make every pup’s season bright.

12/20/2025

We’ve got good news and bad news. Bad news: Moonshine can’t keep going without reader support. Good news: our Potholes & Powder Days Shine On cartoon book is almost here! Order a copy, become a member, or just toss a little love our way. Independent Tahoe/Truckee news survives because of YOU.

Moonshine Ink needs the support of its Tahoe/Truckee community. Show up for independent news by buying a copy of Potholes & Powder Days, our 10-year Shine On cartoon collection, and laugh for journalism’s sake.

12/20/2025

Slow start to the ski season affects local, international workers; firefighter family assistance efforts; more. This week’s news, briefly.

Read here: https://www.moonshineink.com/weekly-brief/dec-12-18-2025/

12/19/2025

Beloved for their wry humor and Tahoe/Truckee inside jokes, Shine On cartoons have delighted Moonshine Ink's readers for 10 years. Part humor, part local history, they trace the community’s evolving conversations through Mike English’s tongue-in-cheek lens — from snowstorms and mountain fashion to bears, berms, roundabouts, housing struggles, and the small absurdities that unite us. Moonshine collected the best of the best into a book titled Potholes and Powder Days, a comprehensive anthology of laughter medicine. This anthology is not just good medicine; it also supports local journalism. Your purchase helps keep independent reporting alive.

Pre-order your copy: https://subscribe.moonshineink.com/potholes-powder-days-purchase_5104

12/18/2025

2025 Wrapped: We reviewed our most impactful stories from the past year. These four stories stood out as having critical updates.

Fire insurance upswing? The lead cables are finally out of the lake? North Lake incorporation possibilities hit a crucial milestone? We revisit key stories in our region reported on this past year.

12/18/2025

You Asked They Answered: With new technology and a growing fuels division, fire officials are expanding the halo and launching the more aggressive Worm Project to create continuous, regularly treated forest buffers around high-risk neighborhoods above Lake Tahoe.

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is accelerating fuels-reduction work across its 1,632-acre “halo,” a wildfire-mitigation buffer surrounding Incline Village and Crystal Bay now entering its next phase of intensive management.

12/16/2025

Granite Chief has a new owner, but its legacy from the hey-day of skiing remains. Read about one of Olympic Valley’s original tuning shops.

After Granite Chief’s recent purchase by BlueZone Sports, Moonshine looks back at the ski shop’s history.

12/16/2025

When the weather gets cold, the CBC’s music lineup gets hot.

When the weather gets colder, Tahoe/Truckee’s indoor music lineups get hot. Andy Frasco & the UN lead an awesome run of bands at the Crystal Bay Club Casino.