

Four-legged race for Idyllwild mayor heats up
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Voters swamp the polls to elect their favorite candidate as Idyllwild’s next mayor. Candidates are paying for the votes, which all benefit ARF (Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild). Voting continues through June 13. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Featured songwriters perform at the Dec. 5 at Stephens Recital Hall …
This Monday, the new owners of Silver Pines Lodge held a ribbon cutting with the help of Idyllwild Rotary and a special appearance by former owner Chris Perault. Anjali and Rajiv Panchal, or “Raj and Anji” as Idyllwilders have come to know them, created a festive atmosphere combining traditional fall colors with hints of Diwali,…
The devastation and toils of containing the fire …
Just back from Cordova, Alaska, Marshall Hawkins, the music director for the 21st-annual Jazz in Pines, is relaxed and ready. While he played some bluegrass, Hawkins was still ambassador for the true American music genre — jazz. And the jazz festival will be a showcase for this musical genre, and Hawkins, his friends and his…
65 years ago – 1949: There were 30 to 40 inches of snow on the ground in town …
$50,000 in honor of 50 years On May 26, the Associates turned Nelson Dining Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus into a festive scene to celebrate their 50th anniversary. More than 100 guests attended the event. As part of the evening, four chairs from the Chairs for Charity event were auctioned off, a silent auction…