Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith has been writing for the Town Crier since 2005. His favorite quote is: '"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." Robert Kennedy quoting George Bernard Shaw
Edmund Yang, new owner of the Gastrognome, plans a steady course
Zhen “Edmund” Yang, new owner of the Gastrognome, plans a steady course as he moves the flagship restaurant forward. Yang took over from longtime...
Hill propane delivery prices fall slightly: Two national companies no longer...
The Town Crier’s reporting of propane prices and policies of the six companies that serve the Hill began after reader inquiries. Readers said they...
What’s in a name? For an unnamed lilac varietal, plenty
In February 2009, Reva Ballreich, widely known as the Lilac Lady of Idyllwild, died, leaving the Hill a legacy of lilac hybrid varietals she...
Idyllwild Arts president talks education innovation for ICC: It’s no longer...
“It’s no longer the little red school house,” said Pamela Jordan, president of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. Jordan will talk about the student and...
Idyllwild Arts student semifinalist in Music Center Spotlight Awards
Han Xiao “Helen” Lai, an 11th-grade classical music student at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, is one of 111 semifinalists in the Los Angeles Music...
Even with snow and ice, mountain roads relatively crash free
There were not many collisions on mountain roads over the last week.
At 7:17 a.m. Friday, March 4, a Hemet Unified School District bus, with...
Harry Pickens interviews Marshall Hawkins
Marshall Hawkins has played with some of the greatest names in jazz. He has taught at Idyllwild Arts for 30 years. He tells the...
Idyllwild Arts jazz alums inaugurate Lowman Hall
On a foggy evening, with the side of the William B. Lowman Concert Hall lit by a giant spotlight, a standing-room-only audience listened to...
Matthew Salesses reads from his works at Idyllwild Arts
“Myth is the only way I have to self-identify,” said author Matthew Salesses. In his writing, Salesses, adopted from Korea at age 2, mingles...
Lauridsen’s ‘Lux Aeterna’ is centerpiece of spring concert
The Idyllwild Master Chorale’s spring concert, under the baton of Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, features soaring melodies and heavenly harmonies by some of America’s most...