Jo’An’s Restaurant closed for renovations
Jo’An’s Restaurant & Bar is in phase 1 of a four-phase renovation, according to new owner Mo Jacob, and was expected to re-open the...
Awards ceremony spotlights film fest maturity
The seats were filled at the Rustic Theatre. The graphics had sheen. The trophies sparkled. Presenters hit their marks. After their names were called,...
PHOTOS: IIFC 2015 kicks off
Tuesday night kicked off the 2015 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Betty Baily, center, hands her drink ticket to Mark Croudy behind the bar during the opening night party at the Creekstone Inn ...
Leona McGaugh passes – a way of life remembered
As the family story goes, when Leona Agnes Barton first met her husband to be, Joe McGaugh, in the mid-1930s, she had a .22...
Author Rick Barker questions war’s inevitability as speaker
Philosopher Rick Barker, author of “Transcending Evolution, a Christian Guide to Understanding, Accepting and Transcending Evolution” (Amazon 2014), riffs on complex themes and evolutionary...
Many changes in 2014 for Idyllwild’s restaurants
2014 was a big year for restaurant sales, changes and new openings. Alphabetically:
Oscar and Gabriella Piñeiro bought Arriba Mexican Restaurant on Oct. 25 from...
Important dates in the Rustic Theatre’s history
Idyllwild’s Rustic Theatre has a long history, but might have ceased to exist were it not for a critical development in 2012. On Monday,...
Dr. Rebekah Smith marries films to festivals: “It’s about finding them a home”
Rebekah Louisa Smith, Ph.D., “The Film Festival Doctor,” could have used her doctorate from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, to teach. Instead she carved...
Award-winning film opens Idyllwild 2015: The changing America is subject of mockumentary
“Ron and Laura Take Back America” is one of the opening night films at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. The film has already...
‘Solitary’ premieres at Idyllwild 2015
At 7 o’clock Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, those attending Idyllwild 2015, will be able to watch the premiere of “Solitary.” “It’s a deeply personal...