Michael Wangler follows passion for food from professor to producer
Sky Island Natural Foods and Sky Island Organics owner Michael Wangler was on a fast track to a Ph.D. and a college presidency when...
National Monument celebrates 15 years
On Oct. 24, 2000, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument was established.
At 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, its 15th anniversary will...
New world-class concert hall will host Idyllwild Arts anniversary celebrations
The Idyllwild Arts Foundation celebrates 70 years of campus history in 2016 that began in 1946 with the founding of the Summer Program. As...
Mischief, mayhem and magic on a Saturday Halloween
“Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen,
Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!’”
-- Dexter Kozen
In the small village of Idyllwild, Halloween occupies...
Karla Leopold revisits Katrina 10 years later: A window to the sky
Idyllwild resident and art therapist Karla Leopold went to Louisiana in 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina had devastated New Orleans. With the assistance of...
Annie Varvari joins Idyllwild Arts faculty as resource teacher
Wisconsin native and longtime Hill resident Annie Varvari has joined Idyllwild Arts Academy’s full time faculty as resource teacher.
With degrees in special education and...
IIFC turns 7: Over 300 films submitted
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) enters year seven with over 300 films in submission. “Last year we had 160,” said festival founder...
Chris Thile to host ‘A Prairie Home Companion’
Chris Thile (pronounced ‘thee-lee), who came of age in Idyllwild playing mandolin, already has a career life of honors and accolades — and he...