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Life Tribute: Julie Ann Lively 1970-2026
By Town Crier Contributor • April 29, 2026If you’ve ever been touched by her caring hands, gazed upon one of her creations, or read her sincerest of words, you know what a special person Julie Ann Lively was. Throughout these last several years, her openness and grace have been an inspiration to all who knew her. On April 17, after a 10-year… -
Something is Quietly forming in Midtown
By Sam Markus • April 24, 2026There’s a stretch of road in Idyllwild that has long served as connective tissue between the town’s two centers of commerce. Not quite downtown, not quite uptown—the portion of North Circle in between. For decades, it’s been a pass-through. A place you move along, not necessarily a place you stop. But lately, something has started…
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Star Wars Bounty Hunter fan event at Rustic
Robert & Nona Gomez is planning a special Star Wars Bounty Hunter themed event at the Rustic Theater on Saturday May 2. “We’re really…
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Idyllwild Arts students conserving turtles in Costa Rica
Idyllwild Arts may have been on Spring Break, but seven of their students and one instructor were still active, traveling to Costa Rica to…
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All invited to Nature Center Arbor Day plantings
The season of Earth Day celebrations on The Hill is in full swing. The Idyllwild Nature Center will offer a special program for Earth…
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FVWD reviews current budget and prepares next year’s budget
At its April 15 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of directors had three items on its agenda. None were major actions, as…
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County Board votes against paying for Sherriff’s private lawyer
At its April 14 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted against hiring an outside counsel to defend County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s department…
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Robin Road house update
The Town Crier asked the county about the status of the decaying home on Robin Road. Complaints by neighbors about rodents, missing shingles and…
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Visitor Center, Museum visits up, new Tour Idyllwild app launched
Chris Perreault, who created Idyllwild’s downtown Visitor Center in the space provided by Shane Stewart, tells us that volunteers there have been seeing an…
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New owners at Alpenglow Lilac Gardens
Last year we heard that Gary Parton, the creator of Alpenglow Lilac Gardens, was retiring and moving away from Idyllwild. He said then that…
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