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Discover Idyllwild’s botanical wonderlands, a treasure of delightful gardens normally hidden from view. They are all yours during this year’s Idyllwild Mountain Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22. On this self-guided tour, learn how mountain gardeners planted attractive native plants with popular garden varieties for year-round flowering and gorgeous foliage….
Café Aroma’s most recent owner, Hubert Halkin said, “It was a time in my life when I was an adventurist, primarily paragliding and hand gliding. Case in point, above Black beach is the UC San Diego chancellor’s home and, as chair of the math department at UC La Jolla [UCSD], I felt it my obligation…
Local singer/musician Jac Jacaruso is a warm and familiar presence in Idyllwild’s music and art scene. There are two words that best describe Jacaruso, “duality” and “family” – “duality” in how his career has played out and “family” as the centerpiece of his life. Born in Queens and raised in Brooklyn, Jacaruso remembers his parents…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) is an environment that nurtures arts exploration — a place for high school students to hone their art of choice while completing the necessary credits to graduate high school. Four-year student Aminta Skye spoke with the Town Crier via Zoom over the weekend, telling her story about how IAA has shaped…
Janice Murasko announced fifteen nominations for the June election of an Idyllwild Mayor. The election will be June 11 through June 13. The local Cat Party could only field two candidates, seemingly indicative of this species’ natural aloofness and independence. The Dog Party nominated a pack of 13 candidates ranging in size from a handful…