On Oct. 30, Idyllwild was inundated with trucks, equipment, and a film crew taking over the center of town for the filming of the FX television pilot of “The Old Man” starring Jeff Bridges. While the consensus was positive, some businesses suffered financially during the filming. “They closed the roads down and we didn’t get…

YouTube.com has been around for years and is a go-to for almost anything you can think of. We go to it for everything from cooking to auto repairs, and now there’s a new reason — book reviews. On May 17, local resident 11-year-old Alexandra Zakharin was finally able to start her own YouTube channel. It’s…