

Idyllwild Arts students go on all-school hike
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On Monday, Oct. 17, Idyllwild Arts went on an all-school hike from the tram around Round Valley. Here, Andrew Leeson (Creative Writing faculty), Ivey Tso (Moving Pictures major) and Michelle McMillan (Dance major) are seen crossing a log. Photo by Mary Metcalf-Collier

The Town Crier sat down with Chris Bayer, proprietor of Black Mountain Coffee Roasters, at his new location in the basement of the Owl Pine shop. Bayer opened his first location, in Oakwood Village, now known as Forest Haven, in 2017. The Owl Pine’s basement seems an unlikely spot for a coffee house, but Bayer…...
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