Anna Allen, native of Poland and 20-year resident of Durbin, South Africa, has recently opened Forest View Tea House in Idyllwild’s Village Centre complex. The tea house is immaculate, charming and has a distinct international flavor that reflects Allen’s own background. After South Africa, where Allen owned and operated Anna’s Tea Garden, she lived in…

Marshall Hawkins — musician, educator, mentor … Idyllwild icon. His contributions to the lives of others are legendary. Student after student, year after year, his accolades amass. What they’ve learned from him about music, jazz, character  — life in general — would fill a thousand films. The life work of a rare few is preserved…

Idyllwild Arts has started construction of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall. One of the first steps is removal of El Centro, top, with many of its parts being re-purposed. Construction fencing is up; the project is in full force. The 298-seat facility, designed by Sander Architects, is expected to be completed in fall of 2015….

The Community Foundation Serving the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino will conduct a grant-writing and technical-assistance workshop from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, for Idyllwild nonprofits at the Idyllwild Library community meeting room. The Idyllwild Community Fund, a fund of The Community, is now accepting grant proposals from local, qualified nonprofit organizations…