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Don Reed (center) with his brother Dennis Roger Reed (left) and good friend Happel James Reed brought exceptionally great talent and music to the Summer Music Festival Benefit at the Quiet Creek Inn on Saturday. The proceeds from the benefit go to assist the Earthwitness Foundation and the Idyllwild Community Fund. This Gala event was sponsored by Quiet Creek Inn, Earthwitness Foundation and Pino Tree Service. Photo by Careena Chase







On Thursday, Nov. 24, to celebrate 30 years in business, the Candy Cupboard did what it has been doing best all these years, making children happy with its wide assortment of delicious treats. From left, are Morgan Steele, Abbey Borcher, Wyatt Steele and Ben Borcher. At center is store employee Alexis Sinclair.
David Rostro, manager of Mama’s Egg House, spoke to the Town Crier Friday morning about the restaurant which opened Aug. 28. The restaurant is located at 54241 Ridgeview Drive, the former home of Plant Food Supper Club. “We opened on a Friday, but we didn’t expect to get much business because we didn’t promote anything,…
Popular R&B band City Beat, incorporating the six-member Main Street Horns section, returns to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series determined to keep the music professional and up tempo. Leader Ed Riojas, guitar and vocals, talked about the band’s reorganization and its expanded horn section. In previous appearances, City Beat was an all law-enforcement band composed…
Convergence 2011 is a musical celebration blending traditional carols, American spirituals, classics and more …
Part-timer Taraneh Saba went from economics professor to lawyer, serving many years as a deputy district attorney. Leaving that behind, she has returned to her lifelong vocation as a storyteller to write a novel based on one of the most terrifying cases she tried. TC: “How did you find Idyllwild?” TS: “I have always loved…