With the long-anticipated return of the cuisine of Frankie Machine (Frank Ferro), and a targeted Memorial Day opening for his restaurant Ferro on Cedar Street, Idyllwild diners and visitors will have palate-pleasing choices throughout town. First on scene this spring will be Fratello’s on Ridgeview Drive in the former Nature’s Wisdom space. Luis Solis, owner/operator…

Local crime has fallen since last year, despite the recent break-ins, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Waters. He and Hemet Station Capt. Ray Woods told the community, at a Town Hall meeting Thursday night, to call and report anything strange or unusual. He stressed that calling the Sheriff’s Department to report something unusual…

The effects of the 2013 Mountain Fire continue to threaten the local biosystem even though the flames were extinguished long ago. Last month, Debra Nelson, U.S. Forest Service botanist on the San Jacinto Ranger District, led an expedition into Garner Valley’s Johnson Meadow to help protect native plants from the encroachment and invasion of the…

California Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Idyllwild on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Ian Schoenleber, Idyllwild resident and Annual Fund Director at Idyllwild Arts, was westbound on Tollgate Road when a red Dodge Durango that had been stopped at a stop sign on Meadow Glen, pulled out directly in front…