Lilacs in bloom

Photo by Teresa Garcia-Lande
When he lived in the hill canyons of Hollywood, author and drama critic Steven Leigh Morris ruffled feathers and started a neighborhood political war by raising chickens in his condo. In his book, “Fowl Play, a Novel in Three Acts” (Padaro Press, Los Angeles, 2016), he recounts in quasi-memoir style, the chicken war and his…
Noel Alumit, author of “Talking to the Moon,” answers questions from the audience regarding his book at B’s Mountain of Books during another Idyllwild Authors Series presentation Sunday, July 10.
“Lovers and Other Strangers” is the annual Memorial Day theater production to support the Idyllwild HELP Center. The play, by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, will be presented daily from Friday, May 27, to Monday, May 30, at Town Hall. The popular play debuted in September 1968 and was a 1970 film, for which the…
What is it about Halloween that attracts us to the night? How, as children, did we summon up our courage to cross through unlit areas and onto the front porches of homes reputed to have ghosts or evil residents lurking within, seeking a treat and boastfully promising a trick if we did not get…
Joe and Ann Thomas have been camping at the Idyllwild Park for more than 15 years and decided to spend the Independence Day holiday at the park …
Brendan Steele will tee it up this week in the $7.3-million Waste Management Phoenix Open on the TPC Scottsdale course in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 10 seasons of play there, the Idyllwild native has posted six top-20s, including four top-10s, two of which were top-5s. The TPC Scottsdale is a par-71 course with an iconic par-3…