Photos: This week in Idyllwild: January 14, 2016
Long-time journalist and Coachella Valley resident Bruce Fessier will be speaking at the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery on Saturday, July 27 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Idyllwild Storytellers. Fessier will be speaking about his life among the Palm Springs elite and how he went from outsider to the go-to for all things arts…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017-18, which starts on July 1, is prudent. The General Fund expenditures are $122.5 billion, $240 million less than the current-year budget. In his press conference, Brown stressed the states vulnerability to gyrating income tax revenue and possible major shifts in availability of federal funds. The dark…
By Ann SmithReporter There is literally a new game in town! Longtime resident Jenny Kirchner and partner Nicole Smith-Merry will be opening Gidget’s Game Room Friday, July 2. In the past, the space housed a video store. As it happens, Kirchner is a former journalist and photographer for the Idyllwild Town Crier. She learned much…
Award-winning film and television composer and orchestrator Peter Davison built a major career in Los Angeles until he found the perfect studio in which to work — Idyllwild. “My music is changing,” said Davison. “Here there are so few distractions. Moving full-time to Idyllwild is the best thing we ever did. Living here has made…