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By Idyllwild Town Crier

Arribas Mexican Restaurant reboots with an all-new menu, including an expanded shrimp entrée section with seven gourmet shrimp dishes, under new management of Carol and Juan Martinez. Returning chefs Kiki and Alphonso will up-level Arribas’ menus, according to Carol. Carol invited patrons to sample Arriba happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday…
Ann SmithReporter David and Heather Landeros had been coming up to Idyllwild for at least 10 years. For this real estate broker from Long Beach and wife Heather, also a broker, Idyllwild was a welcome respite from the hustle and traffic of Long Beach. They have been full-time residents of Idyllwild for three and half…
Janie Oliver recently purchased Town Baker Cafe and renamed it The Sunflower. All of the employees remained on staff and Oliver is adding to the menu and expanding the lunch hour. I interviewed Oliver on her birthday at the restaurant. One of the menu additions is the vegan baking treats of local Callie Squires of…
Summer is ice cream season; some say it’s the perfect buffer for heat and stress. On July 23, Lana and Terry Pepin took over ownership of the Idyllwild Ice Cream and Jerky Shop, and were evacuated 48 hours later. Not much time to get scooping, but regardless of any initial shock, the Pepin’s expressed an…
Dr. Lauren Chandler, Idyllwild resident, has had a chiropractic practice in Hemet for more than 20 years, catering primarily to older clients. She has been an Idyllwild resident for the past six years and is in the process of relocating her practice to Idyllwild. She opened her Idyllwild office on Tuesday, June 14. Schooled at…
Helen Hixon is the proprietor of Mountain Pottery. Locals may have noticed that the shop and studio moved from upper North Circle to the newly refurbished building next to Forest Lumber and Idyllwild Laundry Service in May of last year. Hixon seems happy in her new surroundings: “I loved the old space with its forest…