This Monday, the new owners of Silver Pines Lodge held a ribbon cutting with the help of Idyllwild Rotary and a special appearance by former owner Chris Perault. Anjali and Rajiv Panchal, or “Raj and Anji” as Idyllwilders have come to know them, created a festive atmosphere combining traditional fall colors with hints of Diwali,…

Miss Sunshine’s Container & Shipping Supplies opened its doors last Monday. The expansion of Miss Sunshine’s General Store is located at the former Idyllwild Town Crier office on North Circle Drive. While there was some confusion, owner Shelly Downes explained that the general store isn’t relocating, but expanding to this second location offering shipping supplies,…

After 52 years of operation, Knotty Pine Cabins on Pine Crest Avenue closed its doors on July 16. It ends a long run of serving mountain visitors that began in 1964 when Doug and Bonnie Reed, Doug’s mother Elizabeth Wood, daughter Callie and son Ed became a family of innkeepers. Over the years, management changed…