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Customers line up for free hot dogs and all the trimmings at Village Market. Earlier one customer had dutifully asked the cashier inside about the price and was surprised when told they were free. All were happy. Photo by Marshall Smith

Guests at this month’s Idyllwild Arts Academy Alumni/Family Weekend and Open House will be treated to a rare glimpse of Broadway. Alums, current families, families curious about the academy as an option for their children — and anyone else who loves musical theatre — will be transported “From Main Street to 42nd Street” by 1998…
Editor’s note: Living Free’s President Randall Harris has said that unfortunately neither Sharon Lawrence nor Elaine Hendrix will be able to participate this year due to conflicts. Living Free’s second Bluegrass Howl & Yowl will return on Saturday, Oct. 24. The benefit for the animals will offer music and several animal acts and exhibitors….
Cold weather blew into the Idyllwild area the second week of November, frosting mountaintops and ridgelines in white. Majestic oaks turned brilliant yellow, seemed more brilliant than in past years and held their colorful foliage longer. Skies remained that special blue so characteristic of the Hill, and with colder temperatures and light winds tossing the…
Idyllwild’s 2023 Summer Concert Series (ISCS) concludes Thursday night, Aug. 31, with The Blue Breeze Band at 7 p.m. Opening at 6:05 p.m. will be local singer/songwriter Terry Jo Stratton, accompanied by Lenny Hansell. This is the second year ISCS founder Ken Dahleen has stretched the season to nine shows. The Blue Breeze Band perform…
Los Angeles attorney Bruce Ross has a long history with Idyllwild. Forty years ago, he thought to invest in a restaurant in Pine Cove with a friend. The friend was killed in a bike crash and Ross’ thoughts of owning a restaurant took second place to his burgeoning law career — until now. Ross bought…
Bright mountain sunshine filtered by tall pines, oaks and cedars provided the setting for the Arts and Crafts and Vendor Courtyard, which proved to be a very busy place during Living Free Animal Sanctuary’s “It’s All About the Animals” event on Saturday, Oct. 15.