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A happy birthday celebration took place at the popular La Casita Restaurant for Charlotte Anthony, fourth from left, on Friday, July 29. Also attending the festive event, from left, La Casita owner Robert Garcia, Mo Farrell, Janice Fast, Bill Sperling, Lori Parker, Donna Barucza, and La Casita staff Rebecca Garcia and Kris Barnes. Photo by Cid Castillo

Modern dance legend Bella Lewitzky, 1996 National Medal of Arts recipient, built a career that eschewed then-prevailing standards. She crafted a dance career based in Southern California rather than in New York, the dance citadel of the period. She cofounded Dance Theatre in Los Angeles in 1946 as an interracial school and company that artistically…
Justin Holmes (center) adds tap dancing into the mix during the “History of the Drum” event Thursday at Idyllwild Arts. Musicians providing rhythm for Holmes are (from left) Bob Boss on guitar, Marshall Hawkins on bass, Toby Williams on drums and Najite on African drums …
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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…