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Steve Moulton, longtime Hill resident, likes the lack of anonymity of small-town life. “I like knowing people,” he said as he sat at his latest retail outlet, the Cave in Fern Valley Corners. “I’m not a private person. I like the association with others you get up here. You can get a whole lot closer…
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Karyn Bearden, a Hemet resident, was one of the biggest winners of Soboba Casino’s “Survive the New Year” promotion. She braved the zombie apocalypse and walked away with the one-day top prize of $50,000 cash. Bearden (shown) was ecstatic as she accepted the payout, musing, “This is life-changing money.”…
A lively crowd filled Speakeasy Bookmarket on Saturday night, January 18, to hear local author A. Rae Dunlap read from her new novel, The Resurrectionist. The book is a mixture of historical fiction, true crime, action and romance, but Dunlap likes to think of it as a coming-of-age saga. It is set in Edinburgh, Scotland,…
This weekend, Idyllwild Arts student violist Howard Cheng will make his first concerto appearance. Cheng will perform William Walton’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra and Music Director Peter Askim. During his first year, Cheng won the 2011 Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra Concerto Competition. Each year, Idyllwild Arts holds the…
The retail space next to Café Aroma has been intermittently filled with art over the years. Golden Pine Gallery recently moved in after the space had been vacant for some time. Julianna Poldi, the owner, opened the gallery in July. While Poldi shows her own artistic paintings, she also has other artists’ work on display….
In hopes of having blooming Lemon Lilies on display during this year’s festival, organizers moved it a weekend earlier than it has traditionally been held. It will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This local beleaguered flower, poached to near extinction in the early 20th century,…