Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith has been writing for the Town Crier since 2005. His favorite quote is: '"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." Robert Kennedy quoting George Bernard Shaw
Varied menu of upscale changes in business profile
Foodie alert: Not only is there a new butcher at Village Market, Frank Dorame, he has also cooked for a president. “I cooked lamb...
Spotlight on Leadership features Cristie Scott
Parks Exhibition Center manager
Cristie Scott is the next speaker at the Association of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s ongoing series Spotlight on Leadership. She is the...
Idyllwild Arts student filmmaker next speaker at Idy Talks
Denver native and Idyllwild Arts filmmaker Nikki Tarro is the next speaker at the Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society series, Idy Talks.
“The series...
Voepel versus Elia in Assembly District 71
Assembly District 71 stretches from Idyllwild in Riverside County to the California border. Consisting mostly of rural mountain country or desert, much of the...
County Service Area 36 board meets
Votes to recommend continuing advisory committee oversight
Two headlines came out of the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25.
One, that...
Local pianist and teacher Michael Staff will perform at Carnegie...
A modest man realizes a long-held dream
Idyllwild resident Michael Staff is a modest man, an everyman — a devoted husband and father, and a...
Proposition 10 would allow local governments to adopt rent control policies
Proposition 10 proposes to allow local governments to adopt rent control on any type of housing unit. The measure also would state that local...
Prop 4 authorizes bond sale for children’s hospitals
Proposition 4, on the November ballot as an initiated state statute, authorizes the state to sell $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the...
Prop 5 proposes changes to property tax for seniors/disabled
Proposition 5, on the November ballot as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute, proposes to change current property tax law to allow...
New business happy to be in historic Village Lane
Disagreements continue between neighboring businesses there
Kim Tookey could not be happier with her new shop Penny Lane, tucked toward the back of the historic...