The Crier visited El Sereno Mercantile whose motto is “Tools forliving.” It is in the North Circle building rebuilt after a tree strike.The first shop opened in Oakwood Village a few years ago and moved tothe new location in November. The Crier spoke with Juliana, owner withhusband Markus Ziegler. “I’m from Brazil, my husband from…
Editor’s note: On Sept. 27, 2023, the Wildland Fire Mitigation andManagement Commission released its 340-page report that included 148recommendations to the administration as well Congress and the state,local and tribal governments. On March 12, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourcesheld a hearing with members of the administration and of the commission.(See the…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors received the statement of votefrom the March 5 Presidential Primary Election at its April 9 meeting.Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco certified the results and described hisoffice’s procedures and actions to ensure both a fair and open election. Before and since, his office has been open for the public to…
The Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is scheduled tohost its annual tax sale Thursday, April 25, and conclude Tuesday, April30, through an online auction platform, Bid4Assets.com. “This is an annual process that our office facilitates with the utmosttransparency,” said Matthew Jennings, Riverside County’s treasurer-taxcollector. “Through an online format, we are able to increase the volumeof potential…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors met WednesdayApril 10 where General Manager Jeremy Potter’s report showed an area ofconcern: water losses of 26%. The target is below 10%. He called theloss “really high” and attributed it to leaks, two of which had beendiscovered Monday. Those two could account for most of the…
At its monthly meeting Monday April 8, the Associates of Idyllwild ArtsFoundation awarded a $1,000 grant to Idyllwild Arts Dramatic Artsstudent Andre Real. Through intense competitions, Andre was selected from all Dramatic Artsstudents to represent California and Idyllwild Arts as the entry in theEnglish-Speaking Union’s (ESU) National Shakespeare competition in NewYork City. For 100 years,…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) debuts its spring 2024 off-site studentexhibition with a reception Friday, May 3. Students will show their workonce again to the desert audience in a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. thatday at Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery, 73-660 El Paseo, Palm Desert. At6 p.m., IAA songwriting students will perform their originalcompositions at a free…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) invites the public to attend its CommunityDay from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, to learn about thetransformative power of art. As part of the event, Arts EnterpriseLaboratory (AEL) student Devika Aggarwal will unveil herthought-provoking, interactive and meticulously-engineered artinstallation “Outside In,” a sphere-like, geodesic dome structure thatwill provide a…
Paula Castro opened up Waffleton Street Waffles November, in the VillageCenter Shops, where Atomic Cow had been. She offers Belgian and Mochi(Japanese sweet rice) waffles with sweet or savory toppings. Sweetsinclude fruit, chocolate, marshmallows and cookie crumbs; savory combosinclude Brie and prosciutto, manchego cheese and sun-dried tomatoes,smoked salmon and cream cheese. She also offers hot…
John Edward Marin was looking for studio space where he could paint andfound more: space for three painters and his Wylldwood Gallery. “Thiswas not anticipated, it happened all very spur-of-the-moment. I saw thespace in December, moved in Jan. 5.” Marin began painting relatively recently, in 2003. “I was told by apsychic my art would hang…
