CAFÉ AROMA (Ask your server for our daily soup/salad specials) Closed Tuesdays Wednesday July 15 Main: Green Mussels Streamers w/Sausage, Cherry Tomatoes & Kale Steak: 8oz Organic New York or 12oz Grass-fed Rib Eye w/Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce Thursday July 16 Main: Roasted Chicken with Pesto Sauce & Corn Succotash Steak: 8oz Organic New…
In 1965, 16-year-old Bill Lowman came to Idyllwild to sing in Robert Holmes’ celebrated choir as part of the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts Summer Programs. He stayed for a lifetime. First and longtime president and headmaster of the Idyllwild Arts Academy, Lowman concludes the free Throwback Summer Lecture Series. The series celebrates…
By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier This Saturday at the Nature Center, the Junior Naturalists will be learning “What’s Beneath the Earth.” This program will focus on geology and is open to ages 6 to 12. Mentor Sherri Domenigoni will present the program, along with Monique Grover and Lyric Hemmer, summer interns provided…
For many years, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program has been known as a gathering place for some of the country’s finest poets and writers. This year, summer faculty Amy Friedman, Samantha Dunn and Ed Skoog launched the first Writers Week, a cross-discipline conversation among poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, memoirists, essayists and screenwriters. “For years,…
Theater artist Suzanne Avalon is no neophyte. She knows her stuff, has studied with New York theater royalty, has paid her dues and makes a habit of giving back to the Idyllwild community. She is an experienced actor, producer and entrepreneur who gave up a successful career in Hollywood to come to Idyllwild, raise her…
Depleting their treasury by nearly half, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association handed out more than $7,000 to nearly a dozen local organizations on Saturday. Both the Idyllwild HELP Center and the Idyllwild Area Historical Society were beneficiaries of $1,000 checks. (See the accompanying list for the complete list of awards.) American Medical Response, the…
Editor: We love Idyllwild’s special events, and we love our dogs, but sometimes the two don’t mix. I was witness to abuses at two recent venues I want to publicize, since some dog owners seem to be blind to their pet’s distress. Each event is a wonderful occasion and a must-see for me, yet both…
Pine Cove Water District residents will have a choice of three candidates for the two director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Diana Eskew, a board member, who is in her first election, and two challengers — Sharon Kaffen and Timothy Lange — are the candidates. Voted ballots must be received…
On April 14, the Riverside County Department of Public Health came to Idyllwild to discuss and listen for ideas to improve community health. This was one of 17 community sessions across the county during March and April. The results of these sessions will be shared and discussed at a July 22 public meeting. The Health…
Sunny, the resident Nature Center cat, who held that post longer than most, has been removed by Riverside County, but numerous Sunny supporters seek her return. A quartet of Hill locals publicly rallied behind Sunny, the Nature Center cat, on Thursday. The four spoke passionately during the public comment portion of the meeting of the…
