It’s happening. Ferro, the long awaited Frank and Lori Ferro eatery is scheduled to open to the public the weekend of July 4. Currently in “soft opening” mode, for invited guests only, Ferro promises to add a fresh element of class to Hill cuisine, and with a full bar, bring delight to mixology enthusiasts. Mariah…
Idyllwild is a dancing town. The weather has been blistering hot. How fitting then that Lisa Haley and The Zydekats open the 16th season of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series with heat lightning and thunder rumbles of joyous musical contagion. Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2, Haley and her Kats launch into their infectious…
Max Singer, son of Dan Singer of Squaw Valley in the Sequoia National Park and Chris Singer of Idyllwild, graduated cum laude from the California State University, San Bernardino, on Sunday. The Idyllwild native majored in communication studies. Dan said it was the best Father’s Day gift he’s ever received. Chris said, “I was so…
Pamela Jordan, Idyllwild Arts Foundation president, announced that Mark Davis will join the Idyllwild Arts administration in a new position, director of Programs. Davis leaves a 24-year career at University of California Los Angeles in communications and marketing, with broad-based skill sets and areas of expertise that match the growing needs of the Idyllwild Arts…
For commuters on Highway 74 between Garner Valley and Idyllwild, the next six months will have potential traffic delays, seven days a week and 24 hours a day, because of the replacement of Hurkey Creek Bridge. During heavy traffic days and times, those delays could be up to 15 minutes in each direction. The bridge,…
For a water district meeting, the public turnout for the June 17 Idyllwild Water District board meeting was impressive. At least seven people attended and patiently listened to budget presentations and discussions of resolutions until the public comment period arrived. Water meters, rates and efficiency were all topics brought to the board’s attention that evening….
Riverside County has agreed to expand funding for operation of the Idyllwild Library, Verne Lauritzen, Supervisor Chuck Washington’s chief of staff, told the Town Crier last week. At the request of the Friends of the Idyllwild Library, Washington asked the county to review the library’s use and funding. The response was that it mandated a…
Our Hill currently is experience a good deal of smoke drifting south from the San Gorgonio Wilderness in the greater Big Bear area on the “other mountain.” There currently is no fire in the San Jacinto mountains.
Conor talks about changing our lifestyles in this week’s “Off the Leash.” I think he expresses quite an introspective mind, and I enjoy reading his column each month. Changing a life-long habit — such as overeating or wanting to drive a big, gas-guzzling vehicle — requires re-thinking. And re-thinking many times requires a set of…
Editor: One man’s trash is not necessarily another man’s treasure. A “sale” is a transaction between two parties at a mutually agreed price. The seller’s valuation of the item may not be the same as the buyer’s valuation. The result is “no sale.” In the auction world, the rule is: “a dime on a dollar”…
