The owners of El Buen Cacao, Erik Landis and Jessica Ramirez, pride themselves on their dark chocolate made on-site from the main ingredient, cacao. The cacao beans are sourced from the jungles of Central and South America and grown by farms that practice fair labor. Keeping the chocolate healthy with no processed ingredients — including…
Opening reception unveils new rotating exhibit By Middle Ridge Winery Tasting GalleryContributed Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is located in the heart of the mountain arts community and is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000 square foot gallery. Appropriately titled “The Idyllwild Collection: Spellbound,” the exhibit provides the artists an opportunity…
Riverside is one of two counties selected for $1 million Literacy Partnership Grant By the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of SchoolsContributed In 2017, results for English Language Arts (ELA) on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, 51.44% of all K–12 students did not meet the standard for ELA. In order to…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s 22nd Annual Art Walk & Wine Tasting was popular Saturday as wine and art lovers walked to the multiple designated event areas throughout downtown and up North Circle Drive, reaching all the way up to The Fern Valley Emporium. Photos by Jenny Kirchner The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its…
I sat in Stephen Savage’s home studio on a beautiful fall afternoon. It’s comfortable warm tones of light, a dark leather couch, coffee table, and music equipment was meticulously placed throughout the studio. The light from multiple computer monitors cuts through the room with piercing cold tones as Savage tells me about his newest podcast…
The Idyllwild Mountain Quilters is holding its 16th-annual quilt show at Buckhorn Camp Oct. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $8, but children under 16 years old and husbands are free. The theme for this year is “Deer Idy.” The two quilts created and donated to the Friends of the Idyllwild Library…
The annual Free Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Festival, organized by Soroptimist International of Idyllwild, is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Buckhorn Camp. The event starts at 5 p.m. Club members spent months putting together six themed baskets that range in value from $1,200 to $2,000. This year’s baskets are: Wine and Dine, Kids and…
The Great Pumpkin Carnival wouldn’t be possible without the community’s support! Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is looking for more than 50 volunteers to help with the event. Volunteers are needed for booths from 4:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 31 (Halloween). Please consider volunteering to make this the best year yet. If you are interested in volunteering…
On Oct. 3, the Idyllwild Garden Club (IGC) installed and introduced its new board and chairs. The club also announced its record-breaking 116 members due the leadership of Wendy Read, and the hard work of Julie Roy and her membership team. October event The IGC will have a free public event at the library from…
The Ephemera vintage store that opened mid-August in the upstairs corner of The Fort and overlooks Idypark stems from passion, a vision and a bit of travel in between. Its owners, Samuel Markus and Jennifer Thorington, have been dreaming of opening their own vintage store for half a decade. They’ve finally made it a reality….
