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  • Casa Querida: The Long Way Home
    By Sam Markus • August 29, 2026
    The walls of Casa Querida are filled with evidence of travel. Handwoven textiles, clothing, jewelry and objects arrive from Mexico, Guatemala, Palestine, India and beyond. Mixed among them are photographs of sisters Monica and Christine Martín’s own family—their grandmothers, their childhood, the people and places that came before the shop. It makes sense. Casa Querida…
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  • Dolly Parton, Idyllwild part timer, passes dies at 80
    By David Jerome • August 29, 2026
    Dolly Parton, country music star whose music touched millions around the world, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at her home in Nashville Tennessee. She was 80 years old. Parton owned a cabin in Idyllwild on Upper Pine Crest for many years, finally selling it in the summer of 2024. Parton was also a regular…
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  • Both candidates for congress to visit Idyllwild this week

    Both candidates for U.S. Congressional District 48, which includes Idyllwild and Pine Cove, will be holding meet and greets in Idyllwild this week. Jim…

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  • Congressional candidate Jim Desmond to visit Idyllwild 

    The Idyllwild Town Crier invites the community to a Meet & Greet with congressional candidate Jim Desmond on Friday, Aug. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Tahquitz Pines…

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  • PHOTOS: Idyllwild 5k/10k Race

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  • FIREWOOD

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  • Everything You Need to Know for the 2026 Idyllwild 5K/10K

    The Idyllwild Race 5K/10K returns Saturday, Aug. 15, for its second year since the community race was rebooted in 2025, and this year’s turnout…

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  • Caltrans to start emergency repair on highway 243 near Banning after monsoon washout

    Caltrans has released a warning about upcoming work on Highway 243: “RIVERSIDE COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin an emergency project (estimated…

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  • Readers’ Write: Help Center Shake-up & More

    Editor’s note: The Town Crier spoke by phone with Colleen Meyers –– the Help Center Executive Director whose termination is the subject of the…

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  • Wax Apothecary: An Advocate for the Unseen

    If you’ve wandered through uptown Idyllwild lately, chances are you’ve already experienced a little of Diana Orr’s influence—even if you didn’t realize it. There’s…

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