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Taylor Brechtel’s art at the Recht Gallery

Taylor Brechtel has been showing his work and hosting events at hisRecht Gallery in the Courtyard since 2022. The Crier visited his galleryto introduce him to readers. Taylor Brechtel with his art at Recht Gallery.Photo by David Jerome Brechtel is originally from Orange County. He went to New York Citywhere...

Planning Commission favors digital roadside signage

At its April 3 meeting, the Riverside County Planning Commissionunanimously (4-0) recommended a policy authorizing digital on-sitesigns. Before it is effective, the board of supervisors will have toapprove it. The change would amend Ordinance 348, “Land Use Planning and ZoningRegulations,” to allow digital signage only on a business’s site. InIdyllwild, the sign’s height would...

Final primary results and how the Hill voted

Thursday, April 4, Art Tinoco, Riverside County registrar of voters,certified the vote totals from the March 5 Presidential Primary Electionand the board of supervisors accepted the results at its April 9meeting. Turnout In Riverside County, about 30.8% of the 1.3 million registered voterscast a ballot in this election. The statewide turnout...

New mercantile store offers tools for living

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...

U.S. Senate Homeland Security discusses wildfire assistance

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...

Tinoco describes vote counting process and protections

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...

County puts tax-defaulted properties up for sale

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...

Large water loss in Pine Cove

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 loss, Pottersaid,...

The Associates award grant

At its monthly meeting Monday April 8, the Associates of Idyllwild ArtsFoundation awarded a $1,000 grant to Idyllwild Arts Dramatic Artsstudent Andre Real. Andre Real (left) receiving a $1,000 check from Associates of IdyllwildArts Foundation President Michael Slocum. Photo by Julie Roy Through intense competitions, Andre was selected from all...

Idyllwild Arts presents exhibition reception in desert

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 concert in...
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