RE-CREATING RECREATION?
How do you quantify something as expansive as recreation in the Eastern Sierra? That’s the task facing consulting firm ECOnorthwest, which this week invited residents in Inyo, Mono, and Alpine[…]
Author: Paige Fisher
BEAST OF THE EAST
Something akin to Japan’s famed 7-Eleven-style convenience marts could be landing in Mammoth soon, alongside a kitchen that’s pulling from just about every corner of Asia. The dual-concept space, tentatively[…]
SLOCUMS SOLD
For six years, Slocums restaurant on Mammoth’s Main Street has stood boarded up, an untouched time capsule. Everything inside exactly as former owners Cindy and Tom Avena left it. But[…]
A HILL TO DIE ON
A new short-term rental (STR) in June Lake approved Tuesday makes way for as many as four new units of workforce housing. But for neighbors to the property, the tradeoff is[…]
RIGHT TO THE KORE
Published in the April 11, 2026 issue. Not too long ago, environmental advocacy groups sued the Inyo National Forest over a mining project near Hot Creek. They won. But this[…]
A LIFE DESIGNED BY ANNIE
Published in the April 11, 2026 issue. How does a rock-and-roll London costume designer for Elton John end up in lonely little Walker, among the tumbleweeds? Well, if there’s one[…]
