Nearly a year after launching its “Lease to Locals” pilot program, the Mammoth Town Council faces a critical decision: extend a flailing effort to house local workers or remove the one town-sponsored ...

This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. The Eastern Sierra is a rare example of a microculture where people from vastly different backgrounds coexist, drawn together by a shared ...

This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. The gold bugs are back and that’s bugging quite a few people. Despite storming out of Inyo County in a huff in 2020 and closing its Lone Pine ...

Countless books have celebrated Yosemite National Park’s scenery, geology, and trails. But until now, just one has solely chronicled the Park’s wildlife. In 1924, pioneering field biologist Joseph ...

Chief opposition to the project was from Karen and Howie Schwartz, who own the only existing indoor climbing gym in Bishop. Ms. Schwartz also sits on Bihsop’s City Council. And her fellow ...

At a public meeting held at the June Lake Community Center on Tuesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) faced criticism over its proposed relicensing of the Rush Creek Hydroelectric Project. Company ...

It’s been years since I met One-Eyed Jack, but I still remember that night with unsettling clarity. It was the first time I felt scared to camp alone as a woman. I was nineteen, freshly trained as a ...

The Mammoth Lakes Town Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a contract with Triad Homes and Associates Inc. for the design of infrastructure related to Phase 3 of The Parcel housing ...

At this weekend’s 10th annual Mammoth Film Festival, they’re saving the best for last. The closing film, a documentary titled “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” screens at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It is the ...