Buying a new home while selling your current one can feel like juggling fire—especially when most people can’t afford to carry two mortgages at once. The good news? With the right plan, the right timing, and the right local professionals by your side, you can make the...
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Those Were The Days: Professor “Uncle Billy” Stephen, the Bard of Strawberry Flat – Part 2
By Rhea-Frances Tetley Historian Professor William Stephen came to California from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1890. He was an educated man, a writer and performer, who fell in love with the San Bernardino Mountains. The San Bernardino Pioneer Society (the first...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: The River
Well, January has come and gone… Good riddance, too much precipitation, if you ask me, which you probably didn’t. A few years ago (2023), we had “Snowmageddon” and I got a T-shirt that said, “I survived Snowmageddon.” I feel like I deserve a new T-shirt that says, “I...
Ask the realtor: Lake Rights, CC&Rs, and Calm Heads — Sorting Fact From Fear in Arrowhead Woods
I don’t usually write about local political dust-ups unless they intersect with real estate, but the recent kerfuffle involving several Arrowhead Woods tracts separating from the Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee has generated enough speculation to warrant a...
Those Were The Days: Professor William Stephen, the Bard of Strawberry Flat
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Professor “Uncle” Billy Stephen was a personality who lived and entertained vacationers and full-time residents alike in the mountains around the turn of the 20th century. The title of “Uncle” bestowed upon him by visitors and locals...
Estate Planning: Love isn’t legal authority — What California couples must plan for
Many couples in California build full lives together without getting married. They share homes, finances and long-term plans, often assuming that commitment alone creates legal protection. Unfortunately, California law does not work that way. Marriage and registered...







