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Articles written by Julianna Crisalli Kroncke


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  • Beautiful custom pieces, one tree at a time

    Julianna Crisalli Kroncke, staff writer|Apr 20, 2024

    In their first year of business here in Tehachapi, Mountain Dog Millworks owners Michael Altman and Toby Bachara said they can't pinpoint one specific favorite memory, but they love the entire process of creating custom, wood-crafted furniture for their clients. "From salvaging the downed trees, milling, kiln drying, creating custom pieces, seeing it in the home and then replanting a tree in the spring, it's a rewarding process," they said. Michael and Karon Altman moved to Tehachapi in 2017. Wh...

  • Experience Tehachapi through our newest magazine

    Julianna Crisalli Kroncke, staff writer|Sep 16, 2023

    After 6 months of planning, writing, gathering photos and seeking voices from within our community, The Loop newspaper is proud to present their newest Experience Tehachapi magazine – on stands now! I've been lucky enough to be the magazine's Editor-in-Chief for the last three years, and with full understanding of my bias and lack of objectivity in the following statement, it is the best publication Tehachapi has to offer. It can be coined a visitor's guide, but to me it is so much more. It i...