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The Legal Cannabis Industry is Spreading Internationally
BY RUTH HILL R.N.
GBA Strategies for The Center for American Progress found 68% of voters support marijuana legalization. When Michigan legalized recreational cannabis in 2018,...
Mai Salon-Banging it Up in 2019!
BY MAILY O’NEIL
What cuts & styles will be popular this Winter?
The Fall/Winter haircut look for 2019: Bangs! Lots of different lengths of bangs, with...
How Facebook Is Helping to Ring in the Unity Paradigm
By Elizabeth Scarcella and Aimee Mosco
As you are settling into the New Year, whether you realize this or not, you are also strengthening your...
WORD OF THE YEAR
BY BRONWYN ISON
It’s a New Year and a fresh start for many of us. Since having children, I’ve looked at my New Year commencing...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2018, 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Computer-generated special effects used in the 1993 film *Jurassic Park* may seem modest to us...
Word for The Year
By Sunny Simon
Recently my friend Jeanette sent me an article by philanthropist Melinda Gates, who rather than making resolutions for the new year,...
Sublinguals and Tinctures
By Michelle Ann Rizzio
Last week we explored edibles as a method of consuming cannabis, and how it influences your body and behavior. This week...
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 30 YEARS!
By Heidi Simmons
Palm Springs Mayor (1988 – 1992) Sonny Bono had a vision for the sleepy desert village to bring back the Hollywood elite...
Actor Mike Hatton Returns Home: From KESQ to PSIFF Vanguard Award...
By Rich Henrich
Many in the desert will remember Mike Hatton as a familiar face covering news and stories for KESQ. Others may recall local...
25th Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Featuring a Performance by Music Legend...
Attendees of The 25th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards will be treated to a special performance by pop music icon Barry Manilow. Barry Manilow's...
Coachella Valley gets a new radio station under it’s Palm Tree:...
Qchella Media Corporation Launches K-GAY Radio to Palm Springs and the World
The day after Christmas brought the launch of Qchella Media Corporation and the...
M.A.E.X. Academy – Musicians and Artists Experience
By Noe Gutierrez
It has been proven that music participation, both inside and outside of school, is associated with measures of academic achievement among children...
Royal Flavors at Lord Fletchers
By Denise Ortuno
For a touch of England charm, and fabulous royal fare to match, Lord Fletchers in Rancho Mirage will leave you feeling stately...
Desert Flipping Increases Palm Springs Home Values
Questions remain about the future of home prices in the desert. Some economists are pointing to 2018 as the crescendo to happy years of buyer...
FIVE FUN FILMS TO FIND
LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT (China)
The stunning blockbuster of vaunting artistic ambition and a $200 million budget is at its heart a supernatural murder...
DESERT MUSIC: LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019
In foretelling what Coachella Valley and High Desert Music will bring in 2019, I envision more of the same 2018 delivered to us but...
FERNANDO PERDOMO “Zebra Crossing” (Forward Motion Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
There’s earbud music and there’s headphone music. The former you hear, the latter you listen to. Fernando Perdomo makes headphone...
Rabbit Rabbit: The DESERT©WARREN of Karen & Tony Barone
By Angela Romeo
Karen and Tony Barone are synonymous with the arts in the Coachella Valley. They are larger than life in so many ways...
DEAF DOGS ROCK
BY JANET McAFEE
You may have seen this wonderful photo on your Facebook newsfeed. The story and photo of Mac Adams, a Virginia police officer...
“…These Are a Few of my Favorite Wines”
By Rick Riozza
As many of you loyal readers found out, our beloved publisher and editor-in-chief, Tracy Dietlin, made the executive decision a couple of...
MILK STOUT DEATH MATCH
By Aaron Ramson
It’s a nice and crisp 52 degree evening and that’s perfect weather for stouts. With all the different flavors and varieties out...
DOYLE’S DETECTIVES DISAPPOINT
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYINGING:
HOLMES & WATSON
Director Etan Cohen’s (no, he’s not a Coen brother) "Holmes & Watson" is more of a sincere...
Books in the Palm Springs Film Festival
By Heidi Simmons
The Palm Springs International Film Festival begins this week and standing in long lines is never so much fun since it provides...
19 New Year’s Resolutions For 2019
Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Here are some suggestions and how we should all vow to take a closer look at our lives...
THE PLASTIC
By Haddon Libby
For many, the end of the holidays and the start of a New Year means the receipt of credit card bills and...
Why 2018 Christmas Accidents Will Be Harder To Handle
Season's Greetings! The holidays are clearly upon us... and that means more tourists and traffic. This increase in people results in more Accidents and...
A New Local Music Festival debuts on February 23 in Desert Hot...
When the inaugural KIND MUSIC FESTIVAL (KMF) debuts on February 23 in Desert Hot Springs, CA on the future site of Tyson Ranch Resort,...
Betting The Superbowl? CV Weekly Has Your Back
By Flint Wheeler
When it comes to Super Bowl teams, is there a formula they follow year-to-year? Is there some sort of tell that conference...
HEALTHY ABS
By mid-week, mid-day, you realize your mid-section is feeling subpar at best. As you sit in front of your computer day after day you...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2018, 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): No one has resisted the force of gravity with more focus than businessman Roger Babson...
A Letter to Self for The New Year
By Sunny Simon
While scrolling through Facebook I paused on the following letter to self: “Don’t get worked up over things you cannot change,...
Edibles
BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO
Some cannabis consumers fear them, other embrace them. In the current cannabis marketplace, edibles are required to be 100mg per package and...
A Totally Rad New Year’s Eve at Big Rock’s 80’s Neon...
By Lisa Morgan
When you think back on your High School Prom, was it everything you dreamed it would be? Well then, you’ll be happy...
2018 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY ROUNDUP
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Renaissance Indian Wells Resort from 8pm-1am
VIP Experience includes welcoming glass of sparkling wine, 3 course Italian dinner, VIP bar...
DESERT MUSIC – 2018 IN RETROSPECT
By Noe Gutierrez
In celebrating the year that was 2018, Coachella Valley Weekly decided to ask some of our preeminent musicians about the past year...
MELROSE MUSIC – BRINGING GOOD VIBES TO PALM SPRINGS AND HOLLYWOOD
By Noe Gutierrez
Melrose Music takes pride in helping artists turn their music into exactly what they envision. Veteran recording, mixing and mastering guru, David...
Creative Deliciousness at Cheeky’s
By Denise Ortuno
A creative food adventure with organic, locally sourced ingredients awaits you at Cheeky’s in Palm Springs.
The first time that I went to...
2018 CV Weekly Staff Picks continued from last week’s issue
A few of our team members weren’t able to get their Top 5 picks in last week so we are including them this week....
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2018
By Eleni P. Austin
I’ve been a record nerd since my mother bought me my “Chipmunks Sing The Beatles” record back in 1967. I have...
Why is the World Turned Upside Down Right Now?
By Elizabeth Scarcella and Aimee Mosco
Have you noticed that the world seems to be in greater chaos than ever? And that more people are...
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR DOG LOVERS
BY JANET McAFEE
This week animal lovers and their four-legged companions ring in the New Year 2019. In 2017, our region made positive strides in...
THE NEW YEAR’S NEW WINE SCENE
BY RICK RIOZZA
Enjoy the days! It’s the New Year—the pressure’s off, we’re relaxing and taking stock in our blessings. Now if that attitude isn’t...
TRADER JOE’S WEIRD BEER REVIEWS
By Aaron Ramson
So long story short, this week’s article was planned to be a review of Oyster Stouts. Flying Dog makes one that you...
WATER-BORNE
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW SHOWING:
AQUAMAN
Film fans were wondering if this much-anticipated film would sink or swim after the disaster of Justice League. I am...
Favorite Reads of 2018
By Heidi Simmons
An another year gone and it’s time to pick my book review “favorites.” It is always fun to look over the past...
Start The New Year The Right Way!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
“New Year’s Eve is a night to have fun and celebrate the coming year,” says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. “However,...
Worst December Stock Market in 90 Years!
By Haddon Libby
The stock market is having its worst December since the Great Depression. While this is a great headline that grabs readers, should...
CAN YOU TURN AROUND AT A DUI CHECKPOINT?
Christmas and New Year's 2019 are here. That means partying to celebrate the great 2019 I wish for all my readers. To address this...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2018 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I suspect that in 2019 you'll be able to blend a knack for creating more stability...
Prepare for a Successful 2019
By Sunny Simon
During a recent holiday luncheon with friends, we took time out to look back on the year that was and chat...
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