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John Garcia: A Desert Icon Goes Solo
By Esther Sanchez
A quick google search for Coachella Valley native, John Garcia will immediately bring you a plethora of results about a singer/songwriter who...
Miramonte Resort & Spa Offers Residents Incredible Staycation Deal
King Estate Rooms for $109 Include $25 Resort Credit
By Chris Clemens
Miramonte Resort & Spa introduces the “Stay Free” package for summer, which awards a...
Movie Screening of “Derby Baby!”
June 7, 11:00AM at Camelot Theatres
The Movie – “Derby Baby!” is the story of women’s roller derby covered from both a national and international perspective, as...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for Transgenders in America...
By Lisa Morgan
On June 1, 2015, Vanity Fair revealed the world renown athlete, father, reality show star, formerly known as Bruce Jenner as Caitlyn...
DESI MAKES A WISH
LOCAL LITTLE GIRL AND CANCER FIGHTER, DESI CECHIN, RECEIVES WISH TO GO TO AULANI®, A DISNEY RESORT AND SPA
On Monday, June 8 Make-A-Wish® Orange...
LUCKY STRIPE CONTEST UNDER WAY AT THE LIVING DESERT
Guess the Number of Black Stripes on the Baby Zebra
How many stripes does The Living Desert’s new baby zebra have? The public is invited...
Paparazzi: Out and About
By Patte Purcell
As the summer heats up, so do the parties and the stars come out at night. I've been out and about the...
Tilted Kilt Open Mic
Week #4 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition Summer edition 2015 brought on a great big crowd of supportive fans! The $100 weekly...
Q & A with Veterans of Desert Rock
By Esther Sanchez
In the spirit of celebrating the heritage of rock music that finds its roots in our beloved Coachella Valley, I thought it...
A Conversation with the Legendary Charlie Daniels
Coming to Spotlight 29 Casino, Friday, June 12th, 2015 / 8pm
By Lisa Morgan
Charlie Daniels didn't want to talk about his list of over 50 awards...
SHELBY LYNNE
“I Can’t Imagine" (Rounder Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Back at the turn of the 21st century, Shelby Lynne released I Am Shelby Lynne. The album...
Chris Granillo
By Monica Morones
33 year old Palm Springs native Chris Granillo is a muralist, painter, sculpter, street artist, curator, print maker; basically anything that has...
Sparky Lights Up Their Lives!
By Janet McAfee
Rebecca Pikus spotted this tiny Terrier puppy on Facebook on a San Bernardino City Shelter networker’s page. She contacted Loving All Animals...
The Smooth Suave Soave of Summer
By Rick Riozza
As the wine world is fast becoming aware, the popular Italian white wine, Soave will no doubt be making an...
BANG! BANG! YOU’RE DEAD
By Robin E. Simmons
SLOW WEST
Scottish writer-director John M. Maclean’s feature film debut is a disturbing but compelling western that embraces the brutality of...
Summer Reading List 2015
By Heidi Simmons
It’s that time of year when we are encouraged to relax and travel. And a great way to do that is to...
Corporate Cannibals
By Haddon Libby
Corporate Cannibals consume their consumers. Ethics are a slogan and not an ethos. They pretend to be responsible Corporate Citizens by giving...
RAIN FLOODS TEXAS AND PALM SPRINGS
By Dale Gribow
OK so PS did not have much flooding but we did have May showers. We all know they bring April flowers or...
The Real Final Exam
Its Graduation time and many young graduates will be celebrating, reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. We all know underage drinking which can result in...
SHOP LOCAL
As you know, things get a lot quieter in the Coachella Valley during the summer months. Snowbirds depart while locals leave the area on...
Coming Home To Make A Difference
By Julie Buehler
When Jeff Webb was a La Quinta High School football player, people who watched him knew he was special. Just watch one...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of June 4
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Persian scholar Avicenna was so well-rounded in his knowledge that he wrote...
Advice From The Heart
By Dr Peter Kadile
Dr. Kadile, I exercise and try and follow a healthy diet. I don’t take any medication and my doctor hasn’t diagnosed...
Inspiration in a Tube
By Sunny Simon
My husband sighed and watched me with his “there she goes again” grin as I skillfully maneuvered another squeeze of toothpaste out...
It’s Back! Restaurant Week returns to Coachella Valley
10 days of Special Menus and Prices at Nearly 100 Restaurants Across the Valley begin Friday
By Judith Salkin
It’s the week foodies across the Coachella...
PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2015
Recently hailed by USA Today as the best U.S. film festival for short films, the 2015 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market...
Deep breath.. Deeper exhale. Ahhhhh… Summer.
BY DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
Family time. Busy views through open windows. Sometimes more heard than seen. Many remembered from repeated hearings every summer from whenever. The...
DESERT AD FED To Announce WOW Advertising Scholarship Winners
Desert Ad Fed, Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau and Indio Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014-2015...
John Stanley King Wins CV Music Award for Best Jazz Artist
By Patte Purcell
One of the desert's favorite sons won the CV Weekly Music Award for Best Jazz artist, John Stanley King. John has received...
Tilted Kilt Open Mic
Week #3 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition Summer edition 2015 brought on 15 musicians and their supportive fans! The $100 weekly cash...
TIPTOE STALLONE
By Esther Sanchez
Chris Thomas, AKA Tiptoe Stallone is a guy who wears a lot of hats. An Indio native, Thomas is a hip hop...
PAUL WELLER “Saturns Patterns” (Warner Brothers Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
When Punk Rock exploded in Great Britain back in 1977, few would have predicted its continued resonance in the 21st century. ...
JOANNES/LUCAS GALLERY – FROM BELGIUM WITH LOVE
By Rebecca Pikus
Our Desert is being enriched more every day with Europeans & European Sensibilities. Such is the case with an extremely sophisticated, yet...
Puppies Are Not Products!
By Janet McAfee
“Puppies are Not Products” is the title of a campaign of Best Friends Animal Society to fight the proliferation of commercial puppy...
Lovely Loire Wines at the French Open
By Rick Riozza
Alors! The 2015 French Open Tennis Tournament, one of the world’s four Grand Slam tennis championship events, is now underway at Roland...
NEVER TOO OLD
By Robin E. Simmons
THE HUNDRED YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
What’s not to love about the antics of an impish...
A Shoot Out With Evil
By Heidi Simmons
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Gathering Prey
by John Sandford
Fiction
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For common, everyday, good, and decent people, evil is difficult to comprehend. It is so irrational that when we...
CANARY IN A COAL MINE
By Haddon Libby
Cleveland cop Michael Brelo jumps on the hood of Cleveland couple Timothy and Malissa Russell and fires fifteen shots at close distance...
PALM DESERT LAWYER EXPOSES THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUNGLE
By Dale Gribow
If you got arrested or were in an auto accident over the Memorial Day weekend you have found yourself in a jungle....
Shak’in All Over…
There’s been a lot of shak’in going on lately both far and near. With 57 members from Task Force 2 of the Los Angeles...
Breakfast is for Champions… We like breakfast.
Studies show that people who skip breakfast have a harder time with weight control as they tend to snack on high calorie foods to...
The One Thing EVERY Athlete Is But Few Of Them Will...
By Julie Buehler
A lot has been said about Tom Brady in wake of the “DeflateGate” scandal. His illustrious legacy tarnished in the eyes of...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 28
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keith Moon played drums for the rock band the Who. He was once...
LIVING COURAGEOUSLY
By Bronwyn Ison
Are you living courageously? While you may think you are doing so, perhaps not? Living with courage translates into coming face-to-face with...
Suggestions for Your Organizational Toolbox
By Sunny Simon
Yesterday a mystery package arrived at my door via UPS. Not celebrating anything in particular I wondered about the timing of this...
Swim To Win
Olympic Champions Help Give Coachella Valley Children Swimming Lessons & Water Safety Training
By Kira Golden
Steve Little, founder of Swim to Win, says he likes to...
The Winners & The Captured Memories Of The 2015 CV Music...
CV WEEKLY would like to eminently thank our photographers for the night: CHRIS MILLER & SCOTT PAM, who both beautifully captured the Awardees and the Performing Artists, and LAURA...
I Got Sunshine In The Month Of May…
BY DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
This month of May is almost one for the history books, but what a wonder it has been for the denizens of...
Miramonte Resort & Spa Offers Residents Incredible Staycation Deal
King Estate Rooms for $109 Include $25 Resort Credit
By Chris Clemens
Miramonte Resort & Spa introduces the “Stay Free” package for summer, which awards a...
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