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Desert Writers Expo 2015
By Heidi Simmons
Forty local authors shared their work at the Desert Writers Expo. This is one of my favorite annual events. Whether professional or...
LOGO CONTEST IDENTIFYING LOCAL FOOD
By Haddon Libby
You may not know it but the Coachella Valley produces more than $670 million in fruits and vegetables annually. Typically the foods...
DUI? St Patty’s Day and NOT a SAINT?
By Dale Gribow
With St. Patty’s Day, Stagecoach, Coachella, Memorial Day etc. looming, many of my readers will be stopped and offered a breath or...
CV LINK FORUMS TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL EQUITY CONCERNS...
By Josh Zipperman
The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) in partnership with the Riverside County Department of Public Health are conducting a Health Impact...
“Hero Of the Day”
And often without recognition, for more than 130 years, the devoted women and men of the American Red Cross have responded to challenges at...
Don’t Miss These Events…
Coachella Valley History Museum Heritage Festival
Join ShareKitchen at the Coachella Valley History Museum located at 82616 Miles Avenue in Old Town Indio for the...
Will Sports Fans Retire The Idea That The NFL Is King?
By Julie Buehler
Monday March 16th, a young man, a good, up-and-coming NFL linebacker, Chris Borland, announced he was retiring from the NFL.
He is 24...
NFL Diversion Tactic Works Flawlessly…
By Flint Wheeler
Baseball is America’s favorite pastime, but the National Football League is the American sports fan’s obsession. If you needed any reminder or...
BI-ANNUAL CYCLEDELIC FESTIVAL & RIDE PROMOTES BIKE SAFETY FOR THIS FREE...
Spin Classes, Bike Rentals, Valet Service, Glow-in-the-Dark Giveaways
The City of Palm Springs' Office of Sustainability is excited to present the 3rd Cycledelic nighttime bike...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of March 19
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You're entering a time and space known as the Adlib Zone. In this...
LOVE, SORRY, HELP
By Bronwyn Ison
Three of the most challenging phrases to communicate to another human being are “I love you, I’m sorry, and I need help.”...
Counting Connections
By Sunny Simon
Last week I attended a workshop given by a dynamic comedy writer. To kick off the class she asked us to sit...
Desert CrossFit Hosts First Annual Wellness Fair
Desert CrossFit is thrilled to host the first annual “Just for the HEALTH of it!” Wellness Fair, set to take place on March 21st...
Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament Hits $1 Million Milestone in its 5th...
“St. Jude Week in the Desert” Raises $1,120,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
By Andrea Carter
The 5th Annual Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament wrapped up...
CATHEDRAL CITY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY
THE LITTLE CLUB THAT COULD' STRIVES TO BE A POSITIVE PLACE FOR KIDS
By Edward L Prichard III
The Cathedral City Boys & Girls Club's (CCBGC)...
The Grooves at the Westin
The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa Features Award-winning, Chart-topping Smooth Jazz Musicians on March 21
By Chris Clemens
The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort...
England Returns to defend their title against U.S.A. in High-Goal Arena...
Tommy Biddle, the highest-rated arena polo player in the world, will be competing in this tournament.
By Lynn Bremner
For the third time in the history...
What Are You Doing This Week?
BY DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
There’s nothing like a little music to bring us around to n full consciousness from our winter stupor and to put us...
Southwest Stories with Steve Brown
Launches March 16 on KVCR PBS TV
The regional travel series, Southwest Stories with Steve Brown, launches Monday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. on KVCR...
A Stage Review of “La Gringa”
By Dee Jae Cox
If you can only see one play this year, go and see Coachella Valley Repertory’s production of Carmen Rivera’s, “La Gringa.”...
Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition New Year’s Edition Week 8
Week #8 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition New Year’s edition was a great night for newcomers! Between the new $100 weekly cash...
NE-YO RETURNS TO FANTASY SPRINGS
By Monica Marones
Grammy Award Winning Singer Songwriter NE-YO is back in the Coachella Valley on March 14th to perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino....
New Rebel Noise!
By Lisa Morgan
It was March 1, 2013. I was new to writing music articles for CV Weekly, but not new to the music industry....
The Outriders + Gene Jr. & The Family
By Noe Gutierrez
The ocean meets the desert on Saturday March 21, 2015 at 9 p.m. at Schmidy’s Tavern when The Outriders out of Costa...
GANG OF FOUR “What Happens Next” (Metropolis Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Gang Of Four is probably one of the most significant bands of the last 35 years, influencing Red Hot Chilli Peppers,...
Palm Springs Art Museum Fundraiser & Exhibition ARTrageous Engaged Nearly 250...
By Chris Clemens
Contemporary Art Council Chairman Steven Biller (second left) thanked the event's co-chairs - Sandra Comrie (left), Nancy Allen-Blum and Marlene O'Sullivan
Palm Springs...
Facebook Gets Charlie A Home!
By Janet McAfee
Adorable Charlie, with an angel face and unique freckled fur coat, was getting overlooked at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, our Riverside...
Music, Food & Wine Shine in the Desert
By Rick Riozza
As we are all experiencing—right in the middle of tourist season here—music and food & wine events are simply blasting their way...
A Night At Shanghai Reds
By Patte Purcell
On a warm starlit night surrounded by happy people, we listened to great music and ate amazing food at one of the...
REMEMBERING ALBERT MAYSLES
By Robin E. SImmons
When award-winning documentarian Albert Maysles (pronounced MAY-zuls) died last week in Manhattan at the age of 88, there was a collective...
A Ghost Returns to Tell a Haunting Story
By Heidi Simmons
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Ghost Boy
by Martin Pistorius
Memoir
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Take a moment and imagine a life where you could not communicate a word or move a limb. How...
The Palm Springs Racquet Club
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
With the BNP Paribus Tennis Tournament is in full swing, I though it appropriate to look back on a place that started...
Poor, Poorer Billionaires
By Haddon Libby
Over the last year, the US Dollar strengthened against virtually every currency in the world. If you hold investments in foreign stocks...
YOU MEAN HE WAS AN INSURANCE AGENT?
By Dale Gribow
The recent Rancho Mirage lawsuit arises from a widespread nationwide scheme whereby insurance "veteran advocate agents" fraudulently induce elderly residents of retirement...
St. Patrick’s Day – No Luck Required, Just Common Sense!
Yes, there actually is a 5 - leaf clover, which is a mutation of the 4 - leaf clover that does appear occasionally. The...
CV FRESH – A Local Food LOGO Competition
Continuing on ShareKitchen’s mission to help educate our community on “Where Food Comes From” we at ShareKitchen are excited to announce a local competition...
INDIO’S COACHELLA VALLEY HISTORY MUSEUM RECOGNIZED FOR PRESTIGIOUS KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL DATE...
By Alison Elsner
The California Date History Museum, housed on the grounds of the Coachella Valley History Museum (CVHM) in Indio, California, has been recognized...
Proper Perspective Is Important In Sports
By Julie Buehler
“Some things are easy and some things are hard. And just because something isn’t easy doesn’t mean it’s hard.”
Simple, huh?
I learned...
MLB Flirts With Shorter Game Times…We Can All Hope
By Flint Wheeler
With the average Major League Baseball game soaring past three hours despite decreasing offensive numbers in the game, the league announced Monday...
Remembering Scott Hines
The tribute to Scott Hines "CELEBRATION OF LIFE" - at Temple Isaiah, in Palm Springs, Ca on March 5, 2015 was attended by over...
THE DOCK – For Your Sexual Health
New clinic opens March 16 at Desert AIDS Project Treating sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) while expanding access to HIV testing
A handicapped-access ramp on the south side...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of March 12
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the old Superman comics, Mister Mxyztplk was a fiendish imp whose home...
SELF WORTH
By Bronwyn Ison
Do you value YOU? What is the status of your self-esteem and respect for oneself? Do you believe you are deserving of...
And She Called Me Sunny
By Sunny Simon
My close friends refer to me as a happiness junkie. I adore and collect books and blogs on the subject. My favorite,...
Urinary Tract Infections (U.T.I.s)
Dr. K, I get urinary tract infections all the time, how can I prevent them? -Jane, Indio
Jane, urinary tract infections are very common conditions...
For the Ultimate Four Day Fine Art Experience, it’s Still La...
By Kathleen Hughes
You wait for it. You anticipate it. THIS is definitely the place to be! La Quinta Arts Festival, ranked #1 Fine Art...
Keeping Kids Safe From Predators
By Heidi Simmons
One in three girls and one in four boys will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18. In the United States,...
FOOD + WINE FESTIVAL PALM DESERT ANNOUNCES WINE DINNERS
STARTING ON MARCH 10 FEATURING CELEBRITY GUEST CHEF, SPQR’S MATTHEW ACCARRINO
Taking place at the Purple Room Restaurant & Stage and Ruth’s Chris Steak...
March into Spring with First Weekend in Palm Desert Featured Events...
By Judith Salkin
City of Palm Desert's First Weekend program brings featured events and a plethora of special activities to the first weekend in March...
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