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By Rick Riozza I know you folks are a bit tired of the phrase “Breaking News” heard all over the place; but, hold-on: For the...

By Aaron Ramson *Sigh*, pastry stouts. Where do I even begin with these. When done right, they’re sophisticated, mouth-watering, liquid confections that make even the...

By Robin E. Simmons NOW SHOWING: 1917 At the peak of WW I, two young British soldiers, Schofield (George McKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), are given orders...

By Heidi Simmons ----- The Big Goodbye by Sam Wasson - Nonfiction ----- With the Palm Spring International Film Festival in full swing, film fans are immersed in movie...

By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna As temperatures cool down, home heating use goes up. Additionally firefighters respond to more reports of gas inside a structure...

By Haddon Libby For those of us old enough to remember a time without cell phones, living in the year 2020 was once thought of...

The holidays bring thousands of visitors to our desert, resulting in drinking with abandon and meeting members of the Black and White Fraternity, affectionally...

By Aimee Mosco How many times have you ignored that nagging voice in your head only to regret it later on? If you are like...

© Copyright 2019, 2020  Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): When comedian John Cleese was 61, his mother died. She was 101. Cleese testifies, "Just...

BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO Terpenes are aromatic metabolites which are in all plants. Their function is to defend the plant and to attract pollinators. Terpenes...

By Heidi Simmons The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is once again poised to provide filmgoers with a visual feast of world cinema. ...

By Noe Gutierrez KXM - Circle of Dolls Dug Pinnick (King’s X), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) and Ray Luzier (Korn) are maybe the best three...

9 Sets, 7 Days, No Cover By Noe Gutierrez On any given night you can witness the finest in entertainment at Vicky’s of Santa Fe at...

LUNCHEON RAISES $170,000 TO FUND ITS ANIMAL RESCUE PROGRAM By Madeline Zuckerman / Photos By Lani Garfield It was a Who’s Who of the Coachella Valley,...

By Dan Paris The perpetual quest for our ultimate dining experience drives us to seek a restaurant in which food, ambience, personal attention and value...

By Robin E. Simmons THE 11th GREEN (USA) When an investigative reporter’s father passes away, he (the reporter) returns to the Palm Desert home once used...

By Eleni P. Austin Music can save you, take it from me. It’s been the one true constant of my life. I have been a...

By Janet McAfee This week, dog lovers and their 4-legged companions ring in the New Year 2020.  In 2019, we made great strides in reducing...

By Rick Riozza Just over the past few years, wine folk and consumers in general, looking for a sweeter, lighter bodied wine with a low...

By Aaron Ramson I remember being 12 years old and at a used record store, buying CDs based on how badass the cover art was....

By Robin E. Simmons At least 1,000 films have been released in Southern California over the last year.  Now is the time when critics and...

By Heidi Simmons The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival begins this week with over 125,000 movie buffs in attendance.  Part of the fun...

By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Why not get in shape with Power of Fitness. Not only will others see...

By Haddon Libby Another year and another set of new laws set to take effect thanks to our legislators in Sacramento. In 2020, minimum wage increases...

BY MICHELLE BORTHWICK Are you thinking about jumping on the Keto Train in 2020, then read on! The Keto diet has gone mainstream, and it isn’t...

© Copyright 2019, 2020  Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): "We are all hostages of the joy of which we deprive ourselves,' wrote poet Odysseus...

BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO Looking back on 2019, I am amazed by the advancements in cannabis/marijuana science that has changed current practice. In January there...

You won’t meet a more admirable human being than BB Ingle. By virtue of his events, he’s supported numerous charities and organizations throughout his...

By Noe Gutierrez The regenerative lifestyle is a mutli-pronged enrichment of the physical, mental, spiritual and financial health of individuals that is gaining momentum to...

WITH INSTRUCTOR BRUCE FESSIER SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 The Joshua Tree area has attracted spiritual-seeking musicians, singers and songwriters since the 1940s, or less than...

BY CRYSTAL HARRELL / Photos By Kurt Schawacker The holiday season is all about experiencing a little bit of winter magic, but for an authentic...

By Denise Ortuno Enjoy a lively and very happy time, at Enzo’s Bistro & Bar’s Happy Hour in Old Town La Quinta, or Rancho Mirage. I...

 AUTHOR BARB STEGEMAN, KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Society of Financially Empowered Women Foundation (The FEW,) an operating 501c-3 Non-profit organization, has officially launched the registration for the 2020 CONFIDENCE:...

By Eleni P. Austin                 “I don’t want the usual things, I don’t want the American dream, health and happiness are hard to keep, I’m...

BY ANGELA ROMEO In a continuing collaboration, The Artists Council and UCR/Palm Desert have opened the Fifth Annual Creative Expressions exhibit. This exhibit will run...

By Janet McAfee Careful planning avoids the horrible hissing and fighting that occurs when some cats meet for the first time.  A great introduction method,...

By Rick Riozza Cheers to the old! Here’s to the new! We’ve been simply enjoying a sparkling time tasting through many a bubbly—Champagne, Crémant, Franciacorta,...

By Aaron Ramson To truly craft something is to create a product with artistic skill, with care, with ingenuity. In that respect, all artists are...

By Robin E. Simmons NOW PLAYING: CATS Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical, based on the 1939n poetry collection Old Possum’s Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot had its...

By Heidi Simmons Dear reader, I know you would like to read more.  I hear this all the time!  I understand.  I wish I had...

By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna “The holidays provide a good opportunity to spend quality time with family, friends and co-workers while making deposits in our...

By Haddon Libby Every year, Entrepreneur Magazine releases its list of the 500 top franchises in North America.  Some of the key determinants in their...

DUI sobriety checkpoints are legal and not a 4th Amendment illegal search and seizure violation... if they comply with all the regulatory rules. Turning...

By Aimee Mosco “As our world changes around us on this threshold of a new era, we begin to awaken to the remembrance of our...

© Copyright 2019  Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Denmark during World War II. In 1943, Hitler ordered all Danish...

BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO I’ve been smoking cannabis since I was in my late teens. One thing that has always been a struggle for me...

CV WEEKLY CALENDAR – DECEMBER 31, 2019 BY STEPHANIE GREEN Spotlight 29 Casino New Year’s Eve Buffet Tuesday, Dec. 31, 11:30am – 12midnight Tickets 16.99, 25.99, 26.99, 27.99, 28.99 Call...

By Crystal Harrell Walking inside Chef George’s Hungarian Restaurant and Picasso Lounge in Bermuda Dunes is like being transported to an old world-style European restaurant...

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AWARDS ‘BEST INSTRUMENTAL BAND’ By Noe Gutierrez Alien DNA is an out-of-this-world fusion of Rockabilly, Acid Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Funk, Country and Psychedelic...

By Noe Gutierrez The transcendence of appearance is often deceiving. Kristen Lee Allred is the archetype as an R&B Pop Soul performer and songwriter from...