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Oh Baseball, Please Get Your Act Together…

By Flint Wheeler Independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ruled Saturday that beleaguered Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez must serve a full, 162-game season suspension — plus the...

Palm Springs International Film Society

By Heidi Simmons Belgium, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Israel, Japan and Morocco were just a few of the countries around the globe filmgoers were able to...

A Filmmaker Enters A Revolution

By Heidi Simmons As inexpensive video technology has become readily accessible around the world, cameras are now in the hands of many, changing how we...

Jon Pebsworth of Buck-O-Nine

By Eric The Red I’ve decided that this week, I’d change up my format a little bit. Most weeks, I write my articles by trying...

JP HOUSTON’S AMERICAN PARLOR SONGBOOK

By Robin Linn ........is a concept born from a wildly diverse background and the merging of two great talents with several creative influences? JP Houston...

JONATHAN WILSON “Fanfare” (Downtown Records)

By Eleni P. Austin Jonathan Wilson is often referred to as the wunderkind of Laurel Canyon. Having just turned 39, he isn’t really that young....

MAX LIGHTBENDER

By Rebecca Pikus When meeting Max Lightbender for the first time, you just know you are in the presence of a true Visionary Artist. With...

Baby, from Blindness to Hope

By Janet McAfee The animals and their owners patiently stood in line awaiting their appointments at the low cost spay and neuter clinic in Indio....

Romantic Evenings of Wine at Miramonte

By Rick Riozza There is no better way to enjoy your new year’s resolutions of healthy dining, a broadening wine experience, and enhancing romantic scenarios...

PS Underground: Kaos

By Raymond Bill Now in the peak of the season, I am receiving dozens of requests from friends and readers of where to dine in...

LINGERING IMPRESSIONS FROM PSIFF

By Robin E. Simmons The just-ended 25th edition of our wonderful winter film fest was for me the best ever selection of eclectic world films....

Words and Pictures

By Heidi Simmons It’s a wonderful gift to be able to write words that conjure images. In fact, for a screenwriter it is essential magic....

Happy Hour Hotshots! Slim Man “King of the Springs show” at...

By Patte Purcell The new late night Happy Hour Hotspot, VUE, which features the only place in the desert with entertainment fit for a king....

Mark Your Calendars!

IT’S BACK! FANTASY SPRINGS’ IMPROV COMEDY SERIES MAKES A COMICAL RETURN FOR THE 7th SEASON You’ll be laughing all the way to the slots in...

Speak Canadian

By Haddon Libby Coachella Valley loves our friends to the north who visit us from Canada.  When these snowbirds migrate to our warmer surroundings for...

Food Trucks in Riverside

With the recent lifting of the ban against food trucks in Riverside County, people are beginning to think about mobile food eateries.  This emerging...

725 Arrested in Riverside County Anti-DUI Campaign

By Dale Gribow I had planned to write this week’s column on Accidents or Trusts or maybe even Business matters but the amount of arrests...

Alternative Fuels in Your Personal Economy

By John Paul Valdez OK. So you haven’t lost any weight yet, and you have given up on your New Year’s resolution already. Allow me...

Don’t Let Your Guard Down!

January 17, 1994 seconds before 4:31 a.m.  There were no immediate foreshocks or warning, out of nowhere a 6.7 Earthquake struck Northridge Ca.  Most...

CES 2014: A New Path

By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett CES 2014 has finally wrapped up, leaving everyone with a shopping list an arm long. A convention filled with...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of January 16 © Copyright 2013, 2014 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Whose enemy are you? Are you anyone's adversary or obstructionist or least...

PROTEIN: ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH?

By Bronwyn Ison Protein is essential for our diets and educating yourself of the importance of this nutrient is vital to a healthy body. One...

One Month, One Goal

By Sunny Simon Optimism runs high in January. Most of us get pumped up about a number of challenges like creating a fitness routine and...

Canker Sores, Cold Sores, & Thrush

Dear Dr. Kadile, I get painful sores in my mouth several times a year. I’m confused if they are canker sores or cold sores....

Mayor’s Race, Swim and Wellness Festival

By Amy Blaisdell In the effort to improve community health and well-being, knowledge is the key. The City of Palm Springs is working to help...

Action Filmmaker Dean Devlin Moves Transit in Positive Direction: Palm Springs...

By Heidi Simmons How does a little story about Filipino immigrants in Israel grab the attention of the man behind the action blockbusters Stargate, Independence...

10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH

By Robin E. Simmons Sunday (January 5) morning, Variety honored Jonah Hill, John Lee Hancock and "10 Directors to Watch" at a brunch presented by...

Making art more accessible: Using the airwaves to promote beauty to...

By Judith Salkin “Remember we are all born artists. What we do with that, shapes who we are” --Angela Valente Romeo Never say to Angela Valente...

Rhythm, Wine & Brews Experience

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Buddy Guy and Aaron Neville to Headline March 1st, 2014 at Empire Polo Club Empire Music Ventures is pleased to announce...

Football: The Greatest Entertainment In The History of Mankind

By Julie Buehler Take that Hollywood. Thanks for coming to Palm Springs and bringing your film festival, but it doesn’t matter how bright your stars shine,...

Pay ’em…

By Flint Wheeler It wasn’t always my opinion, but, today, in the new world of college athletics, the athletes deserved to be paid. If you would...

Polo Anyone?

By Heidi Simmons For many, the only contact with polo is a little logo on a shirt: That famous silhouette of a horse and rider...

EXPLODING ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…THEY ARE THE YOUNG FLY BILLIONAIRES

BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL UNDER AGE 10 WITH THE TALENT TO MAKE IT BIG IN POP, R&B and HIP HOP By Brian Michaelz Dynamite comes in...

Sounds of the Tribe(smen)

by Eric The Red There is an incredibly eclectic mix of music being made in our valley. From rockabilly to metal, EDM to indie, the...

Slim Man at VUE

By Curtis Hendricks I had the great pleasure of being invited to the King of The Springs show at VUE, Indian Wells Golf Resort. Not...

DJ Zephyr, a San Diego Transplant, Calls the Desert Home

By Craig Michaels Growing up in Lemon Grove California, DJ Zephyr Brown is no stranger to the Southern California sunshine. He decided to move here...

FURST WURLD THEATER: A STEP BEYOND!

By Robin Linn What Disneyland was to me as a kid....Furst Wurld is for me now as a music loving adult! And, I use the...

PARQUET COURTS “Light Up Gold” & “Tally All The Things You...

By Eleni P. Austin “I didn’t come here to dream, or teach the world things/Define paradigms or curate no livin’ days.” That’s the opening salvo,...

MARIO PIKUS

By Rebbecca Pikus Mario Pikus, Painter & Sculptor, won his first art award at 8 years old in his birthplace of Buenos Aires, Argentina. By...

The Cubicle Cats

By Janet McAfee A Texas publishing company might not seem like the typical home for a cat. But for Jeffy, a tuxedo male cat rescued...

Wine Cuddling at Palms Springs Film Fest

By Rick Riozza We are once again enjoying the glam at the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, where the likes of Tom Hanks,...

A Perfect Mini-Vacation Right Up the Hill

The Pampered Palate Visits Idyllwild By Raymond Bill The best part about living in the Coachella Valley is our location. While northern sections of our nation,...

REMEMBERING PETER O’TOOLE

LIVING LARGE ON SCREEN AND OFF By Robin E. Simmons Peter Seamus O'Toole was born on August 2, 1932, in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. He...

The First Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

By Heidi Simmons The Coachella Valley is a place with a myriad of interesting events. When one festival ends, another begins. The First Annual Rancho...

January 2014 Is Full Of Entertainment!

THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE TO PRESENT “NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL” The Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving the LGBT community, will present Miss...

MAKING LEMONADE

By Haddon Libby Last month The Milken Institute published a study analyzing the places where jobs are being created and sustained throughout the United States. ...

Humana Healthy Fun Fair

ShareKitchen will be participating in the Humana Healthy Fun Fair and Well Being Walk this weekend. The event will be held at the La...

Did You Get Popped For A DUI Over The Holiday Season????

By Dale Gribow IF you were cited/arrested for a DUI, then these are some of the important Things you need to know. The issues presented by...

DHS Is Still The Undiscovered Jewel… Why?

By John Paul Valdez Homebuilders have returned to Indio, La Quinta, and PS. They avoid places like Desert Hot Springs because of lack of infrastructure...

No Flu For You!

“The Flu season is here and like a wildfire, it seems to be spreading rapidly says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.”  Symptoms may include: A...

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