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Great Success at Restaurant Week

ShareKitchen served up a unique dining experience to great success at the recently held Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week. The Valley’s only participating...

Finding a Great Agent Step 3

By Bruce Cathcart Step 1 to finding a great agent involved getting a recommendation from someone whose opinion you trust and then asking them the...

Controlling Barking Behavior

A barking dog can be a good thing if he saves your life from a fire or protects your family from a burglary attempt....

Patience Is A Virtue

By: Bronwyn Ison In our accelerated society patience is a newfound art. The proverbial phrase, “Patience is a Virtue,” dates back to the fifth...

LIVE PRODUCTION OF “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”

REACH OUT MORONGO BASIN TO HOLD GALA OPENING FOR ST. JOSEPH’S PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” The well-known and immensely popular “Steel Magnolias” will open...

The Honest Truth

By Sunny Simon Recently I was the guest speaker at an American Business Women’s Association meeting. My presentation was entitled, “Musings from a Bag Lady.”...

DIGESTION – THE REAL FACTS (Part 1)

By Jill Coleman RN Many do not think about their digestion until they start having problems with it. Digestive problems can not only be...

Elder Law: MediCal vs The VA

By Dale Gribow So many of our Coachella Valley Weekly readers have asked for more information on Elder Law, Trusts, Aid and Attendance etc that...

PALMA VIOLETS “180” (Rough Trade Records)

By Eleni P. Austin The genre of Punk Rock music is so old and established now, that it doesn’t seem very PUNK at all. The popular...

Spirit of the King IS the Spirit of Palm Springs

By Lola Rossi-Meza It is no secret that the Forever Marilyn Statue will soon be on its way to her next home. The Palm Springs...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of June 20 © Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe you've seen that meme circulating on the Internet: "My desire to...

Hector Tobar: An Authentic California Voice

By Heidi Simmons ----- The Barbarian Nurseries By Héctor Tobar Fiction ----- The Los Angeles Times is staffed with an array of entertaining writers who bring us...

Jimi Fitz

By Noe Gutierrez You can hear Jimi ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald on his radio show ‘Fitz In the Morning’ every weekday from 7 to 10 a.m. on...

The 2013 AMFM Festival: An Experience of a Lifetime

By Lisa Morgan The resounding echo of the all creative forces brought together under one roof by the first annual AMFM Festival was “Inspirational!” ...

2013 AMFM Awards

By Lisa Morgan In an emotionally inspiring and moving ceremony that filled the Buddy Rogers Theater inside the Mary Pickford with artists of all genres...

Schmidy’s Tavern: Good Food, Good Drinks, Good Friends, New Ownership, and...

By Lisa Morgan There is nothing that pleases me more than to see a great establishment that has suffered, shall we say, some lack of...

Former Party Boy Gino LaMont’s Favorite Date is Now Jon Stewart

By Judith Salkin You gotta love a guy who can laugh at his former reputation as a self-absorbed player, and is thankful that while in...

Alicante: Sidewalk Dining with a Hint of Spain

By Judith Salkin Chef/owner Mindy Reed now has the Palm Springs restaurant community covered from A to Z. When she and her late partner, Chef Nicolas...

PS Underground

By Raymond Bill When it comes to dining out in the valley, the rules have completely changed! In a customer-centric community driven by competition, we...

Safety Starts with Me!

Every day Fire and EMS personnel respond to workplace accidents resulting in injury and even death.  It’s estimated that nearly 4 million employees suffer...

Game Of Consoles

By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett The Console Wars have BEGUN! Its day one of the widely anticipated E3 conference in Los Angeles, CA, and...

Hunned Grand Who King to Perform at Unsigned Band Competition

By Craig Michaels Hollywood may be the place to go for actors who want to work on their craft while waiting to be discovered but...

CAYUCAS “Bigfoot” (Secretly Canadian Records)

By Eleni P. Austin Summer is here. With “fun in the sun” and the “sand and surf” comes summer music. The perfect combination of carefree...

Wine Up to Close Down Restaurant Week

By Rick Riozza Indulging in the final days of Palm Springs Restaurant Week 2013, hopefully we still have a few fun sheckles left in our...

Last Chance for Restaurant Week

There are just a few days left to make reservations to experience the unforgettable tastes of ShareKitchen during the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant...

GUILTY HOME THEATER PICKS

By Robin Simmons Consider some handpicked flicks and TV series that can best be enjoyed with unadorned guilty pleasure in the scorching days ahead. Crank...

Finding a Great Agent Step 2

By Bruce Cathcart Step 1 to finding a great agent involved getting a recommendation from someone whose opinion you trust and then asking them the...

Juggling Hats a Regular Routine For Bradley Ryan

By Judith Salkin How many professional hats do you put on every week? For most of us it’s one, maybe two. But, three? That’s when...

250 Indio Animals Need Homes

By Janet McAFee Homes are needed immediately for the 250 dogs and cats housed at the shelter operated by the city of Indio. Beautiful, adoptable,...

Tinto: Basque Dining in the Desert

By Judith Salkin I’ve never been to Spain’s Costa del Sol to bask in the Mediterranean sun that shines along the Gold Coast or to...

Something To “Bragg” About

By: Bronwyn Ison It is probable you have heard the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” According to the...

Getting a Job the Old Fashion Way

By Sunny Simon If you are spending hours exhausting online job search engines and coming up blank, it’s time to get personal. Start by limiting...

The Truth About Soy

By Jill Coleman RN For this issue I want to share some information on soy, that many may not be aware of. Since soy is natural...

FOOD: FROM EXCESS TO INSECURE

By Haddon Libby Obesity now outranks hunger as a global problem. The US leads the pack with 79% of its adults overweight with 34% classified...

What the Heck is a “Mommy Makeover”?

By Dr Maria Lombardo Women often complain that their bodies change after having children. After pregnancy and breast feeding, the breast and belly often have...

Coachella Valley Weekly Presents Local Bands to Perform at AMFM Festival

Friday, June 14 7pm- Los Mumblers: Our desert’s very own upbeat,Indie Rock, Surf, Garage Punk, Psychosilly, Jungle, Tropical Music & Cumbias bit of brilliance. When you're...

Country Line Dancing with Big John and Sandy

by Lola Rossi-Meza Country Line Dancing with Big John and Sandy On Wednesday, June 12, and now every Wednesday, a beautiful new hot spot in town,...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of June 13 © Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Long after the artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani died, his paintings sold for...

Read & Watch: Crime in Print and on Screen

By Heidi Simmons The Coachella Valley has a burgeoning college town in Palm Desert. One of the joys of having these taxpayer-funded institutions in our...

Dennis Hopper Award Presented to Artist and Actor, Viggo Mortenson

By Lisa Morgan According to co-directors, Rich Henrich and Robert Galarza, of this weekend’s AMFM Festival, Viggo Mortensen will receive the fourth annual Dennis Lee...

Wild Horses and Renegades

Carrying the Burden of Man’s Original Burden Bearers Film Screening at AMFM Festival, Cathedral City ~ June 13-16th By Lisa Morgan As Viggo Mortensen and director...

The Character of Jason Mewes

By Lisa Morgan When I was given the chance to interview Jason Mewes, I had no idea what to expect. Would I be talking to...

Jason London

Avarice “It will give you anything at the cost of everything” Screening at AMFM Festival, Cathedral City By Lisa Morgan Avarice (a-ve-res), by definition, is an excessive...

David Zayas

(Lt. Angel Batista from Dexter) Taking another Command in JUNCTION Screening at AMFM Festival, This Weekend, Cathedral City By Lisa Morgan Born in Puerto Rico and raised in...

A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH ED ASNER

By Robin Simmons Chatting with Ed Asner, 83, is like cruising random pages of Wikipedia. You never know what will pop up. He has wide...

Gordy Grundy as Gordy Grundy @ AMFM Festival, June 13-16th in...

By Lisa Morgan Artist, writer, expressionist and DJ extraordinaire, Gordy Grundy, would describe himself as an “ambassador to the New Age of Aquarius, the Modern...

AMERICAN ROAD

By Robin Simmons This meandering and fascinating feature documentary explores the artistic, musical and literary resonances of the mythic and real notion of the open...

Music Is In The Air

by Lola Rossi-Meza June is here and the entertainment starts to change, but here are a few things to put on your calendar. The Purple Room...

Therapy Dogs Sent To Soothe Students

By Janet McAfee Animal Samaritans is pleased to help the students of Marywood-Palm Valley School lower their blood pressure, strengthen their immune systems, and...

What are hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism? What are the symptoms? How are...

Dr. Peter M. Kadile is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He has an integrative, osteopathic medical practice and is also known as the local,...

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