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