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Time for Finals!
By Curtis Hendricks
Welcome parents and students to finals season. Schools are beginning to start their end of the year procedures, which may include dances,...
Lake Fulmor
By Mike Bennett
Hwy 243 10 miles north of Idyllwind
This week's road trip turned into an unexpected hunt for Bigfoot. Lake Fulmor picnic area is...
FAKE FILMS, LOST MOVIES & SECRET CINEMA
By Robin Simmons
Films that were allegedly made but never distributed for public consumption are part of Hollywood’s enduring lore. With the upcoming Palm Springs...
Zelda
by Heidi Simmons
“Write about what you know” has long been a fundamental directive for authors. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels This Side of Paradise (1920),...
Valdez to Announce Candidacy for Mayor of DHS
Financial expert John-Paul Valdez of Desert Hot Springs has announced that he will officially announce his Candidacy for Mayor of Desert Hot Springs this...
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MEANS DUI’s & ACCIDENTS
By Dale Gribow
I am often asked if areas of law are cyclical. After thinking about it I realized that potential clients do not file...
Free Will Astrology
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 23
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman admitted that physicists can't really define...
PREPARE FOR SUCCESS
By Haddon Libby
With summer upon us and snowbirds flown to cooler climates, most local businesses face lowered sales. Some use the summer as a...
New Age Glamour: Safely and Consistently Making the Desert Feel Beautiful...
By Lisa Morgan
When I entered the New Age Glamour office, I was struck by the clinical atmosphere immediately. I had assumed it would be...
Life Lesson from a Swan
By Sunny Simon
This morning I was sitting in my office gazing out the window. As my computer did its initial daily day boot-up, I...
The Super Fruit With A Big Roar
By Bronwyn Ison
Our health experts are notorious for telling us what to eat or not to eat. Proclaiming add this ingredient, you must eat,...
Fostering The Shepherds
By Janet McAfee
Curtis Sweesy and Vanessa Ruggles are foster parents for Loving All Animals, specializing in caring for German shepherd dogs. Their dining room...
Rent Versus Buy
By Bruce Cathcart
We are all faced with the decision of whether to rent a home or purchase one at sometime in our lives. Do...
Start the Summer off Right – Memorial Day Safety Tips!
Next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend. “Let’s all take part by being responsible for our self and others says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.” Here...
ShareKitchen – Restaurant Week
ShareKitchen is the Valley’s only Pop-Up Restaurant participating in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week, being held May 31 – June 16. The...
ONE 11 Band Rocks the Westfield Mall on Saturday.
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Local rock band ONE 11 are headlining the “Kick Off the Summer Party” this Saturday, May 25, from 12 Noon until 2...
Wine Pours Around Town: Dark Wine A Lurking
By Rick Riozza
While gearing up for the coming 2013 Palm Springs Restaurant Week celebration, I thought it would be a great idea to prime...
Mickey Avalon: Bringing His BIG… Show to The Hood Bar
By Lisa Morgan
Google Mickey Avalon and you’ll get the run down on the guy. His early life reads like a hard core drama where...
Gram Rabbit
Getting the Spotlight They Deserve Headlining at the AMFM Festival June 14
By Lisa Morgan
If you have yet to hear the creatively rich, innovative, unique,...
Comedy Film Nerds Raising the Entertainment Barometer @ AMFM Festival June...
By Lisa Morgan
What do you get when you combine two stand-up comedians who are also film makers who also “know people” in the industry...
Gregg Allman The Highs and Lows of Country Blues
By Lisa Morgan
There is one genre that costs its player almost everything in order to be able to deliver it with the integrity and...
TOM JONES “Spirit In The Room” (Rounder...
by Eleni P. Austin
Mention the name Tom Jones, and people usually equate him with louche lounge singers like Wayne Newton and Englebert Humperdinck. While...
Introducing… Our New “Gamer Girl” Jennifer Tan (aka Mrs. Fett)
I guess you could say I grew up in the "technology era", every year a new console or game came out. When I was...
Trio Restaurant: Where Palm Springs Eats
by David Wayne
I came to the realization while dining at Trio restaurant in Palm Springs that not only do I love to eat, but...
Tiptoe Stallone
By Noe Gutierrez
Chris Thomas is committed to his community and helping younger generations learn about team work, ethics and basketball skills through his Indio...
Microsoft Releases Details of New Console: Xbox One
by Jennifer Tan (aka Mrs. Fett)
Microsoft released details on their newest console Xbox One this week, in response to the wide range of competition...
DATE SHED “NO COVER LOCALS” NIGHT: Smile Empty Soul/Drop the...
@ The Date Shed Saturday, May 18th @ 9pm, 18+older
By Lisa Morgan
The Date Shed is once again exploiting the fact that any excuses for...
“Louis Armstrong and Michael Jackson – Play it Again King” Presented...
Scott Christopher - Photographer, Artist, Poet, Pro Athlete and Dream Catcher
Appearing at the AMFM Festival
By Lisa Morgan
There are those “once in a lifetime” moments...
Desert Christ Park
By Mike Bennet
It's truly amazing just how many historic places are tucked away all around us. As far as I know Desert Christ Park...
Why I Prefer My Tramps in Stereo
By Lisa Morgan
Even if this band wasn’t wonderfully unique, even if their lyrics weren’t catchy while still maintaining depth and integrity, and even if...
Never Give Up Hope – Divine Intervention At Work
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Guitarist John Pagels performs with vocalist Mike Costley and drummer Sal Frisaura at Three Sixty North, 360 North Palm Canyon in Palm...
Help Find Tucker!
By Janet McAfee
Please join the effort to find Tucker. A pet lover's worst nightmare is having your dog go missing in an unfamiliar location....
Welcome to Rancho Mirage High School
By Curtis Hendricks
On Friday, May 10, 2013, I attended the Rancho Mirage High School (RMHS) open house. The campus is the most beautiful and...
Dine Early To Uncork Restaurant Week
By Judith Salkin
When Bonnie Barkley opened Cello’s, an Italian Bistro, four years ago, she signed the restaurant up as a participant in the annual...
Pink Body Spa Expands at New Location
Danielle Pinkerton Joins Live Well Clinic in La Quinta
Pink Body Spa, an essential resource for fine spa services in the Coachella Valley, has relocated...
Nothing “Blue” About Rio Azul’s Menu
By Judith Salkin
I’ve always believed that you can find some of the best food in the small, out of the way restaurants. That especially...
Dancin’ DJ Twitchd Aspires to Produce Internationally
By Craig Michaels
Growing up in Seattle, WA, Timothy White (DJ Twitchd) is proud of the fact that he has been living in the Coachella...
Slow It Down
By: Bronwyn Ison
Are you consistently finding yourself rushing from one appointment to another? Are you overbooking yourself? Are you in tune about what you...
Your Driver’s License is a Privilege NOT a Right
By Dale Gribow
All readers of The Coachella Valley Weekly should remember that a Driver’s License is a Privilege and not a right. With privileges...
PATTY GRIFFIN “American Kid” (New West Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
There are two kinds of singers in Pop music. Vocalists like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion who are pitch-perfect...
HOME SALE PRICES UP OVER 100%
By Bruce Cathcart
Yes it’s true! The average home sale prices in the Coachella Valley are up over 100% when compared to the average home...
Still Pretty in Pink
By Rick Riozza
We are still figuratively knee-deep in pink wine.
As reported, Rosés are the “new hit” fun wines for the warmer days a-comin where...
Go Gatsby
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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The Great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Novel
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The great American novel is something everyone wants to read and American authors long to...
ShareKitchen Whips Up An Extraordinary Dining Experience
ShareKitchen is offering one of the most unique dining experiences during Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week, May 31 through June 1.
The public is...
ALMOST GREAT GATSBY
By Robin Simmons
When F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel was first published in 1924, it was the height of the “roaring twenties” and the Jazz...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 16
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have arrived at the edge of reality. Or rather, to be...
Finding Your Inner Child
By Sunny Simon
During a coaching session, a client remarked she was on a mission to find her "inner child." Her words inspired me. I had...
GAME FOR THRONES
By Haddon Libby
Is the political arena a rich person’s game?
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the answer appears to be ‘yes’. More than...
Be a Good “Roll Model” and Practice Bicycle Riding Safety Tips!
May is National Bike Month to bring awareness to all the benefits regarding Biking. No matter what age it’s important to be a good...
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