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The DIRTY DOZEN ID THEFT and SCAMS

It is March in the greater Palm Springs community and we are in the middle of our season. With that comes an influx of...

JAMES HUNTER SIX “Minute By Minute” (Fantasy Records)

Put on a James Hunter record and you are instantly transported to a different era. Instead of tattoo sleeves, men wore sharkskin suits and...

A Celebration of Love and Loss

Book Review by Heidi Simmons ----------- The Still Point of the Turning World By Emily Rapp Memoir ---------- Death is the one thing we all have in common. And someone...

Dangerous Curves ~ The 10 Minute Fitness and Wellness Solution of...

By Lisa Morgan - Ever say to yourself, “I wish there was a way to get in shape without having to work so hard?”  Or...

Brad Mercer Strikes Again! Is he out of his mind?...

By Lisa Morgan Brad Mercer is one of the most widely known and talented entertainers known to our Coachella Valley.  In his lifetime, Brad has...

Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement

Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement                 The name Mikey Reyes is synonymous with local reggae music. His band Soul Opus has performed to capacity crowds in...

The Shop PS ~ Rotating Pop-Up Skate Shop “A Small Shop...

By Lisa Morgan -   I learned long ago not to let first impressions tell the whole story.  Whether it’s a person, place or thing, you...

Wade Crawford and the Country Trash ~ “A Lion A Sheep...

Opening the show for the infamous Reverend Horton Heat at the Date Shed, there he stood; Wade Crawford, armed with a Pabst Blue Ribbon,...

Solano’s Bistro

Over four years ago, two colleagues had the passion and ambition to take a risk and quit their jobs to follow a dream.  She...

Mind of a Chef: Markham Wine Dinner

   Executive Chef Robert Nyerick of the Miramonte Resort & Spa is kind of a “superchef”—if you will.  Full of culinary credentials, Chef Robert...

Enjoy “Hitsville” every Thursday at Escena Lounge and Grill

Valley Rhythms by Lola Rossi-Meza There is a new singer in town and his name is Rob Carter. He sings with his old band mate,...

TIGER TAMES DORAL…………….…

by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show With Donald Trump watching-on, Tiger Woods sank the first of the two putts he had available for...

ShareKitchen

Vani Hari and Lisa Leake, two mothers of young children from North Carolina, have started a petition against Kraft and their Macaroni & Cheese....

RANDOM PICKS OF FUNKY FLICKS

HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA   Filmmaker Werner Herzog (GRIZZLY MAN, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS), is drawn...

St. Patrick’s Day – There’s no “Irish Luck” in Being Safe,...

St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, March 17th. “A week ahead of celebrating with friends, wearing green accessories, and a healthy dose of responsibility...

Ralph Lauren Polo Model & Professional Polo Player Nacho Figueras to...

Internationally recognized professional polo player and Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras will be playing polo at Empire Polo Club on Saturday, March 23rd,...

LIFESAVING PET PHOTOGRAPHY

 By Ginny Weissman          A picture says a thousand words…..and now beautiful photographs are saving thousands of shelter animals’ lives.  Can you believe...

YOGA for EVERYONE

The buzz is you should try Yoga.  You ponder a moment and think I am not flexible.  All the more reason to investigate and...

Antacids

One of my clients stopped his Prilosec and is having a terrible time.  His symptoms are abdominal pain, constipation, and severe rebound acid reflux. ...

BB Cream

Suddenly drugstore shelves and department store beauty counters are advertising the latest and greatest BB Cream will be your beauty savior. But where did...

“FASHIONABLY LATE” FUNDRAISER AT PACIFICA MARCH 20

Mix 100.5 FM, Caroldean’s Resale Therapy & Crater Lake Vodka Sponsoring Annual Event   The patio doors will open at 9:30 pm on March 20 for...

Actual Unemployment Nationally Near 17%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics within the U.S. Department of Labor reported that our national unemployment rate for February was 7.7%.  This level is...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of March 14 © Copyright 2013  Rob Brezsny   ARIES (March 21-April 19): "If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid." That could turn out...

Controversy at Desert Mirage High School

Desert Mirage High School (DMHS) had approximately 100 students walk out of class on Monday in response to the firing of Principal Mario Walker...

The Aid & Attendance Benefit

A SECRET OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT??? If you are a VET or Know a VET you MUST READ THIS. The Department...

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN “La Costa Perdida” (429 Records)

The son of a career Air Force officer, David Lowery grew  up all over the place, but he spent his adolescence in Redlands, Ca....

Pygmalion in Pink

Book Review by Heidi Simmons ---------- Chemical Pink Katie Arnoldi Fiction ----------   The Pygmalion narrative is always a fun read.  Whether good or bad, it’s great to see a character...

BB’s 30th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party

by Tracy Dietlin - BB Ingle, the Master of Events and the Godfather of Parties, along with Tilted Kilt, will be throwing a 2 day...

The Reverend Horton Heat Bringing “The Hurricane” and Deke Dickerson to...

By Lisa Morgan - Since late 1985/early 1986, The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, has maintained the reputation as “the biggest, baddest, grittiest, greasiest,...

The Cities of the CV

By H. Simmons -   When driving along Interstate 10 or Highway 111, city limits may not be particularly noticeable or significantly different.  To an outsider...

Wine & Food Mix in Town

Start spreadin’ the news—I gotta tell ya, there were more celebrity sightings at the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Invitational than I’ve seen in a...

The Motown Sound is still alive after 60 years.

Valley Rhythms by Lola Rossi-Meza This week, the passing of many of the Twentieth Century musical giants came upon us. Motown really took a Hit!...

ShareKitchen

Is Organic Milk with DHA Omega-3 actually organic and good for you? An organic industry watchdog group says ‘no’. Mark Kastel, co-director of the The...

SELFLESS LOVE: THE RISKS & REWARDS

NICKY’S FAMILY Nicholas Winton was a seemingly ordinary British stockbroker who organized the extraordinary rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak...

Ready to Spring Forward Safely?

Next Sunday, March 10th is Daylight Savings. Setting the clock forward means it's time not to just check the clock, but for a spring...

Road trippin’

Coachella Valley preserve 1000 Palms Canyon Rd 1000 Palms , California How about a quick half day trip to the San Andreas fault?  It's easy to get...

The Cubicle Cats

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

Mitch on El Paseo

It seems there are more new restaurants opening this season than ever before and I am hopeful that I will dine at each one...

THE WELL® Spa at Miramonte Resort & Spa Transforms Tuscan Spa...

Using Ancient Ritual and Healing Methods as Core Elements in New Treatments New Germaine de Capuccini Products Support Health and Wellness   THE WELL Spa, Miramonte Resort’s...

B Vitamins, Are You Getting Enough?

By: Bronwyn Ison   Is your body receiving the proper nutrition?  The question is not meant to be provocative but rather pique your interest.  While the...

Evaro – Collective Love and Sound

by Noe Gutierrez   In my short time writing about music and musicians in the desert, I have done my best to remain objective and not...

Mark Gregg ~ “I Strive to Keep Us All Connected to...

By Lisa Morgan I was walking down and around Old Town La Quinta after dinner one night and could hear music and laughter streaming through...

Egoflow- Go With the Flow

by Tracy Dietlin   Every now and then a band or performer comes along that separates themselves from the masses and stands out enough to really...

SEQUESTRATION

Definition of Sequester, səˈkwestər: v. Isolate or hide away something, n. a general cut in government spending.   Origins.  The word is derived from 4th century...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of March 7 © Copyright 2013  Rob Brezsny   ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe you're not literally in exile. You haven't been forced to abandon your...

The Spirit of the Sands Makes Headlines Again in a Controversial...

Palm Springs High School’s “Spirit of the Sands” Marching Band and Visual Corps are making headlines again.  According to the Palm Springs Unified School...

A Taste of Coachella in Palm Springs with: Tachevah

The massive three day Coachella Music and Arts Festival which takes place at the Empire Polo grounds in Indio has become a rite of...

Going to War with Insurance Companies in 2013

The Law Office of Dale Gribow focuses on collecting compensation for accident victims.  However it is currently more difficult to address the problem of...

ERIC BURDON “Til Your River Runs Dry” (Abkco Records)

Chances are, when Pete Townshend wrote the cogent phrase, “hope I die before I get old,” he didn’t expect to be performing it nearly 50 years...

Positive Messages

Book Review by Heidi Simmons ----------- The Hidden Messages in Water By Masaru Emoto Nonfiction ----------   Can positive thinking change the outcome of events?   Is there a way to prove...

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