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The Holidays are upon us and we will all attend more parties than normal. You can certainly drink and enjoy yourself “if you want...

Donald Fagen has just released his fourth solo album, Sunken Condos. Along with Walter Becker, Fagen was one of the masterminds of Steely Dan. Named after a...

by Heidi Simmons Celebrities in Your Neighborhood ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Best Ever Guide to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes Nonfiction By Eric G. Meeks ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you live in Palm Springs there just...

by Rick Riozza Now that the elections are so over! Thanksgiving fever has hit hard here in the CV. So let’s cool down and relax...

by Lola Rossi-Meza In addition to all the festivities mentioned in the Cover Story about the Loving All Animals Super Pet Adoption Fair, Johnny Meza...

The Center for Disease Control states that the holiday season shows a spike in the cases of food poisoning nationally. Most people recognize this...

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA It’s not likely that any major movie studio today would make this massive yet intimate biography of one of the more enigmatic...

As temperatures cool down, home heating use goes up. It’s important for homeowners and renters to inspect their home-heating appliances and perform any maintenance...

Tracy Dietlin, our CV Weekly Publisher, along with her husband Phil Lacombe, CV Weekly Nightlife Editor, are huge animal lovers. This couple has a...

When searching for authentic Mexican food, I have been known to travel to the corners of our valley! There are many restaurants and cantinas...

As CV Weekly’s theme this week relates to animals and given that Thanksgiving is next week, I thought I would mash the two together...

T’is the season for holiday cheer and crash diets are just around the corner with the new year. In just one week we’ll gather...

by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show Most people, even the hardest core of golf fans have to think for a moment before conjuring...

Week of November 15 © Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In old Christian and Islamic lore, the dove was a symbol of the...

This week I am spotlighting my old high school alma mater, La Quinta High School (LQHS). Home of the Blackhawks! Operating in the Desert...

BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX What a week ahead. Every pleasure gratified! Every one of the five senses satisfied, perhaps even the sixth---that’s the hairy one about...

Since writing the articles about SCAMS for CV WEEKLY, I have had many of our readers contact me with information on others SCAMS. They...

There is no shortage of culture when talking with DJ Dirty Ish whose family has held the title of Baron in Hungary since the...

Bobbing like a life raft in a sea of musical mediocrity, are the Avett Brothers. When their newest album, The Carpenter was released in September, it...

by Heidi Simmons   A Story in “Unseen” Layers   ----------------------------- Alif the Unseen Novel By G. Willow Wilson -----------------------------   One of the great joys of reading is the places it can take...

Are you still "dogless" in the desert?  Thinking a cat might be the "purrfect" pet for you?  There are 500 adoptable pets heading for...

What makes this adoption story remarkable is that Ted and Cruz are dogs.  We have seen the amazing stories on Animal Planet where dogs...

By Lisa Morgan - Just outside our Coachella Valley, 30 minutes north of Palm Springs in the scenic high desert, lies a haven for horses...

Nov. 16-18 in Palm Springs   After 26 years in Palm Springs selling classic cars and trucks, Keith McCormick said, “I never know what is going...

By Lisa Morgan - “Missing the biggest-hearted bear of a man this morning. Russ Olden's energy was infectious and his vitality was a force to...

Ernie’s story illustrates the healing effect animals can have on humans. For folks, who are infirmed, knowing there is another heart beating under their roofs...

By Marissa Willman Listen up, ladies (and gents): A weekend of fun, fashion, education and personal development awaits you at the Westin Mission Hills Resort...

Flamingoes rarely live outside of a large colony, so the seven-bird flock which calls BG Bird Gardens home is unusual.  The fact that in...

Some of my favorite restaurants cannot be found on El Paseo or downtown Palm Springs, rather, they are tucked away in quiet, unassuming country...

The Inner Idea Conference is a Pilates and Yoga enthusiasts dream. Four-days of countless classes were sure to entice the fitness guru’s and aficionados....

By Laura Hunt Little Desert rock band, Unida, first formed in 1997 with Arthur Seay on guitar, Mike Cancino on drums and John Garcia on...

Einstein’s E=mc squared is the equation on how mass can be converted to energy. That is the principle behind fusion energy. First discovered in the...

It’s early November and you can finally feel the chill in the air on dry desert nights. Even though this means more enjoyable weather...

Capturing the essence of elegance in fine dining, I was impressed from the moment I entered the grand foyer of the I. W. Club. ...

by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show It seems like just yesterday when Tiger Woods shocked the sporting world with his endorsement deal with...

We just changed our smoke detector batteries with daylight savings this weekend for fire preventive measures. Flu season is among us and like fire...

Week of November 8 © Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): The data that's stored and disseminated on the Internet is unimaginably voluminous. And...

This week I am introducing not only myself, but the local school districts of our Coachella Valley. I am a mathematics resource teacher with...

SKYFALL Hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the first Bond movie opened.  This 23rd entry in the series raises the bar for this...

BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX Speaking of—and for Veterans Day November 11, we want to salute the heroes---and “she-roes,” as poet Maya Angelou calls our other gender...

Growing up on a ranch off Madison Street in Indio, Nano, (aka: Fernando Venegas,) was always playing outside. Being the middle child out of...

A thief starts off with a Booster bag which is a large bag with a false bottom. To use it you set it down...

Ruth Moir, the Coachella Valley’s matriarch in music education, is the president and founder of The Steinway Society of Riverside County and the Coachella...

Sub Rosa is an apt title for singer-songwriter Jesse Harris’ new album. A Latin word meaning “secret” or “private,” it perfectly describes Harris’ role as Pop...

If you could live an extra ten years in life and be healthier by changing your diet, would you?   That is the question posed due...

by Heidi Simmons -------------------------- Wild: From Lost to Found on The Pacific Crest Trail Memoir By Cheryl Strayed -------------------------- There are times when getting away from it all is good...

by Lola Rossi-Meza In association with Chi-Chi Productions, Lyons English Grille located at 233 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, continues “The Legends At...

By Rick Riozza And like a firestorm, we are all taken by surprise by the new and great changes going on at Roc’s Firehouse Grille...

By Lisa Morgan Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally here!!! One of the best block parties of the year, the second annual, Perez Road Fall Festival,...

Palm Springs Air Museum - Saturday, November 3 2012 Local beer Home Brew contest sets new record for entries Palm Springs -- Home Brewing Competition -- A...