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The Long and Short of Long Duk Dong
Headlining CV Weekly's 80's Night @ Schmidy's Tavern, Palm Desert, Friday, May 30th @ 9 Pm
by Lisa Morgan
For the second time in a row,...
Comedy Night Palm Springs™ Presents Jackie Loeb & Dana Eagle
Comedy Night Palm Springs™ announces its Saturday, June 14, show at the legendary Purple Room with top comic stars JACKIE LOEB of Australia who...
Understanding Reality Of NFL Life Is Getting Painful
By Julie Buehler
They say knowledge is power.
They say ignorance is bliss.
What they don’t say is what happens when sports fans watch their blissful ignorance...
And you thought athletes had it good…
By Flint Wheeler
Owning an NFL Team also has it’s ‘perks’.
Your subjects work long and hard to support your empire, under the threat of harsh...
Looking for something to do? See what La Quinta has to...
By Judith Salkin
Throughout the year, the City of La Quinta offers its residents and neighbors a number of fun and interesting things to do.
Fritz...
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD “Make My Head Sing” (ATO Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
“Fuck Barbies, I gotta play music.” That’s a direct quote from a seven year old Jessica Lea Mayfield, right after she...
MERRILL ORR – LARGER-THAN-LIFE SCULPTOR
By Rebecca Pikus
Merrill Orr is a Master Sculptor who lives & works right here in our very own Coachella Valley -- in La Quinta,...
Justice for Toby
By Janet McAfee
Rescued from Afghanistan, Toby became a symbol of comfort and happiness for U.S. soldiers and animal lovers throughout the world who helped...
Summer Wine at the Workshop Kitchen + Bar Palm Springs
By Rick Riozza
What a great idea to pair the inventive cuisine of Executive Chef and co-owner Michael Beckman at his Workshop Kitchen + Bar...
Las Casuelas Terraza
By Raymond Bill
One of the most well-known restaurants in our valley is located downtown Palm Springs in the heart of the strip. Many would...
TEACHERS SPAR & SPARK
By Robin E. Simmons
WORDS & PICTURES
A big favorite at the 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival – I think there were a total of...
Small Town Sex Crime Vengeance
By Heidi Simmons
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Aftershock
By Andrew Vachss
Fiction
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A CVW reader suggested that I needed to include more male authors in my column after what he...
SHOP AT RALPH’S AND FOOD 4 LESS — RAISE FUNDS FOR...
Variety the Children's Charity of the Desert has partnered with both Ralph’s and Food 4 Less in their Community Contribution Programs. By enrolling in...
Mrs. California Christy Van Der Westhuizen Raises Awareness and Funds for...
Christy Van Der Westhuizen lost her beloved Grandma Jean to Alzheimer’s disease just two years ago, but for many years watched as this illness...
PALM SPRINGS’ FIRST SENIOR ASSISTED-LIVING VILLAGE FOR LGBT COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS...
Stonewall Gardens Scheduled to Welcome Residents by Mid-Summer
Stonewall Gardens, Palm Springs’ first senior assisted living village for the LGBT community and friends, is scheduled...
Reception Announced for Milton W. Jones, Publisher of Palm Springs Life
A reception celebrating the life of Milton W. Jones will be held at the Hilton Palm Springs on Wednesday, June 4, beginning at 12:30...
Ask For the Help You Need. HOPE for Homeowners and KYHC.
By John Paul Valdez
The valley is showing every sign of improving economically on so many levels. This has not, however, been without great personal...
The 4-1-1 on 420
By Haddon Libby
According to the United Nations, marijuana is the most popular drug in the world. They estimate that nearly 250 million people are...
DUI ARREST OVER MEMORIAL DAY?
By Dale Gribow
IF you or a friend were cited/arrested for a DUI last weekend, then these are some of the important Things you need...
We’ve all met a Snake!
"This is the time when snakes are more common around us and I'm not talking about those 'certain' people in our lives! Rattlesnakes are...
The GLASShole Experience
By Mrs Fett
It’s been three months since I have started using Google Glass. Since that time, my Glass has become a natural daily appendage,...
Professional Summer-ites
BY DIANE MARLIN- DIRKX
You just don’t give up, do you? It’s almost summer; we’ve endured triple-digit temps in May, and next with thanks to...
Do You Want to Be Healthy?
By Karen Creasey
Are you one of those people who want to be healthy and not just feel healthy? That’s what I thought. Me too!...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 29
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "When I was young," wrote French author Albert Camus, "I expected people to...
FLEXIBILITY, DO YOU HAVE IT?
By Bronwyn Ison
One of the most common statements I hear as a yoga instructor is, “I am not flexible so I can’t do yoga.”...
Job Interviews: Just the First Step in the Process
By Sunny Simon
Nothing makes me happier than to receive a call from one of my clients announcing all the hard work expended in creating...
Eat, See, Stay – But Mostly Eat!
By Judith Salkin
It’s almost June and from San Diego to L.A., residents who live in coastal areas are getting ready for the coming foggy,...
2014 Coachella Valley Music Awards: A Success!
I would like to THANK EVERYONE who came out to the CV Music Awards this past Sunday night at the Riviera in PS. A...
Murals in the Coachella Valley
By Heidi Simmons
At the North Shore, set against the backdrop of the vast Salton Sea, a landscape with a scattered population and sparse community,...
SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO PRESENTS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED COMEDIAN JIM JEFFERIES!
Saturday, November 29th at 8 p.m.
Spotlight 29 Casino proudly presents internationally renowned comedian Jim Jefferies, live on stage Saturday, November 29th at 8 p.m....
Gutter Candy vs 10 Cent Thrills, and the Sonic Adventures of...
By Lisa Morgan
Throw out everything you thought you ever knew about Shawn Mafia & the 10 Cent Thrills. The sarcastically powerful, serious rocking blues...
13th Annual Joshua Tree Memorial Park Memorial Day Observance, Free Community...
Joshua Tree Memorial park is proud to announce its 13th annual Memorial Day Observance, Community BBQ, and Concert in the Cemetery. For over a...
Rasun: Internationally Known Reggae Makes It’s Home in the Desert
By Lisa Morgan
It seemed as though rumors of an amazing reggae band coming to the desert blew into the valley like a distant, stray,...
Burning Bettie
By Noe Gutierrez
The ensemble that is Burning Bettie has performed a great deal since their inception in 2012. Leading the charge is their inconspicuous...
THE STRYPES “Snapshot” (Virgin/EMI Records)
Do teenage bands like One Direction and 5 Seconds Of Summer make you weep for the future? Does Justin Bieber make you slightly bilious?...
Juan-Manuel Alonso – “Am Still Here”
By Rebecca Pikus
Juan-Manuel Alonso definitely stands out in a crowd -- in fact a head taller than most people ...He's tall, handsome, graceful, &...
Shane’s War…Bringing Hope to our Shelter Animals
By Janet McAfee
Our Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter, operated by Riverside County, opened this past Monday morning with fanfare. Two local television news crews...
The White Wines of Summertime
By Rick Riozza
It’s always one of my favorite wine stories. Either I’m conducting a wine tasting at a wine bar or I get invited...
Smoke Tree Supper Club
By Raymond Bill
I enjoy dining out in great local restaurants and I also enjoy cooking at home. I don’t intend to brag but I...
WW II BRIT PROPAGANDA IS A SMASH
By Robin E. Simmons
WENT THE DAY WELL?
Maybe the best movie I’ve seen all summer was recently broadcast on Turner Classic Movies for the...
Monkey Business
By Heidi Simmons
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Bad Monkey
by Carl Hiaasen
Fiction
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With a colorful menagerie of out-post and out-law characters, Carl Hiaasen’s, Bad Monkey (Knoff, 317 pages), is...
Opportunity: The Greatest Gift
By Julie Buehler
You should know the name Amanda “Hot Hands” Harker.
I gave her that nickname, and I’m hoping it sticks, because I’m hoping she...
History In The Making as California Chrome wins second leg of...
By Flint Wheeler
California Chrome repelled one challenger and then put away another in the stretch to win the Preakness on Saturday, setting up a...
Raising revenues without Measure F
By John Paul Valdez
For many years before Palms Springs offered trash cans to their residents, those lucky enough to live in DHS had those...
Political Bedfellows
By Haddon Libby
On June 3rd, about 14% of Californians will be going to the polls to vote in the primaries. While the election is...
With Memorial Day This Weekend…This may be the most important thing...
Print this out and keep this with your driver’s license:
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE IT IS A LOT CHEAPER TO TAKE A TAXI THAN HIRING...
Make it Memorable!
While next Monday we will be remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, Memorial Day can...
MAYO FOR MEMORIAL DAY!
It’s Memorial Day weekend, the official start of the summer season!
A simple way to make any potato salad, salad dressing or hamburger taste better...
Sigh of Romance
BY DIANE MARLIN- DIRKX
We’re in for a Fabulous week. Let us count the ways: Musical Flourishes are the embellishment of a serious romance with...
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