By Haddon Libby
One of the items on this year’s election ballot where many people have very little information relates to the election of justices. This year we have thirteen justices up for election, three for the California Supreme Court and ten for the Courts of Appeal. When a justice is elected, they serve twelve year terms with the Court.
Seven...
By Dale Gribow
We often read about the generous things some people do for complete strangers during the Christmas Season. But the opposite is also true. This is the time of the year when crooks come out of the woodwork.
As of October 22, 2014, though our economy is improving we are still dealing with what some call a “down economy”....
There’s a lot to cover for Halloween Safety and rather be a Pumpkin Head, let go over a few safety reminders advises Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Avoid trick-or-treating alone. Walk in groups or with a trusted adult. Fasten reflective tape to costumes and bags to help drivers see you. Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating...
A local highlight for Halloween this year comes to us courtesy of PS Underground. For five nights, PS Underground founders, David Horgen and Michael Fietsam, combine theatre and food in a culinary theatre production called, “Bite: Embrace the Dark.” This ghoulish culinary theater production takes place on the eves of October 24, 25, 28, 29 and 31 and is...
“The LGBT Community Center of the Desert (The Center) continues its new array of health and wellness programs in November as part of its partnership with Eisenhower Medical Center,” says Mike Thompson, Executive Director.
Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men will be presented on Tuesday, November 4, at 5:30 p.m. Join Board Certified Family Medicine physician James Gaede, MD, as he...
By Julie Buehler
He was “Famous Jameis” for most of the 2013 college football season. A young man whose size and athleticism was an indisputable force for Florida State football.
He erupted into the national spotlight September 2, 2013 with a monstrous 25 for 27, 356 yards and 4 touchdown performance at Pittsburgh.
Everyone wanted to watch Jameis Winston play football. But...
By Flint Wheeler
Dumb
It makes sense to have the excessive celebration penalty in the rulebook. I understand why it’s there. I get it. Officials need some kind of option if a player goes nuts and stops the game for 90 seconds. Just the threat of a celebration penalty helps keep games from getting out of control every play. But while...
By Karen Creasey
So you want to get fit, but you don’t like to run, you don’t know how to swim, and you don’t have a bike or a gym membership. What other options are there? You enjoy the outside, but finances are tight and your job limits your time. Sound familiar? Sometimes it is just easier to not do...
Week of October 23
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The driest place on the planet is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It gets about a half-inch of rain per year. And yet in 2011, archaeologists discovered that it's also home to a site containing the fossilized skeletons of numerous whales and other ancient sea creatures. I'm...
By Bronwyn Ison
Your fingerprints differentiate you from everyone, as does your DNA. While these are obvious physical traits and characteristics, each of us is unique in other ways. Each person can attest we are likely our own worst critics. We are accomplished at discovering our faults. Have you asked yourself what makes you unique? Not better, not privileged or...
By Sunny Simon
My friend Judith is an exceptional individual. She is one of those rare “do it anyway” people. Generous beyond measure she is the first to come to the aid of a friend, a foe or a stranger. Serving as a role model for me, her children and the community, Judith’s kind deeds have touched the lives of...
By Dr Peter Kadile
Doc, I play a lot of guitar and my hands will hurt the next day. The pain is almost every day now, do I have arthritis?
-Mark, Morongo Valley
Mark, you may have osteoarthritis of the hands. Arthritis is a general term which means inflammation of the joints. I generally refer to osteoarthritis as the “wear and tear...
New Event Culminates American Craft Week October 3-19, 2014
The laurels of the already famed La Quinta Arts Festival (which by the way recently won Coachella Valley Weekly’s Best Art Festival 2014 award) escalated to a new level in 2014 when it was awarded the premier ranking of #1 Fine Art Festival and #1 Fine Craft Festival in the Nation...
By Monica Morones
When I first met multi-media artist Aly Michael Ferrante at a Venus Art Gallery Show in Palm Desert, I was blown away not only by her skill as an artist but her personality was enthusiastic! You could tell instantly with one look that she was an artist. Eccentric, personable but with a bit of moxie, she captured...
Last Wednesday, Oct. 8, Chef Brandon Testi, Chef de Cuisine at blu Ember won the Crater Lake Chef Challenge.
Chef Brandon started with Crater Lake Vodka Heirloom Tomato Caprese, a simple idea with a twist. Local heirloom tomatoes, balsamic caviar, CL vodka vinaigrette, tomato and CL pepper vodka foam, mixed micro basics, and nitrogen basil snow and burrata. It showed...
By Heidi Simmons
Most who make Desert Hot Springs home love their community. They appreciate the mountain and valley views, the clean air and water, the open desert and blue sky. Their neighbors are generous and genuine. Children play outside and people are out walking. But, for outsiders, they don’t see the city’s positive attributes or its growing quality of...
By Kira Golden
There are three different branches of the Boys and Girls Club of America in our desert: The Palm Springs branch, the Coachella Valley branch—which oversees the entire east valley—and the Cathedral City branch. “It’s tough,” says Cathedral City branch administrator Scott Robinson, “being the smallest, and not as recognizable.” Robinson went on to explain that each branch,...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
The 2014/2015 Kiwanis Club season kick-off for Division 47, went off without a hitch on Saturday, October 11th at the Deli on Miles in Indio. The meeting set the season in motion and also served as a Proclamation Ceremony for the new Kiwanis East Coachella Valley Club.
The Kiwanis Club District 47 includes the lower and higher...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
The desert has many charities that help a variety of different causes. But with the demand that these organizations have to fulfill the need of those that they help, they at times need help of their own. The Junior League of Palm Springs is there to help these organizations help others by providing them with trained...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
The Coachella Valley’s entertainment choices are growing at a rapid pace. And now with Ron Stubbs calling the desert home, we are entering high octane entertainment levels. With his Comedy Hypnosis Show, he will be mesmerizing us with a stunning performance we will not soon forget.
Originally from Seattle Washington, Ron Stubbs and his wife Jeanie moved...
RETURNS TO CATHEDRAL CITY NOV. 13-16
By Rich Henrich
The second annual AMFM Fest presented by Film 4 Change, the City of Cathedral City and UltraStar Mary Pickford Theater makes its return to Cathedral City town square once again with art, music, film and more. This year’s festival will open Thursday Nov. 13th with a play starring screen legend Ed Asner...
Week 3 of the Fall/Winter edition of the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition brought a great time for the musicians and audience members. There were giveaways galore... 10 Wet n Wild Palm Springs tickets were handed out, plus movie tickets, and new movie release t-shits, books, mugs... everything but the kitchen sink from the Mary Pickford theatre. The crowd...
October 28 @ The Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood. SUPER FAN VIP PRIZE CONTEST
by Lisa Morgan
Schmidy's Tavern was as prepared as they could be for the event that would be OZZMANIA. It was a packed house, and not a single fan was disappointed. Vince Pacelli on bass, from the band Dirt (Alice in Chains Tribute), teamed up with Michael Clemens...
FULL NIGHT of LIVE MUSIC @ Schmidy's Tavern! Friday, October 17th Starting @ 6 PM
By Lisa Morgan
Schmidy's Tavern has cemented itself as one of the few places to go to hear new, original, live music every week. Having just hosted the hugely successful, 2 day, Concert for Autism with over 20 live bands, the Tavern is readying itself for...
@ Bar, Palm Springs, Friday, October 17th
by Lisa Morgan
Lee Gallagher and his band The Hallelujah provide a "teaser" on their website for their debut album, due out January 2015. It is one minute and 30 seconds long, and it is aggravating as hell. It is way too short, incredibly enticing, igniting a hunger that dwells in many of us; that...
By Eleni P. Austin
Nick Oliveri, the enfant terrible of Desert Rock is back. Anyone familiar with his music knows his impressive resume, but still it bears repeating. Starting more than 25 years ago, Nick’s nascent efforts in Sons Of Kyuss and Katzenjammer led toplaying bass with local unsung heroes, RagTag.
The four piece also featured guitarist James Danielson, drummer Eric...
By Janet McAfee
Missy, a sweet little terrier, was the first of hundreds of rescue dogs I have adopted into homes during the past five years. This first adoption was the quickest and easiest.
On June 11, 2009, I headed towards the city of Rialto for the 50th anniversary party for my family's business, Don's Bicycles. Rialto, once a town of...
By Rick Riozza
The last time we wrote about Bellatrix Restaurant’s wine events, the season was winding down. Now it’s winding back up so I thought I’d alert all you foodies and vino lovers.
Almost everyone in the valley has seen the large stand-alone Mediterranean-style building on the north side of Interstate 10 off of Cook Avenue in Palm Desert. Sometimes...
By Raymond Bill
Inspired by my most recent dining experience, I decided to see what culinary competition exists in this valley for fine French cuisine. My inquiry led me to Clementine Gourmet Marketplace and Café where I discovered that they are now open for dinner, serving more than just French favorites. Clementine also offers flavors from Morocco, Spain, Italy and...
By Robin E. Simmons
TWO FACES OF JANUARY
Writer Hossein Amini (DRIVE) makes his directing debut with this slick, atmospheric, romantic thriller set in the sun drenched Mediterranean locales of Athens, Crete and Istanbul circa 1962. Patricia Highsmith's novel of intrigue is the source material that begins at the Parthenon where a rich American tourist couple Chester (Viggo Mortensen) and Collete...
By Heidi Simmons
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Lawrence in Arabia
By Scott Anderson
Non Fiction
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How did the world find itself in such a quagmire in the Middle East? The problems there today seem to be overwhelming and unsolvable. With no specific plan to battle ISIS, there is little hope to bring about peace for the region and the planet. In Scott Anderson’s, Lawrence in...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
With Halloween just a couple of weeks away, I thought it appropriate to throw in a local haunted tale of Palm Springs. There are many to tell. However the validity of the stories are always left to the reader and will most likely be debated by who believes in ghosts and who doesn’t. The choice is...
By Haddon Libby
Which radio station is the most popular in the Coachella Valley?
Nielsen Audio is currently in the middle of its fall survey of the Palm Springs radio market. Each spring and fall, they contact about 100 people a week over twelve weeks and have those people fill in paper booklets documenting whatever they listen to on the radio...
By Dale Gribow
It has unexpectedly happened to tens of thousands of Californians! No one thinks they or a loved one, will be killed, maimed or disfigured by medical negligence. However accidents happen, whether it is by a doctor, lawyer, or pool boy putting too much chlorine into the pool. Experts say around 450,000 patients die each year of preventable...
Are you ready to Shake it Out? The 2014 Great California Shakeout Drill is scheduled for 10:16 a.m. on Oct. 16th. “Anyone in California can Shake It, from a single individual at home, to schools or the office says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. The main goal of the Shakeout is to get Californians prepared for major earthquakes, and to...
ShareKitchen’s newest Client Members Amiee Wyant and Dr. Michael Solomon are Co-Creators of A Place of Healing Where Love Is A Way Of Life. Their company was born and created from a place of love, and a natural passion & desire to help others. Amiee and Michael began developing Organic Herbal remedies that are safe, & effective, and a...
Tuesday, Oct. 14 marked the official kick off of a campaign to pre-sell 7,500 Salton Sea Specialty License Plates with the unveiling of SaltonSeaPlate.com. The new website will initially take pledges from motorists willing to purchase the plate and will then serve as the portal for pre-sales beginning in early January when AB 1096, which created the Salton Sea...
By Julie Buehler
I know the Royals are lighting up baseball and the San Francisco Giants are looking to do that whole “Every 2 Years” run at a World Series and while I’m a blossoming NHL fan, watching games as much as I can this early season, something has me entirely captivated about this early NFL season.
Teams that are winning;...
By Flint Wheeler
All season, we’ve been waiting for the real Cowboys to show up — as in the mistake-prone squad with the NFL’s worst defense that many expected them to be.
But in Sunday’s victory at Seattle — where only one other opponent had won in the past three seasons — Tony Romo & Co. showed that their true identity...
Breakthrough Technology Produces three-dimensional Breast Tissue Views Delivering Superior Screening and Diagnostic Results
Hi-Desert Medical Center (HDMC) is the first hospital in the region to offer 3D Digital Mammography, an extraordinary breakthrough in cancer screening and detection. HDMC’s new breast tomosynthesis system, made by Hologic, a word-leader in digital mammography, delivers greater clarity and more certainty, bringing a new dimension...
Week of October 16
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): New York City's Diamond District is home to over 2,000 businesses that buy and sell jewelry. Throughout the years, many people have lost bits of treasure here. Valuable bits of gold and gems have fallen off broken necklaces, earrings, watches, and other accessories. Now an enterprising man named...
By Bronwyn Ison
My daughters are 7 and 10-years-old. We were having a conversation the other day about how all action taken in life is of consequence. My youngest daughter replied, “I can’t change the world.” As a parent I gathered myself and wondered, “I have not taught you such a thought.” I needed to explain in greater detail, how...
By Sunny Simon
Over a decade ago I left a successful corporate career in search of my next adventure. Exiting the comfort of my cozy perch on the career ladder was risky business. I was at the executive level of my chosen profession. No easy task, my career assent was built over the years with a boatload of sweat equity,...
By Dr Maria Lombardo
And it’s not “just” about a pink ribbon. So… what does this mean to you? Have you ever known someone with breast cancer? Do you have a history of breast cancer in your family? Are you doing regular self-breast exams? Are you up to date on your mammogram? Have you ever donated to or supported a...
By Josh Zipperman
The epicenter of renewable energy. The Great Energy Debate. The future of the Salton Sea. The energy future of the Coachella Valley. Come to the Southern California Energy Summit on October 9-10th in Palm Springs to hear the latest on these and other topics. Don’t miss this opportunity to join leaders in government, energy and business for...
By Phillip Carrillo
Christina Angelina (aka Angelina Christina) has quickly become a favorite artist of many in the Coachella Valley. She is well-known here for the strikingly beautiful and yet controversial mural she painted on the front of BAR in Palm Springs, the Salton Sea mural and the beautiful work she did this summer at Hacienda Cantina & Beach Club.
She...
By Heidi Simmons
Last year, on November 19, Desert Hot Springs declared a “Fiscal Emergency.” The crisis was caused by several factors, but mainly it was due to national and state economic trends that included declining local revenue, rising costs and the loss of redevelopment funding.
Many cities experienced waning revenue, but other valley cities have major retail outlets and industries...
On Wednesday, November 5th, The Living Desert in association with Greater Palm Springs Pride is hosting an exciting new event, the Wild Pride Party. This special party will get the weekend started off right with a DJ, dancing, food, drinks and fun!
This first-ever event will be held at the Stephen B. Chase Administration Building at The Living Desert from...
Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs has announced an exciting lineup of pool parties and events in celebration of Pride Weekend, November 7 – 9, 2014.
“It’s essentially a Bay-area takeover,” says Hard Rock Entertainment Director Richard Beas. “We’re working with awesome DJs and promoters from San Francisco. Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs is definitely going to be the place to...
On Saturday, October 11
By Tracy Dietlin
Bill Burr is an American comedian from Boston, Massachusetts who has a resume a mile long.
Having first gained notoriety for his recurring role on the second season of Chappelle’s Show, Bill developed a comedic style of uninformed logic that has made him a regular with Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon.
On September 30, Bill...
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