By Haddon Libby
Is a four-year college degree worth the time and money it takes to get one? According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, the discrepancy between those with college degrees and those without has never been higher. An American with a four-year degree on average makes 98% more than a person without a degree.
Within these statistics,...
By Dale Gribow
The secrets herein are not known by many DUI lawyers, as they only focus on the guilt or innocence of their client. Typically these lawyers do not consider the financial consequences that all DUI drivers will encounter when they renew their auto insurance. I believe it is important for an attorney to consider all consequences of a...
“The Silverado Fire in Orange County should serve as a reminder of things to come with extreme fire danger reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. A weak high pressure system had driven temperatures up and humidity levels down which are indicators Fall is upon us. This fire grew from hundreds of acres to over a thousand in a very short...
Merh Bier, Bitte! (More Beer, Please!)
Oktoberfest begins this Saturday, September 20th and runs through the first weekend in October. This celebration dates back over 200 years. Once upon a time, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese and invited all locals to join in the celebration of their matrimony with a parade, horse races and drink. This festival has...
By Julie Buehler
FootGolf: Equal parts soccer and golf. The name describes perfectly the concept behind one of the fastest growing sports in the United States, but it doesn’t come close to describing how much fun the new sport is. Frickin’ Awesome is a little closer.
FootGolf is a collision of the Coachella Valley’s favorite sports: soccer and golf and the...
By Flint Wheeler
On Monday, the day after the United States' men's national basketball team captured the FIBA World Cup with a 129-92 win over Serbia, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports advocated that the NBA should pull its players from future international events.
The World Cup falls "beneath the threshold of worthiness for NBA stars to participate,'' wrote Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski's argument is...
WITH 7-MILE FREE NIGHTTIME BIKE RIDE & FESTIVAL
Spin Classes, Bike Rentals, Valet Service, Glow-in-the-Dark Giveaways
Building on the success of the first Cycledelic in May of 2014, the City of Palm Springs' Office of Sustainability and Hocker Productions will present Cycledelic Part Deux. This colorful, fluorescent and glow-in-the-dark bike ride and vendor festival will take place Thursday, October 16, 2014 and coincide...
The District Gymnastics Academy will join gymnastics clubs across the country in celebrating National Gymnastics Day this Saturday, September 20. The entire Coachella Valley is invited to celebrate this annual event at the Indio Community Center, home of The District Gymnastics Academy.
The District Gymnastics Academy gymnasts will be on hand to give demonstrations, offer assistance to guests interested in...
Week of September 18
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): These horoscopes I write for you aren't primarily meant to predict the future. They are more about uncovering hidden potentials and desirable possibilities that are stirring below the surface right now. When I'm doing my job well, I help you identify those seeds so you can cultivate them...
By Bronwyn Ison
Each morning we rise out of bed and venture into our day. Some of us wake with a drive and purpose. Others may dread getting out of bed because they are unsure of their direction in life. Do you know your purpose? Are you living your purpose? Are you seeking your purpose? Do you feel as though...
By Sunny Simon
Human resources just called. Your killer resume landed on the recruiter’s desk and she is scheduling you to meet with the hiring manager. Before you suit up and dash out the door, listen up. Never try to wing an interview. It is not a dress rehearsal. You must be at the top of your game, there are...
Introduction by Lisa Morgan
United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, Frank Riley, left his home, family and a church that calls him “Pastor Frank” to serve in active duty on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan as an unarmed chaplain to America’s finest. Lieutenant Commander Riley's honest reflections represent the everyday realities and perspectives of those brave men and...
One Local High School Teacher and Veteran Spearheads a "Walk of Heroes" Project for the Fallen
By Lisa Morgan
"Jesus Gonzales was the first former student from the valley killed in action in Iraq. I remember making my students write about him in their daily news journals. Four years later, my students wrote about Ming Sun. In 2012, my students wrote...
Sept. 26 at Hacienda Cantina in Palm Springs. Presented by the City of Palm Springs, P.S. Resorts and Goldenvoice. Benefiting FIND Food Bank.
September is National Hunger Action Month and the City of Palm Springs, in support of FIND Food Bank of the Coachella Valley, is encouraging residents to help feed the hungry by dropping off canned food throughout the month...
Producers of the 4thAnnual Zombie Walk Palm Springs are expecting a record crowd of more than 400 re-animated corpses staggering through VillageFest on Thursday, October 30th as part of what has become a staple Halloween event in Downtown Palm Springs. Event participants of all ages create an interactive parade of zombies meandering through the crowd of onlookers along Palm...
Filmmakers, Musicians, and Artists from Around the Country Will Gather in Cathedral City for the 2nd Annual AMFM Festival. Runs November 13 - 16, 2014 in Cathedral City, CA.
The AMFM Fest: Arts, Music, Film and More sponsored by Cathedral City celebrates its second season opening with the raucous one-act comedy, Oxymorons, starring iconic actor, Ed Asner, and Oscar nominated director, Mark...
Luncheon to be held Thursday, September 18, at Miramonte Resort & Spa
Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley, (WLF), is pleased to announce its founder, Indian Wells City Council member Mary Roche, will keynote the organization’s annual Leadership and Networking Luncheon on Thursday, September 18 at the Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells.
Roche, who will retire from the...
GirlFriend Factor, dedicated to helping women reach their potential and achieve their goals through higher education and occupational training, is holding the annual educational fair “Which Education, What Career?” on September 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the multi-Purpose room on the first floor of the Cravens Student Services Center at College of the Desert.
“Which Education, What Career?”...
Mariah Hanson and Judge Vaughn R Walker (Ret) are to receive the Legacy and Vanguard Awards respectively at this year’s 5th Annual Center Stage Gala to be presented by Eisenhower Medical Center, and held on Friday, November 7, 2014, announced Randy Lowe, Chairman of the Board, today.
Hanson, Founder & Producer of The Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend, is being...
Restaurant Opening set for September 24th
Simon Kitchen + Bar, the latest venture from celebrity chef Kerry Simon, set to open September 24th at Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, proudly announces Jeremy Saccardi as executive chef.
Dubbed the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chef by Rolling Stone magazine, Simon Kitchen + Bar is Simon’s newest creation and one sure to continue the legacy...
By Craig Michaels
While in high school, Sean Knight was asked to write a paper on his choice of a career field. At 16, he wasn’t interested in pursuing many of the careers chosen by his class mates (doctor, teacher, firefighter, etc.). That paper would influence the next 16 years of Sean’s life. “I always had a passion for music...
The High Energy and Chest Pounding Punk Ruckus of Whiskey & Knives comes to Schmidy's Tavern, Palm Desert
THIS SATURDAY, September 13th @ 9 PM $5 Cover/Ladies Free
From some lost desert of ol' Mexico (Palm Springs, California) comes Whiskey & Knives: a band of pure exhilaration from the ever evolving punk scene of Southern California. Whiskey & Knives' high-energy, driving...
Local Rising Star's "Potential is Reality" ~ Ronnie King
By Lisa Morgan
Your father is Michael Lansing, a well-known name in the music industry having been the tour manager for The Carpenters. Your brother is a highly paid and coveted photographer and videographer filming for MTV and national television commercials. Your sister was an established writer for People Magazine. Then some...
West Coast Tour Reviving the Spirit of Rock and Roll
This Friday 9 PM @ Schmidy's Tavern, Palm Desert. September 12th @ 9 PM. FREE SHOW!
By Lisa Morgan
If you've ever wished you could have been at the small local club where your favorite rock band played just before launching into the big venue stratosphere...say, like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin...
By Noe Gutierrez
Morgan James will tell you she was a late bloomer when it came to the music business. If you have heard her sing and perform you’d believe that she’s been doing this for most of her life. The reality is she is new to the limelight and struggled at an early age with stage fright. “While I...
Week 12 of 12 for the Summer Session of the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition brought more new talent, plus many familiar faces all vying for the coveted last spot in the Finals competition Sep 17th. Many begged to sign in and be added to the lineup which closed at 7:45pm. 19 were able to perform, while 8 more...
By Eleni P. Austin
Twenty years ago, Meshell Ndegeocello burst on the music scene with her incendiary single, “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night),” from her debut, Plantation Lullabyes. That album sparked the Neo-Soul movement of the early ‘90s.
Ndegeocello was born Michelle Lynn Johnson in Berlin, Germany. Her father, Jacques, was a career military man who played saxophone....
By Janet McAfee
The tiny Brindle coated Chihuahua wandered into a classroom at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Indio at the end of May. The school year was about ready to wrap up, and the children were thrilled to have a four-legged “fur” friend interrupt the tedium of school work. The dog looked like a tiny Tigress with her...
By Rick Rizza
Who would have thunk?! Never in a hundred harvests would I have expected a world famous premium Champagne producer to be encouraging all God’s creatures (well—the adults of course) to pour their liquid gold into a tumbler of ice for the ultimate chill libation. It’s a brave new wine world out there that we need to embrace.
Sure...
Eric Morcus brings one of Palm Desert’s favorite eateries back to life with a new look and updated menu
By Judith Salkin
There’s a good side to being restaurant writer and that’s getting the gossip on what’s going on in the local restaurant scene before everyone else finds out.
Even when you’re sworn to secrecy.
That’s what happened this past spring at the...
By Robin E. Simmons
September brings an end to summer’s big, loud, popcorn, tent-pole extravaganzas about super heroes, robots and monsters. Fall ushers in a time of indie, art, foreign dramas and sly comedies. It’s a favorite movie time for adult movie fans. Some of these films will play in the CV, others in LA. But finally most, if not...
By Heidi Simmons
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Johnny Carson
by Henry Bushkin
Biography
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Joan Rivers had an amazing life as a comedienne and businesswoman. When she first performed on “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson immediately liked her. Rivers said she was grateful to Johnny for giving her the big break that launched her to stardom. But later, Carson also blackballed her, derailing her career for years. In...
On October 30 at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
Dan Schawbel, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, is Keynote Speaker on Engaging the Millennial Generation.
Dr. John Husing Delivers Annual Economic Report Card. Network With More than 800 Business and Community Leaders Attending
Tickets are on sale for the 2014 Coachella Valley Economic Summit, hosted by the Coachella Valley...
On Thursday, September 11, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. At the UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus * The Public is Invited
The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership’s (CVEP) Healthcare Industry Council is hosting its fifth annual Health Career Connection Internship Program Wrap-up Celebration on Thursday, September 11, 2014. The event, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., is at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
With the multitude of shops, restaurants and nightspots that now line the area of Palm Canyon in downtown Palm Springs, it might be hard to imagine what it was like without them. But there was a time when the village of Palm Springs was more like something out of an old school western then the tourist...
By Bruce Cathcart
August is behind us and cooler weather can’t be far off! Whether it is due to the high temperatures or vacationing buyers, sellers and real estate agents, August is usually the slowest month of the year when it comes to initiating sales and second only to September for closing sales. This year is following that same pattern...
By Haddon Libby
ISIS, a jihadist group headquartered in the Syria and Iraq area of the Middle East, has been garnering a lot of well-founded attention recently for its brutal combat tactics.
For those of us against this extremist group, rather than calling them ISIS (the name of an Egyptian God), IS (a great Icelandic vodka) or ISIL (Intersil Corporation and...
By Dale Gribow
Every week I try to come up with a topic for an article that will be informative to our readers. On Friday September 5, 2014 the front page article in our Desert Sun was “Veterans getting informed.” It talks about a group called Veterans University, that travels to advise vets of all their benefits and yet it...
It’s National Preparedness Month, a time when communities, emergency responders, businesses, and families come together to make sure they are prepared for the next disaster. This year’s theme is “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare” says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Out guard is down and now is the time to prepare!
The national Ready campaign has established four universal...
PS Underground is leaving the Coachella Valley…
…and you can join them! They are taking their signature one-of-a-kind style to the Hollywood Bowl on September 20th for a Sing! This adventure includes shuttle service to and from the Hollywood Bowl, tickets to the sing-a-long showing of the film, The Sound of Music scored live by the LA Philharmonic, a gourmet...
By Julie Buehler
Don’t you think it’s about time?
I don’t mean about Ray Rice being suspended indefinitely and cut from the Ravens, I mean about domestic abusers to be wholly shunned from the public eye and disallowed from making money off their ability to be in the public’s good graces. They can go earn a living where we won’t be...
By Flint Wheeler
Risking money, whatever the amount, on the outcome of NFL games constitutes gambling. Risking money, whatever the amount, on the outcome of the performance of specific players in NFL games does not constitute gambling.
Playing fantasy football for money isn’t gambling because Congress has decided that “an outcome that reflects the relative knowledge of the participants, or their...
Reverse Mini-triathlon, 5K, 1K Color Run and Health Fair
Whether you’re a runner, walker or tri-athlete, there is an event for every age and skill level at Family YMCA of the Desert’s inaugural Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge taking place October 12, 2014 at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park.
The triple event day is designed for participants of varying...
By Karen Creasey
Here in the desert fall creeps in with a warm blanket and long shadows. This year it is visiting us with an early back to school date and many excited students. Some kids however do not look forward to school and the learning process. Quite possibly you have one of them living in your home or maybe...
The National League of Cities (NCL) has recognized Mayor Steve Pougnet and the City of Palm Springs with a total of five Gold Medals for completion of key health and wellness goals in Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC), a major component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative, which is dedicated to solving the childhood obesity...
Week of September 11
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx executive who is stranded alone on a remote Pacific island after he survives a plane crash. A few items from the plane wash up on shore, including a volleyball. He draws a face on it and...
Held September 26-28, at Crystal Fantasy Enlightenment Center in downtown Palm Springs
The weekend event opens on Friday September 26 with the Palm Springs Community Drum Circle facilitated by Sound Healer Scott Meredith. The following two days feature many diverse and eclectic offerings geared toward Alternative Healing and Intuitive Arts and Services like Mediumship, Tarot, Angels & Spirit Guides, Reiki...
By Bronwyn Ison
When was the last time you paused to enjoy the sound of silence? You may ponder on this a while and regret you have not taken the time to notice. Your life may be riddled with noise much like the general population. If you lead a busy lifestyle, finding a moment alone may be challenge enough.
I stopped...
By Sunny Simon
It’s September. School is back in session. Here in the Coachella Valley residents happily look forward to a break in the weather that will soon signal one of the benefits of living here. Growing up in Michigan, September meant trips to the cider mills where we would feast on freshly made donuts washed down with hot apple...
Dr. Kadile, I’m always worried that I have bad breath. What is the best type of gum to prevent this? -Victor, Desert Hot Springs
Victor, several preventive measures should be taken before using gum for bad breath (halitosis). A variety of things, including diet, medication, lifestyle and poor oral hygiene can cause bad breath. Brushing your teeth at least twice...
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