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 were at the Thousand Palms facility to film a special weeklong adoption event The animals stirred, tails wagging, expectations high that someone strolling past their kennels would take them on that dreamed of "freedom ride"...
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 over to a residence that’s having a wine tasting party.
Invariably I’ll run into someone who only drinks red wine. They are very happy to be drinking only red wine, and they don’t particularly like people—as...
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 can hold my own in the kitchen, just ask my kids. All kidding aside, there is a new restaurant in Palm Springs that allows the guest to be both chef and customer by letting guests...
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 first time 70 years after it was initially released.
Based on a 1940 Graham Greene short story ("The Lieutenant Died Last"), this rarely seen, brutal, unexpected and unnerving home front propaganda is front loaded with a...
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 a south Florida tale that delivers humor and mystery that makes one laugh and cringe.
The story is about Andrew Yancy who has been demoted from the police department after an obscene attack on his lover’s...
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 sticks with football.
Harker is a sophomore at Xavier College Preparatory High School and decided to punt playing volleyball and try out for the football team.
She discovered the game as the team manager last year, but...
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 Triple Crown try in three weeks.
The chestnut colt with the four white feet will attempt to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, something that hasn’t been done since Affirmed in 1978. Since then,...
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 wonderful large cans on rollers distributed and paid for up front by Desert Valley Disposal. The company has done an excellent job in servicing the community. Trash is always picked up as scheduled, additional days...
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 called a primary, if a candidate for a seat gets more than 50% of the vote, there will be no run-off in November. If no one reaches 50%, the top two vote getters with indifference...
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 ME
Dale Gribow has been “Rated” TOP LAWYER by Palm Springs Life Magazine from 2011-2015 and has a Superb AVVO Legal Rating by his fellow attorneys. Dale Gribow has been Man of the Year 7 times...
While next Monday we will be remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, Memorial Day can be thought of as one of the most important holidays in the U.S. Observed annually every last Monday of May, people usually take some time off from their work and other activities to reflect on...
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 is by making your own mayonnaise. It’s actually quite easy.
First, you need pasteurized eggs. As most grocery stores do not sell pasteurized eggs, you should do this yourself. This is very important as trace amounts...
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 chocolate Bon-Bons its ornamentation (if you’re wise); “Flower Drop” is a rather unromantic term until you think of flowers dropping like pennies from heaven on Memorial day –a lovely sight in remembrance of those who...
Zookeepers at The Living Desert have confirmed that Magia, the four-year-old Jaguar, has given birth to two cubs, announced Allen Monroe, President/CEO, The Living Desert.
In preparation for her maternity, a darkened den was constructed between the off-exhibit yard and the inside holding stall. During maternity watch, only the jaguar’s two primary zookeepers were allowed to enter the holding area...
Theatre 29 is beginning the process of selecting plays, comedies, dramas and musicals for their 2015 season.
Area theatrical directors are being invited to submit suggested plays for consideration. The Theatre 29 Season Selection Committee strongly suggests Directors submit two titles to allow flexibility in forming a well-balanced season. Directors can request a particular time slot or slots but are...
Week of May 22
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I believe your persuasive powers will be stronger than usual in the weeks ahead. The words coming out of your mouth will sound especially interesting. I also suspect that your intelligence will get at least a temporary upgrade. The clarity of your thoughts will intensify. You will see...
By Bronwyn Ison
Manifesting true abundance and developing prosperity in your life is a realistic goal. Each of us desires to have success. You may be looking to attain prosperity in different areas in your life. Perhaps you are seeking financial gratification. You may also be seeking physical and mental reward as well. There isn’t any reason why you cannot...
by Sunny Simon
Years ago I lived in Canada for a short time. What I remember most about that period of my life were the long and lazy Sundays. It seemed as if that glorious day went on forever and ever. There was time for worship, a drive out to the country to pick up fresh corn, an invigorating hike...
Dr. Kadile, I’ve been hearing a lot about MERS on the news. Isn’t it like SARS, except from the Middle East instead of China? - Jake, DHS
Jake, MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) and SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) do have some similarities.
MERS is a respiratory disease caused by a virus from the same family (coronavirus) as the common cold...
Sunday, May 18th. Doors Open at 4:00PM
By Judith Sulkin
Got your tix for the CV Music Awards? Time is running out to get the tickets at the pre-event price of $25 for the Sunday, May 18 show at the Riviera Palm Springs starting at 5 p.m.
If you wait until the day of the awards show and concert, tickets will be...
Sunday, May 18 at the Riviera in PS
Interview with Ian Taylor of Unsound
By Tracy Dietlin
We have movie legends, sports legends, music legends and here in the CV we have the pioneers of the desert rock movement who we consider “Desert Rock Legends”. Herb Lienau, Alfredo Hernandez, and Zach Huskey are a few of the musicians who some say haven’t...
By Lisa Morgan
Decades ago, in the heyday of big corporate record labels, 14 year old Zach was beginning his own music adventure. That journey, with best friend and future wife Erica, would ultimately declare an audible "Fuck You" to the suits that held many other music makers and dreamers hostage. Rocking the paint off the walls at the old...
By Julie Buehler
I was a kid, about 9. It was a gorgeous summer day and the ice cream truck came around the corner; melodiously announcing it’s arrival. My older brother and I hurdled the couch, darted outside and ran it down.
As I remember, he and I arrived at the same time, but he placed his breathless order before I...
By Flint Wheeler
The draft bust is much more heralded than the draft steal, but names on each list should be familiar for the most part. We’ve looked at the guessing game that is the NFL draft, and as promised, it’s time to take a look at the most notable draft busts and steals.
Busts
5. Andre Ware QB Detroit (7th overall...
By Noe Gutierrez
Deathcore kingpins As Blood Runs Black will be headlining the Remnants of Man album release party this Saturday May 17th at The Hood Bar & Pizza in Palm Desert. Opening the show will be bloody metal heavyweights Sangre then Remnants of Man will besiege the stage in support of their newest release, Rise. The event is co-sponsored...
By Curtis Hendricks
Live2Die is a clothing and logo line born in the Coachella Valley during 2011, and given life by one local, Anthony Bauer. The Live2Die brand is a unique style of clothing that bares the Live2Die logo in various styles and positions, all created by Bauer. The brand includes hats, shirts, and various items such as stickers, temporary...
WITH COUNTRY/ROCK FROM R BUCKLE ROAD
Palm Desert’s free Spring Concerts in the Park continue on Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. with a live performance by R Buckle Road.
A locally based, original, alternative, Country and Rock band, R Buckle Road has been has been nominated for Best Country Band in the CV Music Awards.
Palm Desert’s Spring Concerts take place...
By Craig Michaels
To say Red loves karaoke may be an understatement. One look at him and it’s obvious to see how he got his stage name. With a personality to matches his flowing red hair, Red loves hosting karaoke so much he doesn’t mind working six nights a week.
He grew up in Dallas with a passion for music all...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
It looks like it could be something reminiscent of a castle from long ago, or a wall guarding something of great value, or perhaps a look out to the vast desert valley below for a person with means to build it. In a way, the mysterious wall that sits on the foothill of San Jacinto just...
And the Palm Springs Premiere of Emmy® Award Winning Actor/Comedian Leslie Jordan’s “SHOW PONY”
The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus (PSGMC) will present Gala 15 and the Palm Springs premiere of Emmy® Award winning actor/comedian/stage performer Leslie Jordan’s new show titled “Show Pony.” The Hard Rock Hotel will be the spectacular location for this GALA evening Saturday, May 17 at...
Hot Purple Energy – with a focus on the “Energy”— provides its locally recognized All-Stars band to perform for the May 16th Annual VIP Gala, “Build a Pathway Out of Poverty.” The Deadbeat Daddies have joined the All-Star line-up and will perform at this first public event taking place at Ritz Carlton to support United Way’s mission of improving...
By Eleni P. Austin
In 2010, HBO premiered a half-hour comedy series called “How To Make It In America.” The title made it sound like an earnest immigrant saga. In reality, it was a show about Ben Epstein and Cam Calderon, two young and talented hustlers trying to make it in the New York fashion scene.
Kind of a hip, NYC...
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
By Rebecca Pikus
Alexander Koleszar is indeed a commanding figure -- his intense artist's gaze is softened by his friendly, generous smile. He is a painter in the tradition of Dali & Magrite.
Alexander (Alex) grew up in Michigan where early on he showed a great talent and passion for painting. He completed 30 oil canvases from age...
By Janet McAfee
Shane's War is heading out to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus the week of May 19 through May 24. This public shelter, operated by Riverside County Department of Animal Services, is tucked away on the north side of the 10 freeway in an industrial section of Thousand Palms with little traffic. The facility houses stray and unwanted...
By Rick Riozza
In theological circles, the debate still rages on whether sinful man has the honest free will to choose to love a Holy God—or is it God who does the choosing first. On a much lighter note, there is no question that we have free-volition to decide or not, what wine to drink tonight: one made with organically...
By Raymond Bill
With the hot summer rapidly approaching, many of my favorite restaurants will be closing or limiting their hours of operation. There are a few places that will not only be open through the off season, but will also flourish. One particular restaurant that caters to locals and tourists alike, offering high quality Italian cuisine at a casual...
By Robin E. Simmons
GODZILLA
In 1954 King Kaiju first stomped his way into our collective cinematic consciousness. Sixty years and 28 incarnations later, Gareth Edwards and Legendary Pictures deliver an origin story that incorporates a contemporary sensitivity with cutting edge technology that does not betray all that has gone before with the mighty Gojira. Simply put, this GODZILLA is...
By Heidi Simmons
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Chance
By Kem Nunn
Fiction
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With over 37 million people in the state, California is a melting pot of characters each living out a story. For author Kem Nunn, it is a rich environment that he has found irresistible in his work. In Nunn’s sixth novel, Chance (Scribner, 336 pages) the setting is San Francisco and in the...
By Heidi Simmons
When most non-profits get together for a golf tournament, it’s to draw big crowds and raise big money. But on this perfect day in May, with temperatures in the low 70s and a cool breeze blowing over the ponds and putting greens of the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, the tournament is simply for big fun.
“Today is about...
SPLASH HOUSE ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR PALM SPINGS’ POOL & MUSIC WEEKEND RETURNING JUNE 13-15
Acts Include: Moby, Claude VonStroke, Tycho, Kaytranada, Toro y Moi, XXYYXX, Neon Indian, Les Sins, Poolside, Anna Lunoe, Bixel Boys, Sweater Beats, Justin Jay & more!
SPLASH HOUSE, a Palm Springs Pool Festival, returns to the desert June 13-15, to usher in the summer season with some...
Day Life Dancing Hits The Desert In Conjunction With LED and Goldenvoice
Summer Season Kicks Off On Memorial Day. Hacienda Beach Club Host Splash House June 13-16
Forget what you think you know about Palm Springs – Frank Sinatra impersonators, purple rinses, piano lounges – Hacienda Beach Club is set to usher in a new phase in the desert’s entertainment offerings.
By...
By Haddon Libby
If you own or work at a business where tips are part of the compensation, know that you are increasingly likely to be audited by the IRS due to suspicions related to the under-reporting of tip income. Penalties are significant. As one example, San Francisco restaurant Fior D’Italia paid a fine of $23,000 on top significant legal...
By Dale Gribow
A DMV administrative per se hearing presumes a driver is per se under the influence if the DUI CHEMICAL RESULTS (PAS aka Preliminary Alcohol Screening or Blood), show the driver to be .08 or higher. Thus if you are stopped for a possible DUI, in order to save your California Driver’s License or driving privileges, you must...
By John Paul Valdez
To everyone outside of the Coachella Valley, this area is known as Palm Springs. It doesn’t bother most visitors that we have townships all up and down the valley. At the heart of all the new excitement in the new Coachella Valley is resurgent Palm Springs which is currently enjoying a real boom in economic activity.
Some...
Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. It is the third leading cause of death. Each year, approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke. “However, studies show that up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented by working with a healthcare professional to reduce personal risk says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.”
May is National...
BY DIANE MARLIN- DIRKX
We attended a very spiffy and sartorially special luncheon the other day at one of our splendid desert eateries known for its toque-worthy chef, as well as its people-watching gustatory groupies. The head-swirling at the tables was mind-boggling. We were there to watch the roll-out of a new fashion collection labeled Grayse, designed by Marie Gray,...
By Karen Creasey
Often I have swimmers ask me what they can do to take the boredom out of a swim workout or any workout for that matter. Exercise boredom is not exclusive to swimming. Even the most eager and dedicated fitness enthusiast gets bored with exercise. It is common to find a workout niche and stay in it...
”Where Dreams Come Alive!”
Support and Education for Local Music and Arts (S.E.L.M.A.) continues to see the value in promoting the growth of local non-profit organization, Futurenomic Resources (F.R.I.). F.R.I. is breaking down the barriers created by cultural/social economic status’ and the decrease of music and arts education.
Through music and dance, F.R.I. has been “Making Dreams Come Alive” nationwide for...
Week of May 15
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When the path ahead divides in two, Aries, I am hoping you can work some magic that will allow you to take both ways at once. If you do master this riddle, if you can creatively figure out how to split yourself without doing any harm, I have...
Free Event on May 10 Featured US Olympic Swim Champions Teaching Water Safety to Families
By Judith Salkin
With accidental drowning listed as one of the top causes of childhood deaths, several Coachella Valley non-profits banded together including the Family YMCA of the Desert and Swim to Win Foundation, to offer free swim lessons to families and children on Saturday, May...
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