By Eleni P. Austin
What the hell has happened to Michael Franti? Michael Franti was born in Oakland, California to an Irish-German-French mother and an African American father. He was adopted by a Finnish couple who already had biological children, as well as two adopted African American sons.
During his high school days, Michael Franti discovered poetry. He bought a used...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Producer and musician Alvin Taylor & The Joey Covington All-Star Band take the stage on Saturday, August 31, from 8 until 11:30 p.m. to celebrate the life of Joey Covington at The Hood Bar and Pizza located at 73-850 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. (760) 636-5220. Tickets are $20 in advance by calling Show Presenter and Promoter...
By Janet McAfee
Bianca Rae, KESQ and CBS Local 2 Reporter, as chairperson of Operation Indio Animals lent her voice in the media to help, and worked with Loving All Animals to hold weekly off site adoption events. Valerie Katzz, local radio and television personality, took an Indio dog on CBS Local 2 television news every Wednesday morning, and...
By Rick Riozza
Lake County, Ca.—Reporting to you from the beautiful surroundings of Clear Lake Oaks, and inside the Tasting Room of Shannon Ridge Wines, I’m pleased to alert our desert community to the “new” wine country destination where the air is pristine and the volcanic soil radiates the grape vines with energy that are producing world class wines.
Lake County...
by Robin E. Simmons
BLACKFISH
This scathing, searing, aggressive, impassioned and necessary documentary about the exploitation and abuse of highly intelligent creatures for profit will forever change the way you look at performance killer whales. It’s a psychological thriller that packs an emotional wallop as well as a ferocious moral manifesto.
Many of us have know the excitement and awe of...
By Heidi Simmons
Open a book by author Elmore Leonard and you know exactly what you’ll get: Snarky, fast-talking characters who are out of their league, usually in deep and being chased down by an equally flawed and troubled lawman (or woman). Always with a clever title and colorful cover, Leonard’s stories have a real edge and disturbingly...
By Haddon Libby
My cell phone (and most likely yours) recently began emitting ear-splitting emergency notices.
For me, it first happened at the beginning of August for an Amber Alert on Hannah Anderson. I wasn’t near my phone at the time of the message so I didn’t hear the screech. When I saw the message, I...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett
Finally announced, and not a moment too soon, are the two collector’s editions for CoD: Ghosts. Now, I have been buying the Prestige Edition’s since MW3. I traded in all of my games, extra controllers, used my Pro Rewards for extra Trade-In %s, yeah, I am pretty thrifty when it comes to getting the...
By Dale Gribow
We all know about the legal requirements of having auto insurance and most of us purchase it to protect ourselves and our loved ones from liability in case of an accident. However few of us have any idea what we are getting… or not getting and what we legally need.
When we study for our California Driver’s...
By Bruce Cathcart
Buyers and sellers in the Coachella Valley seldom meet in a modern real estate transaction these days but when they do it is usually at the initial showing of the home. If they do meet, for some this can be a very awkward moment. For others it can be quite comfortable... even too comfortable. In...
From Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
Next weekend is the start of Labor Day Weekend. In order to ensure your Labor Day is a good one, there are some simple safety precautions to consider says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Anyone want to Barbecue or Picnic? Keep a close eye on the grill to ensure safety at all times. Keep children...
His offense? Selling all of the raisins that he grows.
In California, the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), which is made up of raisin farmers, gets together to determine how many raisins to sell each year. The RAC then submits their plan to the Department of Agriculture which approves the production guidelines. If the year’s crop is expected to be especially...
Palm Springs Open Air Market
The Grand Re-Opening of the Palm Springs Open Air Market will be held Saturday November 2nd. The market, located @ The Spa Resort Casino in Downtown Palm Springs, continues every Saturday from 9:00AM to 2:30 PM through April 2014. Applications for vendors can be found at www.palmspringsopenairmarket.com or call 760-534-7968 or 415-420-7244
Chelsea Lane Bodywear Presents...
By Sunny Simon
One day while listening to a CD I found myself in utter awe of Darren Hardy, the presenter, as he spoke about what I refer to as a pity party. You throw one when you suffer a disappointment that knocks you on your keister, making you want to crawl under the covers with a bowl of chocolate...
Week of August 29
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct," wrote science fiction author Frank Herbert. I urge you to heed that advice. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will oversee the germination of several new trends in the...
By: Bronwyn Ison
The military definition of “at ease” means to relax from standing at attention. Yet, a soldier remains cognizant of his/her commanding officer while at ease. According to dictionary.com “at ease” means, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease. 2. Freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude;...
By Jill Coleman, RN
Menopause is a subject on which there are many views and opinions, and it is experienced in just as many ways. Fortunately, there are many simple steps and natural remedies you can take to help relieve the myriad of symptoms you may face.
The average age of menopause is around 52, but peri-menopause can begin in the...
Dr. Peter, you talked about menopause in your last article. I’ve been hearing a lot about bioidentical hormone therapy, why is it called bioidentical? -Kymm, La Quinta
Kymm, bioidentical hormones are hormones that are identical in molecular structure to hormones that we make in our bodies. These hormones aren’t “harvested” from our bodies, but actually synthesized or made from a...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
As if there weren’t enough reasons to go to the Tilted Kilt in Palm Desert, with their hot servers, hosts and bartenders, fabulous food, drinks, pool, foosball and of the course sports. But now the brilliant minds at the Tilted Kilt have turned it up a notch and are offering the public even more with Tilted...
God Fathers of Desert Rock: Past, Present and their Promising Future
By Lisa Morgan
"Yawning Man was the sickest desert band of all time. You’d just be up there in the desert, everybody’d just be hanging, partying. And they’d show up in their van and just, mellow, drag out their shit and set up right about the time the sun was...
(The Heat, Breaking Bad, Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Conan) Appearing Saturday, September 7 @ 8pm at Spotlight 29
By Lisa Morgan
Comic Bill Burr might seem to some, to be an overnight success. With recent roles in AMC's uber popular television show, Breaking Bad as “Kuby” and in the smash comedy hit movie, The Heat alongside Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, his...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
It’s Friday night in the Coachella Valley, and while most people are getting ready for a weekend of entertainment and relaxation, the diligent souls of Warriors 4 Christ are just starting their rounds across the valley to help those in need.
I met them in Coachella at the Am/Pm off of 48th Ave, a meeting place for...
By Judith Salkin
As a child growing up in the Chicago suburb of Palos Park, Ill., young poet Bianca Goutos wrote a piece about her future.
She was going to be a television reporter, work in California and her name would be Bianca Rae.
“I talked about what my life would be in Hollywood and I thought that ‘Bianca Rae’ sounded like...
Palm Desert’s Fast Food Drive-Through Debate
By Heidi Simmons
Fast food: Go in or drive-through? With all the challenges we face in a day, this should not be a complicated decision. But for Palm Desert residents it is. For 30 years, the city has had a zoning ordinance restricting fast food restaurants to essentially “go-in” only. In 1996, the city amended...
By Patte Purcell
Gadget Gal Jan Boydstrom of Kitchen Kitchen has introduced an exciting new twist to the Cooking Lesson/Dinner genre with the introduction of the 'Slim Man Cooks' events to be held monthly at Kitchen Kitchen located at 74945 HWY 111, Indian Wells, CA. Food and Song, combined with a little humor from the Slim Man himself make this...
Owners of Historic Johnny Mercer Estate to Host Event
The 14th Annual Human Rights Campaign Palm Springs Garden Party will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 2-5 pm at the historic Johnny Mercer Estate, home of hosts and HRC Major Donors Jim Burba and Bob Hayes. The event is co-chaired by HRC Board Directors Andy Linsky and Brad...
WHERE: Backstreet Art District
2600 S Cherokee Way
Palm Springs, CA 92264
DATE: Saturday, August 31, 2013
TIME: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
PRICE: Free
DESCRIPTION: Enjoy art from near & far with wine & music from around the world as six participating galleries present paintings, sculpture, home décor and more.
Each gallery will offer themed refreshments and music based on the personal connection of the...
By Craig Michaels
A Southern California native, Terri O’Brien was born and raised in Los Angeles. You could say showbiz is in her genes. Her mother was a singer/comedienne and her father was a Broadway dancer. Terri also had an uncle who was a musician/character actor.
With the entertainment business running through her family veins, it’s no surprise she gravitated...
By Eleni P. Austin
Look up the definition of “cult band” in the dictionary and you will probably see a picture of Big Star. During the 80s, groups like R.E.M. and the Bangles name-checked Big Star as a huge influence. In fact, one of the Replacements’ best songs was “Alex Chilton,” an exuberant homage to the lead singer of Big...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Show Producer and musician Alvin Taylor & The Joey Covington All Star Band take the stage on Saturday, August 31, at 8 p.m. to celebrate the life of Joey Covington at The Hood Bar and Pizza located at 73-850 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. (760) 636-5220. Tickets are $20 in advance by calling Promoter and Spokesperson David...
By Janet McAfee
August has arrived, bringing with it the hottest weather so far this year in the Coachella Valley. This is a good time to remind folks that their parked car can quickly turn into a death trap for their dog. When the outside weather is only 72 degrees, your car parked in direct sunlight can heat up to 116 degrees inside. Cracking the window...
By Rick Riozza
The 2013 Around the World Summer Wine Dinner Series is brought to you by the beautiful Palm Springs Escena Grill & Lounge who maintain their promise to cover some of the world’s most famous vineyards and wineries. Executive Chef Anthony Mejia takes the cue for culinary inspiration preparing indigenous fare to whisk us instantly to the featured...
By Robin E. Simmons
THE WAY, WAY BACK
Fourteen year-old Duncan (Liam James) is trapped. His absent dad doesn’t want him around and he’s forced to spend his summer vacation with his divorced mom (Toni Colette) and Trent (Steve Carell), her arrogant, overbearing new boy friend and his daughter snotty teen daughter. In the car, on the way to Trent’s summer...
By Heidi Simmons
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Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup
By Mark Haskell Smith
Non Fiction
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Utility, sexuality, medicine, love, poetry, vision and spirit -- all good things, all very desirable. These are the seven powers of cannabis. Each is represented by a prong on the cannabis leaf....
By Haddon Libby
School season is back upon us. I personally believe that school should not start in the Coachella Valley until the risk of 117 degree days are behind us but what do I know.
While Thomas Jefferson proposed a national educational system following our independence from the British, it was only 95 years ago that elementary school was...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett
Recently my father and 14 year old sister came down from Big Bear to visit. As with all of our visits, I go through my sisters clothing, and replace her destroyed tees and hoodies with my good ones. I found a tee shirt, with a turtle on its back, with “FML” in bold letters...
By Dale Gribow
1. SCAMS: Never sign anything on the spot without reviewing it or sleeping on it. Be wary of internet and phone offers that sound too good to be true. SENIORS are often targeted and are the easiest people to SCAM. This is because they are often financially stable as a group and don’t realize they have been...
By Bruce Cathcart
This week we are going to take a look at Home Owners Associations (HOAs) and what you need to know about them. I couldn’t find one simple definition of HOAs that I liked so I created the following: Home owners associations are formal legal entities (usually corporations) that are created by developers to maintain the common areas...
Sounds like something for an over-sized pet! But it’s not... It means we are stepping into our most critical time for brush fire season. With all the recent fires one would think we are in the middle of it says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. “Not so. As we head into September and possibly into December we get our Santa...
Are you a local business person, retired restaurant or small food business owner looking to share your knowledge with others? Do you have experience in running or managing a successful business? ShareKitchen is seeking mentors to assist its Client Members in developing their businesses.
ShareKitchen is built on the philosophy of sharing, and more than just the kitchen. The...
By Julie Buehler
It’s funny to see one toothless grin. But a row of sizeable men smiling for a picture as their dentists collectively cringe? It’s unforgettable. As was the experience for 35 kids, ages 8-15, which participated in the Los Angeles Kings’ first-ever “Hockey In The Desert” Camp, Aug 14-16.
When the 2011-2012 Los Angeles Kings entered the...
By Sunny Simon
Over coffee the other morning my friend David lamented that he hated his smart phone. Not sure where he was going with this, I asked him why the mobile technology troubled him. It appeared that ever since he purchased the android device his boss developed increased expectations of a never ending work day. Apparently his manager emailed...
Week of August 22
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Novelist James Joyce once articulated an extreme wish that other writers have probably felt but never actually said. "The demand that I make of my reader," said Joyce, "is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works." Was he being mischievous? Maybe. But he never...
By Bronwyn Ison
As our summer concludes and our children return to school some of you may find this to be a bittersweet moment. We shift into our routines and it is time to accept reality. We are early to rise and early to bed. It is back to making lunches, doing homework and participating in extra...
By Jill Coleman RN
Wheat today is totally different from the wheat harvested hundreds of years ago. From what I have researched, 80 to 90% of the common foods we eat, especially packaged, restaurant food, and thickeners, have some kind of highly processed wheat product in them.
All grains are meant to be sprouted* before they are consumed, which makes them...
By Dr Maria Lombardo
Through the normal aging process we all lose volume or fullness in our faces. Usually the first noticeable sign is a deepening of the naso-labial folds that start at the corner of the nose and end at the corners of the mouth. Replacing the fullness with a “filler” can soften the look of those lines and...
Starring Geoff Tate “The Original Voice" Friday, August 23rd Doors open @ 8pm $20 Ages 18 +
By Lisa Morgan
Once again, the Date Shed has managed to procure a headliner that has created a vociferous buzz throughout the valley. Friday, August 23rd, the infamous progressive rock band, Queensryche, fronted by original founding member, Geoff Tate, will be performing songs cherry...
Bringing the Music to the Party and the Party to the Gig
By Lisa Morgan
These “Gyes”, more like brothers than friends or mere band mates, bring a whole new respectability to the term “cover band”. Self-described as a band that “rocks all your favorite hard rock/heavy metal/classic rock tunes, as well as the obscure songs you forgot about,” Wyte Gye...
By Judith Salkin
More than 300 friends gathered on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs for a celebration of life memorial for artist Jason Altieri, who died Aug. 10.
Altieri’s life partner, Jim Casey, orchestrated an event that brought friends and performers to the museum to remember the man whom Casey called “the best...
By Judith Salkin
If you’ve ever seen Joey English in her favorite Halloween costume, as a fiery red witch, you know there is nothing subtle about her. And she’s proud of it.
English, whose show biz education was with America’s comic greats, spends Saturday afternoons on the air on K-NEWS 94.3 FM from 2 to 6 p.m. with spokespeople and celebrity...
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