by Lola Rossi-Meza
Conceived in Cuba but born in New York City, Alan Diaz recalls, “Two days before Î was born, my mother saw her first American movie with Alan Ladd, so she named me Alan,” said Diaz with a chuckle, “Then my grandfather came and picked me up and brought me to Cuba where I lived until I was...
by Janet McAfee
Have you noticed one of your pets appearing to grieve upon the death of another pet? Science confirms that you are not anthropomorphizing your cat or dog. Scientific studies confirm that animals have feelings, and in fact have a wide range of emotions including grief. Dogs may become lethargic and stop eating. Cats may retreat into hiding...
By Rick Riozza
Okay!—alright then. So many of you vino readers have voiced your concern that with all of the award ceremonies and “Best of” winners going on in our valley, this particular column (the only weekly wine editorial in the desert) has been a bit shy and quiet as to “The Best…Red Wine, White Wine, Wine shop, Wine Label,...
By Robin Simmons
THE LONE RANGER
Bottom line: I was entertained and disappointed by the actual experience of the much-hyped “Lone Ranger” reboot.
At this writing, Disney’s gigantic summer, tent-pole, four-quadrant (both sexes, young and old), $250 million popcorn extravaganza has just opened. The “Lone Ranger” franchise, not really a familiar entity, except perhaps in name, to any but late baby boomers....
By Heidi Simmons
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Joyland
By Stephen King
Fiction
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Oh the joy of casual summer reading! What a pleasure it is to float on a pool or sit on the beach with a book that engages and entertains. It’s especially sweet when it doesn’t matter if the pages get a little wet or collect sand. Stephen King’s Joyland (Hard...
By Haddon Libby
What is the national obsession of the broadcast media with trials? First it was Casey Anthony then Jodi Arias and now George Zimmerman. Aren’t there more important news items for the broadcast media to report on than wall-to-wall coverage of these trials?
Looking at foreign news outlets, there seems to be quite a bit...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs. Fett
The new map pack for Call Of Duty Black Ops II finally dropped, giving FPS fans all over the world some much needed even playing ground. Featuring 4 new maps, and a new Zombie map. This expansion did not come with any new skins or customizations which I personally thought was a bummer,...
by Dale Gribow
A thief starts off with a Booster bag which is a large bag with a false bottom. To use it you set it down over a slightly smaller bag or product.
The Booster Bag is Hollow and has a spring loaded bottom. When it is placed over another item, the spring loaded bottom secures the item about to...
By Bruce Cathcart
We now know that the Coachella Valley real estate market is a seller's market. That means that there are more buyers than sellers and that the excess demand is forcing home prices to go up. So is now a good time to even consider buying a home in the Coachella Valley? And if you...
If you’re pets could talk, chances are they’d give you a good (or likely a bad) “lick - in” says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Dogs can develop heat stroke and sunburn in the hot weather, but one danger to dogs that's frequently overlooked is the potential for paw pad injuries and burns from walking a dog on hot pavement,...
ShareKitchen is all about sharing and not just the kitchen. While the nonprofit organization is mostly known for offering a fully equipped, commercial kitchen for up-and-coming food entrepreneurs along with comprehensive support services including the development of business plans, it is also a versatile event venue available for rent.
Centrally located on Highway 111 in Cathedral City,...
By Julie Buehler
The conversation went something like this…
Me: “Exactly how cold does it get in there?”
Mike Butler, owner of Kinetix Health and Performance in Palm Desert: “Negative 156. But it can be adjusted if you can’t handle that.”
Me, with the same response to all questions of if I can “handle it”: “Of course I can...
By Sunny Simon
Recently my husband and I were dining at a local restaurant. I could not help but notice the scene created by the couple at the next table. The man was clearly intrigued with the iPad menu the waiter presented to him. After the couple ordered, he very patiently looked for the off button. The female diner, apparently...
By: Bronwyn Ison
If you have consecutively read my articles, I often mention how our society moves expeditiously and is effervescent. With such rapid speed we often find ourselves approaching or are faced with numerous obstacles. You may also conclude some of these obstacles as instructive change. Change is essential for growth and personal development. Yet, change can be intimidating...
By Dr Maria Lombardo
During the hottest time of the year in the desert, we can have lower energy, be less active and have a general summer malaise. How do you stay feeling, and looking, great this summer? Here are some great tips from Dr. Maria Lombardo to surviving the summer temperatures and staying on top of your game all...
Week of July 11
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When the comic book hero Superman first appeared on the scene in 1938, he had the power to jump over tall buildings, but he couldn't fly. By 1941, he was hovering in mid-air, and sometimes moving around while floating. Eventually, he attained the ability to soar long distances,...
By Janet McAfee
The countdown is on for the lives and well-being of the remaining 35 cats and 71 dogs at the Indio animal shelter. OUR HOPE IS FOR 160 EMPTY KENNELS AT THE INDIO ANIMAL SHELTER BY AUGUST 31. The animals hope to leave those kennels and get a second chance in a loving home where they will never...
Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice For Our Voiceless Child Victims
By Lisa Morgan
Do you want to hear some appalling numbers and facts? Probably not, but I’m going to give them to you anyway:
There are 4000 children in the foster care system in Riverside County alone.
100% of gay children in our foster care system have reported abuse in their foster...
“A musical society where the joy of making music is an integral part of the soundtrack of life; a world in which future generations exercise their choice to passionately defend and promote the beauty and brilliance of the arts.”
By Lisa Morgan
“In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s...
The Best of the Desert’s Troubadours
@ Desert Fox Bar, Palm Springs Thursday, July 11th
By Lisa Morgan
I was sitting at a CV Weekly sponsored event, waiting to watch a list of performers vie for cash and a free trip from Mix 100.5’s talent contest. Those who know me or have followed my articles in this paper at all, know that...
By Judith Salkin
One thing KESQ TV3 morning anchor Jeff Stahl is sure of is that early day viewers have their favorites when it comes to the news and entertainment shows they watch.
Ever since Stahl, 43 (44 later this month) landed in the Coachella Valley in June 2000 he’s been recognized on the streets.
“It started about two days after I...
By Rachel Montoya
Recently a few friends and I decided to try Pueblo Viejo in Indio, a place we had never been.
What a pleasant surprise it was. As we entered the restaurant we were not expecting it to be as big as it is. There is a lengthy row of booths against one wall with several tables down the middle...
By Jill Coleman RN
To recap, from part I, digestion is paramount for health.
If the stomach is deficient in hydrochloric acid, (HCL), it can't break down food. If our probiotics have been destroyed by antibiotics and poor nutrition we are not protected from the foreign invaders we ingest. Here a domino effect occurs as nutrients are not properly assimilated for...
By: Bronwyn Ison
Wrestling with your sheets in the middle of the night is frustrating. Lack of sleep can render the day less productive resulting in sluggishness day after day? You might want to realign some of your daily rituals. Are you dining and consuming alcoholic beverages late at night? Consuming liquids after 8 pm may...
Week of July 4
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Thomas Gray was a renowned 18th-century English poet best remembered for his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." It was a short poem -- only 986 words, which is less than the length of this horoscope column. On the other hand, it took him seven years to...
By Sunny Simon
Recently I read a story about a dad cleaning out the garage with his five-year-old daughter. When they came across a large brown cardboard square, he saw a box. His daughter squealed with delight. Why? She visualized a lemonade stand! Together they turned her active imagination into reality. The next day the little girl set up shop...
Hey there. My name’s Jules. It’s Julie actually, but Jules is one less syllable and far more convenient to remember, so call me that.
This isn’t my first time writing sports, but it is my first time writing for CV Weekly. Thought an introduction would be the best way to kick off this column.
Every week you and...
Love street food? Fancy a food truck? If so, the industry needs your help. Riverside County is the only one in California with a ban on mobile food facilities.
The good news is that last week Riverside County supervisors voted to rework the food truck restrictions of Ordinance 580 to allow mobile vendors to operate more freely. The...
With warm weather and family events, the Fourth of July can be a fun time with great memories. But before you and your family celebrates, make sure everyone knows about 4th of July safety says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. If not handled properly, fireworks, barbeques and heat can be dangerous and cause injuries to kids and adults. The best...
By Bruce Cathcart
Everyone has heard that it is a seller's market here today in the Coachella Valley, but what exactly does that mean? Simply put, a seller's market is a market in which there are more buyers than sellers. In economic terms this means that the demand for houses exceeds the supply of houses, which results in higher prices....
By Dale Gribow
The following is an overview of the mistakes most people make with respect to their estate planning. Initially most people procrastinate and do not address the issue of having an Estate Plan. This is consistent with the phrase I have used in several prior articles and is also the phrase I would use to open my legal...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs. Fett
Since 1970, San Diego has played host to what started as a small gathering of comic, movie, and science fiction fans. Now, that small convention has become one of the largest comic conventions in the world. 130,000 fans hunt for tickets to the coveted San Diego Comic-Con, and for good reason!
Comic-Con has always been...
By Haddon Libby
We are a Nation of celebrations. The Fourth of July typically marks the beginning of summer vacations and a time when we try to take a few weeks to recharge our batteries and get away from the daily grind. In the Coachella Valley, tourism ebbs and the community shrinks to locals and people who understand...
By Heidi Simmons
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The Cost of Living
By Rob Roberge
Fiction
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Good or bad, there is a toll for taking up space on this planet. Although we are responsible for our actions, there is always someone or something that impacts our very existence. In Rob Roberge’s novel The Cost of Living, (Other Voices, 291 pages) he takes us...
By Robin Simmons
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Morgan Neville’s fresh, unexpected, exuberant, poignant, richly detailed and music-filled documentary about the mostly unknown backup singers behind the biggest musical stars of our time is a rewarding, nay, inspiring, celebration of the power of the human voice to heal one’s soul. Beyond ego, beyond fame, money or anything else, this ultimately spiritual (in...
By Rick Riozza
Last year around this time, I did an article on grilling salmon and there was a good response to both the menu prep & recipe, where I’m talking about grilling fish in general, and the wines to pair with that great summer dish. Go to coachellavalleyweekly.com/archive Vol.1 No.13. (By the way, I re-read that piece which...
By Janet McAfee
This adorable little Chihuahua was recently found running on a busy street in La Quinta by Diane Barrett. Diane was driving down Avenue 49 near Jefferson in La Quinta on a Sunday morning when she saw a small blonde dog attempting to cross the busy six lane intersection.
Diane tells the...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
KC and the Sunshine Band will be honored by the Palm Springs Walk of Stars this Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 3 p.m. in front of See’s Candy located at 144 South Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs. No doubt it will be a very hot day, but still not as hot as his music continues...
By Eleni P. Austin
The desert is a harsh environment for Rock & Roll. Still, local bands seem to thrive. 30 years ago, this Rat Pack-y oasis was wall-to-wall country clubs, piano bars and meat markets disguised as discotheques.
Resourceful rockers booked gigs in the middle of the desert, armed only with instruments and generators. For a while in the early...
City of Palm Springs to Celebrate Independence Day with
“All American Fourth of July” Fireworks Spectacular
and POWER Baseball!
Swimming, VillageFest, baseball and fireworks!It’s not too early to start planning your July 4 holiday -- and as Palm Springs continues its year-long celebration of 75th anniversary events, the City will be the coolest place to spend Independence Day in the Coachella Valley...
Featuring: Se7en4/ Remnants of Man/Thr3 Strykes/Perishment
By Noe Gutierrez
This Saturday is Phil Lacombe’s annual birthday blowout. Se7en4 returns from an extended intermission for the occasion and three other local music artists will insure that Phil gets his fill of rock. In honor of Phil and the legacy of supporting local music that he is creating, we “check-in” with the first...
Join the fun on August 1
Dress up and enter or come out to see who will fill her shoes
As Palm Springs prepares to say good-bye to its beloved Forever Marilyn sculpture in September, P.S. Resorts is giving everyone the chance to “fill her shoes” with their “Forever Marilyn Look-A-Like Contest” during Village Fest on Thursday, August , beginning...
Lock up your daughters, wives and girlfriends cuz Dirty Nick and the Se7en4 Boys are Back in Town
By Tracy Dietlin
During a two part interview with the guys from Se7en4, first with Nick Flores (frontman) and Pete Burquez (guitar) in person before their rehearsal in LA and then with Steven Hall (drums) and Trevino Martin (bass) by phone after their...
By Selma Grows
The Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC) presents a new entertainment format beginning July 20th. The IPAC has provided the Coachella Valley with an artistic “PULSE” for live theater and community service. The IPAC now proudly presents:
IPACinema
“Films as they were meant to be seen… On the Silver Screen.”
Not having access to a working 35mm (+) film projector,...
With SCOTUS Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8, California’s Same-Sex Couples Are Just Like Everyone Else
By Judith Salkin
Let’s call June 26, 2013, “ME-Day,” when the Supreme Court of the United States took the country one step closer to true equality.
In refusing to hear arguments in Hollingsworth ET AL v. Perry ET AL, ruling that the petitioners had no standing...
Thousand Palms Medical Marijuana Dispensary Now Caught Up In County Zoning Fight
By Judith Salkin
Walk past the bank and the auto shop and you might not notice that the store in-between the two is a medical marijuana dispensary, except for the lettering on the door.
The Inland Valley Therapeutic Healing Center, in Thousand Palms, looks more like a small medical office,...
By Judith Salkin
As a little girl, the MIX 100.5’s Valerie Kattz loved listening to “the people in the radio.”
And somewhere along the line, she decided she wanted to be one of them.
“I would play the radio,” she says. “I had a Fisher Price recorder and it used to interview people, then I’d try to get my interviews on...
A Small Town Local Writer’s Encounter with an International Star
by Lisa Morgan
There are people who inspire you by the things that they do, the way they speak and live, or through what they create. Some are inspired by actors, actresses, musicians and others whose notable fame has brought their gifts to the forefront of our attention. But...
By Raymond Bill
There are few restaurants in this valley that I seem to be drawn back to time and again. Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is one of my favorite restaurants and my most recent visit did not disappoint. I was invited to dinner with a dear friend and I knew what I would be enjoying before I even...
Naughty Dog, the company that started in a garage back in 1984, and brought us titles like Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, and the amazing Uncharted Series, has done it again! The highly anticipated game Last Of Us was released, and I played through every emotional moment of it! Warning: This review contains spoilers!
Twenty years after a pandemic radically...
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