With so many new restaurants opening each season here in our valley, it can be easy to overlook the staples that have been here for many years. This season, I hope to revisit some of my favorites from last year to see what it is that keeps them popular among locals. When I think of a local’s restaurant, I...
By: Bronwyn Ison
By mid-week, mid-day, you realize your mid-section is feeling subpar at best. As you sit in front of your computer day after day you may notice your abdominals are becoming weaker and weaker. If this is a concern for you then you should scrutinize your daily habits. Are you snacking at your desk? If so, what kind...
The blues is the name bestowed upon the music genre that began in the southern United States from combining elements of jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. The Bone Thumpers are a newly formed Coachella Valley band keeping the old blues sound alive by channeling the Chicago, Delta, Piedmont and Texas methods. Recently completing the recording of...
While many of us are preoccupied with the daily grind of life, elected lawmakers were busy crafting new laws to prevent society from descending into mayhem and chaos.
Lawmakers in Illinois were active tackling some of societies thorniest issues. With the start of the New Year, it is now illegal to ‘pop a wheelie’ on a motorcycle while speeding. ...
Most of my first time clients come to me with a big bag of their supplements, pills, and antioxidant formulas. They spend a lot of money on them, and the more they pay for a bottle, the better they assume it is! In my experience, more than 70% of what many bring in, (unless they are from a whole...
Week of January 31
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Wageni ni baraka is a Swahili proverb that means "guests are a blessing." That's not always true, of course. Sometimes guests can be a boring inconvenience or a messy burden. But for you in the coming weeks, Aries, I'm guessing the proverb will be 98 percent correct. The...
I would like to ask that everyone get to know your town’s local private schools this week. Many private schools exist around our valley, and are only funded by tuition, fundraisers, and the few grants available. Many people do not understand that the school districts do not give much help to our local private schools because they operate separately....
IF YOU ARE ARRESTED:
DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR
DO NOT TALK TO ANYONE & CALL A LAWYER!
PART 4
Summary Probation ON A DUI:
RECENT LEGISLATION NOW SAYS , IF YOU ARE ON PROBATION FOR A DUI AND GET A NEW DUI WITH ANY ALCOHOL, THE DMV WILL TAKE YOUR LICENSE FOR A YEAR.
On a 1st offense DUI, there is 3 years of...
Conventional wisdom has it that the Monkees were
a television Pop group cynically manufactured to cash in
on the popularity of the Beatles.
While that may have been the original impetus
for producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, the four
guys cast as the Monkees had other ideas.
Musically talented actors Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones
were paired with musicians Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork
in 1966....
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
By Stephen Chbosky
A Novel
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Last week I reviewed the book The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker, which I thought might have been better received if it had been published as Young Adult (YA) literature rather than adult fiction. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books,...
By H. Simmons
Indio is the City of Festivals. If you have yet to attend one of the city’s great outdoor venues at the beautiful Empire Polo Club, The Southwest Arts Festival should be your first! It is a family friendly festival and a fun favorite of the CV.
This weekend, starting Friday running through Sunday, January 25, 26 and 27,...
By Lisa Morgan
According to this band, they are a story that’s been told and retold time and time again: four friends in Southern California that drink a lot, love to travel and love to play music come together to...well, drink a lot, to travel and play music. “It would be easy to put Sic Waiting in the same category...
By Heidi Simmons -
Palm Springs has an estimated two million tourists annually. Throughout the year, visitors wax and wane with every weekend. Incorporated in 1938, the City of Palm Springs is a conscientious caretaker of the most famous city in the CV.
“We are aware of the importance of the Palm Springs brand. We have a two-fold approach -- maintaining...
Just Blow Drys and Wink Lash & Beauty Bar located on El Paseo in Palm Desert
are giving back to Shelter from the Storm
Just Blow Drys and Wink Lash & Beauty Bar believe in compassion and making a difference in their community. The sister salons have grand opening festivities planned for January 24 – 27th and have dedicated themselves...
With hundreds of golf courses to choose from in the Coachella Valley, Eagle Falls Golf Course in Indio gets top honors when it comes to selecting the one that gives you the most for the green fees.
Eagle Falls Golf Course, part of Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, was given the “Most Worth the Green Fee” award by Greenskeeper.org, the West...
Football Game-Day Parties Announced for Sunday, February 3 at
TWENTY6 at La Quinta Resort at 49-499 Eisenhower Drive, La Quinta, CA 92553
Ernie’s Bar & Grill at PGA West 56150 PGA Boulevard, PGA WEST Clubhouse, La Quinta, CA 92253
Both TV Viewing Events Open to the Public with complimentary admission
Football fans can watch the big game in great company on...
Palm Springs Modernism Week, February 14- 24, 2013, will kick off on Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 4-6 pm, with an opening ceremony and reception at Birba, located at 622 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. The event is free to the public, and will include a no-host bar and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Guests will also celebrate the...
The brand new Palm Springs Open Air Market and Street Fair launched their grand opening on Saturday Nov 24th, 2012 and has continued every Saturday at the Spa Resort Casino at 450 N Indian Canyon Drive from 9:00am-2:30 pm with free admission , parking and entertainment. This convenient location in the downtown Palm Springs area is also adjacent to...
Welcome back and join us again as we list some of the greatest wines in the world: World class wines that maybe we’ll taste and enjoy this year.
Last column (coachellavalleyweekly.com/archives) we took on European wines that have made vino aficionados weak in the knee when thinking about or when comparing personal notes with others at a wine tasting.
Well—we’re still...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and critically acclaimed recording artist, Linda Tate, will be celebrating the release of her new CD, “Geography” on Tuesday, January 29, at 7 p.m. at Vicky’s of Santa Fe, 45-100 Club Drive in Indian Wells. (760) 345-9770. “My new album was recorded in the Chicago area with Chicago musicians,” said Tate. “Bill Saitta assembled...
Food truck enthusiasts, rejoice! We have a new voice on the County Board of Supervisors whose campaign promised to “Free The Food Trucks.” His name is Kevin Jeffries. With his election to the First District which includes Lake Elsinore and Riverside, it appears that there is now sufficient support to rescind a thirty year ban on food trucks in...
MAMA
Clichés mount in this supremely stylish supernatural thriller presented by Guillermo del Toro. The story is about Victoria and Lilly, two little girls who disappear into the woods the day their mom is murdered by their dad. Years later, when they are rescued by the desperately searching Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain), it seems someone still...
Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. In the home, the leading cause of CO is heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel which can be sources of carbon monoxide says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.
CO alarms...
It was almost 9:00 pm, and the evening was cloaked in darkness during Erin Ell's drive home. She saw a car stopped by the side of the road, and a little bundle of fur laying immobile in the street. She drove the couple remaining blocks home, worried about the condition of the animal, prayed, and realized she must return...
by Rachel Montoya
Upon entering PDCC you will first walk into an intimate bar & lounge area which boasts big screen TV’s to watch your favorite game or event. Then you enter the spacious dining room that has many tables set far enough apart from each other that you can enjoy your meal without getting to know your neighbor. No...
By: Bronwyn Ison
Pent up emotions can lead to stress and feelings of ineptitude as individuals. We handle stress differently. We have a choice to approach our stress with negative or positive actions. Naturally, drinking our sorrows away leads to a downward spiral. Handling your stress levels with exercising leads to positivity. How are you dealing with emotions? Consider an...
by Noe Gutierrez
Randy Caserta is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer from Palm Desert. His most recent release, Long Stories Short, is soon to be released. In describing the album, Caserta attests, “It’s an album that's a heavy, melodic, high energy rock ‘n’ roll ride that's both radio ready and original.”
The first single, “Living Hell,” placed first runner up...
Genetic testing or DNA-based tests have been around for years. We are most familiar with these tests as it relates to things such as paternity tests, the screening potential parents for Huntington’s disease and an assortment of prenatal diagnostic testing. Over the last five years, there has been an explosion in the presymptomatic testing area. Presymptomatic tests are those...
By Patte Purcell
I am going to tell you about the undiscovered jewel of the desert. The drinks are wonderful, the food is amazing, and the prices are so darn reasonable that it may stun you. My Happy Hour hot spot pick is Mama Ginas located at 73705 El Paseo in Palm Desert.
This small but elegant bar is beautifully lit...
Week of January 24
© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The German government sponsored a scientific study of dowsing, which is a form of magical divination used to locate underground sources of water. After ten years, the chief researcher testified, "It absolutely works, beyond all doubt. But we have no idea why or how." An assertion like that...
I was filled with pride and honor while watching the presidential inauguration on Monday, January 21, 2013. My pride does not come from the happenings of the presidential lunch, nor am I impressed by the gifts or even swearing in. My pride comes from seeing a local high school band march in Washington D.C. As you have read in...
“Big John" Miller didn’t realize when he volunteered to fill-in for the DJ one night at the old Stuart’s Steakhouse where his wife Sandy was a line dance instructor that it would lead to his next career. After the in-house DJ had walked off the job minutes before the dancing was to start, the manager remembered what john had...
IF YOU ARE ARRESTED:
DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR
DO NOT TALK TO ANYONE & CALL A LAWYER!
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTORS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS
NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TELL YOU THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A CASE!
Part 3:
DMV VS THE COURT:
There are two different entities that are after you when you have a DUI. The Court is only...
Thank god for independent record stores. Back in the
70s and early 80s record stores were like the literary salons of Paris
in the 20s and 30s. A place for like-minded souls to gather, passionately
discussing and debating pop music and all it’s permutations.
Fanatical record collector Peter Buck worked in such a
store, Wuxtry Records in Athens, Georgia. That’s where Buck met
Michael Stipe....
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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The Age Of Miracles
Karen Thompson Walker
Novel
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Post-apocalyptic life and distopian world stories are a growing trend in young adult literature. These themes are popular with adults as well. The Age Of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (Random House, 272 pages) was not marketed and sold as a YA novel, though perhaps it should have been.
Eleven-year-old Julia...
By Lisa Morgan
I walked into the bar at 340 North Palm Canyon Drive at around 11 pm on Saturday night. The place, marked simply by the word “BAR” in large letters painted on the wall, was packed. Machin, a seriously good live Ska band was playing while the popular Giselle Woo and The Night Owls waited to go on. ...
By Heidi Simmons -
There are only two cities in California named after famous hotels. Beverly Hills and La Quinta. Yes, this is true and not a joke. The La Quinta Resort was built in the 1920s. Its casitas, made from hand-formed adobe bricks and locally fired roof tiles became a tranquil, remote, retreat. This quintessential California hotel remains a...
By Heidi Simmons
The Palm Springs International Film Festival finished Monday with the popular Best of Fest all day screenings of 17 audience favorites. With 800 volunteers, over 120 employees, 130,000 paid admissions and box office revenue of over $1.4 million, the 24th annual event ended on a high note.
The festival’s success is the culmination of twelve concentrated months of...
By Lisa Morgan
For as long as she can remember, Ruth Ruiz has been a music lover. Listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Dina Washington, Nancy Wilson, Coltrane, Miles Davis and the Jazz Crusaders all through her youth, Ruth lives and breathes music to this day. But Ruth was not always able to immerse herself in her first love. For 27 years,...
Expo Held Wednesday, March 20, 2013 From 3pm – 7pm @ the Rancho Mirage Public Library. The Public Is Invited to Participate and Attend.
January 10, 2013) The Palm Springs Writers Guild and the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation are currently accepting applications from authors for the 3rd Annual Desert Writers Expo. The event is on Wednesday, March 20, 2013...
CVSPIN, producers of the annual Tour de Palm Springs, announces two celebrity riders participating in the February 9th ride. Tim “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr., heavyweight championship boxer, and Nelson “the Cheetah” Vails, Silver Medalist cyclist in the 1984 Olympics, will cycle with about 10,000 others for charity.
Tim Bradley is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion, as well as...
(Fertility Specialists With 70% Success Rate Open One Of Nation’s Largest Specialty Centers)
American Reproductive Centers, nationally recognized for its 70% success rate of helping couples conceive compared with the national average of 32%, have expanded its operations in Palm Springs with a new 20,000-square-foot compound, making it one of the largest facilities in the country. Medical Director Maher Abdallah,...
Tournament to Benefit AIDS Assistance Program
Hundreds of LGBT softball players will gather in Palm Springs the weekend of February 8-10, 2013 to compete in the 22nd annual Palm Springs Winter Classic Softball Tournament to benefit AIDS Assistance Program (AAP). Participating teams are members of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting amateur athletics...
While we are still riding high in the clouds of the New Year, a bunch of us vino lovers are taking the time to put together our “Bucket List” of wines to try this year. I know—generally the term bucket list refers to doing something before that great final personal apocalyptic day occurs, but most wine drinkers are not...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Sponsored by the Coachella Valley Weekly, the First "Jazz Tastings™" Concert held at the Emerald Desert Resort Ballroom on Saturday, January 12, took the Desert by storm! Contemporary jazz guitarist and Billboard artist Blake Aaron and vocalist Derek Bordeaux performed to a full house of music lovers. To the delight of the audience, surprise guest saxophonist and...
ShareKitchen was honored to participate in the Humana Healthy Fun Fair and Well Being Walk that took place at the La Quinta Community Park on Saturday, January 12th from 9am-1pm. The Humana Healthy Fun Fair is an event launching the Humana Challenge Golf Tournament that runs from January 14th-20th and is sponsored by Humana, a health care company whose...
…AND 2 TO SEE ON HOME VIDEO
With all the hype for the Oscar© nominated films, it’s helpful to be reminded of how hard it is to make a good movie. No one sets out to make a bad one, but never the less, they sure do get made. There’s no explanation for the diversity in our movie tastes, but...
It’s been unusually cold and more cold weather is in store this winter. During the cold winter months nothing beats a nice fire in the fireplace. Fires may keep us warm, however, there are hazards that need to be addressed says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) encourages you to practice the following fire safety steps to...
While Raymond has received great response from readers with his contributions to the Pampered Palate, I could not help but share my recent experience at one of the valley’s finest restaurants and best kept secrets. Looking for the perfect venue to celebrate a very special anniversary with my husband, we decided to dine at one of my favorite places....
By: Bronwyn Ison
What is all the hype about quinoa? What is it? Why is it good for me? After researching quinoa I learned it is either a grain or it is associated with the spinach family. Without antagonizing the experts, does it matter? We know it could possibly be a healthy grain or interrelated to a leafy green. We...
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