By Lisa Morgan
So, you say you love football? You call yourself a fan of the game?
Well, I dare tell you -- no highly paid NFL team is likely to hold a candle to the passion, drive, dedication and pure heart displayed by the surprisingly strong band of brothers known as the SoCal Coyotes. This AAA professional football team, located...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Born in Indio, John Stanley King was raised with all genres of music in the home, along with his four brothers; Chuck, Glenn, Ronnie and Bobbie; and two sisters; Banita and Jeanette., who are also musicians. His father played the clarinet and his mother played piano. He started playing drums on cans and would tinker on an...
By Lisa Morgan
I remember the first time I saw Manny Dela Rosa. I had just moved back to the Coachella Valley after being away from my home town for nearly two decades. I turned on local news, KMIR6, and there he was, Manny The Movie Guy rattling off an incredibly intelligent argument as to why he could only give...
By Lisa Morgan
Imagine, if you will, a dreamy Saturday morning, casually strolling with your friends and loved ones underneath the sunlit San Jacinto Mountain in gorgeous downtown Palm Springs, browsing an array of crafty and unique offerings at prices within reach of giving or receiving the perfect gift or enhancing your home or wardrobe all in the outdoor setting...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
You can catch the legendary saxophonist and vocalist Pat Rizzo and his band featuring Yarek Urant on piano, bassist Jim DiJulio and Steve Neilen on drums, performing in the lounge at Vicky’s of Santa Fe, 45-100 Club Drive in Indian Wells, from 6:30 until 10 p.m., every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. (760) 345-9770. They play all of...
by Rick Riozza
There’s the old adage that a bottle of wine at dinner works great for a couple enjoying three glasses apiece, or, if three people are dining together, it’s two glasses each. Wine for a large dinner party is something else altogether. With the holiday season well upon us, even those people who don’t realize they give dinner...
If you are like most of us, you have plenty of leftovers from your Thanksgiving feast. As an alternative to the Thanksgiving sandwich or microwave reheating, you can repurpose those leftovers into creative and tasty culinary masterpieces.
When it comes to the cranberries, you can whisk some into a vinaigrette dressing and while using others in cranberry muffins. If you...
Local celebrity David William Fortier will be seen by MILLIONS on the national TV show “Life After” with Tiffany “New York” Pollard on TV ONE.
David and Tiffany met on set during the filming of her reality TV show “New York Goes to Work” here in Palm Springs. A local resort hosted the two “Dueling Divas” who later found forgiveness...
SWEET LITTLE FILMS TACKLE BIG THEMES
Palm Desert’s Cinemas Palme d’Or is to be commended for their charity sneak of THE IMPOSSIBLE and the superb, consistent, showcasing of quality foreign, art and indie films, often with a Q&A that includes filmmakers or actors. At Palme d’Or, it’s a year-round film festival. Two recent, non-mainstream films caught my eye and deserve...
Thanksgiving signifies the beginning of the Holiday Season and many of us will be spending more time in the kitchen preparing for the Holidays according Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Thanksgiving Day is the leading day for home cooking fires, with three times as many occurring on Thanksgiving as any other day of the year. In 2010, there were 1,370...
Since the CV Weekly began back in March, I have contributed to the Pampered Palate column with reviews of some of the finest, most reputable restaurants here in our community. This holiday season, I would like to take a brief respite from my usual complimentary interpretation of local culinary delights to share with you an event that is very...
Millions of people will gather together to share laughter, reminisce, and make new memories all in celebration of Thanksgiving Day. The famous Macy’s Day parade will broadcast in the early morning hours followed by three football games. Naturally, we must not overlook pleasing our palates. Tantalizing treats and the aroma of the turkey roasting all morning is what so...
Black Friday is the Super Bowl of Shopping, a day of mass marketing, consumer hysteria and primal shopping. The excesses and indulgences of the dining room table only hours earlier now move into the public arena.
The National Retail Federation predicts that the average consumer will spend $750 this year, $10 more than last year or a collective amount of...
Although we may not see many fall leaves changing color in the Coachella Valley, fall is here and it’s time for a change of color with the change of season. As a woman with a wardrobe of mostly black and grey, I feel liberated by adding a splash of color I find in fall foliage to accent my wares...
Week of November 22
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Don't think about making art, just get it done," said Andy Warhol. "Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." I encourage you to adopt that mini-manifesto for your own purposes...
Many of you who have driven through Indio lately may have seen much of Indio High School’s (IHS) campus along Ave. 46 missing, or the area in front of city hall blocked off with massive construction. College of the Desert (COD) is currently constructing an extension campus in Indio, near the city hall and the library. The new campus...
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
Thursday, November 22, 11am-2pm. Today’s a delicious day, perhaps not for the turkey, but for the lovers of the beautiful, tasty bird, we say, “gobble-on!” The free Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings is being served by The Well in the Desert to all comers of the community at the First Baptist Church,...
The Holidays are upon us and we will all attend more parties than normal. You can certainly drink and enjoy yourself “if you want to”, but I strongly encourage you NOT TO DRIVE afterwards. The truth of the matter is that some of our CV Weekly readers are going to be stopped and some even arrested for a Drunk...
Donald Fagen has just released his fourth solo album,
Sunken Condos. Along with Walter Becker, Fagen was one of
the masterminds of Steely Dan.
Named after a sex toy in a William Burroughs novel,
Steely Dan recorded seven albums of seminal Jazz-Pop from 1972
to 1980. The polar opposite of sloppy 70s Rock, the two members
of Steely Dan strove for studio perfection by using...
by Heidi Simmons
Celebrities in Your Neighborhood
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The Best Ever Guide to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes
Nonfiction
By Eric G. Meeks
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If you live in Palm Springs there just may be a celebrity in your neighborhood.
Since the early1900s, movie stars, the rich and the famous have been coming to the desert for sunshine, relaxation and recreation. Some just visited while others made it their...
by Rick Riozza
Now that the elections are so over! Thanksgiving fever has hit hard here in the CV. So let’s cool down and relax with a glass of festive bubbles!
Whether big families or small, prep time early Thursday morning can be as fun and exciting as sitting and enjoying the big turkey meal itself. Sometimes it’s the only time...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
In addition to all the festivities mentioned in the Cover Story about the Loving All Animals Super Pet Adoption Fair, Johnny Meza and Lola Rossi of Prestige Entertainment, have added an exciting line-up of Musicians to the two day event. Starting at 10 a.m., emcees Steve Kelly and Jenifer Daniels will take the stage and introduce Lola...
The Center for Disease Control states that the holiday season shows a spike in the cases of food poisoning nationally. Most people recognize this as an upset stomach, feelings of queasiness or symptoms consistent with the stomach flu. These nauseous feelings typically subside within 24 hours.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, ShareKitchen wants to share with you a few...
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
It’s not likely that any major movie studio today would make this massive yet intimate biography of one of the more enigmatic players on history’s stage of the early 20th century. Sony/Columbia Picture’s 50th anniversary release of this world-class epic based on the real life WW I era exploits of T.E. Lawrence is a feast for the...
As temperatures cool down, home heating use goes up. It’s important for homeowners and renters to inspect their home-heating appliances and perform any maintenance necessary to avoid any health or safety hazards.
“Early cold fronts are prompting people to turn on their heaters/furnaces for the first time in months. This time of year fire departments respond increasingly to calls of...
Tracy Dietlin, our CV Weekly Publisher, along with her husband Phil Lacombe, CV Weekly Nightlife Editor, are huge animal lovers. This couple has a very interesting rescue story of their own. It is often said that animals "adopt" their owners. Many pet owners find their animals as homeless strays, whether it's a lost dog on the freeway or a...
When searching for authentic Mexican food, I have been known to travel to the corners of our valley! There are many restaurants and cantinas claiming the most authentic flavors but let me make the choice clear. Soul of Mexico offers incredible, mouthwatering food in a welcoming family friendly environment. I joined a colleague for dinner and margaritas at what...
As CV Weekly’s theme this week relates to animals and given that Thanksgiving is next week, I thought I would mash the two together and look at some of the odder and more exotic animals consumed by humans worldwide. The consumption of many of these animals is rooted in human survival and in response to abject poverty and starvation....
T’is the season for holiday cheer and crash diets are just around the corner with the new year. In just one week we’ll gather around a table to a Thanksgiving feast where we can stuff ourselves with more fats and calories than the turkey ever saw coming. When you look for ways to avoid gaining the dreaded holiday weight,...
by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show
Most people, even the hardest core of golf fans have to think for a moment before conjuring up an image of Charlie Beljan. However, that didn’t preclude Beljan from posting one of the more memorable victories on Tour in the last several years this past weekend, because he almost died doing it!.....That’s...
Week of November 15
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In old Christian and Islamic lore, the dove was a symbol of the holy spirit. The bird was considered so pure and sacred that the devil, who was an expert shapeshifter, could not take on its form. The dove had a different meaning in other traditions, however. Among...
This week I am spotlighting my old high school alma mater, La Quinta High School (LQHS). Home of the Blackhawks! Operating in the Desert Sands Unified School District, LQHS opened its doors in the ’94-’95 school year. I remember this fondly as I was a part of the first freshman class to attend.
LQHS is led by Principal Donna Salazar...
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
What a week ahead. Every pleasure gratified! Every one of the five senses satisfied, perhaps even the sixth---that’s the hairy one about intuitive power. On that score for most of us, the wheel is constantly turning but the hamster is probably dead at the bottom of the cage. Hey, we’ll have to be happy with the five...
Since writing the articles about SCAMS for CV WEEKLY, I have had many of our readers contact me with information on others SCAMS. They have asked that I share these with our CV Weekly readers.
The IRS or BOA Scam:
Unfortunately scammers keep coming up with clever ways to steal your money and your identity. Many of you have received an...
There is no shortage of culture when talking with DJ Dirty Ish whose family has held the title of Baron in Hungary since the 1600’s. Istvan Burgyan, (AKA Dirty Ish,) learned to speak Hungarian from his great grandmother and was taught to play piano at five years old. Surrounded by a family of musicians, it’s understandable why Dirty Ish...
Bobbing like a life raft in a sea of musical mediocrity,
are the Avett Brothers. When their newest album, The Carpenter
was released in September, it debuted at number four on the Billboard Charts.
Most of America had never heard of the Avett Brothers
until they performed alongside Bob Dylan and Mumford & Sons
at the 2011 Grammy Awards. Despite Dylan’s persnickety reputation,
both bands...
by Heidi Simmons
A Story in “Unseen” Layers
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Alif the Unseen
Novel
By G. Willow Wilson
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One of the great joys of reading is the places it can take you. New worlds, cultures, ideas are but a few of the treasures we seek in an entertaining read. Good prose allows us to engage with a character and be caught up with his or her...
Are you still "dogless" in the desert? Thinking a cat might be the "purrfect" pet for you? There are 500 adoptable pets heading for Rancho Mirage. They will be at Loving All Animals' 4th annual Super Pet Adoption Fair the weekend of November 17 and 18. The fair will have a Wizard of Oz theme, and proclaims the wish...
What makes this adoption story remarkable is that Ted and Cruz are dogs. We have seen the amazing stories on Animal Planet where dogs rescue their owners from fires, and dogs rescue other dogs from danger. Now comes our local tale about how Ted and Cruz saved the life of a beautiful dog left to die in the desert......
Local...
By Lisa Morgan -
Just outside our Coachella Valley, 30 minutes north of Palm Springs in the scenic high desert, lies a haven for horses that otherwise would have no home. In the middle of breath taking mountain views of the Morongo Valley sits family owned Crazy Horse Ranch, a natural horsemanship retreat that offers trail rides, private lessons, horse...
Nov. 16-18 in Palm Springs
After 26 years in Palm Springs selling classic cars and trucks, Keith McCormick said, “I never know what is going to show up at the next auction, but I am always pleasantly surprised.”
The auction, set for Nov. 16-18 at the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs, will showcase nearly 600 vehicles, some rarely seen....
By Lisa Morgan -
“Missing the biggest-hearted bear of a man this morning. Russ Olden's energy was infectious and his vitality was a force to be reckoned with. Like a supernova, his absence has left a black hole at the center of the universe. He will be missed enormously by all.” These words written by Devin Olden on the wall...
Ernie’s story illustrates the healing effect animals can have on humans.
For folks, who are infirmed, knowing there is another heart beating under their roofs is a great comfort. It can do wonders to keep the human spirit up and break the cycle of isolation many house bound people experience.
Hi. My name is Ernie and I am a five...
By Marissa Willman
Listen up, ladies (and gents): A weekend of fun, fashion, education and personal development awaits you at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage.
This weekend, the 5th Annual Desert Woman’s Show will bring dozens of speakers, hundreds of local businesses and thousands of Southern California women to the Rancho Mirage resort.
The two-day expo offers...
Flamingoes rarely live outside of a large colony, so the seven-bird flock which calls BG Bird Gardens home is unusual. The fact that in so small of a flock a baby was born is a virtual anomaly. It must be something in the water … or the birds must just know that love exists in this magical place. Against...
Some of my favorite restaurants cannot be found on El Paseo or downtown Palm Springs, rather, they are tucked away in quiet, unassuming country clubs. Recently, I discovered AJ’s on the Green and their Splash Bar, inside Date Palm Country Club in Cathedral City. I was not sure what to expect when I invited my guests to join me...
The Inner Idea Conference is a Pilates and Yoga enthusiasts dream. Four-days of countless classes were sure to entice the fitness guru’s and aficionados. Some of the industries finest fitness instructors gathered to share their talents, equipment, books, videos, and knowledge. The Inner Idea Conference is a stellar event providing the essentials to anyone interested in fitness and health.
Transformation...
By Laura Hunt Little
Desert rock band, Unida, first formed in 1997 with Arthur Seay on guitar, Mike Cancino on drums and John Garcia on vocals. After fifteen years, numerous bass players and multiple side-projects, the band is making their resurgence. The route Unida has taken has been more than long and winding: it has been filled with detours and...
Einstein’s E=mc squared is the equation on how mass can be converted to energy. That is the principle behind fusion energy.
First discovered in the 1950s, fusion energy is created by forcing atomic nuclei or mass together where the energy created is more than the mass itself. To make this easier to understand, one pound of fusion fuel will yield...
It’s early November and you can finally feel the chill in the air on dry desert nights. Even though this means more enjoyable weather and a return to outdoor activities like the Bump and Grind, it also means we need to take extra precautions when protecting our skin. While we love a warm rosy glow, we don’t love red...
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