By Marissa Willman
For four years, SafeHouse of the Desert has provided a safe haven for teens in crisis through its emergency shelter in Thousand Palms. Whether teenagers are homeless, ran away from home or were kicked out, teens have a SafeHouse to turn to.
“A lot of times, these kids are facing very, very serious issues,” said Kathy McAdara,...
VINO VOICE
Restaurant Wine Roundup by Rick Riozza
It’s nice to be back hitting all the food and wine bar scenes that are going on.
We’re in the final days of Restaurant Week 2012 where we’ve been dining at all the famous desert restaurants in the valley at discount prices. Great places we’ve eaten at, and, great places we’ve been desiring to...
Valley Rhythms by Lola Rossi-Meza
Country rock band Nitro Express debut Concert Series
Palm Desert’s Summer Concerts begin this Thursday, June 7, with Country rock band, Nitro Express performing from 7:30 until 9 p.m. at the amphitheater in the Civic Center Park located at the corner of Fred Waring Dr. and San Pablo Ave.
This San Diego based band, Nitro Express, became...
By Marissa Willman
Youth ages 7 to 17 can learn the importance of values such as honesty and respect this summer by participating in a local program that teaches nine core values on the golf course.
The First Tee Coachella Valley is part of a national youth development program that teaches kids life skills and values through the game of golf....
The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is an organization located in Washington D.C. that is comprised of companies specializing in converting corn into corn starch, corn oil and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). In 2008 the CRA launched a series of commercials that said, “HFCS is made from corn, has no artificial ingredients, has the same calories as sugar and...
NEW MOVIES TOY WITH BIG THEMES
By Robin E. Simmons
There are a slew of big new movies waiting to battle it out at the box office. The best news for us is that as the summer cranks up triple digit temps in the CV, cool theaters seem even more inviting. Check out these titles for the big and little screen...
John Martel is a New York Times best selling author of legal thrillers who lives in Rancho Mirage with his wife Bonnie. This well known American novelist is also a former trial attorney who brings realism and stunning insight to legal fiction. His popular novel "Billy Strobe" will soon be made into a motion picture. The theme of amazing rescue dogs weaves its way...
I’m going to let you all in on a bit of a secret. The best pork ribs in town are not at a touristy, over-decorated barbeque restaurant and you won’t find them at your average chain barbeque restaurants either. If you are seeking full flavored, fall-off-the-bone deliciousness, then I have just the place for you. Legends & Icons is...
Hula hooping isn’t just for children anymore. Adults are revisiting this childhood pastime for exercise and a myriad of health benefits. Yes, hula hooping is great exercise and fun. Vastly more people are taking to the hoop due to the slimming effect on the midsection. Hooping is fun, engaging, incredible exercise and affordable. If...
Campaigning for Zeros works on a new album, prepares for a Cali tour
BY TERRAH STARLING
Thanks to a craigslist ad posted in October 2009 by a bored musician trapped in a neck brace following an automobile accident, the Coachella Valley has Campaigning for Zeros.
The trio of Eric Taylor (vocalist and guitarist), Brad Ouellette (drummer) and Kevin Wiseman (bassist and occasional,...
It's hot. You're starting to glisten or downright drip with sweat. As the heat increases, our moisture levels begin to decrease. It's time to get hydrated and stay hydrated. Your health depends on it.
Our bodies are composed of about 70% water. Our brains are roughly 80% water. We've been told to drink at least eight 8 oz. servings of...
As I sat down to write this week’s article with a can of cold, refreshing, sugar-free, zero-calorie Coke Zero, I decided to take a look at the debate raging over the ban on the size of sodas in New York City. Going forward, New Yorkers will have to buy their sodas in quantities of 16 ounces or...
by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
What another unbelievable week of golf, all the way around….did you even notice? As we discussed at length on the desert’s best golf talk radio show airing from 6-8 a.m. on Saturday mornings, The Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus and played at the famed Muirfield Country Club is viewed by the...
Week of June 7
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If your destiny has gotten tweaked by bias or injustice, it's a good time to rebel. If you are being manipulated by people who care for you -- even if it's allegedly for your own good -- you now have the insight and power necessary to wriggle...
CV DESERT DATELINE: R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P.
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
With apologies to musical icons Rodgers and Hammerstein (Carousel), “June is bustin’ out all over!” We expected that once the heat was on and the snowbirds cleared out, we could lazily settle in for “The Long, Hot Summer” (apologies on ditto-status to Bill Faulkner) with a tall drink crackling with...
DJ Supa James, Paying His Dues With Sights Set For Big Markets
As a young teenager James Palomares knew there was no other job he would rather have than getting paid to play music. In fact, to this day it is the only job he has ever had. The summer before 8th grade James asked his dad to take...
With respect to the handling of the property damage, you should never talk to the defendant’s adjuster about the facts of the accident. If we OK it then only discuss the repair of your car. This also applies to your company’s insurance adjuster, if the other party did not have insurance, and we are pursuing an uninsured motorist claim....
Proud to be The Best Little Dive Bar in Town by Tracy Dietlin
Everyone knows about the Red Barn. It’s been the best little dive bar in town since 1968 and has always been owned by Milo Mallotte. That is until April 1 of this year when John Labrano bought the Barn. Labrano, who had been coming to the desert...
Book Review
By Heidi Simmons
Train Dreams
Novella
Denis Johnson
Jesus’ Son
Fiction
Denis Johnson
If you are not familiar with author Denis Johnson, you should be. He is one of America’s great literary talents. Johnson writes far beyond character, place and story. His genius is his ability to convey unsaid information. He allows the reader the freedom to engage and interpret the...
Red Hot Date Ignites Summer Romance at Spa Resort Casino!
Dating Game Style Show Brings Valley Singles Together
By Rachel Montoya
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_by Selma Grows
Support and Education for Local Music and Arts (S.E.L.M.A.) Coachella Valley Chapter would like to take a moment to appreciate one of the Wells of our desert home as the life supporting, nurturing and creative forces they are. The Well we are speaking of today happens to be a human being with a befitting name. Introducing Ms.Valerie...
By Marissa Willman
Looking for a way to stay cool this summer? Then join the Palm Springs Art Museum on Thursday nights for free film screenings of handpicked foreign films and classic comedies each week through September.
The Palm Springs Art Museum will screen ten foreign films this summer as part of the museum’s free 2012 Global Lens series, followed by...
by Rick Riozza
Blew in from Manhattan Beach (BOAC), didn’t get to bed last night. Just came back from covering Viva Vivo LA, the largest Italian wine festival held on the West Coast. From seminars to tastings to dinners, an exceptional array of Italian wines were enjoyed during the past week.
There are over 3,000 wine grape varieties that...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
George Washington Charter School has talent!
“I was inspired and learned music in elementary and middle school,” said Nicole Hannan-Jodoin, who attended George Washington Charter School. “If a music program was not there when I was in school, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” On Wednesday, April 25, Hannan-Jodoin, Steffi Perthus and Terri Shok, were the judges...
By Marissa Willman
Swimsuit season is here but for some of us, so are our extra pounds. Not ready to plunge into your bathing suit yet? Then it’s time to enlist in Balanced Training Boot Camp’s “Plunge into Summer” fitness program.
Now in its sixth year, Balanced Training Boot Camp hosts intensive outdoor workouts in partnership with the Desert Recreation District....
Calling all COOKS! ShareKitchen Cathedral City is preparing to open its doors and we are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic, passionate people who want to start or grow food related businesses here in the Coachella Valley. Do you have a special product you would like to sell at our local street fairs? Want to see that special...
NEW ARRIVALS FOR THE BIG & LITTLE SCREEN
By Robin E. Simmons
Check out these diverse titles to engage, divert or delight on a hot summer’s night.
MEN IN BLACK III
Barry Sonnenfeld’s third film as an MIB director looks great and starts with all kinds of promise. But this hugely bloated and rather convoluted but clever time-travel, creature-feature, bromance comedy finally sputters...
A safe haven for our birds is tucked away down a rural Indio street. The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center is a nonprofit organization formed in 1986 to care for sick, injured, or orphaned native wild birds. The ultimate goal of the center is to rehabilitate and release the birds back into their natural habitat. The center is a...
El Mexicali 2: A sure bet
Last weekend my husband and I invited my daughter and her husband to have dinner with us at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the desert- El Mexicali Café 2 in Indio. It’s always fun to take guests to one of your favorite places that they have never been to, that you know...
Kabobz
Inspired by an amazing barbeque with friends one weekend, I chose to visit a restaurant that is not my usual pampered style. I had heard that Kabobz had opened a new restaurant in the desert and decided some Mediterranean food was just the pampering I needed. It is not a flashy restaurant, though clean and welcoming. ...
Ready, Aim, “FIBER”
Americans fall short of achieving a high fiber diet. Why is this happening? Most of us are on the go, grabbing quick meals, thinking you will make up for it later, or just not thinking of fiber at all. The importance of adding and achieving a diet high in fiber will benefit your long-term...
Who? Woo!
Giselle Woo and the Night Owls escape reality by performing across the Coachella Valley
By Terrah Starling
Hoots are being heard throughout the Coachella Valley.
Those hoots are being made by none other than Giselle Woo and the Night Owls. Playing a dynamic combination of psychedelic rock, desert rock, surf pop and reggae funk are Giselle Woo on rhythm guitar...
By Marissa Willman
Specialty pizza and craft beer—what more could a girl ask for?
These are the staples of Lamppost Pizza and Backstreet Brewery in La Quinta, which arrived on the desert culinary scene in 2005. The restaurant is half sports bar and half pizza parlor, making it a great location for both a night out at the bar and family...
They say a smile is worth a thousand words. Well, I'm going to condense it into 500 or so for the sake of time and space, but the value of a smile should never be diminished. Each week I discuss various ways to improve your health and/or appearance. This week I'd like to shed some light on the fastest...
STRANGE FINISH AT COLONIAL.....by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
As Jason Dufner stood on the tenth tee in the final round at the famed Colonial Country Club, one the PGA Tour’s oldest and most prestigious tour stops, he was on cruise control looking like he’d wrap-up a record month of May in fine fashion…. We talked last week...
Week of May 31
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Let's waltz the rumba," said jazz musician Fats Waller, suggesting the seemingly impossible mix of two very different types of dancing. That's an excellent clue for you to follow up on, Aries. I suspect that in the coming week you will have an unusual aptitude for hybridization....
With gasoline prices stubbornly over $4.00 per gallon, what can be done to lower your fuel costs while becoming energy independent as a country? The solution is easier than you might think.
Let’s start with something simple like your car. With natural gas prices at multi-year lows and fuel costs at less than half that of...
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
In our journey as human beings spinning around on Planet Earth, we have some questions that make us yearn to escape. Will that woman in my grocery line go through her wallet again for 3 cents? Is there anyone anywhere with a pulse who answers a phone? Yet, we live in paradise! ...
Insurance companies, in the last few years, have been more difficult than ever before when it comes to settling bodily injury (B.I.) or property damage (P.D.) claims. Many insurance companies will not make an offer to settle a claim if the damage to the car is less than $2,500. They argue that if the car was not...
Review: L.A.’s Rival Sons bring back the swagger of the rock gods with ‘Pressure and Time’
By Eleni P. Austin
Do you miss the swaggering rock gods of the late ’60s and early’70s, when bands like Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and Aerosmith roamed the earth?
In this era of passive/aggressive love songs by Gotye and dumbed-down party anthems by...
Tolerance and Sexual Identity
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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In One Person
A Novel
John Irving
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It is very natural and normal for those of us who live in the Coachella Valley to have a community of friends, neighbors or co-workers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Imagine though, how horrible it would be to live in North Carolina, where some believe...
_Selma Grows
This week we introduce the Art Director for the S.E.L.M.A. Coachella Valley Chapter. Leo Fuchs has become a pivotal part of the organizations growth. S.E.L.M.A. was lucky enough to be hosting a gallery opening on El Paseo in November when a beautifully maturing man joined the festivities with fliers of his own. He was serendipitously promoting for his...
By Marissa Willman
It’s time to discover your next favorite restaurant—the 5th annual Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week starts Friday, offering 10 days of fresh dining experiences and ample opportunity to sample the desert’s diverse culinary offerings.
More than 100 desert businesses will participate in the event. Restaurants will offer prix fixe menus for the 10-day event, where for $24...
by Lucinda Perez
“Shop more, spend less, feel better,” with names like Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Prada lining the shop, it is hard to argue against shopping at Caroldean’s Resale Therapy.
Established in 2002, Resale Therapy is the premiere source for previously-owned designer men and women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories, all by way of the desert’s most fashionable...
By Marissa Willman
For more than 10 years, Olive Crest has worked to change the lives of at-risk youths in the Coachella Valley by preventing child abuse and treating and educating at-risk youth.
Olive Crest operates throughout the West Coast and began operations in the desert in 2000. In addition to providing safe homes and families for children in crisis, the...
By Marissa Willman
Leave your wallets at home: homemade food, homegrown produce or foraged items are the only forms of currency accepted at the Coachella Valley Food Swap, a new group that trades food items monthly at Ironwood Park in Palm Desert.
Food swapping is already trendy in cities such as Pasadena and Brooklyn. After hearing about her mother’s and friend’s...
Icon Rose Marie reflects on her show business career on Sunday followed by a “Meet and Greet”
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Lyons English Grille located at 233 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, along with Chi-Chi Productions, proudly presents the legendary show business icon Rose Marie in a personal retrospective of her illustrious career in “An Evening With Rose Marie” on...
Italian Wine Bathing in the Desert by Rick Riozza
Wow! With a title like that, count me in immediately! And literally—I was! In a wine bath! YES!!....
Of course I’m writing about The Well Luxury Spa at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells, where for the price of a really nice bottle of vintage wine, you can enjoy...
By Marissa Willman
With temperatures already soaring into the triple digits, not much sounds better than a refreshing dip in a cool pool. Luckily, Desert Recreation District’s three community pools—Pawley Pool in Indio, Bagdouma Pool in Coachella and Mecca Pool—will be open to the public for Memorial Day weekend.
The three pools will officially open for summer on June 16th and...
Summertime in the desert means sunshine and swimming pools. Prepare yourself for celebrations in the sun by indulging in summer fruits like watermelon, tomatoes – which are technically fruit because they are ‘the fruit of the plant’, pink grapefruit and pomegranates. These fruits are high in Vitamins A, C and E, antioxidants and carotenoids like lycopene and have...
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