News from April 2021

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Tickets still available for Modernism Week festivities

By Savannah Howe | Apr 7, 2021

Palm Springs is gearing up for nearly two weeks of celebrations highlighting midcentury modern culture, design and architecture, and it's not too late for modernism enthusiasts to snag their tickets and join the festivities.

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Lift to Rise hosting mobile pop-up events to help Eastern Riverside County residents apply for rental assistance

By Lift to Rise | Apr 23, 2021

Lift to Rise will host a series of mobile pop-up events to help eastern Riverside County residents apply for United Lift Rental Assistance, where they can potentially be approved on the spot.

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Lift to Rise focusing on new round of COVID-19 rental assistance, other efforts to assist Coachella Valley's most vulnerable

By Karen Kidd | Apr 25, 2021

The pandemic hasn't yet let up and neither is a Palm Desert-area collective action partnership looking out for the Coachella Valley's most vulnerable.

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What's happening around The Valley

By Press release submission | Apr 25, 2021

Check out these things to do in the Valley:Indian Wells Certified Farmers MarketShop produce from local farmers, fresh food and artisans every Thursday from 8 a.m.

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COVID was a 'pause' that inspired Indio

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

Lockdown during the now (hopefully) waning pandemic hasn't been downtime in Indio.

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For the love of the game: professional golfer loves the life, balances travel with family

By David Beasley | Apr 30, 2021

A key factor in becoming a professional golfer is loving the game so much that you don't you don't mind the sometimes grueling lifestyle and other sacrifices it requires, PGA golfer Rob Oppenheim told Desert Magazine.

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Desert Hot Springs 'family' came together during a trying year

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

During the pandemic, Desert Hot Springs has found that the community is better together, an now it's time to start thinking about coming together in person again, the chair of the city's chamber board said during a recent interview.

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'Palm Springs will come out stronger than ever,' chamber CEO says of area pandemic response

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

The now year-old COVID-19 pandemic has been rough on Palm Springs and the rest of the Coachella Valley."There were several challenges that our region faced this year," Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Nona Watson told Desert Magazine.

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'La Quinta has shown resiliency' through pandemic

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over yet but it's clear La Quinta has come through the event quite well, an official with the city's chamber said during a recent interview."La Quinta has shown resiliency unlike anything I have seen in surviving the course of the pandemic and state lockdown," La Quinta Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Elisa Guerrero.

For Nicholas Lawrence Design and Modern Hacienda owners, early retirement to the desert turned into a thriving business

By David Beasley | Apr 30, 2021

Nicholas Hertneck thought he was moving to the Coachella Valley to enjoy an early retirement.

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'It has been a remarkable year,' Rancho Mirage Chamber CEO says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

More than a year of COVID-19 has been a blow to the world and certainly shook the entire Coachella Valley.

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Cathedral City Chamber president encourages community to shop local in an effort to recover from 'Black Swan event'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

The now -- hopefully -- declining pandemic has been a challenge the world over. Cathedral City has met that challenge

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Customers enjoy the views and the whiskey at Vue Grille & Bar at Indian Wells Golf Resort

By David Beasley | Apr 30, 2021

Vue Grille & Bar at the Indian Wells Golf Resort was named for the views it offers customers

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Coachella Valley endures pandemic by finding 'we are better together'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

'We've really accomplished some remarkable things'

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Coachella Chamber: 'Our community is resilient'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

After more than a year of the pandemic, the only direction to look is forward informed by what the entire Coachella Valley, the nation and the world have endured, an area chamber board member said during a recent interview.

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Indian Wells ready for return to normal, Chamber exec says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

After more than a year of COVID-driven shut and lock downs, the pandemic is showing signs - hopefully - of losing steam and Indian Wells is ready for the old normal to at least gradually become new again.

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Continued reopening depends on 'good behaviors' from everyone, Greater Coachella Valley Chamber CEO says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 30, 2021

The Greater Coachella Valley is starting to reopen after more than a year of pandemic-driven lockdown but whether the reopening continues depends on "good behaviors" from everyone, the head of the valley's largest Chamber body said during a recent interview.