News from April 2022

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What's the Buzzbox: Quality Single Serve Eco-Friendly Cocktails

By Darya Mead | Apr 1, 2022

Buzzbox, the innovative Indio-based, single-serve portable cocktail is having a moment.

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Eisenhower Health: The Heart of the Matter

By Darya Mead | Apr 1, 2022

People visit and live in the desert for many reasons: weather, quality of life, sun, golf, and for many retirees, the reputation of Eisenhower Health is a huge component.

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Artists Council to present Young Artists Exhibition

By Savannah Howe | Apr 1, 2022

Coachella Valley art enthusiasts are invited to come enjoy a historical art exhibition by the Artists Council (AC). For the first time, the AC is hosting a juried show of works from public and private schools across the area.

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Local Photographer Ryan Montgomery focuses his lens on the Coachella Valley

By Darya Mead | Apr 1, 2022

Picture this: Ryan Montgomery, a 41-year-old Cathedral City resident, contractor and Palm Desert High graduate, has always had an eye for landscapes.

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Smokey Robinson back in the saddle at Stagecoach Festival

By Cezar Greif | Apr 1, 2022

Smokey Robinson is playing the Stagecoach Festival, which makes perfect sense if you know how he got the nickname “Smokey.” “When I was three or four years old, I loved cowboys and wanted to be one, so my uncle gave me the nickname ‘Smokey Joe,’” he explains.

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Peace, Love and Tiki

By Darya Mead | Apr 1, 2022

Alohana Spring 2022—the fifth annual Palm Springs celebration of tiki culture—is set to take place on Sunday, April 17, at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

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A new leader valiantly takes White Party Palm Springs into the future

By Greg Archer | Apr 1, 2022

Festive pool parties.

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The Old Gays prove there are second acts

By Randy Dunbar | Apr 1, 2022

“There are no second acts in American Lives,” F.

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Out of the Fog, Into the Sun

By Darya Mead | Apr 12, 2022

Out of the fog and into the sun!

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‘Evening Under the Stars’ disco dances for a good cause

By Cara Clark | Apr 12, 2022

Acclaimed gala brings disco theme to life against backdrop of San Jacinto Mountains to raise operating funds for worthy cause

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Road less traveled gives legal eagle opportunity to help others

By Cara Clark | Apr 12, 2022

When poet Robert Frost writes about the road less traveled making all the difference, it's an analogy that fits the career choice of Pantea Fozouni, who chose a career in law over medicine and celebrates her ability to make a difference in the lives of others.

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New century-modern in the heart of elegant, luxurious Rancho Mirage

By Savannah Howe | Apr 27, 2022

If you are someone in pursuit of the best views in the desert, look no further than the home for sale at 47595 Vintage Dr. E. in Indian Wells, which is ready to exchange hands for the first time in history.

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Alma Gutierrez: Mother of four balances restaurant, school, chamber and family

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

Mother to four girls, Alma Gutierrez is a busy lady.

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Bird Watching at Sunnylands

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

A recent New Yorker Magazine cartoon shows a fully kitted out guy with binoculars, vest, tripod, hat and multiple cameras with various lenses looking at a flock of birds.

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Kevin Neirman and Dave Larsen make art and a model home in the Coachella Valley

By Katie Nartonis | Apr 27, 2022

Husbands for more than 25 years, Kevin Neirman and Dave Larsen inhabit an airy, mid-century post-and-beam Paul Trousdale home in Palm Springs.

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Michael Nickerson-Rossi brings the art and beauty of dance to the desert

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

The Coachella Valley is a thriving hub of artistic energy, but dance access was slim pickings until Nickerson-Rossi Dance put down roots in the area.

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Kippi Leonard Infuses the Desert into Her Art

By Cat Makino | Apr 27, 2022

Seeking adventure nine years ago, Kippi Leonard liquidated her interior design company, then explored Italy, solo.

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Tracy Turco: Mom, Entertainer, Hostess, Serial Entrepreneur, Author and Lifestyle Guru

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

Decked out in royal blue for the occasion, Tracy Turco is headed to a Women’s Entrepreneur Club meeting (an organization she founded) where crime will be a topic, with representatives from the Police Department in attendance.

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Misty and Tyler — Passing the Business Baton from Mother to Daughter

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

Misty’s Consignments in Rancho Mirage is a mecca for many in the Palm Springs area.

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Tamarisk Country Club: Harnessing a Significant and Inclusive History for a New Era

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

Tamarisk Country Club’s tagline is “Life is Better with Friends,” and when you enter the Club, the intimacy is felt immediately; it’s like you are in someone’s fabulous home.