While other Coachella Valley cities tend to get more attention, it’s the city of Indio that—by a fairly wide margin—has the largest population.
With more than 80,000 residents, it’s one of California’s fastest-growing cities ; it’s also the home of the Coachella and Stagecoach music bonanzas. In fact, city leaders recently gave Indio the tagline “The City of Festivals.”
However, a drive down once-bust...
The Salton Sea area’s Salvation Mountain was handmade by folk artist Leonard Knight.
That is right—handmade. By himself. Every single line of paint, every tree limb, every handmade flower on the walls, every “Jesus” written on the side of the 50-foot-tall mountain—all of it.
Originally from the East Coast, Knight came out here to fly a balloon across the United States that he had made in the name of...
Once I stepped into the one-story building off of Highway 111 near North Shore, I knew I would be going bananas.
After all, this building is the home of the International Banana Museum.
The first sense that is tested at the museum is smell, as you take in the aroma of banana-nut-bread candles. It’s a bit overwhelming at first, but it becomes a welcome cloak as you peruse the collection.
Vision is th...
Most weekdays, a long line of rail cars delivers thick slabs of steel to a factory in Fontana, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, and 60 miles northwest of Palm Springs. Deep in the bowels of California Steel Industries, the slabs are toasted until they glow white-hot; they’re then rolled into thin sheets used to make shipping containers, metal roofing and car wheels.
The plant churns out more tha...
Javier Avila and Calani Raceles are two young men with mental challenges doing the unimaginable—playing baseball.
“At first, my son didn’t even want to show up. He couldn’t catch a ball, let alone hold a bat. Through this program, his hand-eye coordination skills have improved, and he can do all those things,” says Enia Raceles, Calani’s mother. “Now he looks forward to each Friday so he can hit ag...
When the Tea Party tide crested, a number of Western Republicans surfed it into the U.S. House of Representatives.
There was Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn, who promotes gutting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, saying it's "low-hanging fruit" that must be picked to shrink the federal deficit. New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce harnessed anti-government momentum to win a tight oilman-versus-oilman rac...
On Saturday (Nov. 3), a decent-sized crowd "braved" 90-degree temps at the Palm Springs Pride Festival.
Attendees browsed the booths for local businesses, nonprofits, political organizations and lubricant companies, while a variety of entertainers crooned from several stages.
Here are some pictures from the event (scroll down) , which also takes place on Sunday, Nov. 4. Enjoy!
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
Roper
Roper
The Morning After
The Morning After
The Morning After
The Morning After
Singer
Singer
Stonewall Dems
Stonewall Dems
Karaoke
Karaoke
Authors
Authors
Susaye Greene
Susaye Greene
Susaye Greene
Susaye Greene
Susaye Greene
Susaye Greene
Dunk Tank 2
Dunk Tank 2
Dunk Tank
Dunk Tank
Pride Scene
Pride Scene
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