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Call 760-904-4208! View our print edition archives on our Issuu page. From the archives: All about martinis On Cocktails: If You Want to Cut Your Sugar and Calorie Intake but Still Imbibe, Consider Martinis and Their Cousins by Kevin Carlow December 14th, 2021December 25th, 2021 On Cocktails: Listen in as Two Bored Bartenders Talk About Martinis, Margaritas and the Best Bar Snacks by Kevin Carlow April 21st, 2020December 16th, 2020 On Cocktails: With the Proper Knowledge and Technique, Anybody Can Make Perfect Heat-Busting Drinks by Kevin Carlow June 18th, 2019December 16th, 2020 On Cocktails: The Defendant, Vermouth, Stands Accused of Ruining Martinis in This Groundbreaking Court Case by Kevin Carlow February 16th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Amazon Gets Closer to Info Domination; COVID Levels Tick Down but Remain High–Coachella Valley Independent’s Indy Digest: Aug. 8, 2022 by Jimmy Boegle August 8th, 2022August 8th, 2022
CV History: In the Late 1800s, the Failed Town of Palmdale Briefly Had Its Own Train Going Down What Today Is Farrell Drive by Greg Niemann August 8th, 2022August 8th, 2022
Stigma and Truth Regarding Monkeypox; Vin Scully, the Best There Ever Was–Coachella Valley Independent’s Indy Digest: Aug, 4, 2022 by Jimmy Boegle August 4th, 2022August 4th, 2022
More Than Snowbirds: Canada’s The Dreamboats Find a New Home for Their Rock ’n’ Roll Revival Sound in the Coachella Valley by Matt King August 2nd, 2022August 2nd, 2022
Indy Digest Monkeypox Numbers Are Way Up; COVID Numbers Are Down (but Still High)–Coachella Valley Independent’s Indy Digest: Aug. 1, 2022 by Jimmy Boegle August 1st, 2022August 1st, 2022
Astronomy August Astronomy: A Full Moon Ruins This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower—but There Are a Bunch of Visible Planets and Bright Stars by Robert Victor July 31st, 2022July 30th, 2022
Indy Digest LA Decides Against a New Mask Mandate; More Monkeypox Vaccines Are Coming–Coachella Valley Independent’s Indy Digest: July 28, 2022 by Jimmy Boegle July 28th, 2022July 28th, 2022
Comics The Weekly Independent Comics Page for Aug. 3, 2022! by Staff August 4th, 2022August 3rd, 2022
Savage Love Savage Love: What Do I Call Myself If I Want to See My Husband With Another Woman—but Be in Control? by Dan Savage August 3rd, 2022July 30th, 2022
Community Voices Community Voices: The Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Must Include Greater Access for Coachella Valley’s LGBTQ Community by Conrado Bárzaga July 29th, 2022
Visual Arts Interpreting the Greats: Tysen Knight Melds Iconic Art With His Own Style for His ‘MasterPiece MashUp’ Works by Matt King July 12th, 2022July 12th, 2022
Theater and Dance Sisterhood in the South: Desert Rose’s ‘Crimes of the Heart’ Is Funny and Poignant With a Touch of Melancholy by Bonnie Gilgallon June 30th, 2022June 30th, 2022
Literature I Remember Stars: An Excerpt From David Church’s ‘Thomas Edison and the Purgatory Equation’ by Staff June 27th, 2022June 27th, 2022
Film Reviews Assortment of Assassins: Brad Pitt Can’t Completely Redeem Standard-Issue Thriller ‘Bullet Train’ by Bob Grimm August 9th, 2022August 9th, 2022
Home Viewing Real-Life Suspense: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ Enthralls as It Tells the Tale of a Famous Flooded-Cave Rescue by Bob Grimm August 9th, 2022August 9th, 2022
Home Viewing The Boys Are Back: The First Two Comeback Episodes of ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Feel Wonderfully Familiar by Bob Grimm August 8th, 2022August 8th, 2022
Previews The Venue Report, August 2022: Boy George, Ashanti, Syence—and Much More! by Matt King July 29th, 2022August 3rd, 2022
Previews Piano Dazzle: The Newly Named Palm Springs International Piano Competition Expands Programming With a Christopher Richardson Performance at CVRep by Matt King July 27th, 2022July 27th, 2022
The Lucky 13 The Lucky 13: Kelsey Manning, Performing at the Desert Beer Company Aug. 20 by Matt King July 25th, 2022July 18th, 2022
The Indy Endorsement The Indy Endorsement: The Vulcan Taco at Delicias Mexican Cuisine by Jimmy Boegle August 1st, 2022July 28th, 2022
The Indy Endorsement The Indy Endorsement: The Viva La France Crepe at Crepes de Paris by Jimmy Boegle July 28th, 2022July 28th, 2022
Restaurant & Food News Restaurant News Bites: Eight Local Restaurants Get Grants; Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage Continues by Charles Drabkin July 28th, 2022July 28th, 2022
Readers' Picks Best of Coachella Valley 2021-2022: Readers’ Picks by Staff November 22nd, 2021November 21st, 2021
Staff Picks Best of Coachella Valley 2021-2022: Staff Picks by Staff November 22nd, 2021November 21st, 2021
BOCV Features Pinching Himself: Best Local Musician Winner Bob Gentry Looks forward to the Next Phase of his Career’s Third Act: Performing in Front of Crowds by Matt King November 22nd, 2021November 21st, 2021
On Cocktails: If You Want to Cut Your Sugar and Calorie Intake but Still Imbibe, Consider Martinis and Their Cousins by Kevin Carlow December 14th, 2021December 25th, 2021
On Cocktails: Listen in as Two Bored Bartenders Talk About Martinis, Margaritas and the Best Bar Snacks by Kevin Carlow April 21st, 2020December 16th, 2020
On Cocktails: With the Proper Knowledge and Technique, Anybody Can Make Perfect Heat-Busting Drinks by Kevin Carlow June 18th, 2019December 16th, 2020
On Cocktails: The Defendant, Vermouth, Stands Accused of Ruining Martinis in This Groundbreaking Court Case by Kevin Carlow February 16th, 2018December 16th, 2020