[ad_1] A crowd had gathered on a warm October morning in El Centro, the largest city in the Imperial Valley — a dusty, sunbaked corner of California that borders Mexico and Arizona, where Latino farmworkers fuel a $2-billion agriculture industry. Dozens of people sat in the shade of a tent as Matt Dessert, vice president of […]
Peek inside the renovated Elvis honeymoon hideaway home in Palm Springs
[ad_1] While it’s most known as the place where Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned in 1967, the House of Tomorrow in Palm Springs’ Vista Las Palmas neighborhood is a marvel for architecture fans all around the world. Designed in 1960 by architect William Krisel for Helene and Robert Alexander of Alexander Construction Company, the home featured a number of gizmos […]
A gallery of images from the Coachella Music Festival, the annual party in the desert – San Diego Union-Tribune
[ad_1] INDIO, Calif.INDIO, Calif. — Thousands of fans flocked to the Southern California desert town of Indio this year for the Coachella Valley Music Festival, now on its second of two weekends. Headline acts for the 2024 edition of the annual bash included Lana Del Rey; Tyler, The Creator; and Doja Cat. Famous faces spotted in the […]
Coldwell’s Smith Group Hires OC Veterans
[ad_1] The Smith Group, ranked as Coldwell Banker Realty’s highest-producing team in North America, recently announced Newport Coast real estate veterans Bill Forsythe and Coleen Brennan joined the agency. Forsythe and Brennan most recently worked for Engel & Völkers realty’s office in Newport Beach. With more than 30 years of experience in the Newport Coast […]
Trump administration plans to approve Southern California solar farm
[ad_1] The Trump administration plans to approve a massive solar power plant in the Southern California desert — and some environmentalists aren’t happy about it. President Trump’s Interior Department has pushed for more fossil fuel drilling on public lands and waters, announcing this week it will hold the largest oil and gas lease sale in […]
This Desert-Modern Retreat Takes Relaxation—and Jaw-Dropping Views—Seriously
[ad_1] Two hours east of Los Angeles, the city of Indian Wells sits in the arid Coachella Valley, where the crystal blue of an often unbearably bright sky touches down on the terra-cotta terrain. The dramatic contrast of the skyline sent architects on the trajectory of desert modernism, a midcentury style defined by its minimalist […]
The Weekly Independent Comics Page for March 21, 2024!
[ad_1] On this week’s Independent comics page, which can neither confirm nor deny that it was Photoshopped into a photo by Kate Middleton: Jen Sorensen wonders what we learned from COVID-19; (Th)ink looks at Katie Britt’s next gig; This Modern World introduces Musk’s next invention; and Claytoonz takes quotes out of context. Jimmy Boegle is […]
Angelina Jolie Is Moving Into Basquiat’s Old Studio + Other Stories
[ad_1] Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, July 10. NEED TO READ Artists Are Struggling in London – Nearly a third of artists said they might have to give up on […]
Will Riverside County say goodbye to Southern California Edison?
[ad_1] Cities and counties are ditching their electric utilities by starting community choice programs Community choice aggregators, or CCAs, are frequently able to offer lower rates and cleaner energy The California Public Utilities Commission could make it more costly to leave utilities like Edison Riverside County residents may soon be able to buy electricity from a […]
Demand for solar water-heating rising
[ad_1] PALM SPRINGS – Sunlight beat down on workers one morning as they attached solar collectors to a metal rack on the roof of a carport. The heat may be harsh on their backs, but it’s ideal for warming up large pools. When they’re done installing the solar water heating system in the next week, […]