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Founded in 1947 in Dallas, Texas, Daltile boasts a rich history brought to life through the manufacture of ceramics, mosaics, porcelain, quarry tile and a variety of stone products. Today, as a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, Daltile is the largest ceramic tile manufacturer in the U.S. and one of the largest tile manufacturers in the world, employing over 11,500 associates.
We currently operate 11 manufacturing facilities in North America, five Regional Distribution Centers, and over 250 Sales Service Centers (SSCs) throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Daltile products are sold through company owned SSCs, home centers (Home Depot, Lowes, etc.) and through independent distributors.
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Hello and welcome to my blog. It's been another busy week for me. On Friday I had a trip to the Gold Coast to collect my Volunteer Commonwealth Games Uniform. It's under a month now until my first day as a Volunteer on Sunday 8th April. That will be a huge weekend for me as I'm attending Stampin' Up! Onstage in Sydney the day before.
This week at CASEing the Catty we are CASEing from the Sale-a-bration Catalogues again. You may have hopped over from Julia, thanks for continuing on with me.
I'm CASEing the card on the right hand side of page 8 of the Sale-a-bration Catalogue. Are you surprised I'm not using the card on the left………again?
I hadn't inked up the lavender from the Lots of Lavender stamp set yet.
I've used Petal Garden DSP on a Thick Whisper White card base. I've added a smaller layer of Springtime Foils Specialty DSP, a Delicate White Doily and a layer of Soft Sky with the lavender image heat embossed in Silver.
The sentiment is from Banners for You and I've used the matching Bunch of Banners Framelits to die cut it. I've added some Silver Metallic Thread behind the sentiment.
Next on the Blog Hop tonight is Sandra, you're going to love her project.
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Supporting Survivors
The YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment, formerly the YWCA Battered Women's Task Force, provides FREE and CONFIDENTIAL services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking in Shawnee, Jackson, and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas. If you are outside our service area and need help, click here for other resources. We offer safety, support and prevention.
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Toll-free 24-hour helpline: 1-888-822-2983
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. If you need to talk to someone about domestic violence, sexual assault, or trafficking abuse, and are not located in Shawnee, Jackson, or Wabaunsee counties, call the following national hotlines:
National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888
Topeka office location and hours:
225 SW 12th Street, Topeka, KS 66612
Daytime phone: 785-354-7927
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
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125 A West 4 Street, Holton, KS 66436
Daytime phone: 785-362-2222
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
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Sometimes weight gain can be linked to various different sources that even we're not aware of. We like to throw the blame for our increase in weight to our dietary choices or lack of exercise, but turns out there are many other reasons behind why you might be gaining weight. For one, there are two very specific toxic substances in our food supply that are actually making us fatter, and the thing is, a lot of the times these substances are included in the types of food we consider healthy to eat, when in reality, they are making us unhealthier by the minute. This is something that the Zenith Detox guide touches upon in detail.
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Catering providers enterprise is a rewarding choice with large potential of progress. I do know some fear immigration will change the very cloth of who we are, or take our jobs, or stick it to middle-class households at a time they already really feel they've gotten a raw deal for over a decade. After we learn or watch major present occasions, we see solely a part of the story from our vantage level, however we're never capable of see all main information from all angles.
The present job market could be very robust regardless of how some people wish to paint the economic picture in rosy shades of pink. An interpreter or translator could have sound information of the respective businesses and markets and current events. Amid speculation that faux information unfold on social media may have influenced the 2016 elections, giants akin to Facebook and Google appeared to dismiss the likelihood.
Not like news stories, which can quickly go out of date, feature articles have a extra normal focus and may interest readers gone the date they're printed. Inescapable conclusion: You suppose that being white is all about doing evil things, and this hub has nothing to do with how white people grew to become white and all the pieces to do with you wanting to promote your unpleasant racial prejudices.
African policymakers are divided on the difficulty of whether, to what degree, and how Chinese improvement finance impacts social, economic, environmental, and authorities outcomes. Each Huffington Submit and USA As we speak additionally report the identical thing because the New York Each day Information – that most people hate their jobs.
I don't imagine the maker of this game was a prophet, however what I do imagine is that much of what we see now in our media was orchestrated to cause sure events to come back to go ie,) new laws, restrictions, money-making opportunities, re-construct, renew, change energy, and more.


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HoneyBaked Ham Franchise For Sale – Greater Indianapolis – Indiana
HoneyBaked Ham Franchise for sale in the Greater Indianapolis, Indiana region for $376,000. Pre-approved for SBA financing with an estimated $42,000 down! Established franchise opportunity, currently grossing an estimated $608,106 and nets $171,418. Income based on an owner/operator role. Great location in busy plaza near a medical center and hotel. Restaurant is fully built out and includes all equipment. HoneyBaked Ham restaurants sell hams, turkey breasts and other pre-cooked entrées and side dishes plus they offer a lunch time and catering menu of sandwiches, salads and soups. This is a unique opportunity with huge growth opportunity. The ground work has already been done. New owner will need to be approved by the landlord and franchisor.


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Use the SEARCH box (upper left) or the INDEX, or just scroll. CLICK on images to enlarge.The BYGONE WALLA WALLA Project is a local non-profit, non-commercial effort to build and share a visual history of Walla Walla. WANTED! If you have old snapshots, slides, or negatives (pre-1990)of Walla Walla area places and events that you would like to share in this project, please contact me to get them scanned in; about 400 individuals have so far. CONTACT link in my profile. Copyright 2009-2019.
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Dainty Maid Bakery opened in June 1947, and was gone by 1953.
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Whitman College's secondary school program, the Academy, was renamed Pearson's Academy from 1909 to 1912 before being abandoned.
|The Academy building on Boyer Avenue across from Memorial Hall was built in 1883 and called College Hall. It was razed in 1918.
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Immediately after a disaster, governmental agencies, volunteers and non-profits respond en masse to the affected area. These entities provide essential health and human services. In turn, granting organizations support these first responders by offering grants for general expenses and specific special interests.
Every day we hear news of natural disasters. Across the country and around the world we hear reports of hurricanes, widespread fires, earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes, and tsunamis. One of our readers, Bradley D., suggested we share some useful articles and advice to prepare for and react to a natural disaster.
Hurricane Harvey is causing catastrophic and unprecedented damage and flooding in Texas. Harvey has caused at least 16 confirmed deaths and inland flooding is ongoing in the Greater Houston area. FEMA director Brock Long called Harvey the worst disaster in Texas history, and expected the recovery to take many years. Preliminary estimates of economic losses range anywhere from $10 billion to $50 billion.


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Vacations are over and it is time to head again to school. Time to revise classes, stock up on school substances, put together for brand spanking new training, and reconnect with old pals. – back to school quotes – Children regularly find it hard to get back to the faculty habitual. …Read More »
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Fox News Female Anchors pictures and their personal information
Top 10 fox news female anchors 10. Heather Childers Heather childers is an american tv news anchor. Presently serves as co-host of fox information channel's fox & buddies first based totally in new york. She joined the community in 2010. – fox news female anchors Graduated from the college of …Read More »
New LPGA dress code rules sparks a new debate between players
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GO NAWAZ GO slogan becoming famous day by day in pakistan
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Side Power
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This single control panel is designed to better complement today's helms and utilize an attractive chrome bezel ring that covers the four mounting screws. It is easy to install with a 2" hole saw and seal with a large o-ring. Controls are available as a touch panel, shown here, or the intuitive "boatpanel" (see SM8965).


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It's an age-old dilemma. Paul Simon even sings about it in Getting Ready (for Christmas Day). Too much holiday spending and not enough cash.
But it doesn't even have to be in December. You can find yourself strapped and needing a gift any time of year.
We all know it's the thought that counts (or at least we should). Nonetheless, creative shoppers can always find fun gifts that don't cost a lot. The gift picks on this page all cost $20.00 or less — some of them MUCH less, there's even one for a buck! Besides making something yourself (find suggestions in the DIY section of this website), there's no more economical way to show your cannabis-loving loved ones some love, no matter what time of year!
Cannabis Gifts Under $20.00*
(*in ascending order of price as of the time of writing, prices change with time, so take the ones in this post as approximate)
Clipper Refillable Lighters
Environmentally conscious smokers will want to ditch their Bics and instead carry a Clipper Refillable Lighter. Available in a seemingly infinite variety of styles and colors, these inexpensive lighters can do a lot to cut down on waste as you can easily refill them and even replace the flints so they can be used over and over and over again. Genius!
High-quality Clipper lighters have been made in Barcelona, Spain since 1959, and are popular (and collectible) worldwide. I am not sure why they have not caught on in the states like they should. The lighters are so inexpensive, you can afford to throw in some lighter fluid and extra flints and your loved one will think of you every time they light up for years!
$1.00 and up depending on quantity
Clipper Refillable Lighters at Amazon.com
Marijuana Socks!
Socks are one of those gifts that, under normal circumstances, fail to elicit much excitement. But that's all changed when you give some cannabis socks. Amazon.com has a HUGE collection of different styles and colors of marijuana socks. Most of them are extremely inexpensive (as low of $3.00 a pair when you by multi-packs). It's hard to find a better, low cost stoner stocking stuffer.
$3.50 a pair and up
Marijuana Socks at Amazon.com
Medical Marijuana Pencil Case
Even though this cute little zippered pouch, made from recycled materials, is billed as a "pencil case," I find it a perfect size to store my dab tools!
Medical Marijuana Pencil Case
Weed Money Coin Purse
This handy little purse, made of recycled materials, can hold more than coins. You could put a small day-trip travel stash in there too. These are so fun and so handy, I was once at a festival and about 5 different women pulled these out of their purses. It's the perfect fun little present for cannabis enthusiasts.
Weed Money Coin Purse
Stoner Coloring Book for Adults
The perfect way to settle down and chillax for the evening so grab some "buds", some junk food and get lost in this trippy Psychedelic dream. This book features 25 hand-drawn designs featuring cute, stoner creatures with big glassy eyes. Each page is printed single sided and on both black and white pages so there are 50 pages in all.
Little Box of Weed Magnetic Poetry
A cute little tin filled with stoner-friendly words. 72 themed magnetic word tiles packaged in a small, giftable, shrink-wrapped tin container. Rearrange the words to write poems, messages to your roommates, or generative esoteric word art masterpieces whose meaning is lost even to you. Magnetic Poetry is both a creative writing aid, and just a really fun and limitless toy. Mix and match with other magnetic poetry sets.
Peace & Love Nonslip Kitchen Mat or Bath Mat
Vibrantly colored soft rug/mat is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Made from high-quality soft flannel with an anti-slip backing. The absorbent mat will keep your floors dry and clean, the memory foam will make you feel like you are walking on a cloud.
Home Stores Memory Foam Marijuana Kitchen Mat/Bath Mat
Dope on a Rope Soap
Special soaps have always been popular gifts and now Mary Jane gets in on the party with these handmade all-natural Cannabis Leaf Soap on a Ropes available in a variety of scents and colors. High-quality soap is crafted from all natural oils of coconut oil, organic hemp seed oil, sustainable palm oil, and safflower oil.
Dope Soap on a Rope
Raw Rolling Kit Bundle
Everyone needs a kit like this is their lives! Contains a stylish Raw rolling try, an indispensable joint roller that makes rolling perfect joints super easy, and two packs of premium organic hemp Raw rolling papers. Just add weed!
Raw Rolling Kit Bundle
Marijuana Shower Curtain
This whimsical waterproof polyester fabric shower curtain will add a touch of green and a relaxing vibe to any bathroom.
Marijuana Shower Curtain
Marijuana Laptop Sleeve
Amazon.com carries a big variety of cannabis-themed covers for electronics at varying prices. My personal favorite, the kitschy crab and cannabis Mac Book sleeve above, is just $14.00.
$10.00 and up.
Marijuana Laptop Sleeves at Amazon.com
Illuminated Jeweler's Loupe with Carrying Case
While this is a must-have accessory for anyone who grows cannabis, everyone can have fun examining the beautiful crystalline forests of trichomes on their stash. This is a nice one as it comes with a travel case to protect the lens and LED/UV illumination.
Wesley's Illuminated Jeweler's Loupe and Case
Marijuana Doggy T-Shirt
Don't forget your Best Bud this holiday season. Keep Fido outfitted in stoner style in this whimsical, yet understated, t-shirt.
Marijuana Doggy T-Shirt
Classic OG Zippo Lighter with Pot Leaf Embellishment
Some things are classics for a reason, like the ever-enduring Zippo Lighter. One of the most recognized brands in the world, Zippo was founded in 1932! This elegant brushed chrome design goes with everything and features all metal construction and Zippo's windproof design that works virtually anywhere. It's refillable for a LIFETIME of use. Yes, you read that right. Zippo offers a LIFETIME guarantee on their products. Throw in a bottle of lighter fluid and make a gift pack!
Classic Zippo Pot Leaf Lighter
Smoke Buddy Personal Air Filter
Even those well out of the cannabis closet may have instances when they prefer to be more discreet in their joint smoking activity. For instance in a hotel room, in the car, when visiting the grandparents, etc. The problem is the smell is always a dead giveaway. Not when the Smoke Buddy is on the job! This little device really works. Blow smoke in one side of the carbon filter and clean neutral air comes out the other. Works with cigarettes too. Comes in small travel size, and longer lasting large size.
$11.50 – $16.00
Smoke Buddy Personal Air Filter
THC Molecule Coffee Mug
For the science geeks in the crowd, this delightful THC molecule mug shows cannabis support in an understated, intellectual way.
THC Molecule Mug
Hippie Butler Roller's Club Gift Box
If you know people who prefer their weed the old-fashioned way, via joints, this inexpensive gift box beats the heck out of a fruitcake. The Roller's Club Box is available as a one time purchase or a monthly subscription. Each box contains an assortment of goodies including a glass piece/pipe, wraps and/or rolliing papers, and other items smokers use. Mine had after smoking candies that combat dry mouth, a Clipper refillable lighter (see above in this post), a glass pipe, prerolled cannabis crutches/filters, a nice assortment of rolling papers, wraps, and cones, and more. What you get more than justifies the cost, which is not usually the case when buying gift boxes/baskets.
Hippie Butler Roller's Club Gift Box
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The Blueskye Report, June 2019: Christian Nodal, Dave Attell, Patty Griffin—and a Whole Lot More!May 30 2019
June means the start of summer—and a relatively quiet month as far as big events go. However, never fear, because there's still plenty of entertainment to enjoy.
The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino's Special Events Center is fairly calm in June, but the Rock Yard is in full swing on Saturday nights. Here's the list of performers, with each show starting at 7:30 p.m. June 1: Journey tribute band Escape. June 8: Sammy Hagar tribute band Three Lock Box. June 15: Eric Clapton tribute band Clapton Road. June 22: Ozzy Osbourne tribute band Mr. Crowley. Saturday, June 29: The Who tribute band The Who Experience. All Rock Yard shows are free! Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage has a fine June slate. At 8 p.m., Friday, June 7, Mexican singer-songwriter Christian Nodal will be performing. When he released his first album Me Dejé Llevar in 2017, he took the music charts by storm, with the album reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart. The 20-year-old recently released a new album, Ahora, and his star is continuing to rise. Tickets are $65 to $125. At 7 p.m., Saturday, June 15, Art Laboe's Love Jam VIII will be happening. The lineup includes Baby Bash, MC Magic, Tierra, Frankie J, and LSOB. Come celebrate the popular radio show where you can call in your shout-out to your homeboy or homegirl in lockdown. Tickets are $45 to $65. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
Spotlight 29 Casino has a June event you won't want to miss. At 8 p.m., Saturday, June 29, the Summer Rap Jam will take place. The lineup includes Warren G, Ying Yang Twins and Petey Pablo. I remember when Warren G released "Regulate" back in the mid '90s, and everyone was playing it in their cars, on their boom boxes and on their home stereos. Tickets are $30 to $45. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is hosting a couple of great shows. At 9 p.m., Friday, June 14, comedians Jeff Ross and Dave Attell will be performing. Jeff Ross is known as the "Roastmaster General" for his celebrity roasts that have been shown on Comedy Central. He's roasted some of the best … and some of the worst, including our current president. Dave Attell was the host of Insomniac With Dave Attell, which ran for four seasons on Comedy Central in the early 2000s. Tickets are $49 to $89. At 9 p.m., Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29, the all-male revue show Australia's Thunder From Down Under returns. Considering how often this show comes back and sells out, it's one of the hottest tickets around. I picture a mob of ladies screaming their heads off for two hours. Tickets are $25. Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace has a wild June schedule. A few highlights: At 9 p.m., Saturday, June 1, one of my favorite psychedelic-rock bands coming out of Los Angeles, Mystic Braves, will be performing. Organist Ignacio Gonzalez is also one of the owners of Lolipop Records, a popular independent label that has released records around the world. Tickets are $15 to $20. At 8 p.m., Sunday, June 9, country/folk artist Patty Griffin will be performing. She recently released her 10th album and will be at Pappy's right after a European tour. Tickets are $30. At 8 p.m., Friday, June 28, local musician Gene Evaro Jr. will be performing in celebration of his 30th birthday. After Evaro's tours with national acts, performances at various music festivals, and music appearances on television shows, one needs to ask: When someone is going to finally sign this guy and make him a bigger name than he already is? Tickets are $20. Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Hood Bar and Pizza has a big event in June. At 9 p.m., Saturday, June 22, fresh off a tour with Tool, All Souls (upper right) will be performing, along with local bands Herbert and Fever Dog. All Souls includes Tony Tornay (Fatso Jetson), Erik Trammell (Black Elk, Brothers Collateral) and Totimoshi members Tony Aguilar and Meg Castellanos. Admission is $5. The Hood Bar and Pizza, 74360 Highway 111, Palm Desert; 760-636-5220; www.facebook.com/hoodbarandpizza.
The Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs has an event booked that fans of the Desert Daze festival should attend: At 9 p.m., Thursday, June 6, the fest presents a performance by the band Traps PS. Admission is free! Ace Hotel and Swim Club, 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-325-9900; www.acehotel.com/palmsprings.
The Purple Room will soon enter its two-month summer slumber, but not before a fantastic June. At 6 p.m., Saturday, June 1, singer Jonathan Karrant will be performing. A popular recurring performer at the Purple Room, he's best known for his excellent performances of Great American Songbook and vocal jazz music. Tickets are $30 to $35. At 6 p.m., Saturday, June 8, Scot Bruce will take the stage. He's one of the best performers of Elvis Presley's music that you will find. He's so good at it that he's been in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow. Tickets are $30 to $35. At 6 p.m., Saturday, June 15, Las Vegas will be coming to Palm Springs with Lady Luck. The trio features powerful voices from Broadway, Hollywood, London's West End and the Vegas strip—and the group will be doing a Las Vegas legends-themed show. Tickets are $30 to $35. Michael Holmes' Purple Room, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-322-4422; www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
Toucan's Tiki Lounge rolls into June with a couple of fun events. At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 1, drag star Sutton Lee Seymour will be performing. Seymour is known as the "Robin Williams of drag" and has entertained in sold-out venues around the world. Tickets are $25. At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 8, America's Got Talent's Season 8 runner-up Taylor Williamson (below) will be performing. He's quite funny. Tickets are $25. Toucans Tiki Lounge and Cabaret, 2100 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-416-7584; reactionshows.com.
Vine Social: The First Palm Springs Wine Fest Was an Amazing Event That Proves a Wine-Awakening Is Finally Happening in the DesertDecember 18 2018
I'm now going to gush about the best wine-tasting I've ever been to—ever. I am going to spend the next 900 words or so name-dropping winemakers you've probably never heard of, and describing wine-making techniques that will bore you to tears. Consider yourself warned.
Earlier this December, the incomparable desert wine goddess, Christine Soto of Dead or Alive bar in Palm Springs, did what no one in this industry thought was possible: She managed to convince a laundry list of the best and brightest winemakers in California to converge at the Ace Hotel for one day of wine-tasting fun in the sun, for the first Palm Springs Wine Fest. You might think that wouldn't be such a difficult task, given the beauty of our desert this time of year. I mean, who wouldn't want to come to sunny Palm Springs in December for a little work/play? Well, the truth is the desert has not exactly been on the forefront of cutting-edge food and wine concepts. The wine scene here has always been a little conservative, if not staid and out of touch. So, to have a venerable list of the coolest "kids" making wine in California right here in our back yard was not only pretty damn exciting; it had never been done.
When I first walked in to the open-air event space at the Ace, it was a little overwhelming. There was a live band and throngs of people wedged between rows of tables. It was hard to even know where to begin. From across the room, I saw Abe Schoener of Scholium Project. I hadn't seen him in years, and I was certain he wouldn't know me from Adam. Back in my Napa days, I would sit at the bar of a local hotspot called Norman Rose and hope to get a seat next to him so I could eavesdrop (in a non-threatening fangirl kind of way) on all the cool wine stories he and his buddies would share. I introduced myself to him a couple of times—each attempt a little more awkward and pathetic. But he is such a sincerely nice guy that I think he just pretended not to notice my social ineptitude. But here at this tasting, in my hometown, I suddenly manufactured the confidence to walk right over to him, introduce myself (again) and immediately dive into a conversation about the gloriously strange glass of white wine from his table. It's called La Géante, and it's a blend of a couple of white varietals, none of which I can remember, except there's 1 percent gewürztraminer in there, and I think he said something about skin-contact sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. But what makes this wine so crazy is how he's making it. Abe proceeded to tell me about some friends of his at Hiyu Wine Farm in Hood River, Ore., making a solera red that blew his mind. So he decided to try his hand at it with some white wines. If you're curious about the solera process, it's chiefly used in sherry and other fortified-wine production, and it creates a multi-vintage aged product by fractionally blending the liquid through a series of barrels from top to bottom, with the oldest liquids being in the barrels on the ground. Fascinating stuff, right?! The wine was beautiful and complicated and fearless. I was off to a good start.
From there, I looked for any table that had an opening. I needed to regain a little personal space from the shoulder-to-shoulder New York City sidewalk vibe and blissfully found a spot at the Minus Tide table. Best discovery of the day! These guys released their first vintage in 2015, with the focus being the cool-climate wines of Mendocino. The first wine they poured for me was a riesling. As with Abe and his unique approach to wine-making, these guys do it a little differently, too. This riesling is made by carbonic maceration. If you've stuck with me this far, this might be where I lose you … but if you're a wine geek, you just shouted out loud: "A RIESLING?! CARBONIC MACERATION?! WHAT?!" Yup. It's 100 percent carbonic, whole-cluster pressed, unrefined and unfiltered from only 40 vines located in the pinot noir dominant Langley Vineyard in Anderson Valley. Just enough for one barrel. I'm choking up a little; it would be impossible for me to love a wine more. That said, this darling wine didn't overshadow the stunning Feliz Vineyard Carignane—also 100 percent carbonic and 100 percent mouthwateringly delicious—or their velvety-rich malbec from the famed Alder Springs Vineyard. The unbridled happiness I feel knowing these wines exist is only shattered by the fact that everything they make is sold out, and I can't get any.
Field Recordings from Paso Robles has long been a favorite of mine, and I had the pleasure of tasting their orange wine called Skins. This is a blend of chenin blanc, pinot gris and verdelho, and the result is a wine that, unlike a lot of other orange wines I've tasted, is full of bright acidity with that savory, cidery aroma and textured mouthfeel, without the bitter wood varnish component that can sometimes be too overpowering.
I think I hung out at the Red Car table for about an hour. The founder, Richard Crowell, and I discussed our mutual sentiments regarding scores; the beauty of syrah and why everyone should drink it all the time; and the rugged and picturesque vineyards from which the fruit for their insanely balanced and elegant wines comes. He was like a friend you've known for years, and our conversations were my high point of the day. If you haven't tried Red Car, go to Eureka! in Indian Wells right now, and have a glass of their rose. Oh hell, just have a bottle. I did.
I hopped from table to table, tasting one gloriously foot-trodden wine after the next. More often than not, these wines are naturally fermented, and generally left un-fooled-around with by the hands that made them. All of these winemakers were there to tell a story, and what I found so endearing is that they were all so happy to be here in our desert. Many of them had vacationed here as children or had been here years ago without much reason to return … until now. The energy in the room was palpable, and everyone there, whether they were pouring or drinking, was genuinely excited to be there.
There is a wine awakening happening here in the Coachella Valley. Go buy a bottle of something fun and be a part of it.
The Blueskye Report, September 2018: Martina McBride, Mel Brooks, Boy George, The Breeders—and Tons More!August 30 2018
The kids are back in school. The days are getting shorter. It'll officially be fall this month. And while the temps are still hot, so are the events.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting some shows that are out of this world. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, country singer Martina McBride will be stopping by. She's a powerhouse in modern country music. She's sold 18 million records, with 20 Top 10 singles, and six No. 1 hits. You don't want to miss this one. Tickets are $49 to $79. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, it'll feel like the '90s again when TLC (right) and En Vogue perform. Both of these all-women R&B groups were pretty spectacular back in their day. TLC has sold 70 million records and was one of the most recognizable music groups of the '90s. One of my guilty pleasures is the song "No Scrubs"; yes, I know all the words and will sing along when it comes on the radio. En Vogue was another '90s great; "Free Your Mind" was a great jam. The group just released its first album in 14 years, scoring them a hit song. Wow! Tickets are $49 to $89. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa goes into September with a great schedule. First, do you love Prince? If so, you're in luck! At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show will be come to The Show. I watched this band's sound check when the group was performing at the Rock Yard at Fantasy Springs—and was blown away by how good the band sounded. The group goes all out and even includes songs from Morris Day and the Time. Tickets are $20 to $35. At 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, classic-rock iconic band Styx will be performing. While Styx has received a lot of crap from critics, the band is beloved by a fan base of dedicated die-hards, and is one of the most successful touring bands in America. Tickets are $55 to $85. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, enjoy An Evening With Mel Brooks. The man himself will reflect on his life and his career as an actor, writer, producer and director. At 92 years old, with works such as Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and The Producers to his credit, he'll have quite a bit to talk about. Tickets are $75 to $145. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
If you love Latin music, Spotlight 29 Casino has you covered. At 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, Mexican-American singer Marisela will be performing. Before Selena took Latin music by storm, there was Marisela. A native of Los Angeles, she released her first album when she was just 18 and has been going ever since. She's a popular performer in Mexico and is also a hit in America with Latin-music lovers. Tickets are $50 to $100. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, norteño legend Ramon Ayala will take the stage. He's considered the "King of the Accordion" and is a legendary Mexican musician; he has four Grammy Awards, too. Tickets are $40 to $60. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
Morongo Casino Resort Spa is getting back into the swing of things. At 9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, and 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7, that reliable all-male revue is coming back to town—Australia's Thunder From Down Under. I've run out of things to say about them, so I'll just tell you to look them up online and check out the pictures of them. If you like … go. Tickets are $25. At 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, get ready to journey back to the '80s … because this lineup is the most '80s thing I've ever seen: Boy George and Culture Club, the B-52s and the Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey will be performing. Yeah, that's quite a lineup. Tickets are $79 to $149, and as of our deadline, they were looking pretty scarce. Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace has had an amazing summer, and the September schedule continues the trend. At 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, desert-rock legend Sean Wheeler will be playing with his band Reluctant Messengers. Wheeler released his solo album Sand in My Blood in 2017. While it doesn't have the over-the-top, crazy-fun sound of Throw Rag, it does have his impressive takes on country, folk, gospel and soul. Admission is free. At 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7, Joshua Tree's own Gene Evaro Jr. will be performing an outdoor show. He has traveled across the country and opened for acts such as Blues Traveler; it's only a matter of time before he catches his big break. He's a talented musician and a gifted songwriter. Tickets are $15 to $20. At 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, The Breeders (below) will arrive. It's a band that features Kim Deal of Pixies; the group released great music back in the '90s that was not wildly successful commercially, though it earned acclaim and praise. As of deadline, tickets were still available, but that's most likely to change. Tickets are $35. Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Purple Room Palm Springs is back from its summer hiatus. At 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 2, The Judy Show will return to its weekly slot. It's a fabulous show starring Judy Garland impersonator and Purple Room proprietor Michael Holmes. Tickets are $25 to $30. At 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7, get out the thick black glasses for the Buddy Holly Tribute with Southbound and Company. This show has been popping up on occasion, and I've always been interested in going to check it out as a Buddy Holly fan. Maybe I will this time! Tickets are $25 to $30. At 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, actress and singer Renee Olstead will take the stage. Olstead has had an impressive career in film, television and music. Her musical abilities caught the attention of producer/composer David Foster, who opened the door to her musical career. Tickets are $35 to $40. Michael Holmes' Purple Room, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-322-4422; www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
The Copa Palm Springs kicks off September with a special show: At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, country music performer Ty Herndon will return to the Copa stage. Herndon's country music career includes 17 singles on the Billboard chart, including three songs that reached No. 1. A career slump and problems with drugs and alcohol followed, before he came out as gay in 2014. Fortunately, he's back to performing and releasing albums again. Tickets are $25 to $35. Copa Palm Springs, 244 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs; 760-866-0021; www.copapalmsprings.com.
The Ace Hotel Palm Springs has a great September schedule, but one event stands out: At 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21, British psychedelic-pop legends The Zombies will perform an acoustic set, and founding members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone will do an interview during a live taping of the podcast The Trap Set with Joe Wong. Tickets are $30 to $75. Ace Hotel and Swim Club, 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-325-9900; www.acehotel.com/palmsprings.
Restaurant News Bites: Desert AIDS Project's Dining Out for Life Event Breaks Records; the Ace Hotel Presents Craft Beer Weekend; and More!July 23 2018
Desert AIDS Project's Dining Out for Life Breaks Records
If anyone ever needs proof that the residents of the Coachella Valley are a rather generous lot, look no further than the results of the Desert AIDS Project's Dining Out for Life (DOFL) fundraiser back in April.
First, a recap of how DOFL works: On one chosen day per year, restaurants across the Coachella Valley agree to donate at least 33 percent of their sales—from one particular meal, or from everything—to the Desert AIDS Project.
On April 26, 75 local restaurants participated, raising a whopping $280,000 for DAP—an increase of $50,000 from last year. An estimated 10,000 valley residents went to these 75 restaurants that day.
"You couldn't go anywhere without seeing someone wearing a 'badge of honor'—the 'I Dined' stickers given to diners at participating locations," said event manager George Nasci-Sinatra, according to a news release.
That's impressive. However, it's even more impressive when these numbers are put into context.
Dining Out for Life is a nationwide (plus Canada!) campaign held the last Thursday in April every year by various HIV/AIDS service organizations. Representatives of all of these campaigns gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the North American Dining Out for Life Conference in July to compare notes. Well, it turns out that even though the Coachella Valley is one of the smallest markets participating in Dining Out for Life, we rank No. 2 (!) in terms of money raised.
"Only Denver, which had three times more participating restaurants, raised more funds this year," said Darrell Tucci, the chief development officer for DAP. "To be the smallest market in population driving the second-largest results is absolutely extraordinary and something we should all be proud of. Other markets have more participating restaurants, but no other market can boast the level of commitment shown by restaurants in greater Palm Springs."
The main reason for the local Dining Out for Life's success is the sheer generosity of local restaurants: In fact, the Top 3 restaurants in the country (plus Canada!) in terms of the total amount of money donated are here—Spencer's Restaurant, Lulu California Bistroand Trio Restaurant, in that order. They raised a combined total of $61,679.
It's also worth noting the sacrifice of some smaller restaurants that elected to give 100 percent or more of the day's proceeds to DAP: Townie Bagels, Holiday House, The Barn Kitchen at Sparrows Lodge, Ristretto and Rooster and the Pig. Heck, the wait staff at Rooster and the Pig even donated their tips for the day to DAP.
(In the spirit of full disclosure, I should note that I'm personally a supporter of the Desert AIDS Project; the Independent does business with DAP; and George Nasci-Sinatra and Darrell Tucci are good friends of mine.)
Will the Coachella Valley be able to top these fantastic results during the next Dining Out for Life, on Thursday, April 25, 2019? Stay tuned.
For more information as the 2019 date draws nearer, visit www.diningoutforlife.com/palmsprings.
The Ace Hotel and Swim Club Celebrates Its Annual Craft Beer Weekend.
It's become a summer tradition for Southern California beer-lovers: The Ace Hotel and Swim Club's Seventh Annual Craft Beer Weekend will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4 and 5.
The weekend's big events are a Craft Beer Festival from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, featuring entertainment, food and unlimited tastings (!) from some of the top craft breweries from SoCal and beyond; and a beer brunch at 11 a.m. on Sunday, featuring six beer-inspired and beer-paired courses—plus starting and ending beers, too.
Passes for the Saturday festival are $35, and the Sunday brunch will set you back $55—or do both for just $70. Attendees who book a room for the weekend get into the festival for free.
Get tickets and more info at www.acehotel.com/calendar/palmsprings/craft-beer-weekend-18.
In Brief
The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, at 32250 Bob Hope Drive, in Rancho Mirage, has announced it has adopted new technology from a company called ORCA Digesters, Inc., that turns food waste into water. This will keep an estimated 624 tons (!) of food out of landfills each year. Awesome! … The Libation Room is now open at 73750 El Paseo, in Palm Desert. The new cocktail bar promises a speakeasy type of vibe; check it out Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 p.m. on. For more information, call 877-869-8891, or visit www.libationroom.com. … The Manhattan in the Desert in Palm Desert, at 74225 Highway 111, has apparently closed. The Palm Springs location, at 2665 E. Palm Canyon Drive, is still alive and kicking. … One of the most happening outdoor-dining spots in downtown Palm Springs has been temporarily closed for a "facelift." The patio at Tropicale, at 244 E. Amado Road, was closed on July 9 for a remodel that "should take about three weeks," although the indoor bar and dining room remains open during construction. Depending on how that goes, and when you're reading this, it may have reopened already! Call 760-866-1952 with questions.
Restaurant News Bites: TRIO Closed After a Fire; Village Pub Goes to 'Rehab'; and Much More!August 29 2017
TRIO Closed Indefinitely After Early-Morning Fire
Sometime around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, a fire broke out in the parking lot behind TRIO Restaurant, located at 707 N. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs. The ever-popular restaurant suffered significant smoke and water damage during the fire—and is now closed indefinitely.
In the aftermath of the blaze—which also devastated the neighboring Shag Store—TRIO owner Tony Marchese said he hoped Trio would reopen by Labor Day weekend. However, in late August, he announced via TRIO's Facebook page that the cleanup and other work would not be completed by then.
Keep your fingers crossed for a reopening date sometime in mid-late September.
Authorities deemed the fire "suspicious," but had not released any further concrete details as of our press deadline.
Watch www.facebook.com/TrioPalmSprings for updates.
Village Pub Closed for 'Rehab' After Liquor-License Violations
Whoever is in charge of the spin effort regarding the month-long closure of the Village Pub—at 266 S. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs—deserves a raise.
Here's what happened: The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended the Village Pub's liquor license for 30 days due to a couple of major violations: A now-former employee "battered" a customer, and the pub had a bar manager who did not meet the state's qualifications.
Oops. Well, how did the Village Pub handle the mess? The brilliant answer: Management 'fessed up and embraced the punishment.
Managers did TV interviews. Owners answered reporters' questions. They announced the closure—which was cleverly branded as the bar's "Rehab"—would take place starting Thursday, Aug. 24. They said that between then and a planned Saturday, Sept. 23, reopening, they'd "clean, refresh and retrain." And they announced some great parties—some pre-"Rehab"-themed—before the closure.
Bravo for the PR effort … but not so much for the rules violations.
Watch www.facebook.com/villagepubpalmsprings for updates.
In Brief
The Ace Hotel and Swim Club, at 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, is holding its sixth annual Craft Beer Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10. A craft-beer festival, a beer brunch and all sorts of other events are on the docket; get details, tickets and reservations at www.acehotel.com/palmsprings. … Congrats to our friends at Rio Azul Mexican Bar and Grill. On Sunday, Aug. 20, the restaurant, at 350 S. Indian Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, celebrated the two-year anniversary of its wildly popular Desert Divas Drag Brunch. The Sunday brunch and the show are a steal at $16.95; get info at rioazulpalmsprings.com/drag-brunch. … When Johnny Costa's Ristorante, at 440 S. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, reopens for its 42nd season on Friday, Sept. 1, it'll have a new look. "The new concept has a modern feel with exotic woods and soft earth-tone colors," according to a news release. "The beautification of the dining room will feature new carpet, all new upholstery and seating, and new paint throughout the restaurant. Custom angled framed mirrors will showcase the walls; new chandeliers, sconces and other enhancements will allow the dining experience to be more intimate." Visit johnnycostaspalmsprings.com for more info. … After a series of violent incidents at The Block Sports Bar and Grill, 68955 Ramon Road, in Cathedral City, the city shut down the restaurant on Aug. 10, apparently due to an expired business license. However, management jumped to resolve the paperwork issues, and reopened two weeks later. Watch www.facebook.com/theblocksportsbar for updates. … Coming very soon to the space at 68525 Ramon Road, in Cathedral City, that most recently housed Mike's American Bistro: Bubba's Bones and Brews. Watch this space for more information. … Coming soon: The valley's fourth Koffi, to Tahquitz Plaza, at 600 Tahquitz Canyon Way, in Palm Springs. It'll be the third Palm Springs location for the popular hangout; watch www.kofficoffee.com for more information. … Fans of the Desert Fox Bar, which called downtown Palm Springs home until closing in 2015, have cause to celebrate: The bar is making a return, at 44750 San Pablo Ave., in Palm Desert. Watch www.facebook.com/desertfoxbar for an exact opening date. … New to Palm Desert, specifically the Westfield Palm Desert mall: Burgerim, a "gourmet" chain burger joint. Customers who sign up can get all sorts of free food during a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 13; visit www.facebook.com/BurgerimPalmDesert for info and signup details. … Grocery-delivery service Instacart has come to the Coachella Valley. For $5.99, you can get your grocery order of $35 or more—from stores including Stater Bros., Ralph's, Smart and Final, Petco, Whole Foods and Costco—delivered to your door. Get more info at www.instacart.com.
Art Is Everywhere: While Many of the Big Galleries Take the Summer Off, Great Art Can Still Be Found in AbundanceJuly 24 2017
Many of the Coachella Valley's larger art galleries tend to hibernate during the summer heat. The (relative) exodus of tourists provides time for them to prepare new exhibitions for the fall.
But the need to experience art doesn't go on vacation—and this time of year provides art-lovers with a great opportunity to shift focus and find art in public settings and smaller venues that promote local talent.
In Palm Springs, the "Lucy Ricardo" sculpture by Emmanuil Snitkovsky sits on a bench near the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at 211 S. Palm Canyon Drive, while the "Rainmaker" sculpture by David Morris inspires in Frances Stevens Park at 500 N. Palm Canyon Drive. There are also impressive works called "Monsieur Pompadour" and "Mademoiselle Coco" by Karen and Tony Barone greeting people at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, 4575 E. Mesquite Ave.
In Palm Desert, you can stroll through four acres of the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert (72567 Highway 111), while the Rancho Mirage Public Library often features exhibitions by local artists and photographers. The "Coachella Walls" mural resides on the side of a downtown building in Coachella and is accompanied by other murals on buildings opposite Dateland Park.
La Quinta has numerous works of art surrounding the Civic Center Campus. In Indio, you can find the "History of Water in the Coachella Valley," a massive painting by Don Gray, on the south wall of the Indio Performing Arts Center, 45175 Fargo St. Each of these cities has maps that will guide you to the various works of art throughout their communities on their websites.
You can pop in and find original art in various hotel lobbies, like the knotted macramé rope curtain, woven from 1.5 miles of cotton rope by Michael Schmidt, at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs. "A Day in the Life at Saguaro," by local artist Sarah Scheideman, features dioramas of Barbie dolls at The Saguaro.
Back in Palm Springs, retail favorite Just Fabulous, at 515 N. Palm Canyon Drive, has works by numerous artists displayed on the walls. Smaller galleries like Gallery500, located inside The Five Hundred building, 500 S. Palm Canyon Drive, provide a showcase for emerging artists like Christopher Williams.
"I got into Gallery500 through the Desert AIDS Project. They have a program that helps to find venues and create opportunities," Williams said. "Responses to my art have been good—a lot of positive feedback. Because of showing at Gallery500, I feel more positive about my work, and I even sold a couple of pieces there."
The point: Art is everywhere in the Coachella Valley, and it often doesn't require an admission ticket.
Not all of the big galleries and museums close their doors during the summer. The Palm Springs Art Museum offers free admission every Thursday throughout the summer from noon to 8 p.m. The museum's Annenberg Theater will show a free film, Paris, Texas, at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Art Out in the Open: Desert X Is Placing Site-Specific Installations by Renowned Artists Throughout the Coachella ValleyFebruary 20 2017
The Coachella Valley is home to many arts festivals—but the new Desert X is unlike any arts event ever done here before.
Desert X, short for the Desert Exhibition of Art, is a site-specific contemporary art exhibition, spread out throughout the Coachella Valley, from Feb. 25 through April 30. Artists contributing installations include Date Farmers' owner Armando Lerma, Doug Aitken, Norma Jeane and many others.
The president of the Desert X board of directors is Susan Davis, the editorial director at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands.
"It's a valley-wide exhibition. A curator put together a list of artists who we invited to the desert to choose sites that specifically resonated in them," Davis said. "They created works specific to those sites. There will be about 15 installations. One of them is up in Whitewater, and the farthest (east) are in Indio and Coachella. We will also have pieces in Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage as well. The pieces will be available to view for free for anyone who wants to visit or happens upon them."
The Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs will serve as the Desert X headquarters.
"People will be able to get maps and get information, and we'll be offering bus tours on Saturdays and Sundays," Davis said.
Davis touted the wide reach of Desert X's participants.
"These are all artists with international reputations who are in major museums throughout the world," she said. "It's very exciting. We're working with a number of local cultural organizations who have become our program partners. We have the Palm Springs Art Museum. Sunnylands is going to host one of the pieces. (Local student film festival) Digicom has a number of students in the local schools who are using these pieces to create documentary films, and we're working with Modernism Week. The parallel projects are projects that have been selected through a series of criteria and include things up in the High Desert as well as an exhibition at the Marks Center for the Arts at College of the Desert."
Davis offered hints about what people can expect at the installations.
"In the case of the project that's out in Palm Desert in Adams Park, Claudia Comte chose that location and created a piece that echoes the landscape," Davis said. "The shape of the wall is from her standpoint and echoes the mountains and the landscape.
"Another artist, Jeffrey Gibson, whose piece is going to be in the sculpture garden at the (Palm Springs) Art Museum, was inspired by the windmills. He went through a process where he wanted his piece on the wind farms, but as it evolved, he realized that it would better speak to being in Palm Springs, because he's a Native American and was very interested in the confluence in Palm Springs of Native Americans, the LGBT community and the alternative energy history. All of the artists have created pieces for those places specific to the ideas that resonated in them and influenced them."
Davis said she had the idea for Desert X after attending biennials and big festivals in other cities.
"The purpose is to show off a city or an area as a cultural destination, and to highlight contemporary art simultaneously," she said. "… After Hurricane Katrina, they had an exhibition every three years to bring people back to New Orleans to show that the city was growing back after the flood, and that it was a vibrant community. It was bringing people back, which was good for the economy and showcased contemporary art.
"I've been living in the valley for about seven years, and my background and my passion is contemporary art. … Contemporary art exhibitions could fill a vacuum here in the valley. (Visitors) come for a number of things, but not contemporary art. They certainly don't come for art at all. I thought this would also shine a spotlight on the Palm Springs Art Museum and also shine a light on the cultural richness here in the Coachella Valley."
Davis said she's excited about the potential that Desert X has to show off the Coachella Valley to visitors and locals alike, using Comte's work at Palm Desert's Adams Park as an example.
"It's a way for all of us who live here to see the desert through the lens of contemporary art," she said. "From my standpoint, the exhibition has already been successful, because people have already interacted with Claudia Comte's work and started asking questions: 'Is it political?' 'Is it a mirage?' 'What's it doing here?' 'Is it staying here?' 'This should be permanent.' It starts a conversation, and that's one thing.
"The second thing is there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who don't have a clue where Adams Park is. It shines a light on a beautiful part of Palm Desert for its residents and the people in the Coachella Valley."
Desert X takes place from Saturday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, April 30, with installations across the Coachella Valley. For more information, visit www.desertx.org. Below: Phillip K. Smith III's "The Circle of Land and Sky," Palm Desert; mirror polished stainless steel; 165 feet diameter by 10 feet high (rendering).
Restaurant News Bites: Moxie Palm Springs Overlooks Downtown Palm Springs; Taco Maria Helps Out King's Highway; and Tons More!January 24 2017
New in Downtown Palm Springs: Moxie Palm Springs
For several years, Grind Brgr Bar languished on the second floor at 262 S. Palm Canyon Drive, in downtown Palm Springs. I went to the Kaiser Restaurant Group-owned restaurant fairly frequently, because the burgers were good, and I loved the view. However, the place seemed constantly understaffed, and there was no vibe whatsoever.
Well, Grind is gone, as is its downstairs sister restaurant, The Chop House. In Grind's place is Moxie Palm Springs—and it appears the charming second-story space (above what is now the Broken Yolk Café) is finally getting the treatment it deserves.
Don't go to Moxie expecting a big, honking meal; instead, you'll find salads, $4 bar bites (such as a single slider or a jicama shrimp taco) and "sharables" such as papas bravas ($8) and a charcuterie platter ($15). On the drink side, Moxie offers an innovative selection of "crafty cocktails" and "classy cocktails" for $11, and well drinks for $6—and you can knock a buck or two off those prices during happy hour, between 4 and 7 p.m.
Just as exciting as the food and drink, however, is the list of special events: A quick gander at Moxie's Facebook page shows goings-on such as wine-tastings and live entertainment.
Moxie is open at 4 p.m. daily, and closes no later than midnight. For more information, call 760-318-9900, or visit www.facebook.com/moxiepalmsprings.
The Ace Looks to Taco Maria to Spice Up King's Highway Offerings
Forgive me if you've heard this before: The Ace Hotel and Swim Club, at 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, has enlisted the aid of a highly regarded out-of-town restaurant to improve the food offerings at the King's Highway restaurant.
This time, the help is coming from Taco Maria, the Costa Mesa restaurant that's earned chef Carlos Salgado many awards; in fact, our friends at the OC Weekly have named it the best Orange County restaurant three years in a row.
It was just two years ago that I was telling you that the Ace had brought in Brooklyn, N.Y., restaurant Five Leaves to shore up the King's Highway menu. Some of those changes were great—the Five Leaves burger was tasty, while the buttermilk fried Jidori earned a coveted Indy Endorsement from the rag you're reading right now.
Despite these bright points, however, I've never really enjoyed eating at King's Highway all that much—even though I would definitely qualify as an Ace regular. What came out of the kitchen over the last couple of years was inconsistent, while some of the prices were simply outrageous: Chips and salsa will set you back $9 in the Amigo Room. If you want the add "crushed avocado," your total tab is $15. Really?!
So far, the changes I've seen to the menu have been encouraging. I'll be curious to see what Salgado ultimately does as part of this culinary partnership. (Here's hoping more-reasonable prices are among the changes!)
Visit www.kingshighwaydiner.com for more information.
In Brief
If you 1) love great food, 2) love great beer, 3) love a gorgeous restaurant atmosphere and 4) are reading this column fairly early, take note: You'll want to be at the Purple Palm Restaurant, at the Colony Palms Hotel at 572 N. Indian Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, for the Winter Food and Beer Fest. According to this here news release, Purple Palm executive chef Nick Tall "has created a festive dinner of shared plates, all expertly paired with beer" from Coachella Valley Brewing Co. The evening—which starts with a reception at 6 p.m. and is followed by a sit-down dinner—costs $70. Call 760-969-1818 for reservations or more information. … Breakfast is becoming big in down Palm Springs: We recently heard a rumor that a veeeeery popular Palm Desert-area breakfast/brunch joint may be soon moving into the second-story space that The Falls Steakhouse used to call home, at 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive. We have not confirmed the rumor, so we won't share any further details, but keep your eyes open and your fingers crossed. … Frenchy's Sports Bar and Grill is now open at 2155 N. Palm Canyon Drive, in north Palm Springs, in the space the late, lamented Dickie O'Neal's used to call home. Live entertainment and karaoke are in the mix along with the food and sports. Call 760-424-8765, or visit www.facebook.com/FrenchysPalmSprings.
Well Red: An Interview With Evan Enderle and Marissa Ross, The Duo Behind the Ace Hotel's 'Wine Not?'October 18 2016
Evan Enderle and Marissa Ross call themselves "Partners in Wine"—a playful turn of phrase. Not surprisingly, that's exactly what the two of them bring to wine: playfulness.
That's not to say they don't know their stuff. During day two of a recent Wine Not? event—their regular weekend wine parties at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club—Evan was waxing poetic about the vibrant acidity of one of his favorite California rieslings while shirtless, in swim trunks. That is the beauty Wine Not?—it's fun, but you learn. You're drinking obscure varietals made by serious winemakers, but there is a DJ. Take note: The next and final Wine Not? of the year takes place Nov. 5 and 6 from 1 to 7 p.m. and will feature all female winemakers!
When they're not sipping wine and swimming at the Ace, Evan and Marissa keep busy with other wine-related activities. Evan, formerly the bar manager at the rooftop bar at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, does freelance event production and is a hospitality consultant and occasional DJ. Marissa drinks wines and writes for her popular blog www.wine-allthetime.com and is the wine editor at Bon Appetit. She's also writing a book, due out next year.
The three of us hung out poolside, drinking one of Marissa's and my favorites, Vini Rabasco Vino Rosso "Cancelli," out of delightful enamel wine tumblers designed by Marissa.
When did you first start getting into wine?
Evan: I'm from Missouri, where the first (American Viticultural Area) designation was given, and there is a surprisingly long history of winemaking. I'm not saying it's all high-caliber stuff these days, but I was around it a lot as a kid. My mom drinks an inordinate amount of juice from a local winery, Les Bourgeois, particularly a bottle called Riverboat Red. Spoiler alert: It's a sweet wine. I call her back home now, and she loves to say she's "sailing on the riverboat." I can't touch the stuff now, but it was always more the culture of wine—the ritual of these folks gathering around a bottle in the backwoods—that intrigued me. I ran the rooftop bar at Ace Hotel in L.A. and wanted to bring that same spirit to the wine list there, so I'd drive around California and seek out thoughtful, well-made wines that people could celebrate with. I love wine itself, but I love the people, the smell of barrel rooms, the culture, the vineyards and the small towns in equal measure.
Marissa: I grew up in Southern California in the '90s, and wine has always been the epitome of being a successful adult to me. I started drinking wine in college, and when I moved to Los Angeles, cheap wine was the only thing I could afford to drink—or eat, if we're being honest! I was so broke. But I loved drinking it, and that eventually led me to be curious about other wines. Now six years later, wine is my entire life.
What was your first wine love?
Evan: I will always think fondly of the 2012 Alvaro Palacios Camins del Priorat.
Marissa: According to Internet history, it would be cabernet sauvignon, but cabernet is more like my first boyfriend I had when I was too young to understand what true love really is. I still love a good cab, but my first true love of wine, and forever love, is gamay. Nothing, to this day, gives me more butterflies than gamay.
What's exciting about wine right now?
Evan: It's not just the cabs and chards from California our parents drank in the '90s anymore. There's an influx of young winemakers coming in and sourcing vines that have been all but ripped up completely, planting grapes that have never been planted here, bringing pét-nat back to the masses. To quote Drake, "What a time to be alive."
Marissa: To echo Evan's sentiment, I think California is very exciting right now. I love all the wacky varietals and fermentations that the Golden State is playing with these days. I also love the natural wine movement, or as I confusingly like to call it, "low-intervention" movement. As someone who loves sour and salt, low-intervention wines are like my dream juice, and it's crazy how these practices can change wines you think you know. For example, I fucking hate moscato—or I thought I did. I recently had one called Emma, a low-intervention wine, that was unlike any moscato ever. It wasn't the sugary-sweet sorority-girl wine—it was bright and acidic, with a little meat on it. Incredible. That is so exciting to me—seeing varietals taken to places you've never seen them before, from the geography to the bottle.
What inspired you guys to start Wine Not? Why in Palm Springs?
Evan: Wine Not? was started to give small-production winemakers a platform. I think one of the more interesting byproducts has been to give the uninitiated a safe space to drink and learn. I see lots of people act sheepish around wine, because they don't want to sound like they don't know what they're talking about. You don't have to know everything about wine to enjoy it. No one can "know everything." I've seen master sommeliers get stumped by a grape. We want to set folks free with good wine they're not going to find just anywhere.
Palm Springs and Ace Hotel is that neutral territory: It's not wine country, and it's not a wine shop, so we're catching people off-guard and in a safe space. Also, when a dude orders a glass of wine from us instead of a Jack and Coke, I sleep better at night. Maybe he'll go home and stop by a wine shop and continue his journey.
Marissa: Wine Not? started sort of as an accident. I went to one of Evan's events at the Ace in downtown Los Angeles, and we met and thought it'd be fun to host an event together. I really thought it was going to be a one-off thing. It turned out Evan and I were both passionate about small producers, low-intervention winemaking practices, and drinking outside of the dining room. Neither one of us was like, "All right, let's start doing events monthly." It was more like, "Hey, I love these wines—let's share it with people!" Then suddenly, a year later, Wine Not? is a full-fledged monthly event, and Evan is one of my best friends. I'm so grateful for him, and for the Ace Palm Springs for giving us this amazing opportunity.
Your desert island wine?
Evan: The Tintero Bianco Secco covers a lot of ground. It's mostly dry, a little frothy, affordable, drinks with food, drinks with me. I support that.
Marissa: The Brendan Tracey "Wah-Wah" red blend. Surprisingly, it's not a gamay, but damn, is it close, with 75 percent grolleau (a rarer Loire Valley native grape used mostly for blends) and 25 percent côt (French malbec, but it's much lighter than Argentinian malbec). It smells like barnyard lemonade, and tastes like poppy sour blackberries and ripe black cherries with hints of sea salt. I legitimately drink it like water, and I never cease to be delighted and thrilled by it.
Favorite Food Pairing?
Evan: Sparkling and any street food.
Marissa: Sangiovese and homemade pasta, or gamay and anything. I wanted to mix it up, but I cannot deny who I am—and gamay does go with everything! It's the riesling of reds!
Favorite wine book?
Evan: Rajat Parr's book (Secrets of the Sommeliers) was very generous. He's a smart guy, but he doesn't talk down to you in it. Also, did I mention Marissa's book comes out next year?
Marissa:The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. This sounds like a joke, and while, yes, it is a scratch-and-sniff picture book, so much of tasting wine is smelling it. It's honestly the most useful wine book if you're someone who wants to know more about wine, but isn't interested in reading a novel on Mosel or some shit. … Oh, and my book—Wine. All the Time—of course!
What are you drinking now?
Evan: I discovered a new wine shop in Northeast L.A. called Rosso, which is my secret weapon. The Italian selection there is just bonkers, because the guy who runs it comes from an old family over there. There's something about a nice Italian red and the smell of the leaves this autumn that is making me super emotional.
Marissa: Matassa "Coume de L'Olla" Rouge. It tastes like fresh, cold-pressed red Starburst juice.
What do you love about the desert?
Evan: I don't think you have enough space in your column for all the things I love. Palm Springs is an inspiration to both Marissa and me. It's like L.A.'s version of the Hamptons without the pretense. I want my bones buried in the mountains.
Marissa: When I was a kid, my family had a couple of places out in the desert, one off South Palm Canyon Drive. We'd spend one or two weekends out here a month, with my mom picking us up from school on any given cloudy day with our bags already packed. The desert came to represent an escape for me at a young age, and I could wax poetic about my love of it forever. It is my happy place—relaxing, rejuvenating and hedonistic all at once. My trips there as a kid cultivated an obsession with mid-century architecture and culture that permeates all of my work today. Even just the colors, like watching the Highway 111 sand turn into those rolling hills of green grass outside the communities across from the tram. It's all heavenly to me.
Favorite places to go in the desert?
Evan: The Ace Hotel was the place I stayed when I first visited here. We owe them a great deal for giving us the platform to do our party out here and letting us run with it. We haven't burned the place down yet, so that's a relief. Obviously, we love Dead or Alive, and I'm not just saying that. And Revivals … I got what can only be described as a kimono made from rice sacks on my last trip, and let's just say it's turning heads.
Marissa: Las Casuelas Terraza has always been and will always be my favorite. I also love Mr. Lyons, and taking the boats around in the Palm Desert Marriott, although I wish they hadn't ever remodeled it from its '70s splendor). And most recently, Dead or Alive.
Art Via Music: Bloody Death Skull's Daiana Feuer Returns to the Ace for a DJ ResidencySeptember 02 2016
Daiana Feuer is well-known in the Los Angeles music scene—and she's no stranger to the desert.
The L.A.-based freelance journalist and frontwoman of Bloody Death Skull also organizes a festival in Wonder Valley known as Deserted at the Palms. Finally, she's a DJ, and is resuming a residency at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club, with sets in the Amigo Room starting on Friday, Sept. 2, and continuing on Sunday, Sept. 11 and 18.
Bloody Death Skull shows are unique, to say the least. Feuer fronts the band on vocals and also plays the ukulele. The members are also known to dress up in costumes, and a female member often sits on the floor playing with action figures as the other members—including John and Bridgette Seasons of Haunted Summer—perform.
Feuer explained how she started creating music.
"I studied creative writing in college," Feuer said during a recent phone interview. "I was inspired by what you can do with writing in song form; there's just so much you can create. You can create these elaborate or strange moments and images through a song which hit you in a whole different way than what you can do with a story. I got really into that after grad school.
"I thought, 'Mehhhh, I'm going to put the novel on the shelf; I'm going to write some songs!' I picked up my friend's ukulele; he was a lefty, but I picked it up and I was like, 'Whoa, I'm in love!' … It spoke to me and just fit the kind of songs I want to make. It sounds really great with those girl groups and those '50s types of song structures—at least to me it does. Then I found an electric ukulele, which is a whole other thing."
She said that when she started Bloody Death Skull with a friend, her interest in the arts influenced how they wrote songs and performed.
"We would write 10 songs in an hour as an exercise in creativity. I think that's what fuels Bloody Death Skull: Immediacy, and not thinking so much—trusting that what comes out of you is real," she said. "We're really inspired by surrealism and those kinds of tactics that they use to create art."
Bloody Death Skull performs a lot of covers of psychedelic rock songs—in the band's own unique fashion, of course. Feuer described the kind of music that inspired the sound.
"I'd say it's pretty much split between stuff like Roky Erickson and girl groups of the '60s (like) The Shirelles and The Shangri-Las—all that teen pop of the early '60s," Feuer said. "It's between that and early psychedelic rock. Also, the proto-punk stuff like Richard Hell and Television."
Deserted at the Palms has attracted some big names within the indie-music scene over the past couple of years. This past May, groups such as Fartbarf, Death Valley Girls and The Dead Ships performed. Interesting random fact, Feuer's father, David Feuer, a rabbi, was at the door collecting entry fees and putting on wristbands.
"I love the desert. I love everything about it—the atmosphere, the nature and the weird locations that almost feel like they transport you to another universe," she Feuer said. "The minute I stepped into the Palms, I said, 'I have to do an event here!' I just wanted to bring people to that place so they could experience it. Aside from bringing great music, I try hard not to change the environment too much. What people come to is the real thing of that venue and particular place. It's so far out and unique. I go to a lot of big music festivals, given my background in journalism, and it's fun, but I also think there's something really beautiful (about) something not as crazy-ambitious and more about the environment that's already there, and bringing a great soundtrack to that."
Feuer has DJ'd at the Ace Hotel in the past—and having attended a performance in the past, I can tell you that you'll hear a great variety of music.
"I did a residency there last year in September, too, so I'm coming back and doing it again," she said. "I guess it varies between '60s and '70s, a lot of rock, pop, psychedelic and garage, and music from now that carries the torch of those genres. There's something about those decades that I'm really drawn to, so I look for a lot of music from that time period. … I think the biggest pat on the back for a DJ is when someone comes up to you and asks, 'What's this song?' I kind of strive to have people discover their favorite new song when I DJ. Through journalism, I'm exposed to a lot of new music, so I want to give that stuff exposure, too."
Feuer explained what makes the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, where DJ Day was once a resident, a great place for people who aren't run-of-the-mill DJs.
"I think that they really try to find DJs who have a statement about music," Feuer said, "people who are crate-diggers and tastemakers themselves in whatever they do. I'm not a typical DJ, and I don't DJ for a living, but I have so much exposure and taste. They try to find people like that—people who don't necessarily know what they're doing in terms of turntables, but people who have an interesting approach to what's in their bins."
Daiana Feuer will be DJing at 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2; and 9 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11 and 18, at the Amigo Room at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club. 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs. Admission to the 21-and-older event is free. For more information, call 760-325-9900, or visit www.acehotel.com/palmsprings.


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Using connectivity to help tired parents keep track of medication
Concept development
Supporting parents in managing their children's medication.
Working with parents, we explored the reality and challenges of administering over the counter oral medication to children. We identified pain points and focused on solutions that didn't require changes to behaviour or existing hardware. We developed a tiny low-cost sensing solution that automatically tracks when and how much drug has been administered and an app that presents the key information back to the user at a glance.
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Circuit board for connected smart syringe
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It took us five weeks from initial concept to build a tiny board, only 6mm wide, that includes five sensors, Bluetooth comms, an ARM processor and iOS app. The syringe automatically tracks when and how much drug has been administered, all critical data processing is performed by the embedded software and sent via Bluetooth to the user's phone. The app presents key information (number of doses given and time since last dose) for each child back to the user in a simple and intuitive fashion. Secondary features such as medication reminders, symptom tracking and sharing are available if helpful.
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