Cathedral City is hosting SnowFest this Saturday from 4-8 p.m. The event takes place in front of City Hall (68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero) and will have holiday cheer for the entire family. The city will host Santa and Mrs. Claus, while outgoing Mayor Mark Carnevale & incoming Mayor Nancy Ross light the city’s tree. New
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The holidays are a joyful time spent with family and friends. But to make the most of this season, it’s important to know how to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, the flu, and COVID-19. To keep you and your family healthy, doctors recommend the following: Updated vaccinations are the most impactful way to prevent
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Thousands turned out on Friday evening to watch the “Skellington Holiday Parade” in Coachella and enjoy the fun filled activities afterward. The streets were packed and the atmosphere was festive as the sparkling floats and displays entertained the crowds. Dancers and cheerleaders, including the Arabs, marched by as well as Skellington himself, along with Oogie
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With Thanksgiving in the rear-view window, those celebrating this holiday season are getting ready to put up their Christmas decorations. However, with increasing residential fires in the month of December, local fire departments want residents to know these key safety guidelines before hanging up their lights. Candle-burning, cooking, faulty electrical wiring and dry Christmas trees
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More people are traveling this Thanksgiving than ever. American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates 79.9 million travelers will go 50 miles or more from home over the holiday travel period. A record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving – an additional 1.3 million travelers compared to 2023 according to AAA. The average price
Continue ReadingYou can drop off new unwrapped or boxed toys to the Walter Clark Legal Group in Rancho Mirage , Mathis Home in Indio, the CHP Office in Indio or any Walgreens in the Coachella Valley before December 20th.
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News Channel 3 and SunLine Transit Agency are partnering up ahead of Thanksgiving to Fill the Bus! This year, Food Now and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission will benefit from the food donation drive. SunLine buses are parked at the Walmart on Monterey in Palm Desert and at the Ralph’s at Smoketree Village in Palm Springs
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Families in the Eastern Coachella Valley received a helping hand this holiday season. The Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) hosted a Thanksgiving donation drive-through event on November 18. The distribution, went from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the CVUSD District Office Parking Lot. Organizers said it provided 600 turkeys donated by the Agua
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The upcoming holiday season brings together families from across the country. But this year, fresh off a heated election cycle, tensions may be high at the dinner table. Tonight at 5, News Channel 3 speaks with a Kaiser Permanente mental health expert on how families can have healthy yet productive discussions this Thanksgiving. For mental
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled holiday visitors for years. But Saks Fifth Avenue said Monday they’re taking a different approach this year. A spokesperson says they will illuminate the facade and frame the holiday windows. The holiday
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York City on Saturday, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple. The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven into Manhattan’s Center Plaza, where it was hoisted in place by a crane. It will take 5 miles (about 8 kilometers) of
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“American Idol” season 22 winner and Coachella Valley native Abi Carter will illuminate a 45-foot holiday tree with over 4,000 LED lights at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s tree-lighting ceremony, officials announced today. Carter will be joined at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 by News Channel Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans, who is hosting the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The holidays officially begin this week — at least at Starbucks — when the coffee chain rolls out its annual seasonal cups. Beginning Thursday, customers at its US locations will have their hot drinks served in one of four kinds of festive cups that have “familiar shades
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The advent calendar phenomenon is growing every year, with so many exciting, fun, beautiful, and delicious options available. In the food and drink space alone, there is truly something for everyone. See’s 2024 Advent Calendar contains 24 days of premium See’s candies, while Cheese virtuoso Murray’s has their 12 Days of Cheese advent
Continue ReadingAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average just a few years ago. In time for the holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than 8 feet diagonally. That’s wider than a standard
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey is finally ready. After recently posting some videos poking a bit of fun at her reputation as the “Queen of Christmas,” the superstar singer used Halloween to officially launch the winter holiday season. Carey leaned into the spookiness of it all, dressing up with a dance
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — When the latest spooky season passes, it won’t mark the end for some Spirit Halloween stores, with the chain planning to convert some locations and keep them open for the holidays. The retailer is opening a total of 10 Spirit Christmas stores, primarily in the US Northeast,
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With the holiday season in full swing, there’s no shortage of activities throughout the nine valley cities. We have a closer look at tree lighting ceremonies from the East to the West ends of the valley. Here’s the coveted Christmas list: Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 28 Coachella Christmas Tree Lighting, City Hall
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can be traced back to Vienna – the city’s first recorded December market was in 1298 – the tradition has spread across the world over the centuries. From Germany and Switzerland
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Veterans day is this weekend, and numerous cities and organizations throughout our Coachella Valley are hosting events to commemorate the day. Below is the list of the 2023 Veterans Day events happening throughout our valley. COD Veterans Day Event The Veterans Resource Center and TRIO Veteran Student Support Services will honor local veterans with a
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