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This year marks the 74th year of the Aladdin Musical at the Riverside County Fair and Date Festival. “This year, we have 32,” says Richard De Haven, the musical producer. “That’s our smallest cast ever. The largest cast was 240. Our average cast has been 70 to 80 over the years.” He says they still

The local Jewish community is speaking out after a Riverside County man, accused of shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles, was arrested in the valley. And now, he’s facing federal hate crime charges. Related story: Man accused of shooting two Jewish men leaving LA synagogues arrested in Cathedral City https://youtu.be/t7mfoIzyUb0 Rabbi Steven Rosenberg led Friday

Palm Springs Police Department’s Support K-9 Izzy is the latest recipient of the Hometown Hero award at Saturday night’s Coachella Valley Firebirds game. Izzy’s handler, professional standards coordinator Sandee Bosler, was by Izzy’s side to accept the honor. Izzy began her work with the PSPD as a Facility Support K9 on November 23rd, 2022. She

Cathedral City hosted its Rainbow Crossing Paint Party Saturday morning. Community members were invited to come and repaint the rainbow crosswalks near the city hall. The repainting party happened in preparation for the city’s 7th annual Cathedral City LGBT Days, March 3-5, in Downtown Cathedral City. For more information on Cathedral City LGBT Days, you

The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center hosted its second ‘Be a Hero 5k’ run to help fight child abuse. Over 200 people from the Coachella Valley and across the country participated in this year’s event. Saturday’s run helped fundraise for the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, that provides resources for neglected or abused children. American Ninja Warrior,

The Palm Springs Public Library has books that highlight stories of transgender and nonbinary people. The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission chose community leaders and Mayor Grace Garner to read children’s books in the library’s youth room which spoke to gender identity awareness among youth. The Commission called the event, A celebration of stories supporting transgender and non-binary

A local holocaust survivor is weighing on the alleged hate crime targeting two Jewish men in Los Angeles.  Charges against the suspect were announced as Rickie Taras was sharing her life story with students at Sacred Heart School in Palm Desert.  Taras shared old photos and detailed her experience growing up under Nazi rule. She says

Thousands of visitors are walking the Downtown Palm Springs area, and businesses are putting their best foot forward to turn foot traffic into dollars. A local business owner says she started seeing more people as soon as Modernism Weekend Kicked off on Thursday. ” I have a mannequin out here that’s colorful and seems to bring