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Summer travel: Why extreme heat can disrupt your upcoming flight plans
Another excessive heat warning is now in effect across the Coachella Valley, as temperatures reaching as hot as 120 degrees by the weekend. High temperatures have been known to impact air travel, including at the Palm Springs International Airport. In June of 2017, about four dozen local flights were cancelled from PSP to Phoenix due
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Palm Springs International Airport launches new website with useful travel features
The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) debuted its new website, flypsp.com, full of accessible information including flight status details, food and shopping options, and access to transportation information, all approved by the Palm Springs City Council this spring. One of the most requested features is an online TSA checkpoint with a wait-time monitor plus status
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Patti Gribow from PSWIFT remembers their founder Leanna Bonamici after her passing
Leanna Bonamici, the founder of the Palm Springs Chapter of Women in Film & Television, has passed away after a battle with cancer. When Bonamic first moved to the desert, she purchased the old post office in Desert Hot Springs with the help of her father. She turned it into a functioning film studio. She was a producer, director,
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July’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant goes to local nonprofit: Variety, the Children’s Charity of the Desert
July’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant goes to local nonprofit Variety – The Children’s Charity of the Desert. The $25,000 grant is made possible by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. To most people, 2-year-old AJ Pittelli might look like any other kid. However, he lives with a rare bone marrow failure disorder that affects
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SOTToVOCE is an Italian wine and coffee bar located in the Gardens at El Paseo with a unique take on a local cafe
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Riverside County transportation projects receive $11M in state funds
Five transportation projects in Riverside County will receive a total $11.5 million in state funds for further development, it was announced today. The Southern California Association of Governments — SCAG — Regional Council awarded the money, which was made available under a $237 million California Department of Transportation Housing & Development award disbursed to agencies
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Palm Springs to swear in Westminster winner as its first-ever ‘Canine Mayor’
The city of Palm Springs will swear in world-famous Palm Springs pooch Buddy Holly as its first-ever “Canine Mayor.” Buddy is a six-year-old petit basset griffon from Palm Springs who won the prestigious “Best in Show” honor at this year’s 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Buddy is the first of his breed to
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Twitter threatens to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction
Originally Published: 06 JUL 23 16:43 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On Wednesday, an attorney representing Twitter sent Meta CEO
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Spotlight Grant allows Shay’s Warriors to sponsor cancer survivors at reset retreat
Life after cancer can be isolating so local nonprofit Shay’s Warriors gave survivors a safe place at its second annual I Am Hope Survivors Reset Retreat. Shay’s Warriors used the $25,000 Spotlight Grant from the Berger Foundation to sponsor 11 of the 40 women on the retreat. The retreat offered healing techniques and a community
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