All in The Desert Sun
El lunes The Desert Sun ha lanzado un boletín electrónico en español: un resumen semanal enviado a su correo electrónico cada lunes en la mañana con una selección de noticias para el Valle de Coachella.
Estas historias son seleccionadas exclusivamente para los suscriptores del boletín por la editora Daniela Franco para nuestra población hispanohablante e incluye contenido original de nuestra organización de noticias.
In order to become a United States citizen, you must pass a naturalization test, which includes an English and a civics test.
There are 100 civics questions and potential citizens are asked up to 10 of these during an interview with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official. They have to answer six out of the 10 questions correctly to pass the test.
Funeral services for Mel Haber, owner of the Ingleside Inn and Melvyn's Restaurant in Palm Springs, have been set for Thursday, November 3. Haber died Tuesday morning after a battle with lung cancer, just one day after turning 80.
The services will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Temple Isaiah, 332 W. Alejo Road, Palm Springs. From the temple, a procession will go past his restaurant and inn, 200 W. Ramon Road, Palm Springs. The procession will continue to Desert Memorial Park, 31-705 Da Vall Drive, Cathedral City, where Haber will be laid to rest.
Paul McCartney gave all his Southern California fans a last-minute chance to see him before Desert Trip this weekend.
As part of his "One On One" tour, McCartney and his band will play at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. But there was a catch: tickets are only available at the box office starting at 6:30 p.m. and no lineups are permitted before 3 p.m.
As we prepare for the second and final weekend of this month's Desert Trip, we can't help but think about the music festival's future.
Paul Tollett, the president of Goldenvoice, managed to put together two historic weekends with six remarkable '60s headliners — the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, The Who and Roger Waters — for 2016. The question now: will he be able to pull it off a second time in 2017? And if so, who?
In case you've missed it, the first weekend of the Desert Trip festival is kicking off tonight with performances by Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
The festival is taking place in the Empire Polo Club in Indio, the same venue as Coachella which has led to some calling it "Old-chella." The historic concert caught the eye of TV personality Ellen DeGeneres and she compared the two festivals.
This past Monday, I sat in front of a computer screen in California and watched as Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo “Timochenko” Londoño signed a peace agreement four years in the making, marking the end of a five-decade war, Latin America’s longest.
“We’ve lived, we’ve suffered for 52 years in an armed conflict between sons of the same nation,” Santos said during a ceremony with 2,500 foreign dignitaries and guests. “The horrible night of violence that has covered us with its shadow for more than half a century has ended.”
Vegetarians and vegans who miss their occasional burger: New meal options might be coming your way at In-N-Out.
More than 30,000 people have signed a Change.org petition, which was started early September by the Good Food Institute, asking for the fast food company to add a meatless option to its menu. “As a company that prides itself on both customer satisfaction and ethical business practices, adding a meat-free option is a no-brainer,” the petition reads.
Couldn’t get tickets to Desert Trip in Indio? Neil Young is giving fans a chance to see him in between the two festival weekends.
Neil Young and Promise of the Real will play the Fox Pomona Theater in Pomona on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 13.
