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Happy National Teacher’s Day!

Happy National Teacher’s Day to all those who devote their lives to their profession, often receiving little in return. More ›

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“SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert” brought the magic of the holidays to Palm Springs!

Nothing brings the holidays to life quicker than the beautiful music of the season. When it’s delivered wrapped in beautiful voices, you can feel the magic come to life. More ›

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Behind the art of Barry Manilow’s album 15 Minutes; an interview with James Jensen!

15 Minutes album art

When Barry Manilow returned to composing music for his first original album in a decade, 15 Minutes, he wanted to do more than create beautiful songs, and for the first time in his celebrated career, the packaging would not bear a photo or caricature of himself. To accomplish this, he sought a conceptual artist who could create eclectic, stimulating visuals to match the edginess of the content. More ›

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May 18th is National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

In a press release, The Desert AIDS Project shared wonderful news that could dramatically affect the lives of millions who are infected with the HIV virus and, one day, ultimately put an end to the virus completely. At present, the results are encouraging. More ›

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Visiting the Gallegos family

On Thursday evening I had the honor of visiting Paul Gallegos and his wonderful family at Desert Regional Hospital to meet their new son. More ›

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Congratulations to Paul and Kelley on their new addition to the family!

In my interview with Paul Gallegos, I mentioned that he and his wife Kelley were expecting a baby in the very near future. I’m happy to tell you that their son, Hezekiah, was born today, May 3, at 4:27. He weighed in at 6 lbs 3 oz, 19 inches long, and the best news of all: he is HIV FREE! More ›

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David Brinkman now officially a HERO

Congratulations to David Brinkman, CEO of the Desert AIDS Project, on receiving the HERO Award last weekend during the 2011 HIV Provider Network conference. More ›

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After Celebrity Doodles

Everyone doodles, but only Alan Hamel had the foresight to turn those little renderings into something that would benefit an organization that has no boundaries: the Desert AIDS Project. More ›

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Power Outage at La Plaza in Downtown Palm Springs

Southern California Edison is reporting that over 840 customers in Palm Springs are affected by a power outage which began at 1:09pm today. Crews working on the equipment failure hope to have service restored by 5:09 this evening. More ›

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New HRC Action Store Opens Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 11am, the Human Rights Commission’s new pop-up Action Store opens at 388½ North Palm Canyon Drive (between E. Alego and E. Amado in Uptown Palm Springs) with an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. More ›